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The Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Local Offer

Support for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities, and their families.

What is the Local Offer?

Every council must publish a local offer. This will tell you what support is available for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities, and their families. It should include information about education, health and care provision. It will also tell you about training, employment and independent living for young people with special educational needs or disabilities.

Who is it for?
The local offer is for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities from birth to 25, their parents and carers, and people who work with children, young people and their families

What is the idea?
The local offer should make it easier to find out what you need to know, give you information about what is available and where to get further information.

The local offer should also make service provision more responsive to local needs.

What does it include?
The local offer includes information on:

  • how children and young peoples’ needs are identified
  • how their needs are assessed
  • the special educational, health and social care provision for children and young people with SEN or disabilities
  • opportunities for training and employment
  • support for independent living
  • how provision is funded
  • leisure activities and support groups
  • where you can find more information, advice and support
  • arrangements for travel
  • the help that is available to resolve disagreements

The full list of what must be included can be found in the SEND Code of Practice Section 4.30.

Please look at the Tower Hamlets Local Offer website or the Waltham Forest Local Offer website to find out more.

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Devon County Council runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called ChatHealth. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health nurse (health visitor/school nurse) within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens. You can also call our Public Health Nursing hubs on the numbers listed below.

If you are concerned about the safety of a child in Devon, contact our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0345 155 1071 or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk with as much information as possible.

This page was last reviewed on 11-04-2023

This page will be next reviewed on 11-04-2026