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Bristol's SEND Local Offer

Support in the local area for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities

Bristol’s SEND Local Offer provides information, advice and guidance on special educational, health and social care provision from early years to college.

The new Local Offer website

How we're developing our new Bristol SEND Local Offer site and when it'll replace Findability

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0 to 5 years old

Early years support for children from birth to five years.

All ages

Health and social care, and education and training support that any children or young people may be able to access.

Funding for SEN in schools and educational settings

What funding there is for special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools, including maintained schools, academies and free schools

Feedback on the Local Offer

Feedback on our Local Offer

Let us know what you think of Bristol's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Local Offer.

Children aged 5 to 16 years old

5 to 16 years old

SEND in schools, including special schools, and school transport

Education, health and care plans

What an education, health and care plan is, who they're for and how to request an assessment

About our SEND Local Offer

Find out what our Local Offer is all about, who it's for, what it covers of and how we're developing it

16 to 25 year olds

Types of support available to help young people prepare for adult life.

Disagreement resolution

Ways to solve problems with decisions we've made about aspects of your child's EHC needs assessment or plan, or another SEND issue.

Practitioners and professionals can find SEND information in Resources for professionals on the main Bristol City Council website.

Practitioners and professionals

Practitioners and professionals can find SEND information in Resources for professionals on the main Bristol City Council website.