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Information about what the Local Offer is and how you can get involved.

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  • What is the Local Offer 

    The Leicestershire Local Offer gives children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and their families information about help and services in Leicestershire.

  • SEND jargon buster 

    Find explanations for some commonly used words and abbreviations that you might hear when looking into support for your child with special educational needs and disabilities.

  • Get help with your child's progress 

    We know it might feel uncertain and daunting when beginning to explore support for your child. However, if your child isn’t progressing as well as they should, is having difficulty at nursery, school or college, or has a disability, they can get extra help.

  • Disabled Children's Register 

    The Disabled Children and Young People’s Register is a secure database which aims to capture information about all children and young people aged 0-25years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) living within Leicestershire.

  • SEND Special provision capital fund 

    The Government has committed additional funding to help local authorities with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Our plan sets out how we'll invest it.

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