Information for Families

Families can speak to us directly about providing support for their young people. Please use the ‘contact us’ area to make an enquiry.

Family engagement is important to us. When we first work with a young person, we require their school to confirm parental consent first. Parents/carers will receive a copy of any report written about their young person, and the report author is available for discussion if needed. Please use the author’s contact email on your young person’s report to get in touch.

Here is a glossary describing the meanings of some commonly-used words and phrases found in our reports.

You can find further sources of information and support for families of young people with SEND in Sheffield here:

Sheffield Local Offer: www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk/localoffer

Sheffield Parent Carer Forum: www.sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk

Sheffield Special Educational Needs and Disability, information, Advice and Support (SENDIAS)www.sheffieldsendias.org.uk

Sheffield Parent Hub: www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk/sheffield-parent-hub

For families outside the Sheffield region, please refer to your local authority’s Local Offer website.