This section provides information and advice about pre-school and education provision for children and young people.
You can find details of:
- childminders, playgroups and nurseries
- primary schools
- secondary schools
- special schools
- independent schools
- alternative education provision
- colleges
- universities
Early years and education information
- SEN support
- Funding for SEN pupils
- Funding for SEN pupils - banding descriptors
- Early Help Support Service
- Southend-on-Sea Vision and Hearing Support Service
- The draft Southend SEND Partnership Strategy 2022 to 2025
- SEND Guidance for Schools
- Southend Resource Bases
- Home to School Transport for children and young people with SEND
- Resources to support school transitions for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
- Early Years SEND Support Service
- Post 16 education, Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Supported Internships
- Local and Area SEND Inspections and reviews
- Special Schools
- I am an Early Years Practitioner
- Personal budgets and direct payments for children and young people with SEND
- Alternative provision
- Essex enhanced provision
- Applying for secondary school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities
- AV1 Robots
- Exam support for children and young people with special educational needs
- Disabled students allowance
- Section 41 list of approved independent educational institutions
- Sensory Pathway Pilots
- Southend-on-Sea City Council - comments, compliments and complaints
- Dyslexia Support and Advice
- Educational Psychology Service
- Southend SEND: Early Identification and support toolkit
- Update on the Neu Approach Pathway and referrals for neurodevelopmental assessment and support
- Book and resource recommendations from parent carers
- Southend SEND Area Partnership: SEND Strategic Action Plan 2023 to 2026
- The 'Graduated Response' to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- Speech, language and communication support
- Special educational needs and disabilities and Elective Home Education
- Allocation of High Needs Top Up for pupils attending schools
- SEND capital programme budget summary