Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - Liverpool City Council
Children and families
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
If your child has a special educational need or disability (SEND) and you need support, get in touch with their school or seek impartial and confidential advice.
Request support
Your child does not need an SEN diagnosis for you to receive advice or support.
Support for a child with SEND in nursery
If your two, three or four-years-old has SEND and is in nursery, the nursery can get additional support.
SEND local offer
Liverpool's Local Offer sets out the support that young people with disabilities up to the age of 25 can expect.
Apply for SEND home to school transport
Parents and carers of pupils with a SEND can apply for help with transport to and from school or college.
Apply for a SEND duplicate travel pass
Apply for a duplicate SEND school travel pass if the original has been lost/stolen/damaged.
Personal transport budget
A personal transport budget may be offered to parents and carers of children with SEND if it works out as a more cost effective home to school transport option.
Independent travel training
We offer travel training to young people who can’t get to school or college independently because of their SEND.
Independent travel training consultancy
We offer a specialist consultancy service to support other local authorities to develop or enhance their Independent Travel Training (ITT) provision.
Independent travel training professional development courses
We run two Open Awards qualifications for professionals who support children, young people and adults to travel safely and independently.
Supported internships
Supported internships are work-based study programmes for 16 to 24-year-olds with SEND and an Educational Health Care Plan.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder training
We offer advice, support and training to families of children or young people aged 0-19 years in Liverpool.
Related pages
Occupational Therapy for children
Education health care plans (EHC)
Sensory processing difficulties (SPD)
Dyspraxia or DCD
Liverpool Family Information and SEND Directory
Other websites
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Family fund grants
Low-income families with seriously ill or disabled children can apply to the Family Fund for help with the cost of equipment, goods or services.