SEND Advisory Service (SAS)

The SEND Advisory Service (SAS) offers support to educational settings working with children and young people with SEND. We are made up of three teams:

• The Early Years Team supports PVIs, nurseries and childminders;
• The Schools Team supports primary and secondary schools, and post-16 settings.
• The Sensory Team supports children and young people with visual, hearing and multi-sensory support.

Education settings can refer into our services via the Establishment Portal. Guidance on how to make a referral can be found here:SAS Referral Guidance (PDF, 474 KB)

More information on education support and funding can be found here: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/education-support

Advice Line

SAS also offers support to parents/carers of children and young people with SEND and the professionals that work with these families via an advice line. You can contact the advice line by emailing sasinclusion@hillingdon.gov.uk, or sassensory@hillingdon.gov.uk if the child has a sensory support need.

You may wish to contact us to discuss the following:

• Resources or advice for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• Resources or advice for children and young people with sensory impairments/support needs.
• Fun activities for the whole family.
• Activities to help keep children and young people who are attending educational settings engaged.
• Support with successful risk assessing (educational settings)
• Sign-posting to existing council services.