SEND IASS - meet the team

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SEND IASS) team is made up of two full time officers. One SEND IASS Officer and one SEND Advocacy worker. They are trained to give you accurate and relevant information and advice about special educational needs, as well as supporting you to make decisions about your child's education.

All members of the team have completed SEND legal training run by IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Educational Advice). That means they can give you legally based information about your rights and responsibilities and those of schools, colleges, the Local Authority and education professionals.

They also attend regular training on SEND issues and all staff are fully Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checked. This means a check has been done to make sure they can work with vulnerable groups, such as young people.

Our team

SEND IASS Officer and Manager - Danielle Ellsbury

SEND Advocacy - Paula Allison

Contact us

You can contact the SEND IASS team by:

• phone on 01642 527158
• email at SENDIASS@stockton.gov.uk

We are open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm. 

We aim to respond to all enquiries within 7 to 10 working days.