SEND IASS - Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service Leaflet

As part of our SEND IASS service we offer a full time, dedicated advocacy worker who can support parents and carers across Stockton-on-Tees. Advocacy means getting support from another person to help you express your views and wishes, and to understand and exercise your rights.

As an advocacy support service, we will:

• treat everybody as equal and work in equal partnership
• listen to your views and concerns
• help you to explore your options and rights
• help you to feel heard and understood by others
• provide information to help you make informed decisions
• help you contact relevant people
• accompany you and support you in meetings or appointments
• support you with preparation for /or help with forms and meetings
• model and teach strategies to help strengthen skills, give you confidence and to help you know how to get the right support