Your local offer

The Northumberland Local Offer is a free and impartial service provided by Northumberland County Council. We provide information about what is available in Northumberland for children and young people aged 0- 25 years with special education needs and or a disability (SEND) and their families.

This includes information about services and support such as things to do and advice and guidance on education, health, social care and transport. 

Our Local Offer website has been planned and produced with parents, carers, services across the local authority and health, schools, colleges and early years settings and voluntary sector colleagues. 

You can find a list of key documents including Special Education Needs and Disabilities strategy and planning documents.

This includes information about how many children and young people with special educational needs and their families we support, services and information on schools, inspection reports and funding. 

Who do we support?

• SEND - The current situation

SEND strategy documents

• Director of Education Annual Report 2017
• SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy-Sept 2017
• SEND strategy 2018-2020
• Northumberland County Council Special Provision Plan 2018
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2018
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for special Educational Needs and Disablity health and wellbeing report
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2019

Equality statements

• Inclusive Northumberland - Nov 2017
• Accessibility Strategy

Feedback on the Northumberland Local Offer from children and young people with special educational needs and their families is on our 'Have your say' page  here. 

Tell us what you like about the site, what you don’t like and what is missing from your Local Offer and we’ll try to improve it.

View the 'Have your say' page here or email localoffer@northumberland.gov.uk  to tell us what you think and to find feedback on the Northumberland Local Offer by children and young people with special educational needs and their families . 

If you think your child may have special educational needs, contact our SEND Information and advice and support service.

We are a self-referral service. Feel free to contact us:

Telephone: 01670 623555
Email: alison.bravey@northumberland.gov.uk 

For more information visit the SEND Information and advice and support service page

We are aware that some families in Northumberland may access services provided by other local authority areas.

You may for example live in the county but your child may attend a North Tyneside or Cumbrian school. You might live in Northumberland but access some health provision in Newcastle upon Tyne.

To help such families this page provides links to other Local Offers that are available by neighbouring authorities. By clicking on the relevant link you will taken into the Local Offer for the local authority you have chosen.   

In addition the Dept. for Education have funded the development of a national resource called SEN Direct. A link to this searchable site is also listed. 

North Tyneside Local Offer

Newcastle upon Tyne Local Offer

Cumbria Local Offer

County Durham Local Offer

Gateshead Local Offer
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Scottish Borders Council

SEN Direct