About our Local Offer
The City of London’s Local Offer shows what services are available in the borough for children, young people and adults (aged 0-25) who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It includes up-to-date information on opportunities and services that you can access across education, health and social care and leisure.
We aim to:
- provide clarity for parents and enable them to make informed choices
- support earlier intervention and reduce the need for assessments by giving families better access to services
- enable the City of London to identify need and gaps in provision
- provide an evidence base for improving progress and securing better outcomes for children and young people with SEND at school and local level
The Local Offer is also available by emailing us: eeyservice@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Special educational needs can affect a child or young person’s:
- ability to learn
- behaviour or ability to socialise and make friends
- reading and writing
- ability to understand things
- concentration levels
- physical ability.
SEN provision is the help and advice you can get from the local authority, and other organisations, to help with these needs. SEND is the wider term used for Special educational needs and disabilities.
City of London Local Area Partnership
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Strategy 2025-2029
Our vision is that we want the City of London (the City) to be the best possible place for children and young people to grow up.
We will work in partnership to provide a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where all our children and young people, regardless of background and circumstance, feel they belong.
We will provide high quality services, world class education and excellent opportunities that enable children and young people to be healthy, develop resilience, achieve their potential and thrive.
Background
The duties on local areas regarding provision for children and young people with SEND are contained in the Children and Families Act 2014. The Ofsted/CQC Inspection Framework sets out the legal basis and the principles of inspection.
The SEND Strategy 2025–29 is the overarching driver to develop the SEND services in the City. The four-year development plan is reviewed annually, and a self-evaluation development plan has underpinned the delivery of services. The City has a Parent Carer Forum and an independent information and advice services for families of children with SEND.
At the bottom of this page, you can download the full version of our SEND strategy. For an 'easy-to-read' version of the strategy please see the download section below or click here.
Working with parent, carers and young people is at the heart of our Local Offer.
Parents and carers have been involved in the design and layout of the website through focus group meetings, an online survey, user testing, discussions at coffee mornings and parent carer events. Our Parent Carer forum also gathered parent carer views.
You can provide feedback about the Local Offer by using the 'Contact us' link.
New inspection framework -Easy Read Info
Ofsted has published easy-read versions of the two consultation outcome reports.
New Inspection Framework (an easy read version)
For a British Sign Language version please click here: