Southend SEND Network Hub

These meetings are designed to facilitate networking amongst organisations and groups that provide services and support for families with children and young people with SEND. They also serve as a platform to receive the latest updates from Southend-on-Sea City Council regarding SEND news, initiatives, and local services.

By attending, you will have the opportunity to:

• network with colleagues, share best practices, and build collaborative relationships
• stay up-to-date with the latest news and developments from Southend-on-Sea City Council's SEND services
• gain a better understanding of the local SEND landscape, including available services and support systems

We encourage all SEND Network members to join us at our next meeting to connect with your peers and contribute to a well-informed and collaborative SEND professional community in Southend-on-Sea.

Details of upcoming meetings:

Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Venue: Southend Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9SH.

Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm

Past meetings:

• Monday, 18 November 2024
• Tuesday, 4 March 2025

SEND Network organisation members are asked to nominate a SEND Champion to:

• attend relevant SEND events or meetings
• share information and co-production/engagement opportunities with their families
• raise awareness of the local SEND system within their service/organisation
• represent the collective voice of their organisation/families, particularly if families don't take part in activities directly
• attend termly SEND Network meetings and share updates about their service with other network members

A training and support plan is being developed for SEND Champions. This will provide:

• knowledge of statutory requirements and SEND processes, including Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
• an understanding of how services contribute and support children and young people with SEND
• where to find information advice and guidance on the Southend SEND system including using the Southend SEND Local Offer

1. 1Up
2. A Better Start Southend - Social and Communication Peer Support Workers
3. All In Music at Southend YMCA
4. Autism Central Peer Education Programme
5. Blossoms
6. Bricks 4 Kidz
7. Cake Club
8. Circles Alternative Education
9. Dial South Essex
10. Evolve Intervention C.I.C
11. Figure of Eight Education
12. Freedom
13. Friends and Places Together
14. Greater Essex Careers Hub
15. Healthwatch Southend
16. Just Ride
17. Learning Disability User Voice Group
18. Little Heroes ASD Support Group
19. Making Waves All Age SEND Group
20. Mushroom Theatre Company
21. Neurodivergent Safe Space
22. Rallysport Engineering Academy CiC
23. Raw Learning
24. Reach Essex Ltd
25. R.E House
26. SAVS (Southend Association of Voluntary Services)
27. SNAP
28. Southend Adult Community College
29. Southend Care Ltd Making it Work Supported Employment Team and Project 49 Day Opportunities
30. Southend Connexions
31. Southend Co-production Collective
32. South Essex Colleges Group
33. Southend In Sight
34. Southend Mencap
35. Southend SEND Crisis
36. Southend SEND Multi Schools Council
37. Southend Theatres
38. Southend United Community and Educational Trust
39. Southend SEND Youth Voice
40. STRM - SEND The Right Message
41. The Children and Young People's Bladder and Bowel Service
42. The VeloBuild Project @ All Things Active
43. Time and Space
44. T.I.M.E - Together In Musical Expression

Information sharing

The SEND Local Offer team will send information to members of the Network by email. Please tell us if you need it in a different format.

To raise awareness of their service, Network members can:

• create or add to an existing Livewell Southend/Local Offer directory record
• ask the SEND Local Offer team to share relevant posts on our social media channels
• have a news item or event listing published on Livewell Southend

The Local Offer team share news and events from SEND Network members in each edition of the monthly SEND newsletter.

The SEND Local Offer team do not share information with the network on behalf of other network members, but members are free to share information between themselves.

Does my organisation have to join the SEND Network?

No. Membership is optional. If an organisation does not join the network, SEND service updates and information about events and participation opportunities will still be available through the Local Offer section of Livewell Southend.

Leaving the SEND Network

If you join the SEND Network and want to leave, you have the right to withdraw your or your organisations consent at any time by emailing localoffer@southend.gov.uk

Privacy Notice

Southend-on-Sea City Council collects and processes all information in line with the relevant Data Protection Legislation including the DPA 2018 and the GDPR. Please refer to the privacy notice for more information.