A SEN Casework Officer's role is to facilitate an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Assessment from start to finish, and then to maintain the EHC Plan afterwards through an annual review.
Personal Advice
SEN Casework Officers are not advice providers themselves, but pull together various pieces of advice from the family and from professionals and services who are working with the child or young person.
Schools and Educational Placements
SEN Casework Officers can help families to understand their options in relation to placements in schools and educational settings for children and young people with EHC Plans. They will work with educational settings to determine whether they can meet their needs and offer a place. Where this isn't possible they will find an alternative suitable option.
Bringing People Together
SEN Casework Officers can help to coordinate different individuals and services to contribute to child or young person's EHC Plan, such as seeking advice from health professionals or social workers, where they are involved. SEN Casework Officers can signpost families on how to make referrals to other local services who may need to become involved to support the child or young person.
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SEN Casework Officer School Allocations (Pre-school to Year 10)
Officers are allocated to Leeds maintained schools and academies, roughly in areas of schools (known as Families of Schools). Children and young people attending an independent school, a school outside of Leeds, or not on the roll of a school, will usually be allocated to the officer of the school most recently attended. Children who have not yet started school will usually be allocated based on the nearest Leeds school to their home address.