SENDIASS Hounslow is led by Shazia Khan, our SENDIASS Coordinator.
The team has two full-time advisors/support officers:
- Asya Kayani (Advisor/support officer)
- Hodan Mohamed (Advisor/support officer)
The team's administrative support officer is Sahnaj Khatun.
Our support officers
All of our advisors/support officers have SEND legal training run by Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA). That means they can give you legally-based information about your rights and responsibilities and those of schools, colleges, the local authority and education professionals.
All advisors also attend regular training on SEND issues and are fully Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checked. This means a check has been done to make sure they can work with vulnerable groups, such as young people.
What SENDIASS advisors/support officers do
Your advisor/support officer can help you with things like:
- understanding legal processes, such as Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments and plans and knowing what you need to do and when
- preparing for meetings
- developing a good working relationship with your nursery, school or college
- knowing how to do practical tasks, such as asking for an EHC needs assessment, checking a draft EHC plan or getting referred to a specialist
- understanding how to deal with conflict in relationships with professionals or move forward when things have gone wrong
- feeling understood and listened to