Hounslow Council’s SEND Local Offer website is the signposting website for all SEND-related information within Hounslow.
It provides information and support for children and young people aged 0 to 25 years in Hounslow who have special educational needs and disabilities. It is specifically aimed at:
- children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities from birth to 25
- their parents and carers
- practitioners and professionals
According to the SEND Code of Practice, it must include information on:
- special educational, health and social care provision for children and young people with SEND
- how to request an assessment for an EHC plan
- how to identify and assess children and young people’s SEN, including EHC needs assessments
- other educational provision, for example sports or arts provision, paired reading schemes
- post-16 education and training provision
- apprenticeships, traineeships and supported internships
- information about provision to assist in preparing children and young people for adulthood
- arrangements for travel to and from schools, post-16 institutions and early years providers
- support to help children and young people move between phases of education
- sources of information, advice and support in the local authority’s area relating to SEND including forums for parents/carers and support groups
- childcare, including suitable provision for children with SEND
- leisure activities
- support available to young people in higher education, particularly the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
- arrangements for resolving disagreements and for mediation, and details about making complaints
- parents’ and young people’s rights to appeal a decision of the local authority to the First-tier Tribunal
- the local authority’s accessibility strategy
- information about special institutions for children and young people with SEND
Every local authority must publish a Local Offer.
Visit the SEND Local Offer website
In 2025, Hounslow Council launched a new website after working with parents, carers, professionals and young people with SEND to ensure that the site better supported the needs of people affected by SEND.
If there is any content you would like to see to further support you, please contact the Local Offer team at thelocaloffer@hounslow.gov.uk.