🏡Barking & Dagenham SEND Local Offer Newsletter 🏫
November 2025
Here is Our Home
Just a little thought to share:
How can parents engage with the SEND Local Offer unless they know about it? How can they know about it unless they hear about it? How can they hear about it unless someone shares with them? And how can sharing occur without someone reaching out…
While our dedicated Website Team is working on the upcoming ‘birthday cake’, the enhanced version of SEND Local Offer, scheduled to be ready on 5 December in celebration of our 2nd anniversary, we would like to say:
A big THANK YOU to our schools for the invitation and facilitation for the ‘Parents Evening with SEND Local Offer Network’ to connect our services directly with parents. Barking and Dagenham schools always do an amazing job supporting our SEND families. We truly value this partnership and collaboration. Together, we co-create solutions to share information, focusing on prevention and early intervention, for our SEND families.
A sincere THANK YOU for the continuous commitment and collaboration with our Children and Young People Disability Hub (CYPD Hub), Just Say Parent Carer Forum (Just Say) and SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS). Your involvement makes a real difference in providing a holistic response at the parents evenings. This month, we’re also excited to welcome NHS North East London Foundation Trust (NHS NELFT) different teams and our Family Hubs Early Year Language and Communication Team to join us. Here, Barking and Dagenham, is our Home.
Warm Spaces and Community Partners
Our collective response to Covid-19 has demonstrated the strength of partnership working within the council and with our community partners. We are committed to build on this and we invite everyone in the borough to care for ourselves and our neighbours. With winter nearing, this can be a challenging time for many, especially for our […]
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OurHubs Community Navigators
Community navigators support individuals in accessing local resources and services to improve their health and well-being. They act as a bridge, connecting people with the right support, whether it’s social activities, education, or information about local services. They give you time to focus on what matters to you by taking a holistic approach to your health […]
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MIND Young People Ready for Adulthood (ages 17-25, November Group Meeting)
A 6-week in-person programme supporting young people 17-25 in Barking & Dagenham who are struggling with their mental health. The sessions are engaging and interactive, providing tips and techniques to help manage common challenges. A safe and non-judgemental space for young people to connect and have their voices heard. Information Dates & Time: Mondays, late […]
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Snapshots from Just Say Parent Carer Forum
Just Say continue our ‘busy’ volunteering for parents and carers of children with SEND in Barking and Dagenham. We’re excited to invite you to our ‘new home’ at Axe Street Child and Family Centre! Rest assured that you won’t have any trouble finding us as clear signage will guide you to our welcoming room, greeting […]
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Children and Young People Disability Hub (CYPD Hub) and Family Hubs
The CYPD Hub is for families who live in Barking and Dagenham, who has a SEND child under the age of 18 years old. The CYPD Hub runs a range of different activities during term time and school holidays such as: The Family Hubs, Family Navigators and Early Help outreach services are for parents of […]
Read MoreUseful Contact
- MASH Team: 020 8227 3811 (Monday-Friday) 020 8215 3000 (Out of duty hours)
- Child at immediately risk, call police on 999
- SENDIASS (Carer’s Hub): 020 8593 4422 / carers@carerscentre.org.uk
- Travel Assistance: request@lbbd.gov.uk
- Early Help Service/Family Hubs: 020 8227 5600 / familynavigators@lbbd.gov.uk
- CYP Disability Hub: 0208 227 5500 / CYPDHub@lbbd.gov.uk
- Family Information Team: 020 8227 5395 / fis@lbbd.gov.uk
- Education Inclusion Team: inclusion@lbbd.gov.uk
- Adult Social Care Intake Team (Transition): 020 8227 2915 / IntakeTeam@lbbd.gov.uk
- EHCP Team: 020 8227 2400 / EHCenquires@lbbd.gov.uk
- School Nursing Team: 0300 300 1813 / DutydeskchildrenBD@nelft.nhs.uk
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