SEND Birth-25

The SEND Local Offer is the central information point for families with children and young people aged up to 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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SEND Support in Westmorland & Furness

If you would like to contact a member of the Westmorland and Furness SEND Team covering Barrow, Eden and South Lakes you can email them Inclusion.BandSL.WAF@cumbria.gov.uk or call them on 01229 407403

Westmorland & Furness SEND Advice

Free Online Courses

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Understanding your child with additional needs

Reading your child's behaviour and understanding their feelings. Effective communication techniques.

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Barrow Library Sensory Room

Did you know the Library have a sensory room? Sensory rooms provide a much needed break from the hustle and bustle of real life and engage a child in their most important work - PLAY!

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