SENAR
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This section contains information for SENAR, Birmingham City Council’s Special Education Needs Assessment and Review Service. To learn more, please select from the following options.
What is SENAR?
SENAR fulfils Birmingham City Council’s legal duties to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) between the ages of 0-25. Working in partnership with its education, health and social care partners, SENAR:
- Conducts education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments ensuring the participation of children, young people and their families throughout this process.
- If a child or young person has an EHC Plan, maintains their EHC Plans by ensuring they receive the support and educational placement they require.
- Reviews all EHC Plans at least annually to ensure children and young people continue to receive the right support for their identified needs.
- Supports children and young people’s development to help them achieve the best possible educational and other outcomes, preparing them effectively for adulthood
SENAR Teams
The SENAR service is split across 5 key areas:
- Assessment – this team is responsible for the activity in relation to an education health care needs assessment
- Reviews – this team is responsible for the annual reviews of education health care plans
- Complaints and Mediation– this team is responsible for complaints and mediation requests
- Tribunals – this team is responsible for tribunal/appeal hearings in relation to education health care plans and the education health care needs assessment process
- Quality & Improvement – this team is responsible for monitoring the quality of statutory functions completed by the service teams and supporting the overall SEND improvement journey with a focus on the statutory functions within SENAR
SENAR Structure Documents
Important Information
Please note, whilst we undergo our recruitment activity, the following SENAR structure documents are subject to frequent change. Please refrain from saving the individual document links as it is likely they wont work in the future. If you would like to save a link for quick access to the SENAR documents, we recommend saving the overall page link listed below.
SENAR Communications Pledge
This pledge has been thoughtfully created to set clear expectations for respectful and positive interactions between SENAR and all stakeholders. It also defines response timelines to ensure everyone understands when to anticipate a reply to their correspondence.
SENAR Complaints
If you are unhappy with your experience with the SENAR service, you can submit a formal complaint using the button below.