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Children's Social Care

Multiple locations
A service which support children and their families to meet their care and support needs.

Deaf and Hearing Support Service

Multiple locations
Work with children and young people who are deaf or have a hearing loss They are part of the Essex County Council Physical and Sensory Impairment Specialist Teaching Service.

Essex Carers Network

Multiple locations
A network of families caring for a family member with a learning disability which may include autism and other disabilities too.

Essex Educational Psychology (EP) Service

Multiple locations
An Educational Psychologist applies psychology (the study of thinking, learning and behaviour) to support the learning, development and wellbeing of children and young people.

Essex Family Forum

Multiple locations
The independent parent carer forum for families of children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND in Essex

Essex Short Breaks

Multiple locations
Short Breaks can help you with your caring responsibilities, have time away, find clubs and more

Essex Virtual School

Multiple locations
Part of Essex County Council's statutory duty to promote the education of Children in Care and Previously Looked After Children.

The Local Authority also has a non-statutory duty to support children known to social care under Child in Need (CiN) and Child Protection (CP) plans, and those in Kinship Care arrangements.