Amaze SENDIASS (East Sussex)

Amaze SENDIASS is the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information, Advice and Support Service for East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Amaze SENDIASS is funded by East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council to offer impartial and confidential information, advice and support on anything to do with SEND including education, health and social care. The service is for children and young people with SEND up to 25 who live or go to school in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove and their parents and carers.

Amaze SENDIASS provides information, advice and support in the following ways:

• A website and resources so you can find things out for yourself
• A telephone and email adviceline for more tailored information.
  The Adviceline is open Monday to Friday, 9.30 to 5. Email [email protected] or leave a voicemail on 01273 772289. You can also ask for help by completing a registration form via the Amaze website which will save time in giving us your details.
• Online workshops for more in depth understanding of key topics like support in school and Education Health and Care Plans. Free, online, regular . See website Events page for the next dates and how to book.
• Follow up advice calls for more complex issues.
• Young people (13-25) can ask for one to one advice from the Young People's Worker.

Amaze SENDIASS will support you to be well informed about special education and disability services and have a strong voice in decisions that affect you or your child. We aim to help parents and young people build good partnerships with services and professionals and we can help you find solutions if you are unhappy with how things are going. Please note our address is an office only, no drop in facility.

Amaze provides a range of other services and resources for families in East Sussex including parent peer support groups, young people's peer support activities and help with claiming disability benefits.