Contact us

• Address

  (post only – we are not office based, no drop in available)
  c/o Branksome Outreach Centre
  Branksome
  Poole
  Dorset
  BH12 1AW

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• Phone

  01202 128181

  Online

  Website

  Email

About

SENDiass4BCP provide a free, confidential, and impartial service for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who live across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and their parents or carers. We are arms’ length from the local authority.

We can help if you are a child or young person (0-25 years old) with special educational needs or disabilities or if you are the parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND.

Opening times

Advice line is open Monday to Thursday 09:30 – 12:30, although our advisors may contact you between 9-5 Monday to Friday

(24hr answerphone available)

Catchment area

Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole

Target group

Parents/Carers/Young People needing impartial advice on Special Educational Needs or Disabilities in the educational setting 0 - 25 years

Referral method

Self-referral.  We don’t accept referrals from other professionals, unless their assistance is required to facilitate contact with the person requiring support.

This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 1 April 2025.