In our previous film, we offered some advice to help you to talk and listen to your child. You're the parent and the person likely to understand your child best. But sometimes you may need outside help. Every local authority or Education Trust, as well as all schools, have specialists to help support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. In school, this person is called the SENDCO, the special educational needs and disabilities coordinator. If you have concerns about your child's development, discuss them with your class, teacher and the school's special educational needs and disabilities coordinator. At the same time, you should discuss it with your GP or paediatrician. It is key that you get support and advice from both areas as soon as possible. Rachel Adams-Constantine is a school SENDCO, and she explained her role to us. I'm a SENDCO. And essentially, that means I am the special educational needs coordinator for my school. Ideally, a SENDCO would be part of the leadership team of the school. This ensures that special needs is high on the priority list for the school, and it shapes the ethos of the school. Often, the school will pick up on problems. But Rachel believes that the parent is the key person with regards to recognising and responding to signs. This can then lead to early help and intervention. I think the parents are always the first to notice when there's something maybe not quite right with their child, something that you think unusual behaviours. There's obvious signs to look for if there's a language delay or a physical delay. But there's also quite small signs that parents look out for. And what I hear a lot from parents is that when they're at children's parties or if they're at a playgroup, they notice things with their children that perhaps stand out to them, and it could be anything. Many parents worry that they're being overanxious or fuss too much about small things. They put off asking for help in case this is seen negatively. Rachel thinks you shouldn't let that be a barrier. I would say go with your gut. And I would say forge a really good relationship with your nursery teacher, your reception teacher. Well, your general, your child's teacher form that great relationship. And it's easier to talk to them. I would go to them as soon as you're worried. It's natural for parents to be anxious when you first approach the school, but it's important to be as well-informed as possible from the start, and to work to maintain a good relationship with your child's teacher and the school in general. Every borough has got an ordinarily available document on their website that you should read. Have a look at it. It will give you ideas about things that your school should be able to provide. These services can vary widely, and are often called by different names. But remember, your child is not the first child to need additional support and help. Your school will work hard to find ways to provide this. For example, we run an intervention called Talk Boost. So Talk Boost for our younger children helps them with their language acquisition and their social communication. We've got another group called Attention Autism. So these are for pupils that have been diagnosed with autism. And it's a highly motivating group that is working on their attention and listening. There's loads of interventions that you can provide as a school within your ordinarily available provision. Local authorities provide what is known as the local offer. This is a statement that gives information about all the different ways that they will help meet the needs of all the children and young people in their care. Our next film discusses what this help might be, and how you can access it. Thanks for watching.