If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find some of the links below, useful.
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Lots of information about getting into learning.
Where to find childcare in your area.
The latest and widest range of public service information from the UK government.
THE national directory of services aimed at parents
Action for Sick Children is the UK's leading children's healthcare charity, specially formed to ensure that sick children always receive the highest standard of care possible.
ADDISS provides people-friendly information and resources about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to anyone who needs assistance — parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals.
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
The Advisory Centre for Education is an independent advice centre for parents, offering information about state education in England and Wales for 5-16-year-olds. They offer free advice on many topics like exclusion from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals.
Afasic — overcoming speech impairments
Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers. Afasic is also a recognised training provider for parents and professionals.
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH)
ASBAH is the national organisation providing information and advice about spina bifida and hydrocephalus to individuals, families and carers
British Dyslexia Association (BDA)
The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. Their vision is that of a dyslexia-friendly society that enables dyslexic people to reach their potential.
The BDA is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. We represent the Deaf community, a community united by shared experiences, history and, above all, by a common language: British Sign Language.
Epilepsy Action is the working name for British Epilepsy Association.
Provides care, education and therapy to children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs. Children's Trust integrate local education, social care and some health services for children and young people. They incorporate an integrated commissioning strategy delivered through a wide range of providers that is designed to meet local evaluations of need.
Contact a Family provides support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.
NCB promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives. They advocate the participation of children and young people in all matters affecting them and challenge disadvantage in childhood.
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.
The only organisation in this country focusing solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down's syndrome.
The Down Syndrome Educational Trust online
is a registered charity, based in the UK, and a recognised leader in scientific research into the development and education of individuals with Down syndrome.
This UK charity exists to help people to understand and cope with dyspraxia. It's a resource for parents, teenagers and adults who have the condition, and for professionals who help them.
Every Child Matters sets out for consultation a framework for improving outcomes for all children and their families, to protect them, to promote their wellbeing and to support all children to develop their full potential.
The Family Fund helps families of disabled and seriously ill children under the age of 16. It gives grants and information related to the care of the child. The range of grants includes holidays, leisure, laundry equipment, driving lessons and lots more.
I CAN (helping children communicate)
I CAN is a charity that helps children with speech and language difficulties across the UK. The charity works to create a society where their special needs are recognised, understood and met, so that they have the same opportunities in life as other children.
A catalogue of resources to support individual learning needs for teaching professionals, parents, carers and learners. Resources include publications, software, equipment and on-line information.
IPSEA Tribunal Support Service
IPSEA is a volunteer-based organisation and many of the volunteers providing telephone advice and support at Tribunals are themselves parents of children with special educational needs who have been helped by IPSEA in the past.
MENCAP works with people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
Muscular Dystrophy Group of GB
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focusing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders.
National Association of Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
NASEN is the leading organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special educational needs.
The site includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome, and about the support and services available in the UK
National Blind Children's Society
To enable blind and partially sighted children and young people to achieve their recreational and educational goals.
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
NDCS is an organisation of parents, families and carers which exists to support parents in enabling their child to maximise their skills and abilities; and works to facilitate this process by every means possible.
Network 81 is a national network of parents working towards properly resourced education for children with SEN.
The National Parent Partnership Network (NPPN) is established under the aegis of the Council for Disabled Children to support the work of the parent partnership services. NPPN is funded by the DfES.
West Sussex Grid for Learning (WSGFL)
Information and advice for parents, carers and professionals about education in West Sussex.
Access Palatine's Moodle here
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
RNIB is the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems.
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)
RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. As a membership charity it aims to achieve a radically better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people.
SCOPE is a disability organisation in England and Wales. It focuses on people with cerebral palsy.
Semantic Pragmatic Disorder Parents' Support Page
Semantic Pragmatic Disorder is a language communication disorder which is commonly found in children on the Autistic Spectrum.
Parents whose children have special educational needs can appeal to the Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal against decisions made by local education authorities (LEAs) in England and Wales about their children's education.
A valuable resource for news, health issues, events and research.
Talking Point is your first stop on the internet for information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children. Talking Point was developed by I CAN, RCSLT and Afasic and is supported by BT and additionally by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales.
Teachernet SEN (DfES; Removing Barriers to Achievement)
Special educational needs and disability: It is the ambition of the special educational needs (SEN) and disability division that every child with special educational needs reaches their full potential in school, and can make a successful transition to adulthood and the world of further and higher education, training or work. The parents & carers area has answers to common questions, provides useful information and lets you order SEN publications online.
The National Society for Epilepsy
Here is a range of information on epilepsy, treatment and many aspects of living with epilepsy. Most of the information listed below is also available from us as leaflets and factsheets. To order information about epilepsy in the form of leaflets, books or videos.
YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
All you need to know about services and events in West Sussex.