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- Information & Research resources
- Support & Resources for when applying for Statutory Assessment
- Charities that can help
- SEN Education Resources
- Therapists
Information, Legal & Research resources
- Asperger’s Links – Another of my own sites that has lots of resources – Take a look!
- Local council websites – An excellent resource to help you find which council you apply for a Statutory assessment to and where on its website you can find the right information. Your first port of call.
- DirectGov – DirectGov site with information on special needs education.
- DfE SEN area – Information about special needs education.
- SEN Code of Practice - You need to read this if you are applying for a statement
- Removing Barriers to Achievement – The government’s SEN strategy.
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
- Equality Act 2010
- Special educational needs and disability: towards inclusive schools (Link to Ofsted site: Report is in PDF format) format)
Support & Resources for when applying for Statutory Assessment
- Network 81 is a national network of parents working towards properly resourced inclusive education for children with special educational needs.
- IPSEA – Independent advice and help through the statementing and appeals process.
- Contact A Family SEN service – National Service for SEN advice
- SOS!SEN – Statementing and SEN support
- SENAC - Independent advice and advocacy for SEN in Northern Ireland
- SENDIST – Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal – Where you appeal to when things don’t go your way.
- ACE – Advisory Centre for Education.
- Citizens Advice Bureau on SEN
- National Parent Partnership Network -The National Parent Partnership Network (NPPN) supports all parent partnership services across England. NPPN works under the aegis of the Council for Disabled Children and is funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
Charities & Support Groups that can help
- National Autistic Society
- Dyslexia Action – a national charity and the UK’s leading provider of services and support for people with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.
- British Dyslexics
- Dyspraxia Foundation
- Semantic Pragmatic Disorder Support Group
- West Sussex Dyslexia Support Group
- Contact A Family
- Children’s Legal Centre
- Special Needs Kids (Information & shopping)
- National Network of Parent Carer Forums
- SEN Teacher provides cost-free teaching & learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities.
- NetBuddy: Lots of top tips for families with a child with learning disabilities
- SEN/ICT Directory Lots of SEN & ICT resources
- Wordswell – Speech and Language Therapists, Cambridge
- Want to add your link here? Free for charities & support groups.
K. S
/ January 28, 2010Have you heard of the friendly group? It is a social skills group, held in Guildford on a Saturday and run by an Ed Psych. I can get the details for you.
Also, The Little Group, in Epsom? This is a pre-school for ASD. The LEA funds places there.
G.A.S.P is another great support.
I have a big file of stuff if you’d like me to pass on some contacts?
chris m
/ January 7, 2011Can anyone help me with a recommendation for a good Ed Psych? Son (13) recently diagnosed on autism spectrum (pervasive developmental disorder ‘other’, whatever that means) plus other learning problems – ADHD, discalculae. Senco at his school is rubbish and there’s no help for him unless I can get a statement. I need an Ed psych report to outline what he should get – can anyone help? I live in SE London. Thanks, in anticipation.