SEN contacts

Special educational needs: useful contacts 1 Special educational needs Useful contacts Warwickshire Parent Partnership Service Bedworth Furnace Fields Parents’ Centre St Michael’s C of E Primary School Hazel Grove Bedworth CV12 9DA Tel: 024 7649 4171 North Warwickshire North Warwickshire Parents’ Centre Kings Avenue Atherstone CV9 1JY Tel: 01827 713116 Nuneaton and Bedworth Nuneaton and Bedworth Parents’ Centre Stockingford Infant School Grove Road Stockingford Nuneaton CV10 8JY Tel: 024 7638 8113 Nuneaton Park Lane Parents’ Centre Park Lane Primary School Park Lane Nuneaton CV10 8NL Tel: 024 7638 2924 Rugby Rugby Parents’ Centre The Benn Education Centre Claremont Road Rugby CV21 3LU Tel: 01788 579488 Leamington Spa Leamington Parents’ Centre (main base) Lillington Primary School Cubbington Road Lillington Leamington Spa CV32 7AG Tel: 01926 422075 Leamington Parents’ Centre (2nd site) Sydenham Primary School Calder Walk Sydenham Leamington Spa CV31 1SA Tel: 01926 422499 Warwickshire Parents’ Centres Further details of all the Parents’ Centres in Warwickshire are available on the Warwickshire website at www.warwickshire.gov uk This leaflet contains a list of organisations offering a wide range of useful information, support and guidance. It is divided into eight sections: 1 Education 2 Disability support organisations 3 Play, recreation and holidays 4 Equipment and adaptations 5 Caring, counselling and bereavement 6 Post-16 education and employment 7 Money matters 8 Legal advice The information provided was correct when this leaflet was printed. Please contact the Warwickshire Parent Partnership Service if you have difficulty contacting any of the organisations at pps@continyou.org.uk 1 Education Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) – www.ace-ed.org.uk 1c Aberdeen Studios 22 Highbury Grove London N5 2DQ General advice line (freephone): 0808 800 5793 (Monday to Friday, 2pm to 5pm) Fax: 020 7354 9069 Offers information about state education in England and Wales for 5 to 16 year olds, and free telephone advice on exclusion from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals. Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) – www.inclusion.org.uk New Redland Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QU Tel: 0117 328 4007 Fax: 0117 328 4005 Provides information and advice on educating children with special needs in mainstream schools. Education Otherwise – www.education-otherwise.org PO Box 7420 London N9 9SG Email: enquiries@education-otherwise.org Provides support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school. Home Education Advisory Service – www.heas.org.uk PO Box 98 Welwyn Garden City Herts AL8 6AN Tel/Fax: 01707 371854 Email: enquiries@heas.org.uk Offers an opportunity to explore new educational possibilities. Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA) – www.ipsea.org.uk/ 6 Carlow Mews Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1EA Advice line: 0800 0184016 General enquiries: 01394 380518 Email: ipsea.info@intamail.com (for information only, not advice) Gives information on the help available if you are the parent of a child with special needs and are having problems with their education. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) – www.nspcc.org.uk Tel: 0808 800 5000 Email: help@nspcc.org.uk Offers a wide range of advice and guidance, for example, on bullying. Network 81 – www.network81.co.uk 1–7 Woodfield Terrace Stansted Essex CM24 8AJ Helpline: 0870 770 3306 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm) Fax: 0870 770 3263 Email: Network81@tesco.net Provides information, advice and training on SEN procedures and provision. 2 3 Parentline Plus – www.parentlineplus.org.uk Helpline (freephone): 0808 800 2222 Textphone: 0800 783 6783 Offers support to anyone parenting a child. Rathbone – www.rathbonetraining.co.uk Head Office 4th Floor Churchgate House 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU Tel: 0161 236 5358 Provides services for people of all ages with learning disabilities, including outreach services for independent living, vocational training and employment opportunities. The helpline offers advice and information to young people, parents and carers. 2 Disability support organisations Action for Blind People – www.afbp.org 14–16 Verney Road London SE16 3DZ Information and advice national helpline: 0800 915 4666 Tel: 020 7635 4800 Fax: 020 7635 4900 Email: info@afbp.org Offers access to a range of: work opportunities; holiday and leisure activities; housing and residential care; information and advice on welfare rights. Also gives grants. AFASIC – www.afasic.org.uk 2nd Floor, 50–52 Great Sutton Street London EC1V 0DJ Helpline (local call rate): 0845 3 55 55 77 (Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 2.30pm) Fax: 020 7251 2834 Email: info@afasic.org.uk Provides support and information for children and young people up to the age of 25 who are unable to communicate effectively because of a speech or language impairment. The Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) – www.asbah.org National Office 42 Park Road Peterborough PE1 2UQ Tel: 01733 555988 Fax: 01733 555985 Email: info@asbah.org Provides support services for anyone with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, and for their families. Association of Young People with ME (AYME) – www.ayme.org.uk PO Box 605 Milton Keynes MK2 2XD Tel (local rate): 08451 23 89 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm) Fax: 01908 274136 Email: info@ayme.org.uk Offers support for children and young people with ME; advice is available on education issues. Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service (ADDISS) – www.addiss.co.uk 10 Station Road Mill Hill London NW7 2JU Tel: 020 8906 9068 Fax: 020 8959 0727 Email: info@addiss.co.uk Provides information and resources about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals. The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) – www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk 98 London Road Reading RG1 5AU Tel: 0118 966 2677 Fax: 0118 935 1927 Helpline: 0118 9668271 Email: admin@bda-dyslexia.demon.co.uk Offers advice, information and help to families, professionals and dyslexic individuals. 4 5 Contact a Family – www.cafamily.org.uk 209–211 City Road London EC1V 1JN Tel: 020 7608 8700 Fax: 020 7608 8701 Helpline (freephone): 0808 808 3555 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm) Textphone: 0808 808 3556 Email: info@cafamily.org.uk Supports families and children with special needs up to the age of 19, offering general advice and information. Council for Disabled Children – www.ncb.org.uk National Children’s Bureau 8 Wakley Street London EC1V 7QE Tel: 020 7843 6000 Fax: 020 7278 9512 Provides services and support for children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs. Deafsign – www.deafsign.com Co-Sign Communications 16 Highfield Crescent Hartburn Stockton on Tees Cleveland TS18 5HH Tel: 01642 580505 Fax: 01642 808959 Email: cath@deafsign.com The key resource for deafness and sign language. Different Strokes – www.differentstrokes.co.uk 9 Canon Harnett Court Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes MK12 5NF Tel: 0845 130 7172 Fax: 01908 313501 Email: info@differentstrokes.co.uk Offers self-help and mutual support for young stroke survivors. Downs Syndrome Association – www.downs-syndrome.org.uk Langdon Down Centre 2a Langdon Park Teddington TW11 9PS Tel: 0845 230 0372 Fax: 0845 230 0373 Email: info@downs-syndrome.org.uk Gives information on all aspects of Downs syndrome, including further education, leaving home, medical issues, legal matters and benefits. Local groups throughout the UK. The Dyspraxia Foundation – www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk 8 West Alley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1EG Tel: 01462 455016 Helpline: 01462 454986 Email: dyspraxia@dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk Provides support and information on dyspraxia. Epilepsy Action – www.epilepsy.org.uk Freephone helpline: 0808 800 50 50 Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk Offers advice and information on topics relevant to young people. Mencap – www.mencap.org.uk 123 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RT Tel: 020 7454 0454 Fax: 020 7696 5540 Email: information@mencap.org.uk Services include the Pathway Employment Service, Gateway Clubs, housing and holiday information. MIND (National Association for Mental Health) – www.mind.org.uk Granta House 15–19 Broadway London E15 4BQ Tel: 020 8519 2122 Fax: 020 8522 1725 Email: contact@mind.org.uk Services include an information service and useful publications on mental health issues. 6 7 National Autistic Society – www.nas.org.uk 393 City Road London EC1V 1NG Tel: 020 7833 2299 Fax: 020 7833 9666 Email: nas@nas.org.uk Provides services, information and advice for children and adults with autistic disorders throughout the UK. The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) – www.ndcs.org.uk 15 Dufferin Street London EC1Y 8UR Tel: 020 7490 8656 Minicom: 020 7490 8656 Freephone helpline: 0808 800 8880 Fax: 020 7251 5020 Email: ndcs@ndcs.org.uk Aims to enable deaf children and young people to make the most of their skills and abilities. The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) – www.radar.org.uk RADAR 12 City Forum 250 City Road London EC1V 8AF Tel: 020 7250 3222 Fax: 020 7250 0212 Minicom: 020 7250 4119 Email: radar@radar.org.uk A national organisation run by, and working with, disabled people. Campaigns and provides information, advice and publications on a wide range of issues. The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) – www.rnib.org.uk Royal National Institute of the Blind 105 Judd Street London WC1H 9NE Tel: 020 7388 1266 Fax: 020 7388 2034 Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk The post-16 operations department offers practical services – for instance, advice and information on housing and employment, a helpline and specialist equipment. There are multiple disability services for those with visual impairment and learning disabilities. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) – www.rnid.org.uk RNID Head Office 19–23 Featherstone Street London EC1Y 8SL Tel: 020 7296 8000 Textphone: 020 7296 8001 Fax: 020 7296 8199 Freephone information line: 0808 808 0123 Email: information@rnid.org.uk RNID Birmingham Office 1st floor, Monaco House Bristol Street Birmingham B5 7AS Tel: 0121 622 5662 Textphone: 0121 622 4354 Fax: 0121 622 5174 Email: information.midlands@rnid.org.uk Gives information on equipment for people with a hearing impairment, about where to get interpreters, and so on. Scope – www.scope.org.uk Midlands Community Team 2nd Floor Talbot House Market Street Shrewsbury SY1 1LG Tel: 01743 236150 Fax: 01743 236151 Freephone: 0808 800 33 33 (weekdays, 9am to 9pm; weekends, 2pm to 6pm) Email: cphelpline@scope.org.uk For anyone with cerebral palsy, or caring for someone with cerebral palsy. Provides information about assessment services, residential accommodation, employment schemes, independent living schemes in England and Wales, sports, leisure and social activities. 8 9 Sense (the National Deafblind and Rubella Association) – www.sense.org.uk 9a Birkdale off Heeley Road Sellyoak Birmingham B29 6UG Tel: 0121 415 2720 Textphone: 0121 415 2720 Fax: 0121 415 8932 Email: westenquiries@sense.org.uk Services for deafblind people, including a counselling service for young people with Usher’s Syndrome, a holiday scheme, further education provision, and residential care for young people whose sensory impairments are combined with other disabilities. Young Arthritis Care – www.arthritiscare.org.uk Arthritis Care 18 Stephenson Way London NW1 2HD Freephone: 0808 800 4050 (Monday to Friday, 12pm to 4pm) Tel (standard call charges): 020 7380 6555 (10am to 4pm) Email: helplines@arthritiscare.org.uk Support and self-help groups for younger people with arthritis. YoungMinds – www.youngminds.org.uk 102–108 Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5SA Tel: 020 7336 8445 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm) Fax: 020 7336 8446 Email: www.youngminds.org.uk YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people. Runs an information service for parents and carers. Provides details of local and national advice and help services. 3 Play, recreation and holidays Circles Network – www.circlesnetwork.org.uk Potford’s Dam Farm Coventry Road Cawston Rugby Warwickshire CV23 9JP Tel: 01788 816 671 Fax: 01788 816 672 Email: circlesbtconnect.com Aims to support people who are isolated through disability or long-term illness, to enable them to become included in community life. Disability Sport England (DSE) – www.disabilitysport.org.uk House of Sport University College Worcester Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ Tel: 01905 855429 Fax: 01905 855448 Email: westmidlands@efds.co.uk Provides and co-ordinates sporting and recreational opportunities for people with disabilities, in partnership with other relevant agencies. Holiday Care – www.holidaycare.org.uk Tel: 0845 124 9971 Fax: 0845 124 9972 Minicom: 0845 124 9976 Email: info@holidaycare.org Provides information to enable disabled people to take holidays. Kidsactive – www.kidsactive.org.uk Pryor’s Bank Bishops Park London SW6 3LA Tel: 020 7736 4443 Offers a national information service with advice and resources on all aspects of play. 10 11 Listening Books – www.listening-books.org.uk Listening Books 12 Lant Street London SE1 1QH Tel: 020 7407 9417 Fax: 020 7403 1377 Email: info@listening-books.org.uk A charity that provides audio books in cassette format by post to people who have difficulty reading in the usual way. The Prince’s Trust – www.princes-trust.org.uk Head Office The Prince’s Trust 18 Park Square East London NW1 4LH Tel: 020 7543 1234 Fax: 020 7543 1200 Minicom: 0207 543 1374 Freephone: 0800 842 842 Email: webinfops@princes-trust.org.uk A UK-wide organisation that helps disadvantaged young people, including disabled people, to succeed. Vitalise – www.vitalise.org.uk 12 City Forum 250 City Road London EC1V 8AF Tel: 0845 345 1972 Fax: 0845 345 1978 Short-term care and holidays for severely physically disabled people and their carers. 4 Equipment and adaptations AbilityNet – www.abilitynet.co.uk PO Box 94 Warwick CV34 5WS Tel: 01926 312847 – if you call from work 0800 269545 – if you call from home Fax: 01926 407425 Email: tracey.shawcross@abilitynet.org.uk Provides information and training on computers and software for disabled children and adults. 5 Caring, counselling and bereavement Carers Association National (CAN) – www.carersuk.org Carers UK 20–25 Glasshouse Yard London EC1A 4JT Tel: 020 7490 8818 Fax: 020 7490 8824 Carers’ line: 0808 808 7777 (Wednesday to Thursday, 10am to midday, and 2pm to 4pm) Email: info@carersuk.org Provides information and advice to anyone in a caring role. Childline – www.childline.org.uk Free 24-hour helpline: 0800 1111 A 24-hour helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger. Crossroads (Caring for Carers) – www.crossroads.org.uk 10 Regent Place Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2PN Tel: 0845 450 0350 Fax: 01788 565498 Email: communications@crossroads.org.uk Offers practical support to carers of disabled people, including short-term breaks. 12 13 6 Post-16 education and employment Skill (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) – www.skill.org.uk Tel: 0800 328 5050 (Tuesdays, 11.30am to 1.30pm, and Thursdays, 1.30pm to 3.30pm) Textphone: 0800 068 2422 Email: info@skill.org.uk Provides information and advice relating to post-16 vocational, further and higher education, student allowances, training and employment opportunities. 7 Money matters Benefit Enquiry Line – www.dss.gov.uk An enquiry line for people with disabilities, and for their carers and representatives. Disability Alliance (DA) – www.disabilityalliance.org Universal House 88–94 Wentworth Street London E1 7SA Tel (voice and minicom): 020 7247 8776 Fax: 020 7247 8765 Email: office.da@dial.pipex.com A welfare rights service, which provides advice on benefits and publishes the annual Disability rights handbook. Family Fund – www.familyfund.org.uk PO Box 50 York YO1 9ZX Email: info@familyfund.org.uk Gives grants and information for families of severely disabled children and young people up to the age of 16. In exceptional circumstances it can give help to young people aged up to 19. 8 Legal advice The Children’s Legal Centre (CLC) – www.childrenslegalcentre.com Wivenhoe Park University of Essex Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ Tel: 01206 872 466 (Administration/Publications); 01206 874 807 (Education Law and Advocacy Unit) Email: clc@essex.ac.uk An independent national charity concerned with the law and policy affecting children and young people. Local Government Ombudsman – www.lgo.org.uk Jerry White Local Government Ombudsman The Oaks No 2 Westwood Way Westwood Business Park Coventry CV4 8JB Tel: 024 7682 0000 Fax: 024 7682 0001 Investigates claims of injustice arising from misadministration by local authorities and certain other bodies. NCH Action for Children – www.nchafc.org.uk NCH 85 Highbury Park London N5 1UD Tel (local call rate): 0845 7 626 579 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Works with the most vulnerable children and young people, to support them and provide the opportunities they need to reach their potential. 14 15