You can find a range of guidance and organisations on a range of different SEND topics below.
SEND A-Z Directory:
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ADHD NICE Guidance – This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, young people and adults. ( see ‘J’ for judicial review)
ADHD Overview – NHS
Auditory Processing Disorder – Great Ormond Street Hospital
Autism – NHS Guide
Autism and education – information from Ambitious about Autism
Autism Act – Legislation published in 2009.
B
Behavioural difficulties – NHS
Bereavement and loss – Winston’s Wish
Blind – Support and advice from RSBC
Blue Badge Scheme – Information from Warwickshire County Council
(Acquired) Brain Injury – UKABIF
British Sign Language – Cost from £3 to teach an introduction to BSL.
C
Cerebral Palsy – Scope
(SEND) Code of Practice 2014 – Guidance on the special education needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, published 1 September 2014.
Continence – ERIC
Council Tax Discounts – Information on Council Tax discounts
D
Deafness – National Deaf Children’s Society
Deaf Information – British Deaf Association
Services for Deaf People – Warwickshire County Council
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) – advice and information from NAPLIC
Diabetes UK – Charity
Diabetes JDRF – Information and support for Type 1 Diabetes
Disability living allowance (DLA) – Mythbuster for parents and carers. Cerebra
Dyscalculia – Information about Dyscalculia from the British Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia– Information about Dyslexia from the British Dyslexia Association.
Dyspraxia– Overview. NHS
Dysphagia – RCSLT
E
EAL and SEND– The Bell Foundation
Eating disorders in children under 12– Information from Hope
Epilepsy Action – Information and Support
F
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome – NHS
G
Global Developmental Delay – Mencap
Grief and Loss– Young minds
H
Hearing loss, Hearing Impairment – National Deaf Children’s Society
Hypermobility – Hypermobility Syndromes Association
I
IPSEA Charity – Ipsea offer free independent information, advice, support and training
Irlen Syndrome – Irlen
L
Learning difficulties. Learning disabilities – NHS
Local Government Ombudsman (LGO)
Local Offer – What is this?
Local Offer – Warwickshire County Council
M
Mediation advice – SEN help
Medical conditions – Guidance for schools supporting learners with medical conditions
Medical conditions in schools – Working collaboratively to keep children with medical conditions safe in school.
Mental Health – Young Minds
Mental Health Support– Childline
Multi Sensory Impairment– Sensory support service
N
Neurodiversity – Local Government Association
Nystagmus – Great Ormond Street Hospital
O
Occupational Therapy – What is occupational therapy?
OFSTED – Framework and handbook documenting Ofsted’s inspection principles, guidance and the main judgements that inspectors make when inspecting area SEND.
Find an Inspection report – OFSTED
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder – LANC UK
P
Physiotherapy – NHS
Preparing for Adulthood – Department for Education
S
Sleep tips– From Cerebra
Social care in England – Cerebra
Social care information, advice and support – Inclusion London has worked with solicitors and specialists such as professor Luke Clements to put together resources to help disabled people and DDPOs understand how the system should work and what the law says.
Social Emotional Mental Health Needs (SEMH)– SEMH
Speech and Language Therapy Factsheet – RCSLT
Speech Sound Disorder– Child Mind
Stammering– Stammering.org
Supporting Speech, Language and Communication Needs– Communication Trust
T
Transition support – Warwickshire County Council
Trauma Advice Information and Resources – YoungMinds
V
Visual Impairment-RSCB
Visual Processing difficulties-Understood.org
W
Warwickshire SEND Support in Mainstream Education – Warwickshire Council
