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Please see pdf for the new SEND Guide for Parent Carers. This is a quick and easy guide for parent carers of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
This guide has been put together with parent carers - Reading Families Forum - in partnership with other services, to help families access information on local SEND services for children, young people with additional needs. |
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Local contact details |
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National contact details |
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Benefits Information |
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Carers Allowance |
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Disability Living Allowance |
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Motability |
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Stepping Forward - A local charity offering support and advice including benefits advice for all ages and disabilities. They can also help people apply for specialist equipment. |
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Education |
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Elevate - Providing support and careers advice for young people. |
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Information Advice and Support Service (IASS) - This is a confidential service which aims to promote partnership between parents of children with special educational needs and those who provide services that can support them. |
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IPSEA – (Independent Parental Special Educational Advice) |
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Reading Borough Council - General Enquiries including parental hotline |
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SOS!SEN – The Independent Helpline for Special Educational Needs - We offer a free, friendly, independent and confidential telephone helpline for parents and others looking for information and advice on Special Educational Needs (SEN). |
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Government Information |
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Brighter Futures for Children - Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is a not-for-profit-company established to deliver children's services in the Reading Borough area, up to age 18 and to age 25 with SEND, giving the best possible opportunity for the children of Reading. (RBC is for adult social care and BFfC for social care up to 18 and SEND) |
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Reading Borough Council |
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Information Providers |
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ABLEize - The Berkshire section of ABLEize providing an ever growing list of disability and special needs groups, clubs and support services. |
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TuVida (formerly known as Carers Hub) - provides timely, personalised information and support via the Reading & West Berkshire Carers Hub to make caring for a loved one easier. |
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Contact - the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others. |
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CYPIT - Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapies are a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians. We support childrenand young people from birth up to age 19 acrossBerkshire, their families and schools to developchildren to their full potential and improve theirlife chances. |
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Family Information Service/SEND Local Offer - A free Information service for families who have a child or young person with a Learning Difficulty/Disability living in Reading. The service is individually tailored, providing information, advice and guidance. |
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KIDS - SEND Mediation and DR Provider for Reading - Provides an independent SEND mediation service to help resolve disagreements for Reading. |
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Me2 Club - Me2 Club is a Wokingham and Reading charity that enables children and young people with additional needs and disabilities to attend mainstream activity clubs, by providing the support of a trained volunteer. |
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Parenting Special Children - Supports parents in Berkshire who have children and young people with special needs from the point of diagnosis. |
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Safeguarding Adults Board - The Board covers the Local Authority areas of Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham.
Safeguarding means looking out for and trying to protect others in our community who are vulnerable, or may be at risk of harm. If you think that someone is at risk, you need to raise an alarm. Everyone can make a difference. |
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Sibs
Sibs is the only UK charity representing the needs of siblings of disabled people. Siblings have a lifelong need for information, they often experience social and emotional isolation, and have to cope with difficult situations. |
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YoungSibs
For brothers and sistersof disabled children and adults. Information for children and young people who have a brother or sister who is disabled, has special educational needs or a serious long-term condition. |
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Transport |
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Reading Buses Customer Services Team |
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Local and National Disability Contacts
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Health |
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Hearing and Sight |
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Berkshire Vision |
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British Deaf Association - The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. We represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL). |
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Guide Dogs UK - Provide mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people. |
www.guidedogs.org.uk/
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Reading Deaf Centre |
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Sense - Is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. |
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Physical Disabilities |
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Muscular Dystrophy campaign - Focuses on Muscular Dystrophy and all allied disorders. |
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Scope - Works with disabled people, of all ages, and their families, across England and Wales. They offer practical, everyday support and deliver campaigns that can change lives. |
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Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Families |
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Alafia - Offers support, advice and information to carers of minority ethnic children and young adults with learning and physical disabilities, sensory needs and chronic illnesses (0-25). |
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INSAAN - Offers free support and advice and information to all individuals with disability, as well as parents, carers, teachers and healthcare professionals. |
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Include Me TOO (IM2) - is a United Kingdom based charity supporting disabled children, young people and their families from diverse range of backgrounds, participation, equality, inclusion, rights and aspirations nationally and internationally. |
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If you require any information that is not listed, please email us using the membership page.
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