Services offering advice and support for SEND
- Advocacy services
- All about diagnosis - This information is provided by Contact and is for parents who are going through the process of trying to get a diagnosis for their child.
- We have gathered together a number of services and websites that may be able to help if you are having problems with benefits or need Money advice.
- The Council for Disabled Children website has a lot of information and very useful resources available for parents/carers, young people and professionals. They are the umbrella body for the disabled children's sector bringing together professionals, practitioners and policy-makers.
- CONTACT for all families with disabled children - supporting families, bringing families together and helping families take action for others. Offering information and guidance.
- Daisy Inclusive UK are a Liverpool based charity that organises activities and provides advice and guidance and training.
- ICAN - is a charity that work with professionals and parents to help improve children's communication skills to enable them to reach their full potention and are not left behind
- Information for Carers in Knowsley
- Knowsley Carers Centre
- Knowsley Citizen's Advicehttps://citizensadviceknowsley.org.uk/
- Knowsley Disability Concern (KDC)
- Knowsley Early Help is about working with children, young people and their families to offer the right support at an early stage before a small need becomes a bigger one.
- A local mum has created a new downs syndrome support group Facebook page as part of Knowsley Parent Carers Voice (KPCV), it is the Knowsley Parent Carers Voice (Downs Syndrome Support). To join this group you need to first register with KPCV via infokpcv@gmail.com
- North West Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Regional Network pages
- Merseyside Society for Deaf People
- Merseyside and Cheshire Police working with Cheshire Autism Practical Support have produced an Attention Card, for use by anyone with a medical diagnosis of Autism or Aspergers Syndrome, full details on the Autism Card can be found on this Poster
- Children's Education Advisory Service (CEAS) provides a dedicated service exclusively for service and MOD families providing professional advice about all aspect of children’s education both in the UK and Overseas.
- Winstons Wish - Bereavement support for children with
- National Websites/Helplines
- Other Regional Local Offer websites
- Outside organisations offering support & care
- SERVICES for Carers
- Free online guide for schools on supporting young people with epilepsy,
If you have any question related to this guide, please email Catherine Hodder, Policy & Advocacy Manager at Young Epilepsy at chodder@youngepilepsy.org.uk