Useful Organisations
Talking Point - Joint AFASIC, ICAN and RCSLT website about Communication Development and Disability
The RCSLT represents speech and language therapists and support workers, promotes excellence in practice and influences health, education and social care policies.
Afasic seeks to raise awareness and to create better services and provision for children and young people with speech and language impairments. It works in partnership with local and national government, professional and statutory bodies and other voluntary organisations.
I CAN provides a combination of specialist therapy and education for children with the most severe and complex disabilities, information for parents and training and advice for teachers and other professionals. We also work to ensure that the needs of these children are taken into account in all children's policy and carry out research to find the best ways to support these children.
TalkingTots - A fun way to encourage excellent communication and social skills in young children.
The National Parent Partnership Network (NPPN) supports all parent partnership services across England. and provides a database of all PPS' s across the UK.
Lancashire Independent Speech & Language Therapy Consultancy, Lytham, Lancashire
PARIS (Public Autism Resource and Information Service) is the new online service designed and developed by The National Autistic Society (NAS) that provides resources and information relating to Autism and related disorders
The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice has two main functions: to provide information on independent speech and language therapists throughout the United Kingdom and to support therapists in independent practice.All ASLTIP therapists are certified members of The Royal College Of Speech and Language Therapists (Cert.MRCSLT) and registered with the Health Professions Council.
Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare.
Practical step-by-step programmes and support for parents of pre-school children with additional support needs to help children achieve specific tasks/overcome specific problems (eg; toilet training, feeding, dressing, etc).
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs. The website includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome, the NAS and its services and activities.
The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) is an independent registered charity, which offers information about state education in England and Wales for parents of school age children.
They offer free telephone advice on many subjects such as exclusion from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals.
IPSEA
Independent Panel for Special Education Advice
IPSEA’s aims are to help ensure that all children with special educational needs receive the special educational provision to which they are legally entitled; to help ensure that the views of parents/carers are taken fully into account when their children’s needs are assessed and decisions are made about their special education provision; to help to prevent or remedy discrimination by local authorities or schools against children on the grounds of their disability.
provides a wide range of SEN and disability advice and materials for teachers, parents and others working with children with SEN in England.
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The UK's first children’s charity to devise anti-bullying strategies for young people by young people. Beatbullying strongly believes that young people have the ability to shape society - a society in which bullying is unacceptable.
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Center for Studies on Inclusive Education is an independent centre working in the UK and overseas to promote inclusion and end segregation
Early Support is the central government mechanism to improve the quality, consistency and coordination of services for young disabled children and their families across England.
Connexions is for you if you are 13-19, living in England and wanting advice on getting to where you want to be in life. It also provides support up to the age of 25 for young people who have learning difficulties or disabilities (or both).
THRASS stands for Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills. This 'Picture-Based Training' website is primarily for teachers, assistants and parents - it is also for speech therapists, psychologists and students of English.
The Targets and Activities Project (TAP) website has been set up to allow Speech and Language Therapists, Language and Communication Teachers and others to share ideas with those working with children with communication difficulties in schools and other locations.