Special Educational Needs Assessment and Review Team

Roycraft House

15 Linton Road

Barking

IG11 8HE

Phone: 020 8227 2415

Barking and Dagenham Direct – Education Advice

Civic Centre

Dagenham

RM10 7BN

Phone: 0208 215 3004

Email: 3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk

Department for Education – Guidance on SEN

http://www.education.gov.uk/popularquestions/childrenandfamilies/specialeducationalneeds

Afasic – Family Advice

Is a parent-led organisation that helps children and young people with speech and language impairments and their families. Provides information and training for parents - and professionals - and produce a range publications.
Link: Afasic

www.afasic.org.uk

Action on Hearing Loss 

Helps deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United Kingdom.
Link: Action on Hearing Loss

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/

National Deaf Children's Society 

Is an organisation of families, parents and carers, providing emotional and practical support.
Link: National Deaf Children's Society

http://www.ndcs.org.uk/

Royal National Institute for the Blind 

Helps blind and partially sighted people in the United Kingdom.
Link: Royal National Institute for the Blind

http://www.rnib.org.uk

Scope 

Is a disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Scope's aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued, and have the same human and civil rights, as everyone else.
Link: Scope

http://www.scope.org.uk/

Advisory Centre for Education 

Is an independent registered charity. It offers telephone advice and information about state education in England and Wales for parents of school-age children, including special educational needs.
Link: Advisory Centre for Education

http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/

PACT

‘Parents of Autistic Children Together’. A voluntary organisation aiming to support the needs of families and carers.

http://www.pact-uk.org.uk

ICAN

Children’s Communication Charity. There are a range of services providing advice on speech, language and communication.

http://www.ican.org.uk

IPSEA

A national charity providing free legally based advice to parents with SEN children.

http://www.ipsea.org.uk

The Communication Trust

 Group of approximately 50 voluntary and community organisations with expertise in language and communication.

http://www.thecommunication trust.org.uk

SENDIASSS 

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services offer information, advice and support for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This service is also offered directly to young people. 

https://www.kids.org.uk/sendiass