Services
Search services for SEND, filtered by need, age, local authority, and how to connect.
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Get SEND support at Howard Park Community School
Howard Park Community School · BD19 3SA
SEN Support and SEND provision for pupils at Howard Park Community School.
Get SEND support at Spen Valley High School
Spen Valley High School · WF15 7LX
SEN Support and SEND provision for pupils at Spen Valley High School.
Get SEND support at Thornhill Community Academy
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy · WF12 0HE
SEN Support and SEND provision for pupils at Thornhill Community Academy.
Get SEND support at Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy · BD19 3AQ
SEN Support and SEND provision for pupils at Whitcliffe Mount.
Get short breaks for complex or multi-sensory needs
Sense · Ardsley & Robin Hood · WF3 3BG
Short breaks/respite for children and young people aged 11-25 with complex communication needs, including deafblind or multi-sensory impaired.
Get specialist NHS dental care for additional needs or dental anxiety
Locala · Park · HX1 5NB
Specialist-led NHS dental care for children and adult special care patients with moderate/severe learning disabilities, physical or communication impairment, behavioural problems, or severe dental anxiety/phobia - referral needed from a health, education or social care professional.
Get specialist support for your deafblind child
Hutchinson Deafblind Trust
Direct support from specialist family support workers, baby signing groups, play and learn sensory groups, family activity days, small financial grants, and specialist training for families and professionals, for children who are deafblind or have a multi-sensory impairment.
Get support and befriending as a deafblind person or family
Deafblind UK
Advice, guidance, social opportunities and a befriending service for deafblind people of all ages and their families. Phone or text, Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4pm.
Get support and information for your child with Downs Syndrome
Downs Syndrome Association
Information, support and advice for children and young people with Downs Syndrome, their families and practitioners.
Get support and information on PANS and PANDAS
PANS PANDAS UK
Information, resources and online/in-person support groups for families, young people, and education and healthcare professionals dealing with PANS and PANDAS.
Get support as the sibling of a disabled child
Sibs
Resources, support groups and workshops for young siblings (7-17), adult siblings, parents and professionals.
Get support for a learning disability
Mencap
Support and advice across education, health, housing and money matters for people with learning disabilities and their families.
Get support for an eating disorder, for you or someone you care about
Beat
A free helpline and online support for anyone affected by an eating disorder, plus guidance for worried friends, family and professionals.
Get support for spina bifida or hydrocephalus
Shine
Information and specialist regional support for people with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, and their families and carers.
Get support for your child with nystagmus
Nystagmus Network · Tudor · KT2 5NL
Information and support for individuals and families affected by nystagmus, an involuntary eye movement condition.
Get support for your child's ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder)
Northpoint
Time-limited support for under-18s with ARFID who have a significant physical health impact - faltering growth, weight loss or unmanaged nutritional deficiencies. Must be registered with a Calderdale or Kirklees GP.
Get support for your child's mental health
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Newsome · HD1 3LT
CAMHS Kirklees offers assessment and interventions for children and young people with persistent, significant mental health difficulties, including a neurodevelopmental assessment pathway for autism and ADHD.
Get support for your child's muscle-wasting condition
Muscular Dystrophy UK
Support and advice for anyone living with a muscle wasting or muscle weakening condition, and their families.
Get support for your deaf child to learn to listen and talk
DELTA
Support and information for families of deaf children choosing a listening-and-talking approach, and for the practitioners who work with them.
Get support from RNIB for a child with vision impairment
RNIB Children and Families Service (Yorkshire and Humber) · LS2 8JU
Support, advice and information for children and young people with vision impairment and their families, from RNIB's regional Children and Families Service.
Get support from RSBC's Families First Service
Royal Society for Blind Children
RSBC's Families First Service supports families of blind and vision-impaired children and young people.
Get support if you're an unpaid carer
Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire · Dalton · HD5 9AF
Person-centred support for unpaid carers across Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield and Leeds.
Get support if your child has dwarfism
Little People UK
Support and community for individuals with dwarfism, their families and companions.
Get support planning your future as a visually impaired young person (RSBC Futures)
Royal Society for Blind Children
RSBC's Futures service - support making choices about GCSE subjects, next steps in education, or an employed or volunteer role, whether you already know what you want to do or aren't sure yet.
Get the Disability Access Fund for your child's early years setting
GOV.UK
A one-off £938 payment to your child's early years provider (nursery, childminder etc) to help them make reasonable adjustments - for children who get Disability Living Allowance and use their funded early years hours.
Go to a residential summer camp
Kirklees Summer Play Camp
A 4 day, 3 night residential summer camp with outdoor adventure activities. Assisted places available at reduced cost - every place is subsidised.
Join a creative art class
ARTventurers Halifax
Messy, hands-on creative sessions to nurture a child's creativity, run in a small-group early-years style class.
Join a Duke of Edinburgh's Award group
Kirklees Council · Mirfield · WF14 9HR
Outdoor learning, team building and adventure activities towards a DofE Award, at the Mirfield Open Award Centre.
Join a free inclusive choir for your disabled child
Accessible Inclusive Music
A free online inclusive choir, held weekly or fortnightly in term time, for all children and young people under 18 - disabled, with additional needs, or neither. Participants can take part however works for them: singing, Makaton signing, movement, switches, voice-output devices, or eye-gaze technology. Specialist instrumental lessons with adapted instruments are also being piloted, currently in the Bradford district including Bingley.
Join a free wheelchair skills workshop with Go Kids Go
Go Kids Go (Association of Wheelchair Children)
Free, practical wheelchair skills training for young wheelchair users - back wheel balancing, manoeuvring, road safety and emergency evacuation - with parents, carers, siblings and friends welcome to join in.
Join a private online community for neurodivergent people
Society for Neurodiversity (S4Nd)
A private, members-only online community area - no adverts, no data sharing. Optional email/text updates if you agree when joining.
Join a Saturday sensory and activity group
Sense · Ardsley & Robin Hood · WF3 3BG
A Saturday group with sensory room sessions, art and craft, table tennis, ball games and music.
Join a youth club for additional needs
Central Youth Club
A safe, warm environment for young people with mild and moderate additional needs, aged 8 to 25.
Join an audiobook library for reading difficulties
Listening Books
An audiobook library for children and adults who find reading difficult due to illness, disability, or a learning or mental health difficulty.
Join the Dynamic Support Register to reduce hospital admission risk
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
For anyone with a learning disability and/or autism, of any age, most at risk of mental health or specialist hospital admission or losing their placement. Identifies the right support early, working alongside CETRs.
Learn BSL and connect with the Deaf community as a family
British Deaf Association
Resources including 'Family Sign in the Home' to help families learn British Sign Language, plus BDA Youth for Deaf young people to get involved and connect with Deaf culture and community.
Learn samba drumming
Rhythm Stick Drumming · Holme Valley South · HD9 3AR
Weekly samba band sessions, open to any age or ability, no experience needed. All instruments and tuition provided. First session free.
Lease a car, scooter or wheelchair through the Motability Scheme
Motability Operations
If your young person gets the higher/enhanced rate mobility component of PIP or DLA, you can use it to lease a car, scooter or powered wheelchair through the Motability Scheme, including Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles.
Move for your mental health
TCD Charity · Batley East · WF17 5DS
Free fitness and wellbeing sessions for anyone who identifies as female - a workout followed by a supported wellbeing chat, led by qualified instructors trained in Mental Health First Aid.
Play goalball
West Yorkshire Goalball Club
Goalball sessions for blind and partially sighted people.
Play in the woods
Green Explorers
A safe, welcoming woodland space to explore, play and connect - regular term-time sessions, school holiday sessions, and family Saturdays.
Raise funds for your child's healthcare
Tree of Hope
Fundraising support, Gift Aid claiming and 1-2-1 guidance to help families raise money for medical treatments and equipment not freely available through the NHS or social care.
Read Contact's guide on relationships and caring for a disabled child
Contact
A guide from the charity Contact on how caring for a disabled child can affect relationships with partners, family and friends, with practical advice and support.
Read the No-Nonsense Guide to SEN Law
No-Nonsense Guide to SEN Law
A free, plain-English guide explaining SEN law, including EHC needs assessments, plans and your rights if you disagree with a decision.
Read the parent guide to school complaints
Parentkind
A guide jointly produced by Parentkind, the Department for Education and Ofsted, giving parents clear steps for raising and resolving concerns with a school.
Request a Care, Education and Treatment Review (CETR)
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
A person-centred review for children and young people at risk of hospital admission (or already in hospital) for a mental health condition - looks at care, education and treatment together, with recommendations to reduce risk and support independence.
Talk to someone free and confidentially as a child or young person
Childline
Free, confidential support and advice by phone or online for anyone aged 0-18, covering bullying, safety, feelings, relationships, family and school.
Text for free 24/7 crisis support (Anna Freud Crisis Messenger)
Anna Freud
A free, confidential, 24/7 text message support service for anyone feeling overwhelmed or struggling to cope - anxiety, worry, panic attacks, bullying, depression. Staffed by trained volunteers.
Try horse riding
Emley Moor Riding for the Disabled · Denby Dale · HD8 9TB
Horse riding sessions between April and September for children and adults with disabilities.
Try off-road motorbiking, adapted for additional needs
BUMPY Ltd
Passenger rides for those with disabilities and/or additional needs, in off-road buggies or quad bikes around a 10-acre park.