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Search services for SEND, filtered by need, age, local authority, and how to connect.
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Find childcare and early education near you
Bradford Council Childcare and Early Education Finder
Search Bradford Council's online directory of registered childcare and early education providers by postcode and type, including funded early education places for 3 and 4 year olds.
Find financial help available if you're disabled
GOV.UK
An overview of disability and sickness benefits, vehicle and transport support, housing help, TV licence discount, VAT relief and compensation for work-related illness or injury.
Find help and support for your disabled child through Sky Badger
Sky Badger
A free 24/7 helpdesk and online platform connecting disabled children and their families - and the professionals supporting them - to relevant charities, grants, activities and services across the UK.
Find local mental health support through Healthy Minds
Healthy Minds (Mind in Bradford)
Mental health information, advice and signposting to local services, helping children, young people and families find the right support for their mental health and wellbeing in Bradford district.
Find SEND policy resources from the Council for Disabled Children
Council for Disabled Children
The Council for Disabled Children publishes guidance, resources and best-practice information for professionals, and works with government to influence policy affecting disabled children and young people across England.
Get a coach in your pocket to manage anxiety and daily planning
Brain in Hand
Practical, personalised planning tools through an app plus human coaching support, for people 14+ with neurodivergent needs - helps with accessing education, work or leisure. Can be funded through Personal Budgets, PIP, Access to Work or Disabled Students' Allowance.
Get a direct payment to arrange your child's own care
Bradford Council Direct Payments
If your child has an assessed social care need, a direct payment gives your family the money to arrange and manage their care and support yourselves, instead of the council arranging it for you.
Get a discounted leisure card for your disabled child
Bradford Leisure Card (Passport to Leisure)
A discounted-membership card giving reduced admission to Bradford Council leisure centres, theatres and other venues - disabled people are one of several qualifying groups (alongside low-income households, over-60s and others).
Get a free cinema companion ticket (CEA Card)
Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA) Card
A card that lets a disabled cinema-goer bring a companion free of charge when they buy a full-price ticket, at around 90% of UK cinemas. Costs £6.50, valid for one year.
Get a free Help I'm Lost Card for safer independent travel
SNOOP (Special Needs Objective Outreach Project)
A free scheme for any child or adult with a disability, learning needs or mental health needs, helping them travel independently or learn independence skills with confidence. You get a wristband, a card with 3 emergency contacts, and access to a network of Safe Places across Bradford district and beyond.
Get a full autism assessment through Caudwell Children
Caudwell Children
A NICE-aligned, multi-disciplinary autism assessment for children aged 4-11, accepted by schools and the NHS. Referral must come from a professional who knows the child (GP, paediatrician, school, SENCo, social worker) - families cannot self-refer.
Get a grant for home adaptations for your disabled child
Bradford Council Disabled Facilities Grant
The Disabled Facilities Grant helps fund adaptations to your home, such as ramps, stairlifts or an accessible bathroom, so your disabled child or family member can live safely and independently.
Get a health and care passport for your child's appointments
NHS Health and Care Passport
A personalised document giving healthcare staff key information about your child's needs, communication style and reasonable adjustments - especially helpful for children with a learning disability or autism. Take it to every health appointment.
Get a health personal budget for your child's care
NHS Health Personal Budgets (Bradford)
NHS money allocated to your child's identified health needs, giving your family more choice and control over how that care is arranged and delivered.
Get a hearing dog or advice on managing hearing loss
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
Information, signposting and support on managing hearing loss, plus trained Hearing Dogs, Sound Support Dogs and Companion Dogs.
Get a Max Card for discounted family days out
Parents' Forum for Bradford and Airedale (PFBA)
The Max Card is the UK's leading discount card for families of children with SEND, looked-after/fostered children and young carers, giving free or discounted admission to castles, zoos, bowling alleys, trampoline parks and more. Distributed locally in Bradford through PFBA.
Get a personal budget for your child's EHCP
Bradford SEND Assessment and Support Team
Families of children and young people with an EHCP can ask for a personal budget - money allocated to help meet some of the outcomes in the plan, which you can have more control over how it's spent.
Get a personal travel assistance budget instead of arranged transport
Bradford Council Home to School and College Travel
If your child gets help with travel to school or college, you may be able to receive a cash budget instead (a Personal Travel Assistance Budget) - giving you the flexibility to arrange your own transport, such as driving your child yourself or sharing with other parents.
Get a place at a specialist online school (TCES National Online School)
TCES National Online School · SW19 4EE
A fully-online specialist school for pupils with an EHC plan, reached via referral rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist residential school (Appletree School)
Appletree School · LA9 7QS
A specialist residential school for boys and girls aged 6-12 with SEMH needs, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Belmont School)
Belmont School · BB4 6RX
A specialist SEND school run by Acorn Education and Care Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Brian Jackson College)
Brian Jackson College · WF16 0AD
An alternative-provision school where most pupils have an EHC plan, reached via referral rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Brooklands School)
Brooklands School · BD23 2DB
A community special school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Cambian New Elizabethan School)
Cambian New Elizabethan School · DY11 7TE
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Cedar House School)
Cedar House School · LA2 7DD
A specialist SEND school run by Witherslack Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Crookhey Hall School)
Crookhey Hall School · LA2 0HA
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Doncaster School for Deaf Children)
Doncaster School for Deaf Children · DN2 6AY
A specialist school for deaf children, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Eastwood Grange School)
Eastwood Grange School · S45 0BA
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Edan Court School)
Edan Court School · HD8 9TR
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Hall Cliffe School)
Hall Cliffe School · WF4 6BB
A specialist SEND day school run by Witherslack Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Hollybank School)
Hollybank School · WF14 0DQ
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Joseph Norton Academy)
Joseph Norton Academy · HD8 9JU
A specialist SEMH school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Mary Hare School)
Mary Hare School · RG14 3BQ
A specialist school for deaf children, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Meadowcroft School)
Meadowcroft School · WF1 4AD
A specialist SEND school run by Acorn Education and Care Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Millcourt School)
Millcourt School · HX3 7PA
A specialist SEND school run by Witherslack Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Oversands School)
Oversands School · LA11 6SD
A specialist SEND boarding school run by Witherslack Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Pontville School)
Pontville School · L39 4TW
A specialist SEND school run by Witherslack Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Rossendale School)
Rossendale School · BL0 0RT
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Royal School for the Deaf Derby)
Royal School for the Deaf Derby · DE22 3BH
A specialist school for deaf children, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Springwater Academy)
Springwater Academy · HG2 7LW
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Springwell Leeds Academy)
Springwell Leeds Academy · LS10 3JA
A specialist SEMH school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa)
St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa · LS23 6DF
A specialist Catholic SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (St Vincent's School, Liverpool)
St Vincent's School, Liverpool · L12 9HN
A specialist school for sensory impairment and other needs, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (The Robert Ogden School)
The Robert Ogden School · S63 0BG
A specialist autism school run by the National Autistic Society, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form)
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form · HD6 3JW
A specialist non-maintained school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Underley Garden School)
Underley Garden School · LA6 2DZ
A specialist SEND boarding school run by Acorn Education and Care Group, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (West Oaks School)
West Oaks School · LS6 2ST
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre)
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre · LS28 6HL
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Wings School Notts)
Wings School Notts · NG22 8NB
A specialist SEND school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.
Get a place at a specialist school (Woodley School and College)
Woodley School and College · HD5 8JE
A specialist autism school, reached via EHCP placement rather than direct family contact.