Services
Search services for SEND, filtered by need, age, local authority, and how to connect.
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Get free careers advice from the National Careers Service
National Careers Service
Free, impartial careers information, advice and guidance to help young people and adults make decisions about learning, training, apprenticeships and work.
Get free confidential support if you're under 25
The Mix
Free, confidential helpline (4pm-11pm daily), 24/7 crisis text line (text THEMIX to 85258) and one-to-one web chat for young people under 25, on anything from mental health to money.
Get free drug and alcohol support from Dear Albert
Dear Albert
A free national helpline for people and families affected by drug or alcohol misuse, staffed by specialist counsellors 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with resources designed for young people.
Get free early learning resources for your child with Down's Syndrome
Learn and Thrive
Free educational resources for early years and Key Stage One children with Down's Syndrome.
Get free guides for your child's brain-related condition
Cerebra
Free guides for parents and carers covering education, emotional and mental health, legal, social, financial and physical wellbeing topics.
Get free learning resources for your teen with Down's Syndrome
Learn and Thrive
Free educational materials for late primary through secondary years and beyond, including a Relationships and Sexual Education curriculum, for children and young people with Down's Syndrome.
Get free legal advice for your child
Coram
Coram Children's Legal Centre - free legal advice for children, young people and families, with a dedicated education advice line.
Get free legal advice on SEND law (IPSEA)
IPSEA
A real range of free legal helplines: an advice line, a tribunal helpline, a call-in helpline, a tribunal support service, and an information service.
Get free life skills training for your child with a learning disability
Learning for Life
Free videos and learning materials teaching practical independent living skills - emotional regulation, understanding safe/appropriate touch, meal preparation and more - for young people aged 8-25 with Down's syndrome or a learning disability.
Get free mental health self-care advice from Every Mind Matters
NHS Every Mind Matters
Free, practical mental health advice and self-care tips from the NHS, including guidance specifically for young people's mental health.
Get free online safety advice for your child
Internet Matters
Free, practical advice and resources to help parents and carers keep children safe online, including guidance specific to children with SEND.
Get free support and information for your deaf child
National Deaf Children's Society
Free, independent support and information for parents, carers, deaf young people, extended family and professionals.
Get free training to make your activities inclusive for blind children
Royal Society for Blind Children
Free training for sports clubs, youth clubs, after school clubs, libraries, museums, Scout or Guide groups, or any organisation providing activities for children and young people - to help make them inclusive and welcoming to blind and partially sighted children and young people.
Get guidance and support for your child's epilepsy
Epilepsy Society
Guidance for parents on supporting a child with epilepsy, for educational professionals on classroom management, and for young adults on employment and mental health.
Get health information written for teenagers
Health for Teens
Information on feelings, growing up, sexual health, health issues, lifestyle and relationships, written for 11-19 year olds by school nurses, health experts and young people, plus signposting to local support.
Get help with driving and transport costs as a disabled person
Financial help if you're disabled: Vehicles and transport
If you or your young person gets PIP or DLA mobility payments, you may be able to get a vehicle tax exemption or discount, lease a vehicle through Motability, or get a grant towards driving lessons or getting used to adapted controls.
Get help with your child's sleep problems
The Sleep Charity
A free helpline and resources to help with sleep issues, including specialised support for children with SEND.
Get independent advocacy support as a child or young person
VoiceAbility
Free, independent, confidential advocacy for children and young people in Wakefield, including those in care, care leavers to 25, and those with SEND or an EHC Plan up to age 25.
Get information and resources about ADHD
ADDISS
Background information and resources on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), a neurobiological condition affecting attention, impulses and concentration.
Get information and support on Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
PDA Society · S12 9EW
Information, guides and training on PDA for parents, carers and professionals, to help understand and support someone with a PDA profile of autism.
Get Makaton training and resources
The Makaton Charity · Fleet East · GU51 2UN
Information, support and training about Makaton for all ages, their families and the practitioners who work with them.
Get mobility support for your visually impaired child
Guide Dogs
Mobility support, adaptive technology and resources tailored to families and educational needs, for children and adults with visual impairment.
Get online schooling through Nisai Virtual Academy
Nisai Virtual Academy
Live, teacher-led online lessons for pupils who cannot attend a mainstream classroom, commonly commissioned as alternative provision or for children accessing EOTAS.
Get parenting advice and connect with other parents on Netmums
Netmums
Free parenting advice, local information and community forums covering pregnancy, children's health, education and family life, including SEND-related topics.
Get parenting support and advice
Coram
Coram Family Lives - a national helpline, online chat, WhatsApp support, email support and free online parenting courses, including a course on parenting neurodivergent children.
Get peer support for emotionally based school avoidance
Define Fine
1:1 peer support from trained parent volunteers who have lived experience of school attendance difficulties, using tried-and-tested resources to help you advocate for your child.
Get school-based mental health support through Place2Be
Place2Be
Place2Be places mental health professionals in schools to provide counselling and early support to children, alongside training and support for the adults around them.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.