when a child has special educational needs

special educational needs | help and info

help and info

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organisations

Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
1C Aberdeen Studios
22 Highbury Grove
London N5 2DQ
Helpline: 0808 800 5793 (Mon-Fri 2-5pm)
Exclusion Helpline: 020 7704 9822
Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
Independent advice centre for parents, offering information and support about education for 5- to 16-year-olds through the freephone general advice line. Also produces specific information about special educational needs. A new edition of the Special Education Handbook, dealing with the new code of practice, is available for £12 (plus £2 p&p).

British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading RG1 5AU
Helpline: 0118 966 8271 (Mon-Wed and Fri 10am-12.30pm and 2-4.30pm)
E-mail: info@dyslexiahelp-bda.demon.co.uk
Website: www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
Offers a range of advice, information and help to people with dyslexia, their families and professionals working with them. The national helpline provides practical advice and help, and there is also information online about local helplines, lists of schools and help for teachers and parents. There is also a useful section on self-testing and professional diagnosis of dyslexia.

Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
6 Carlow Mews
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 1DH
Tel: 01394 380518
Advice line (England and Wales): 0800 0184 016 (Mon-Thur 10am-4pm and 7-9pm, Fri 10am-1pm)
Advice line (Scotland): 0131 454 0096
Advice Line (Northern Ireland): 02890 705654
Tribunal appeals info: 020 8682 0442 (Mon, Wed and Fri 9am-5pm)
Website: www.ipsea.org.uk
IPSEA provides free, independent advice to ensure that children with special educational needs receive the special educational provision to which they are legally entitled. Parents of children with special needs having problems with their education can contact the freephone advice lines above, for help and information.

websites

Department for Education and Skills (SEN Excellence for all)
www.dfes.gov.uk/sen
Government website providing comprehensive information for parents, schools and local education authorities on teaching children with Special Educational Needs.

Department for Education and Skills Parents Centre
www.dfes.gov.uk/parents
The DfES's Parents Centre website provides lots of useful information for parents concerned about their children's education, including Special Educational Needs, benefits available to families and ways in which parents can support their children's academic and broader education.

Disability Rights Commission
www.drc-gb.org
An independent body working towards the elimination of discrimination against – and equalising opportunities for – people with disabilities.

Seriweb
www.seriweb.com
Special Educational Resources on the Internet (Seri) provides a comprehensive list of resources for people involved in teaching children, young people and adults with special educational needs. Includes numerous links and information on special needs.

After 16 – What's New
www.after16.org.uk
For teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there should be when they leave school.

reading

	Special Educational Needs in Schools This book provides a concise introduction to the issues involved meeting the special educational needs of children in ordinary classrooms. It focuses on the ways in which teachers can develop and extend their own more general "good practice" in order to cater for these children's areas of special difficulty. Get this book
	Social Awareness Skills for Children by Marianna Csoti (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001) For children who have special educational needs, developing social awareness skills can present difficulties. Through the development of communication skills and the ability of relating to others, this book aims to help build the self-esteem of children who possess particular learning difficulties. Get this book
	How to Support and Teach Children with Special Educational Needs by Veronica Birkett and Rebecca Barnes (Illustrator) Written by a former teacher and Ofsted inspector, this practical book provides useful hints and strategies to support children with a wide range of special educational needs including difficulties in communication, learning and behaviour. It also eaches strategies for building the self-esteem of children who possess particular learning difficulties. Get this book

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