Local Authority SEND Support

Hertfordshire

• Hertfordshire Local Offer (SEND) – https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/microsites/local-offer/the-hertfordshire-local-offer.aspx

• Hertfordshire SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) – https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/special-educational-needs/send-information-advice-and-support-service.aspx

• Hertfordshire County Council – Education and Learning – https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/schools-and-education.aspx

• Hertfordshire CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) – https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/services/childrens-services/

Bedfordshire (Central Bedfordshire)

• Central Bedfordshire Local Offer (SEND) – https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/15/special_educational_needs_and_disability_send

• Central Bedfordshire SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) – https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/15/special_educational_needs_and_disability_send/577/send_information_advice_and_support_service_sendiass

• Central Bedfordshire Council – Schools and Education – https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/46/schools_and_education

• CHUMS (Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children) – https://www.chums.uk.com

National SEND and Mental Health Support

• SEND Code of Practice 2015 – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25

• GOV.UK – Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) – https://www.gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs

• Contact (for families with disabled children) – https://contact.org.uk

• IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) – https://www.ipsea.org.uk

• Coram Children’s Legal Centre – https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com

• Young Minds (Children and Young People’s Mental Health) – https://www.youngminds.org.uk

• Mind (Mental Health Charity) – https://www.mind.org.uk

• Place2Be (Mental Health Support in Schools) – https://www.place2be.org.uk

• Anna Freud Centre (Child Mental Health) – https://www.annafreud.org

• Mentally Healthy Schools – https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk

Parenting Support and Family Resources

• Family Lives (Parenting Support) – https://www.familylives.org.uk

• Parentkind (formerly PTA UK) – https://www.parentkind.org.uk

• Home-Start UK (Family Support) – https://www.home-start.org.uk

• Gingerbread (Single Parent Support) – https://www.gingerbread.org.uk

• The Fostering Network – https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk

• Adoption UK – https://www.adoptionuk.org

Autism and ADHD Support

• National Autistic Society – https://www.autism.org.uk

• Ambitious about Autism – https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk

• ADHD Foundation – https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk

• ADDISS (ADHD Information Services) – https://www.addiss.co.uk

Speech, Language and Communication

• ICAN (Children’s Communication Charity) – https://ican.org.uk

• The Communication Trust – https://www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk

• Afasic (Speech and Language Charity) – https://www.afasic.org.uk

Behaviour and Emotional Wellbeing

• Behaviour Change UK – https://behaviourchange.org.uk

• Anti-Bullying Alliance – https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk

• The Trauma Informed Schools Alliance – https://www.traumainformedschools.co.uk

• Centre for Mental Health – https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk

Safeguarding and Online Safety

• NSPCC – https://www.nspcc.org.uk

• Childline – https://www.childline.org.uk

• Thinkuknow (Online Safety from the National Crime Agency) – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk

• Internet Matters – https://www.internetmatters.org

• UK Safer Internet Centre – https://www.saferinternet.org.uk

• CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) – https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/

Attendance and Exclusions

• GOV.UK – School Attendance and Absence – https://www.gov.uk/school-attendance-absence

• Coram Children’s Legal Centre (Exclusions Advice) – https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/resources/exclusions/

• ACE (Advisory Centre for Education) – https://www.ace-ed.org.uk

Transition and Preparing for Adulthood

• Preparing for Adulthood – https://www.preparingforadulthood.org.uk

• National Careers Service – https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

• Ambitious about Autism (Post-16) – https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/youth-participation

Health and Wellbeing

• NHS – Children’s Mental Health – https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/

• NHS – Special Educational Needs and Disability – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/support-and-benefits-for-carers/special-educational-needs-and-disability-send/

• Kooth (Online Mental Health Support for Young People) – https://www.kooth.com

Education Standards and Inspection

• Ofsted – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

• Department for Education – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

• GOV.UK – Find and Compare Schools in England – https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk

Equality and Inclusion

• Equality and Human Rights Commission – https://www.equalityhumanrights.com

• Stonewall (LGBTQ+ Inclusion) – https://www.stonewall.org.uk

• KIDS (Disabled Children’s Charity) – https://www.kids.org.uk

Additional Resources

• GOV.UK – Apply for Free School Meals – https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

• Citizens Advice Bureau – https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

• Turn2Us (Benefits Calculator and Support) – https://www.turn2us.org.uk

• School Transport (Hertfordshire) – https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/at-school/school-transport.aspx

• School Transport (Central Bedfordshire) – https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/67/school_transport