Links to other websites you may find useful
www.everychildmatters.gov.uk - Every Child Matters (Change for Children)
www.enfield.gov.uk - Special Educational Needs ( SEN ) - Assessment
www.parentcentre.gov.uk - DFES - Department for Education and Skills - a resource for parents
www.enfield.gov.uk - London Borough of Enfield
www.surestart.gov.uk - Sure Start Edmonton
www.beatbullying.org - Beatbullying including the CyberMentors Programme
www.ace-ed.org.uk - Advisory Centre for Education
www.onespace.org.uk - Single Parent Action Network
www.qca.org.uk - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
www.ioe.ac.uk/senjit - SENJIT - Specia Educational Needs Joint Initiative for Training
www.parentlineplus.org.uk - Parentline Plus
www.intuitionppims.co.uk - Intuition PPIMS - Special Educational Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Service
www.ecyps.org.uk - ECYPS - Enfield Children & Young Person's Services
www.cafamily.org.uk - Contact a Family
www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk - Disabled Parents Network
www.nfpi.org - National Family & Parenting Institute
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk - One Parent Families
www.worriedneed2talk.org.uk - NSPCC site for teens
www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
www.parentpartnership.org.uk - National Parent Partnership Network
www.navca.org.uk - NAVCA (National Association of Voluntary and Community Action)
EDUCATION & LEARNING INFORMATION
www.heas.org.uk - Home Education Advisory Service
www.homeschoollearning.com - Home School Learning Network
www.speechteach.co.uk - A speech therapy web site for parents and professionals supporting children with speech difficulties.
http://www.network81.org - National network of parents working towards properly resourced inclusive education for children with special needs
http://www.senteacher.org/ - it has free worksheets, teaching resources, educational software and links for special needs teachers .
www.bbc.co.uk/learning - learning resources for children and adults learners
www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize - secondary school revision resource for students studying their GCSEs
www.nurseryworld.co.uk -childcare and early year’s development news, jobs and resources for nursery managers, nursery teachers and other professionals
FUN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES FOR LEARNING
http://www.funbrain.com/ - a site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (maths, grammar, science, spelling, history etc).
www.learn4good.com - free access to hundreds of educational games, activities and worksheets.
http://www.mathszone.co.uk/ - free
resources discovered on the Internet, which can be used
for teaching Maths in Primary Schools in the UK
http://www.underfives.co.uk/ - it’s an independent site based in the UK which promotes pre-school education and provides free resources and information for all early years professionals.
http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/crafts.htm - practical craft and worksheet activities for pre-school children
http://www.kidsclick.org/ - web search for kids by librarians
E-SAFETY
www.thinkuknow.co.uk - guide to internet safety and safe surfing for young people from Think U Know. Learn about online safety when using blogs, chatting, online gaming
www.enfieldva.org.uk - Enfield Voluntary Action. The website of Enfield Voluntary Action (EVA), providing services to local voluntary and community organisations in Enfield
STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS
http://www.education.gov.uk/ - The Department for Education
www.connexions-direct.com - information and advice on career choices
www. lsc.gov.uk - Learning Skills Council
www. sendist.gov.uk - Special Educational Needs Tribunal
www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning - education and learning resource
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/3724/SENCodeOfPractice.pdf - SEN Code of Practice
www. teachernet.gov.uk - teaching and learning resouce centre
www. ceop.gov.uk - child exploitation and online protection centre
www.cwdcouncil.org.uk - children’s workforce development council
Charities for specific impairments/disabilities
SENSORY
www. rnib.org.uk - Royal National Institute of Blind People
www. rnid. org. uk - The Royal National Institute for Deaf People
www. deafblind.org.uk - offers specialist services and human support to deafblind people and those who have progressive sight and hearing loss
http://www.joseph-clarke-sc.co.uk/ - school for the visually impaired
MEDICAL
www. downs- syndrome.org.uk - information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers
www. scope.org.uk - charity for people with cerebral palsy
www.ms society.org.uk - Multiple Sclerosis charity
http://www.pwsa.co.uk/main.php - Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
www. fragilex.org.uk - support and information to fragile X families
www. williams- syndrome.org.uk - A comprehensive resource
for all medical practitioners, carers, parents and teachers working with and caring for those with Williams Syndrome
www. hydrocephalus.org - non-profit support organization provides information and resources for patients and families affected by hydrocephalus .
www.clapa.com - cleft lip and palate association
www. mencap.org.uk - learning disabilities
COGNITIVE & LEARNING
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk - British Dyslexia Association
http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/index.htm - Dyslexia information and resources for helping dyslexic children and teens
http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/index.php - information for parents and children with the condition
www. dyscalculia.org - a global resource for maths learning disability
COMMUNICATION & INTERACTION
www. nas.org.uk - National Autistic Society
www.dotolearn.com -picture communication cards, songs, games and activities for autism and special needs children
http://www.aspergerfoundation.org.uk/what_as.htm - promoting awareness and understanding of Asperger's Syndrome
www. stammering.org - information and support on stammering, also known as stuttering
www. afasic.org.uk - speech and language impairments
http://www.ican.org.uk/frontpage.aspx - working for children with speech and language difficulties
http://apd.apduk.org/ - Auditory Processing Disorder
BEHAVIOUR EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL
www. addiss.co.uk - Attention Deficit Disorder info and support service
http://www.kidsbehaviour.co.uk/ - offers help and advice on managing and coping with children.
THERAPIES
www.speechtherapy.co.uk - provides links, information and discussion forums
www.cot.co.uk - College of Occupational Therapists
http://www.sensoryintegration.co.uk/ - UK Private Assessment Treatment & Therapy Service for Children with Sensory Integration Disorder / Dysfunction
LEGAL ADVICE
www. ipsea.org. uk - Independent Panel Special Education Advice. Offers free and independent advice on Local Education Authorities' legal duties to assess and provide for children with special educational needs
ORGANISATIONS FOR SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
www. home- start.org. uk - family support organisation
www. dazu.co.uk - provides activities such as art, drama and dance groups for children aged 2-18
http://www.4children.org.uk - the national children's charity all about children and families
www.kidscape.org.uk - charity established specifically to prevent bullying and sexual abuse
http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home - information and help on all aspects of eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, binge eating disorder and related eating disorders
www. anti- bullyingalliance.org.uk - brings together over 60 organisations into one network
www. gingerbread.org.uk - supports lone parents in Britain
http://www.winstonswish.org.uk/ - provides services to bereaved families in the UK
www. changingfaces.org.uk - UK -based charity giving support and information to people with disfigurements to the face, hands or body, and their families
www.trcuk.org - Tamil Relief Centre
www.stchris.org.uk - St. Christopher’s Fellowship
Informed Families - provides information on quality childcare and support for parents of children and young people in Enfield
www.sibs.org.uk/ - support for brothers and sisters of those with special needs, disabilities or chronic illness
www.special-needs-kids.co.uk/siblings.htm - support, help and advice for siblings of children with special needs
http://www.do2learn.com/ - special learning resources for individuals with disabilities and the professionals and caregivers who serve them. Useful and fun for parents of children with autism
http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/enfield - news and information about Enfield
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