Useful Organisations

The Local Offer

The Local Offer sets out provision which is available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), aged 0 to 25, including education, health and social care services.

Here is the West Berkshire Local Offer page

If you need any more information or support, the following organisations may be useful. We have listed some national organisations and other more local ones.

Education

IPSEA

Independent Provider of Special Educational Advice offers free information to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of SEN and disabilities.

SOS!SEN

A national charity to help parents and carers of children with SEN to tackle the difficulties they face when battling for their children’s rights.

Special Needs Jungle

Providing easy to understand information that includes resources and articles for parents/carers of children with SEN and disabilities and health conditions to better enable them to navigate the SEN system.

Health

ECAT

Every child A Talker - ECAT focuses on encouraging the communication skills of young children through work with Pre-School settings.

ERIC

The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity are dedicated to improving the lives of all children and teenagers in the UK facing continence challenges.

Epilepsy Action

Aa diverse and inclusive organisation that actively reach out to people across all countries of the UK and welcomes everyone affected by epilepsy.

Berkshire Vision

Berkshire Vision is the working name of Berkshire County Blind Society. Their purpose is to enhance the lives of visually impaired people throughout Berkshire so that they can lead full and enriched lives with the support of our dedicated and committed staff and volunteer teams.

Counselling Directory

Connecting you with help for your mental health.

Talking Therapies

Talking therapies is a NHS service that offers support if you’re coping with challenges like depression, stress, anxiety or phobias. Targeted at people aged 17 and over, living in Berkshire, helping overcome the mental health challenges you may be facing.

Kooth

Online counselling service offering digital counselling and emotional well-being service for young people and young adults.

Social Care

Contact

Providing advice and information about concerns a family may have about raising a child with additional needs.

Condition Specific

NDCS

Their vision is to create a world without barriers for every deaf child. Together we overcome the social and educational barriers that hold deaf children back

The National Autistic Society

Aiming to transform lives by providing support, information and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK as well as their three million family members and carers.

Dimensions

Supporting people with learning disabilities and autism to have a louder voice, choice and control in their lives.

Ambitious About Autism

offering a variety of different services all with the aim to make the ordinary possible for children and young people with autism.

West Berkshire Mencap

A leading voice of learning disability. Everything they do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

Royal National Institute of Blind People

The Royal National Institute of Blind People is of the UK’s leading sight loss charities and the largest community of blind and partially sighted people.

Bibic

Bibic (british institute for brain injured children) delivers individualised developmental therapy to children and young people aged 6 months to 25 years and training to parents and professionals.

Cerebra

Their aim is to provide research – driven high quality health and social care advice and support for the families of children with brain conditions from birth to the age of 16.

Challenging Behaviour Foundation

Making a difference to the lives of children, young people and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges by providing info, providing support, running workshops and speaking up for families on a national level.

Carers Trust

A major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. Our vision is that unpaid carers count and can access the help they need to live their lives.

Family Lives

Providing core family support services offered through our helpline, live chat and email support. Also work in many different areas and offering tailored support around issues such as bullying, special educational needs and support for specific communities.

Behaviour Advice

Behaviour advice offer a comprehensive range of training and development in the South East for professionals, parents and carers which can be adapted to individual schools or settings, needs, locality groups or larger conference workshops.

Homestart West Berkshire

Provides carefully selected volunteer, who has parenting experience - offering emotional and practical support. This friendly parent to parent support is a simple yet effective way of enabling families to get back on track.