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Education Rights Helpline

Information and advice for families on school education rights and entitlements.

School Exclusion Helpline

Advice for families on preventing and challenging school exclusions.

Education Tribunal Support Helpline

Advice and support for families on education tribunals.

Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline

Confidential telephone service providing emotional and listening support to parents.

Autistic women and girls

More men and boys are currently diagnosed with autism than women and girls. The most up-to-date ratio is 3:1. There are various theories to explain this.

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Inclusion Somerset’ s Enhanced Autism and Communication Provision

Not all disabilities are visible - some are hidden and not immediately obvious. Living with a hidden disability can make everyday life more challenging.

Wearing the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower discreetly indicates to people around the you including staff, colleagues and health professionals that you may need additional support, help or a little more time.

Hidden Disability Sunflower Landyard

: Managing anxiety

: Parent carer wellbeing

: The Social Communication and Autism Pathway Process (SCAMP)

: Sensory processing difficulties

: Speech and Language Difficulties - Siron health and care

Bridging the gap together is a commmunity interest company for young people, parents and carers who may be experiencing difficulties with issues with eg sleep, self-harm, sensory, education, eating disorders, communication or behaviours that challenge.

For more information go to their website

Email liz.kelly@bridgingthegaptogether.org.uk

Tel. 07976 574111

Uncle Paul’s Chilli Farm, on Butcombe Farm in North Somerset, provides a unique environment where young people and adults can transform their lives through personal, educational and social development.

Equine assisted learning has been particularly successful in re-engaging and boosting confidence. It helps to develop relationships based on mutual trust and respect. The sensitive nature of horses means they are naturally inclined to mirror a learner's behaviour. They can read body language and instantly respond.

For more information go to their website or email info@chillicharity.org.uk

: Kooth is a digital and mental health and wellbeing company. They offers children, young people and adults safe and anonymous online support. They are online until 10pm daily. For more infomation go to their website or email lfinn@kooth.com

Leonard Cheshire is a charity that runs support groups and activities in Weston Super Mare for disabled people.

For more information go to their website or email the Community Volunteer Coordinator at kieran.bright@leonardcheshire.org

North Somerset Parent and Carers Working Together (NSPCWT) represent the collective voice of North Somerset parent carers to key decision makers across the local authority, health and education. They aim to make everyday life better for parent carers and help every child and young person with an additional need or disability to reach their full potential.

See their website for more infomation

Email: admin@nspcwt.org

Tel: 07434 678832

Join their Facebook Group

A parent/carer coffee meet up and support group.

The Firs, Drove Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3NX

For more information contact:

Leanne: 07766 797613

Sarah: 07823 554211

SEND and You now delivers the ‘SENDIAS’ (Special Educational Needs & Disability Information Advice & Support) service for three local authorities: Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our office is in Bristol.

They provide information to address your earliest concerns, to helping you with complex legal processes like statutory assessments, Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP), mediation, appeals, exclusions and complaints.

The kind of things they help with include:

Understanding legal processes, such as Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments and plans
Knowing what you need to do and critical timescales
Practical tasks, such as dealing with paperwork, getting your child or young person referred for extra help (SEN support)
Asking for an EHC needs assessment, checking a draft EHC plan or contributing to reviews
Developing a good working relationship with staff at nursery, school or college, or with other professionals
Considering your options, clarifying your priorities and making decisions
Feeling listened to and prepared for meetings or reviews
Understanding how to deal with exclusions, disagreements with professionals or how to move forward when things have gone wrong
Signposting to additional sources of information, advice or support, groups and services

For more inforamtion and advice go to their website, email or call their support line on 01179 897725

Resources and information

Links to services within the National Autistic Society

Education Rights Helpline

School Exclusion Helpline

Education Tribunal Support Helpline

Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline

Autistic women and girls

Resources

Additional support in school

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard

Managing anxiety

Parent carer wellbeing

SCAMP

Sensory processing difficulties

Speech and language difficulties

Local contacts

Bridging the gap together

Equine assisted learning

Kooth

Leonard Cheshire

North Somerset parents and carers working together

Parent to parent support group

SENDIAS

Resources and information

Links to services within the National Autistic Society

Education Rights Helpline

School Exclusion Helpline

Education Tribunal Support Helpline

Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline

Autistic women and girls

Resources

Additional support in school

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard

Managing anxiety

Parent carer wellbeing

SCAMP

Sensory processing difficulties

Speech and language difficulties

Local contacts

Bridging the gap together

Equine assisted learning

Kooth

Leonard Cheshire

North Somerset parents and carers working together

Parent to parent support group

SENDIAS

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