The Local Offer is for all children and young people up to 25 years old who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
Description of service offered:
Tower Hamlets Parents Advice Centre provides information, support and advice to parents and carers of children with special educational needs in mainstream and special schools.
The team also supports parents and carers of children who have been excluded from school and advises on admissions and appeals and the borough's Choice Advice service, offering impartial advice to parents and carers on secondary school admissions.
A whole range of useful leaflets are available from the Parents Advice Centre. These can be downloaded from our website. http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/
Opening times:
Monday - Friday 9.00am -5.00pm
Drop-in advice sessions run on Tuesdays between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
85 Harford Street
London
E1 4PY
Contact, the national charity for families with disabled children.
They support families with the best possible guidance and information.
They bring families together to support each other.
They help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.
What is social care?
Some disabled children and their parents will need practical support both inside the home and outside it. Local authorities have a legal responsibility to help families with disabled children.
Social care is a term that generally describes all forms of personal care and other practical assistance for children, young people and adults who need extra support.
Information about Health services
Description of service offered:
SEND Support is a statutory service which is run at ‘arm’s length’ from the Special Educational Needs decision makers and aims to provide free, confidential, impartial advice, guidance and support to parents of children with special educational needs, including the very young and to young people aged between 16 and 25 with SEND. It aims to promote good working relationships between parents, education settings and the LA, whilst seeking to empower parents to play an active and informed role in their child’s education.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10am - 5pm
SEND Drop-in sessions: every Friday 10am - 12pm
Address:
KIDS Croydon SENDIAS
Carers Support Centre,
24 George Street,
Croydon
CR0 1PB
Facebook:
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Activities, information and services for those with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)