Useful links
Below are some useful links to other websites offering support and advice about SEN needs.
Kent Local Offer
At this site, you will find details of all the services and support available to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and their families:
www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/special-educational-needs/about-the-local-offer
Information and support for parents and carers of children with SEND
Information, advice and support Kent (IASK) offers free, impartial and confidential information, advices and support about special educational needs and disabilities for children, young people up to age 25, parents and carers.
https://www.iask.org.uk/
Kent Family Hub - advice, support and services to help throughout your family journey, from newborns to 19-year-olds, or up to 25-year olds with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/kent-family-hub
SNAAP - Special Needs Advisory and Activities Project
www.snaap.org.uk
In Our Place (NHS) - a range of free online learning courses for parents on a range of topics. https://inourplace.co.uk/
Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Kooth - supporting children who are 10 and over:
https://www.kooth.com/
Kent Resilience Hub - this signposts to a range of different services:
https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk/
Supporting Speech & Language
The speech and language section of the Pod has a range of videos and guidance regarding speech and language:
https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/speech-and-language-therapy/
Information for parents/carers from Speech & Language UK can be found below: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/
To view information regarding ages and stages in terms of speech and language development, go to https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/help-for-families/ages-and-stages/
Supporting Specific Learning Difficulties (including Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
British Dyslexia Association - www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about
Dyslexia East Kent Support - www.dyslexia-east-kent.org.uk
Supporting Autistic Learners
National Autistic Society - www.autism.org.uk
Kent Autistic Trust - www.kentautistic.com
ND Harbour - https://ndharbour.org.uk/
Ambitious About Autism - https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/
The Pod - Neurodivergence - https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/neurodivergence/
Supporting motor skills and sensory needs
The occupational therapy section of the Pod has a range of videos and guidance: https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/occupational-therapy/
Keeping children with SEND safe online
NSPCC SEND Online Safety Hub - https://www.net-aware.org.uk/send-online-safety-hub/