IPSEA 6 Carlow Mews Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1DH 0800 018 4016 www.ipsea.org.uk
ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND 105 Judd Street London WC1H 9NE 0207 388 1266 www.rnib.org.uk
IN TOUCH 10 Norman Road Sale Cheshire M33 3DF 0161 905 2440 www.ipsea.org.uk
NETWORK 81 1-7 Woodfield Terrace Stansted Essex CM24 8AJ 0870 770 3263 www.network81.co.uk
SAVE THE CHILDREN Centre for Young Children’s Rights 356 Holloway Road London N7 6PA 0207 700 8127 www.savethechildren.org.uk
HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN’S SUPPORT GROUP 71 Whyke Lane Chichester PO19 2LD 0190 372 5182 www.hacsg.org.uk
AFASIC Floor 50-52 Great Sutton Street London EC1V 0DE 0207 490 9410 www.afasic.org.uk
LOOK: Queen Alexandra College 49 Court Oak Road Birmingham B17 9TG 0121 428 5038 www.rcophth.ac.uk
DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE 133 Gresham Road Staines Middlesex TW18 2AJ 01784 463851 www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY 393 City Road London EC1V 1NG 0207 833 2299 www.oneworld.org/autism
CHILDREN’S HEAD INJURY TRUST Radcliffe Infirmary Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HE 01865 552467 E-Mail: execdir@chit.demon.co.uk
DYSPRAXIA FOUNDATION 8 West Alley Hitchen Herts SG5 1EG 0146 245 4986 www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
MENCAP Unit 4 Swan Court Yard Charles Edward Road Birmingham B26 1BU 0121 707 7877 www.mencap.org.uk
THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY 9 Plato Place 72-74 Dionis Road London SW6 4TU 0207 371 0289 website
SCOPE 0808 800 3333 www.scope.org.uk
I CAN 4 Dyers Building Holborn London EC1N 2QP 0870 010 4066 www.ican.org.uk
REACH 25 High Street Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN8 4JZ 0193 327 4126 www.reach.org.uk
WILLIAMS SYNDROME FOUNDATION 161 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BX 01732 365152 www.williams-syndrome.org.uk
NATIONAL PORTAGE ASSOCIATION P.O.Box 3075 Yeovil BA21 3FB 01935 471 641 www.portage.org.uk
DOWN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION 155 Mitcham Road London SW17 9PG 0208 682 4001 www.dsa-uk.com
CHILD GROWTH FOUNDATION 2 Mayfield Avenue Chiswick London W4 1PW 0208 995 0257
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST 11 London Road Bromley Kent BR1 1BY 0208 464 7211 www.cftrust.org.uk
NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN’S SOCIETY 15 Dufferin Street London EC1Y 8UR 0207 490 8656 www.ndcs.org.uk
BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOC New Anstey House Gateway Drive Yeadon Leeds LS19 7XY 0113 210 8800 www.epilepsy.org.uk
KIDS FAMILY CENTRE 249 Birmingham Road Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B73 1EA 0121 355 2707
CHILDREN’S DISABILITY TEAM Harris House St. Agnes Road Moseley Birmingham B13 9PW 0121 303 4499
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE Bierton Road South Yardley Birmingham B25 8PY 0121 789 7365 E-Mail: bdrc@disability.co.uk
BIRMINGHAM FOCUS 24 Wood Lane Harborne Birmingham B17 9AY 0121 428 5000
OSCAR Birmingham 45 Villa Road Birmingham B19 1BH 0121 551 6553
WEST MIDLANDS AUTISTIC SOCIETY 17b Fellows Lane Harborne Birmingham B17 9TS 0121 472 6504
WEST MIDLANDS CONTACT A FAMILY Princess Royal Centre 4 Church Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TD 0121 455 0645 www.cafamily.org.uk
Birmingham MENCAP Kennedy House Bottetourt Road Birmingham B29 5TE 0121 427 5703 www.mencap.org.uk
BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S CENTRE 61 Bacchus Road Winson Green Birmingham B18 4QY 0121 507 9505
PARENTS LINK GROUP Centre for Community Health Highgate Street Birmingham B12 0XP 0121 446 4747
MAX APPEAL! Lansdowne House 13 Meriden Avenue Wollaston Stourbridge DY8 4QN 0138 482 1227 0156 271 0708 www.maxappeal.org
WEST BIRMINGHAM PORTAGE SERVICE 8a The Gardens Fentham Road Erdington Birmingham B23 6AG 0121 303 0183
BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF The Welcome Ladywood Road Birmingham B16 8SZ 0121 246 6100 E-Mail: enquiry@bid.org.uk www.bid.org.uk
AFASIC West Midlands 0156 285 2702 www.afasic.org.uk
CHILD INFORMATION BUREAU Birmingham Central Library Chamberlain Square Birmingham B3 3HQ 0121 303 5321
GOOD DAYS / BAD DAYS 45 Barratts Road Birmingham B38 9HU 0121 459 4232
BIRMINGHAM CARERS ASSOCIATION The Birmingham Carers Centre Milton Grange 16 Handsworth Wood Road Birmingham B20 2DR 0121 686 4060 www.birminghamcarers.org.uk
HOME START Saltley Methodist Church 140 Alum Rock Road Saltley Birmingham B8 1HU 0121 327 1472 E-Mail: info@home-start.org.uk
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Annual Review
Review of Statement by LEA that must occur at least annually
Code of Practice
Guidance for LEAs and schools on how to identify, assess and provide for children with special educational needs
Connexions Service
Service to help 13-19 year olds make transition to work and adult life
CRISP
Criteria for Special provision to match learning needs to educational provision
Disagreement Resolution Service
Independent service to resolve disputes between parents and LEA or school
Early Years Action/ Action Plus
Special educational provision for pre-school children
Educational Psychologist
Person employed by the LEA to assess and advise on a child’s learning difficulties
Final Statement
Agreed form of Statement of special educational needs
Inclusion policy
Commitment to educate children with special educational needs in mainstream schools wherever possible
Individual Education Plan
Programme of learning objectives and teaching strategies
Maintained school
A school maintained by the Local Education Authority
Named Officer
The person identified by the LEA to make arrangements for Statutory Assessment
Note in Lieu of Statement
Information on a child’s special educational needs if a Statement is not to be issued
Preferred school
The school chosen by parents where the LEA must consider placing your child
Proposed Statement
The draft form of the Statement, made available for comments and preferred school
School Action/ Action Plus
Special educational provision for children of school age
Special Educational Needs
A child has special educational needs if s/he has learning difficulties that require special educational provision
Special educational provision
Additional or different education for children with special educational needs
SENCO
A member of staff at school who has responsibility for coordinating special educational provision
SENT
An independent body that hears appeals of parents against LEA decisions
Independent Parental Supporter
Volunteer providing practical and emotional support to parents
Learning Difficulty
Significantly greater difficulty in learning than other children of the same age, or disability which hinders use of general educational facilities
Local Education Authority
The body responsible for schools and for assessing and providing for special educational needs
Mainstream school
A school that caters for all pupils, including those with special educational needs
Special school
A school that caters for children with Statements
Statement of special educational needs
A document that sets out all of a child’s special educational needs and how and where special educational provision will be made
Statutory Assessment
The process for assessing special educational needs not met by School Action or Early Action Plus
Transition Plan
A plan drawn up at the Annual Review in Year 9 to plan the transition to work and adult life
