SEND Organisations
SEND support organisations
General organisations
SENDIASS
SENDIASS offer confidential and impartial information, advice and support to parents, carers and young people. The service is available to parents, carers and young people aged 0 to 25 with special needs or disabilities, living in Barnet. SENDIASS can help you to make decisions about your own or your child's special educational needs; empower parents, carers and young people to play a key role in their own or their child’s education; help you understand the law around SEND and what options are available to you; and offer you the opportunity to talk things through and voice your concerns.
020 8359 7637 SENDIASS @barnet.gov.uk
www.barnet.gov.uk/children-and-families/barnet-send-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass
CYGNET
Cygnet offer a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.
www.cygnetgroup.com
IPSEA
Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (known as IPSEA) is a registered charity (number 327691) operating in England. IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We also provide training on the SEND legal framework to parents and carers, professionals and other organisations.
https://www.ipsea.org.uk/
KIDS
KIDS offer practical guidance on navigating the SEND and education system, helping you support your child’s learning and development at every stage.
SPECIAL NEEDS JUNGLE
Special Needs Jungle is a website for parent-led information, resources and informed opinion about children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, health conditions and rare diseases.
www.specialneedsjungle.com
Organisations by need
ADHD
ADHD UK: www.adhduk.co.uk
Mind: www.mind.org.uk
Young Minds: www.youngminds.org.uk
ANXIETY
Anna Freud: www.annafreud.org
Anxiety UK: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Child Mind Institute: www.childmind.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Young Minds: www.youngminds.org.uk
AUTISM
Ambitious About Autism: www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
Autistica: www.autistica.org.uk
Barnet Mencap: www.barnetmencap.org.uk
Blue Sky Autism Project: www.blueskyautism.com
The National Autistic Society: www.autism.org.uk
The Barnet Children and Families Autism Hub
The Barnet Family Autism Hub provides a supportive, positive space for autistic children, young people and their families. It offers a community hub for resources and information before and after diagnosis. The hub is based at 858 Finchley Road, Barnet, NW11 6AB. The hub delivers social opportunities and workshops for the autistic community and provides space for partners in Health, Social Care and other providers. Staff and partners are available in person and online to answer questions and provide support at whatever stage of the autism journey. Staff will provide tailored interventions for families who are particularly struggling to navigate their journey through health and educational pathways.
www.resourcesforautism.org.uk/barnet-cf-autism-hub
The Barnet Offer for Autism
A working guide to Local Authority, Health, schools and settings and voluntary sector provisions in Barnet for autistic young people, their parents, carers and professionals.
www.barnet.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-02/10%20Autism%20Pathway%20Document%20-%20January%202025.pdf#:~:text=This%20document%20sets%20out%20the%20pathway%20of%20support,and%20post-diagnosis%20services%20which%20includes%20support%20and%20advice.
CEREBRAL PALSEY
Action Cerebral Palsy: www.actioncp.org
Cerebralpalsy.org.uk: www.cerebralpalsy.org.uk
Scope: www.scope.org.uk
The Brain Charity: www.thebraincharity.org.uk
DEPRESSION
Mind: www.mind.org.uk
Young Minds: www.youngminds.org.uk
DYSGRAPHIA
The Dyslexia Association: www.Dyslexiauk.co.uk
The Brain Charity: www.thebraincharity.org.uk
DYSLEXIA
British Dyslexia Association: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
The Dyslexia Association: www.dyslexia.uk.net
Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity: www.helenarkell.org.uk
Made by Dyslexia: www.madebydyslexia.org
The Brain Charity: www.thebraincharity.org.uk
The Dyslexia Association: www.dyslexia.uk.net
DYSPRAXIA
The Brain Charity: www.thebraincharity.org.uk
Dyspraxia Collective: www.dyspraxiacollective.co.uk
Dyspraxia UK: www.dyspraxiauk.com
The Brain Charity: www.thebraincharity.org.uk
HEARING
National Deaf Children’s Society: www.ndcs.org.uk
RNID: www.rnid.org.uk
Sense: www.sense.org.uk
PHYSICAL
Action for children: www.actionforchildren.org.uk
Contact: www.contact.org.uk
Council for Disabled Children: www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk
Disabled Children’s Partnership: www.disabledchildrenspartnership.org.uk
Mencap: www.mencap.org.uk
Scope: www.scope.org.uk
SENSE: www.sense.org.uk
Small Steps: www.smallsteps.org.uk
Well child: www.wellchild.org.uk
VISUAL
Look: www.look-uk.org
RNIB: www.rnib.org.uk
RSBC: www.rsbc.org.uk
VICTA: www.victa.org.uk