SEND

Special Educational Needs support

Mrs Zaman is our SENDCo. If you have concerns about your child’s learning and development, please speak to your child’s teacher, who may also refer you to Mrs Zaman.

For more information, please visit Manchester’s Local Offer website here.

Useful websites to support parents who have children with additional needs.

Please note these websites are not linked to the school and we are not responsible for their content.

The following websites give definitions of, information on and ways of working with specific conditions in education.

Dyslexia Information and Support

British Dyslexia Association:
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk

Helen Arkell Centre:
www.arkellcentre.org.uk

Reid, Gavin:
www.gavinreid.co.uk

The Dyslexia Institute:
www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk

Speech and Language Information and Support

Afasic England – supporting children and their parents to overcome speech and language difficulties. The website contains a wealth of information for children, young people, their parents/carers and the professionals who are providing support and services for them.
www.afasic.org.uk

I CAN – the children’s communication charity. I CAN’s mission is to make sure that everyone in contact with children knows how important communication is, what a communication difficulty looks like and what they can do to help.
www.ican.org.uk

Talking Point – the first stop for information on children’s communication
www.talkingpoint.org.uk

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Websites about specific learning difficulties

Dyspraxia Foundation
www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk

Social, Emotional and Mental Health Information and Support

Coping with Change, learning through play course.

This is particular relevant during and following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mencap
www.mencap.org.uk

Youngs Minds: for Children’s mental health
www.youngminds.org.uk

Autistic Spectrum Information and Support

The National Autistic Society
www.autism.org.uk

Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org

NHS
www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Autism/Pages/Helpparentscarers.aspx

Visual and or Hearing impairment

National Blind Children’s Society
www.nbcs.org.uk

The National Deaf Children’s Society
www.ndcs.org.uk

Down's syndrome

Down’s Syndrome Association
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

NVISION Eye Centers

NVISION recently published a guide on the various vision challenges that those with Down Syndrome can experience including common eye issues, treatment options, and how to detect vision issues in children with Down Syndrome. Please take a look:

https://www.nvisioncenters.com/childrens-eye-health/down-syndrome/