Category: SEND & EHCP

You can find all our links on our Signposting Directory for a range of different services, below you can find a sample of information that is available.

0-25 Together Service

ADD-vance

Support for ASD & ADHD / QbCheck / Parent coaching / EHCP support / Support groups

ADDISS 

The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service

Additudemag 

ADHD resources – Support for children and adults with a diagnosis

ADHD Foundation

Angels 

Support for families with children with ASD / ADHD

Apps:

Habitica – earn game time

Plants nanny – encourage drinking water through the day

Visual daily planner App – https://www.tiimoapp.com/

Aspergers 4 Herts – support for Aspergers

Autism (AET) Training for Schools

Rhona MacDonald / Sally Yates [email protected]

01442 454 257

Autism Education Trust

BESS (British Education Support Services)

Boundless Care 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Groups for children with ASD, ADHD, Aspergers. Lego club (8-13), trains & tracks club (8-13), youth group (16-25), holiday clubs (can be accessed through SBLO).

Carers in Herts 

Support for carers / carer’s assessment / carer’s passport

Cerebra

Helping families and children with brain conditions

Dacorum Dolphins – adult and children swimming (Hemel)

SEN ACTIVITIES

Dawnosaurs 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Relaxed visit to Natural History Museum

DC Juniors 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Indoor football/futsal sessions for children with SEN. (School years 6-8).

Educational psychologist (EP) Team

England Football

SEN ACTIVITIES

EYFS SEND Team, ISL SEND 

Specialist Advice and Support Service

Families in Focus

Family Lives

Parenting and family support – helpline, online chat and parenting classes

Fencing 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Happy human project 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Yoga etc – can be virtual if you can’t be there in person

Hertfordshire Advice Line SEND specialist advice service – ISL (Integrated services for learning)

·         Specific learning difficulties (dyspraxia, dyscalculia etc) – Mon & Thurs 9.30-12

·         Speech, language, communication & autism – Tues & Wed 1.30-4pm

·         Early years under 5 – Wed 9-12 & Thurs 1.30-4pm.

01442 453 920

01992 588 574 – Educational psychologist advice – Wed 2-4.30pm

Herts Parent Carer Involvement- parent forum

Herts SEN team

Hit Theatre

SEN ACTIVITIES

Hope for Autism

Inclusive Football with Harpenden Colts (age 6-21)

SEN ACTIVITIES

Inclusive Rugby

SEN ACTIVITIES

IPSEA – Independent Provider of Special Education Advice

Kids Charity

Services to disabled children, young people and their families

Kids Yoga (age 10+) with siblings, carers

SEN ACTIVITIES

Lending Space

loan sensory, practical, educational resources 

Space events and support / courses 

Life Skills – sports coaching 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Basketball, swimming, netball

Lucky Charms Equine Therapy

SEN ACTIVITIES

Mencap 

Support for people with learning disability

National Autistic Society (NAS)

Support groups

New Forest Programme

Parenting programme (children age 3-11) with moderate to severe symptoms of ADHD. Also ODD, conduct disorder etc

Noah’s Ark Playscheme

SEN ACTIVITIES

Respite / school holidays schemes for children with disabilities 5-16

Outreach worker at Collett School

Karen Thorpe

Over The Wall 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Therapeutic residential activity camps for children with health challenges / serious illness

PALMS (Positive behaviour, Autism, Learning disability and Mental health Service)

Support for children with global learning disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their families. 

PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome) society

Training, information, resources about PDA

Phoenix – support for deaf children & young adults

Potential Kids

Monthly social groups for young people age 12-18. Girls Group. 

reSEND

Training, EHCP Support, SEN Tribunal Support

Rugby 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Age 2-7

SALT worker

Tanya Suri (NHS)

SAS teaching advisory team / Speech, Language, Communication and Autism Team (SLCA)

Speech, language, communication and autism needs advice line – available during term time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 1.30pm – 4pm. Call 01442 453 920.

Lead teacher – Mandy Goode

·         Victoria Collins – [email protected]

·         Helen Parkin – [email protected]

·         Katie Hewerdine

·         Steph Redhead

Scope 

EHCP support

SENDIASS 

Impartial information, advice and support for parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) and children & young people with SEN

Short Break Local Offer

Short breaks – time out with others socialising / fun activities, giving their families a break.

Sibling Support – SIBSHOPS

SIBS GROUPS

St Paul’s Church St Albans – Thursdays 4.30-6pm / Saturdays in Hitchin – therapeutic workshops for siblings age 8-18 of children with SEN, disability, physical or mental illness.

Siblings First

SIBS GROUPS

Sibs

SIBS SUPPORT

Silver Birch Dance Company

SEN ACTIVITIES

Ski & snowboard coaching

SEN ACTIVITIES

SNAP (SBLO) 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Holiday playschemes, Saturday clubs, Evenings (11-19) independent skills woodland activities 10-19, venturers group 14-19 outings for LD, buddy scheme

SOS! SEN

Advice on issues in school, understanding letters, EHCP, Appeals.

SOSSEN

Helpline for parents of children with SEN and disabilities

SPACE 

Family support ASD & ADHD / Support group

Spaced Out and Smiling

What it Means to be Autistically Happy & sharing what we learn as we transition to independent living

Special Olympics St Albans (SOSA) 

SEN ACTIVITIES

Athletics, swimming, football etc

Spectrum Basketball 

SEN ACTIVITIES

At Westminster Lodge.

St Albans City Youth Football

SEN ACTIVITIES

St Albans Wolves – SEN basketball (5-16)

SEN ACTIVITIES

Supporting Links 

Transition Information Network 

Sharing information for disabled young people

Up on Downs

Herts down syndrome support

YouTube Videos – ASD

My Autism and Me: Rose CBBC

Autism and Me: Rory Hoy