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Plymouth services

The Directory of Services within this website contains over 220 local services and 240 national services.

• Parents Guide To Plymouth A website How to survive and enjoy life in Plymouth with a family.
• Open to all This website has easy words and pictures for people with learning disabilities.
• Plymouth Family Information Service Follow the link to the Plymouth Family Information Service.
• Plymouth City Council Follow the link to Plymouth Local Authority website.
• Plymouth City Council school admissions Follow the link to the Plymouth Local Authority school admissions website.

SEN Links

• Parent Partnership Special Education Needs Publications A large number of parent friendly publications ave available from the publications link on the left hand menu bar click to see what is available.
• Plymouth City Council Special education Information is available about special education.
• Plymouth City Council Statutory Assessment Information about statutory assessment.
• Network 81 parents working towards properly resourced inclusive education for children with special educational needs.
• AFASIC Afasic is a uk charity which supports families and Professionals working with children and young people with speech, language and communication impairments.
• Parentline Plus Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with parents. We know that parents want to do the best they can for their children, but sometimes family life can be challenging and difficult. There is after all, no one right way to parent. Parentline Plus also provide a newsletter on parenting issues, which is published every two months. You can subscribe to the newletter by creating a member regisistration or view past and current editions in the Parentline plus e-newsletter archive.
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
• Rathbone Rathbone is a national organisation giving young people the right opportunity to learn and achieve.
• IPSEA Free legal advice from the Independent Panel for Special Education Advice.
• Council for Disabled Children National Children's Bureau a charitable organisation which acts as an umbrella organisation who have created a authoritive and influential voice to improve the lives of children and young people.
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal Parents whose children have special educational needs can appeal to the Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal against decisions made by Local Education Authorities ( LEAs) in England about their children's education.
• Ofsted Office for Standards in Education inspect and regulate to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people.

Other Useful Links

• Connexions West of England - Information for young people aged 13-19 years old (up to 25 for those with a learning difficulty or disability) to help you with decisions and choices.
• Counselling Directory - a website that provides a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their areas of counselling, fees and contact details.
• Early Home Learning Matters is a website provided by The Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) and is a one stop shop for organisations wishing to set up or develop a service to support mums and dads in their children’s early development and for people who work with parents.