Guidance, organisations and contacts
Advisory Centre for Education
General Advice: visit the ACE website.
Association for all speech impaired children (Afasic) 
A UK based organisation helping children and young people affected by speech, language and communication impairments, together with helping their families and professionals working with them. Visit the Association for all speech impaired children website.
Childline
For help and advice at any time for any problem. Visit the Childline website.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are a comprehensive range of services that provide help and treatment to children and young people experiencing emotional or behavioural difficulties, or mental health problems, disorders and illnesses. These services are available to children and young people up to their 17 birthday. Referral is through professionals such as GPs and educational psychologists. Contact RISE for further information on the services they can offer.
Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs
View the current Code of Practice for special educational needs and Disability.
Contact
A UK wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children. Visit the 'Contact for families with disabled children' website for further information.
Child Law Advice
Providing legal information and representation on all issues of the law relating to children and young people. Visit their website.
- School Exclusions
- Special Educational Needs
- Bullying Information
- School Complaints
- Direct Payments
- Education for children out of school
AccessAble Website
The 'AccessAble' website provides online access guides for venues across the UK and Ireland, and was set up in partnership with Marks and Spencer.
Disability grants 
Do you have a Disability? Are you a parent or carer of a Disabled child or adult?
If so, use this website to save time finding Disability Grants.
Charities and Trusts provide funding towards the high cost of disability equipment, holidays, housing, days out...in fact anything above and beyond the normal costs of everyday living.
Disability and The Equality Act 2010
The Equalities Act 2010 aims to protect disabled people and prevent disability discrimination. 
The Equality and Human Rights Commission have produced Technical Guidance that outlines the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 for schools in relation to the provision of education and access to benefits, facilities or services, both educational and non-educational.
For further information regarding reasonable adjustments including auxiliary aids and services visit the Equality and Human Rights website.
Contact for families with disabled children also has information for families around aids, equipment and access to financial support.
Kidscape
Helpline for use by parents, guardians or concerned relatives and friends of bullied children seeking advice and information on bullying. For further information visit the Kidscape website.
Medical needs in school
Statutory Guidance from the Department for Education for children who are unable to attend a mainstream or special school because of their health.
National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
Visit the National Attention Deficit Disorder website.
National Autistic Society
Helps people in the UK with Autism and Asperger Syndrome to live their lives with as much independence as possible. Visit The National Autistic Society website for information, advice, and guidance on a range of topics relating to autism including diagnosis, education and mental health.
National Children's Bureau 
My Rights - Your Responsibility - Your child's rights to be included. Printed leaflets are available from 'The Council for Disabled Children', hosted by the National Children's Bureau.
Speech and Language
Visit Coventry's Speech and Language Service website. 
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists has produced "Guidance to meet HCPCStandards". This sets out guidelines and quality standards for Speech and Language Therapy Services commissioned by Schools/Local Authorities so that Schools/Local Authorities can ensure they have an appropriate, effective and safe service from whichever provider they choose to commission.
There is a range of information and guidance provided by Speech and Language UK (formerly ICan), who also have facility to ask for advice directly from a speech and language therapist.
Statutory guidance and regulations on exclusion
Download the guidance from the DFE website.
Transport
The DfE publishes Statutory guidance on home-to-school travel.
NASEN
NASEN - Helping Everyone Achieve - Promoting the development of children and young people with Special Educational Needs.
SEN Magazine
SEN Magazine - a glossy full colour magazine issued every two months and packed full of useful and interesting articles and news, covering all issues to do with SEN and disability.