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- AbilityNet
National : Disability : Dyslexia
A charity which supports people with disabilities, including dyslexia. Providing valuable information on essential IT Support.
- Advisory Centre for Education
National : Special Educational Needs : Information : Law
Offers free advice to parents and others on all aspects of state education; publishes guides to the law on education and on many other aspects of schooling, including a bi-monthly ACE Bulletin & ACE Special Education Handbook. All Milton Keynes schools and libraries have been provided with a comprehensive set of these publications in the Parent Partnership Service 'Information Box'. ACE also offer a text service on 68808 so parents can ask for advice using their mobile phone messaging service.
- Afasic
National : Speech & Language : Communication
Supports children and young people with speech and language communication impairments and their parents and carers.
- Are you ok?
National : Young People : Crime
Part of Victim Support, an independent charity for anyone affected by crime - as a victim or a witness - and their family and friends.
- Aspect
ASPECT is a consultancy and training organisation specialising in: Autism spectrum disorder, associated learning disabilities, and mental health issues. ASPECT consults with schools, social services and care providers.
- Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
National : Disability : Medical
Provides information and advice about Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus to individuals, families and carers. They support parents before and around the birth of their baby, or diagnosis of the disability, support the child and family on educational matters, have specialised information and help on health matters, help young people access services to progress towards control of their lives and they respond to the needs of adults with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus.
- Association of Lawyers for Children
The Association of Lawyers for Children is a membership only organisation, which promotes access to justice for children and young people in the legal system and standards of good practice in child law.
- Association of Youth with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)
National : Disability : Young People : Medical
Provide support, advice and information to young people aged 5 - 25 years with ME and their families and friends.
- Asthma UK
Provide information and advice to people with asthma, their families and professionals. They also raise money for research, produce a quarterly magazine, and information leaflets.
- Ataxia UK
National : Disability : Medical
Support people affected by ataxia with research, information, welfare grants, campaigning and the opportunity to meet and help others in a similar position.
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- Barnardo's
National : Counselling : Information : Adoption & Fostering
Barnardo's vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. We believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We will support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child. As one of the UK's leading children's charities this is our pledge. We believe in children - do you?
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
National : Adoption & Fostering
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering is the leading UK-wide membership organisation for those concerned with adoption, fostering and childcare
- British Deaf Association
The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. We represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL). The BDA wants to see a society where Sign Language users have the same rights, responsibilities, opportunities and quality of life as everyone else.
- British Diabetic Association
They work for people with diabetes, funding research, and campaigning. They help people to live with diabetes. They run a care line which also contains recorded information on diabetes and related topics, which is available 24 hours a day.
- Brittle Bone Society
National : Disability : Medical
Provides support and advice to anyone affected by Osteogenesis Imperfecta, including family, carers, social workers and other professionals.
- Bucks and Milton Keynes Sports Partnership
Promotes and develops sports activities for people with disabilities in Bucks and Milton Keynes.
- BucksVision
Local registered charity whose staff and volunteers provide a wide range of services for blind and partially sighted people throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
- Bullying UK
National : Bullying : Young People : School Choice Advice
Charity providing practical information and advice for young people - strategies for tackling bullying. Resource for schools, teachers, pupils and parents.
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- CAFCASS
National : Law : Family Support
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings.
- Calibre
National : Disability : Visual Impairment
Brings the pleasure of reading to people who have sight problems or physical disabilities, through a free nationwide postal library of recorded books. The audio library has over 7,000 titles.
- Careers management (Bucks and Milton Keynes)
Local : Information : Young People
An advice and guidance service that provides young people with information on a wide range of issues, Connexions personal advisers are based in Connexions access points, schools, colleges and out reach locations - they provide young people with information and advice on personal development opportunities.
- Careleavers Reunited
National : Information : Young People : Adoption & Fostering
Careleavers Reunited is a site for people who have spent time in care to get back in touch with friends from their childhood.
- Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
Publishes large number of free and inexpensive leaflets and reports on inclusive education to help parents and professionals, organises conferences and supports parents' groups, students, schools and LEAs. Also publishes the 'Index for inclusion', writtten by Tony Booth and Mel Ainscow, which helps ordinary schools break down barriers to learning and participation for all pupils.
- Challenging Behaviour Foundation
National : Disability : Information
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation wants to see children and adults with severe learning disabilities, who are described as having challenging behaviour, having the same life opportunities as everyone else, including home life, education and leisure.
- Child Brain Injury Trust
National : Information : Medical
Provide information on support services for children with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Available to families and professionals.
- Child Poverty Action Group
National : Finance : Family Support
The Child Poverty Action Group promotes action for the relief, directly or indirectly, of poverty among children and families with children.
- Childline
National : Counselling : Bullying : Young People
Offers free, confidential 24-hour telephone counselling to children
- Children and Families Information Services
Impartial, free advice and guidance on childcare and related issues including working child tax credits, parent and toddler groups, family support, and activities for children and families.
- Children of High Intelligence
National : Counselling : Gifted & Talented Chi
A support organisation for the benefits of the young and intellectually gifted.
- Childrens Rights Alliance for England
CRAE protects the human rights of children by lobbying government and others who hold power, by bringing or supporting test cases and by using regional and international human rights mechanisms. We provide free legal information and advice, raise awareness of children’s human rights, and undertake research about children’s access to their rights.
- Choice Advice - Support & Quality Assurance Network
National : Young People : School Choice Advice
Provides information about the choice advice initiative. Provides information for parents about school admissions and admission appeals. You can download the School Admissions Code and the School Admission Appeals Code from this site. Links and leaflets can be accessed relating to school admissions.
- Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service
The Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service is the working name of PCCA Christian Child Care, an independent Christian charity providing professional child protection advice and support to churches and organisations.
- Citizens Advice Bureau
National : Information : Law : Finance
Helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice.
- Citizens Advice Bureau - Access to Education
National : Information : Law : School Choice Advice
The Access to Education page of the CAB website provides information on issues such as: duties of the local authority; children who are too ill to attend school, home education, what you can do if your choice of school is refused and more .......
- Clearly Speaking Specialist Children and Family Support Service
Free access for parents/carers and young people offering specialist advice on all aspects of SEN/Disability. They have familly key-workers and consultants, and they provide training, have a specialist club and a helpline.
- Compass
Compass is a non profit, non government organisation, set up in 1986, to provide services to people concerned with the health and social impact of illicit drug use. In our 20 years of operation, we have established a network of agencies across the country, providing a comprehensive range of services spanning health, social and criminal justice care agendas.
- Connexions
Offers support to young people on important issues such as careers, jobs, training, learning, money, housing, health, relationships and lifestyle decisions.
- Contact a family
UK charity providing advice, information and support to families with disabled children. They can put families in touch with support groups for specific medical conditions as well as linking individual families affected by rare disorders. They have a web-based link service, whereby parents can register to be contacted by other families across the world affected by a particular condition. Their freephone helpline has a specialist welfare rights adviser and can provide basic immigration advice. They have free factsheets on a range of subjects and regular national and local magazines and newsletters. Some information is available in community languages and they have access to Language Line interpreters over the telephone. They also offer advice and guidance to parents who wish to start a local or national support group.
- ContinYou
National : Education Otherwise
ContinYou aims to build strong healthy communities, supportive families and confident individuals.
- Coram Family Support Project
Support vulnerable children, young people and their families in Milton Keynes, they offer individual family support, parenting groups, supervised contact, Parenting workshops and drop-in sessions.
- Council for Disabled Children
Local : Special Educational Needs : Information
Offers free information service; issues publications on SEN and listings of organisations concerned with specific disabilities of learning difficulties.
- Counselling Works Ltd
Offer confidential counselling for individuals and couples for people who are experiencing stress, anxiety, bereavement, trauma, abuse, personal or work worries. They also have counsellors who specialise in relationships. They carefully match a cousellor to personal requirements and arrange counselling quickly. A fee applies for this service.
- Cystic Fibrosis Trust
National : Disability : Medical
Funds research towards understanding, treating and curing Cystic Fibrosis. They aim to ensure that people with Cystic Fibrosis receive the best possible care and support in all aspects of their lives. Their support service provides advice and information to those affected by Cystic Fibrosis, their families and carers.
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- Deaf Education through Listening and Talking
Provides information and advice to parents to help their deaf child to listen and talk.
- Department for Children, Schools and Families
National : Information : Young People : School Choice Advice
The Department for Children, Schools and Families leads work across Government to ensure that all children and young people stay healthy and safe, secure an excellent education and the highest possible standards of achievement, make a positive contribution to society and the economy, enjoy their childhood and have lives full of opportunity, free from the effects of poverty. They can also provide the special educational needs code of practice. They also provide school information such as school performance tables, research and statistics and local education statistics.
- Department for Education
Local : Information : School Choice Advice
Milton Keynes Secondary School GCSE (and equivalent) Achievement and Attainment Tables 2009
- Department of Health
National : Information : Medical
The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
- Direct Payments Support Service
Direct Payments are cash sums paid by local authorities to enable you to purchase the care which you may have been assessed as needing. The service offers help in planning how you are going to mange the direct payment. Information on the implications of being an employer. Help draw up job descriptions. Support to interview prospective employees. Provide support with paperwork including financial returns. Provide you with a model contract for your employees drawn up by their solicitor. Help to identify employee training needs, e.g. manual handling. The service also offers insurance, a payroll service, access to an independent advocate and access to a peer support group.
- Directgov - Appealing against a school place decision
National : Information : Law : School Choice Advice
Government information website providing useful advice and information relating to a vast range of topics. This page outlines what you can do if your child is not allocated the school place you would prefer. It outlines the appeal process that is available to you.
- Directgov - Applying for a school place: admissions criteria
National : Information : Young People : School Choice Advice
Government information website providing useful advice and information relating to a vast range of topics. This page outlines the process in which school places are allocated when the school's admission authority receives more applications than there are places available.
- Disability Alliance
They are committed to breaking the link between disability and poverty. They provide information on benefits through publications (such as the Disability Rights Handbook), and free factsheets and briefings. They compaign for improvements to the social security system.
- Disability Information and Advice Line
Provide information and advice to people with a disability, their family and professionals on all aspects of living with a disability.
- Disability Law Service
National : Disability : Law
Offers free legal advice and information to disabled people. Phone to make an appointment for telephone advice.
- Disability Rights Commission
National : Disability : Law
Gives advice and information to disabled people, employers and service providers. Supports disabled people in getting their rights under the DDA. Helps solve problems - often without going to a court or employment tribunal. Supports legal cases to test the limits of the law. Provides an Independent Disability Conciliation Service for disabled people and service providers through Mediation UK. Campaigns to strengthen the law. Organises campaigns - such as their 'Open 4 All' campaign - to change policy, practice and awareness. Produces policy statements and research on disability issues; and publications on rights and good practice for disabled people, employers and service providers.
- Disabiliy Equality in Education
Provides training, consultancy and resources to develop inclusive education.
- Down's Syndrome Association
National : Disability : Down's Syndrome
Provides information and support for people with Down's Syndrome, their families and carers, as well as being a resource for interested professionals. They strive to improve knowledge of the condition and champion the rights of people with Down's Syndrome.
- Duchenne Family Support Group
National : Disability : Medical
A national charity run by and for families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It provides a positive national support network of parents, families and professionals, bringing families together for mutual support, the sharing of information and experience and for social activities. They organise an Annual group holiday, family outings and events, workshops, fund raising and telephone support.
- Dyspraxia Foundation
Offers advice, information and support to individuals, families and professionals. They hold conferences for both parents and professionals, as well as publishing leaflets and booklets about Dyspraxia. They also support a group of adults who have dsypraxia.
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- Eating Disorder Association
Information, advice and support for people and their families affected by Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders.
- Education Otherwise
National : Education Otherwise : School Choice Advice
UK based membership organisation that provides support and information to parents whose children are being educated outside of school.
- Educational Psychology Service
Local : Special Educational Needs
Request for involvement is made through school - Educational Psychologists have training and experience in both teaching and psychology. Their role is to support children, parents/carers, schools and the Local Authority to achieve successful learning outcomes for all.
- Educational Psychology Service - Consultation Service
Local : Counselling : Special Educational Needs
Provide a parent consultation service for parents who may want to talk with a psychologist about situations at home regarding their child. The service can be contacted on 01908-367333. Educational Psychologists have training and experience in both teaching and psychology. Their role is to support children, parents/carers, schools and the Local Authority to achieve successful learning outcomes for all.
- Eleven Plus Exams
National : School Choice Advice
Information about the 11 plus exams, resources and practice papers
- End Child Poverty
National : Finance : Family Support
A coalition of organisations from the voluntary, private and public sectors campaigning to eradicate child poverty.
- Epilepsy Action
Provide practical and emotional support to people with epilepsy and those who care for them.
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- Families Need Fathers
Providing support, advice and information to separated and divorced parents regarding contact with their children.
- Families of Asperger Children Together (Northampton)
Local : Autism : Family Support
F.A.C.T Northampton are a parent support group for the families of children and young adults with Aspergers Syndrom and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. They were formed by a group of parents whose aim is to offer support and supply information and facts to other parents and carers with an interest in Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Aspergers Syndrome. They organise talks, visitors, discussions and video evenings. Each meeting finishes with tea and coffee, which gives everyone a chance to talk to others with similar experiences.
- Family Group Conference Service
Supports both parents and children by providing family decision making/planning meetings where there are difficulties for children. Information from agencies such as Children's Services, schools and health. They work with all children in need who have had an initial assessment by Children Services. Referral by Social Worker and/or a limited number of schools in Milton Keynes only at this stage.
- Farthing House Counselling Centre
BACP accredited organisation - Disabled access. A fee applies for this service.
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- Global Mediation
They are helpful in cases of disagreement between parents/carers and the school/Local Authority over a child's special educational needs. They help schools/Local Authorities and parents/carers reach an agreement that is in the best interest of the child and meets the child's needs.
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- Home Education Advisory Service
National : Education Otherwise
National organisation which provides information, advice & support for home educating families. Offers practical guidance on home learning; produces information & fact sheets; provides concession card access to advice line and help in event of problems, and a loan library.
- Home-Start Milton Keynes
Offers support, friendship and practical help to families, with at least one child under 5 years, in their own home.
- Huntington's Disease Association
National : Disability : Medical
Provide information and advice to families, friends and health care professionals who support people with Huntington's disease.
- Hyperactive Children's Support Group
Provide information, advice and literature available to parents, including information on non-medical approaches
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- Independent Panel for Special Education Advice
National : Special Educational Needs : Information : Tribunal
Provides free and independent advice and support to parents who have children with special educational needs, via a telephone helpine which gives advice regarding the Local Authorities' legal duties, home visits for parents who have difficulty accessing the telephone services, tribunal support services which supports and can provide representation for those parents appealing to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. They also run a specialist school exclusion service for children with SEN.
- Independent Schools Council
National : School Choice Advice
Represents 1280 independent schools. Searchable website with links to school websites. Politically independent and non-profit organisation. Resource for parents, teachers etc.
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- KidSMART
National : Information : Family Support : Education Otherwise
Kidsmart has updated it's website at www.kidSMART.org.uk for children aged seven and above to enable them to educate themselves about online safety. Topics covered include social networking, digital footprints, privacy and different technologies. The website also has lesson plans and top tips for adults using the site and these focus on staying safe online
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- LDA
Supply equipment to improve fine and gross motor skills.
- Learning and Skills Council
National : Information : Young People
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. We have a single goal: to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.
- Life Support Productions
National : Sexual Health & Relat
Produces animated sex education videos and DVD's for people with learning disabilities.
- Local Government Ombudsman
National : Law : School Choice Advice : Complaints
If you feel that the independant admission appeal hearing was unfairly run, you may be able to take this further by complaining to the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) about maladministration. The LGO cannot overrule the panel's decision but can recommend a new appeal. This many not change the situation for your child. If you need help - call the LGO Advice Team on 0300 061 0614 or 0845 602 1983.
- Local Involvement Network
Local : Information : Medical
LINk:MK is made up of health and social care and individual organizations and community groups who work together to improve MK’s local Health and Social care services.
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- MENCAP
National : Disability : Special Educational Needs
Provides information and advice to people with learning disabilities and their families.
- Migraine Action Association
National : Young People : Medical
The Migraine Action Association offers information and advice on the occurrence of migraine in children. In addition they offer methods of identifying triggers of migraines and methods of prevention.
- Milton Keynes Academy
Local : Information : School Choice Advice
There is now a 'frequently asked questions' (FAQs) page available on the new Milton Keynes Academy's website which is due to open in September this year.
- Milton Keynes Autistic Spectrum Parent Support
Open to all who are interested or work with people under this spectrum e.g parents, carers, professionals and schools. They hold monthly meetings, outings, workshops and social events. They also give talks to people about autism.
- Milton Keynes Centre for Integrated Living
Local : Disability : Clubs & Activities : Information
Milton Keynes Centre for Integrated Living MK CIL can provide information on local and national support groups, benefits, equipment, transport and mobility, and much more. The information is delivered by people who have a disability themselves, or close experience of it. They understand issues around long-term health conditions and disability.
- Milton Keynes Drug Action Team
Plans and commissions drug treatment services, and other drug-related initiatives in Milton Keynes.
- Milton Keynes Home Educators Network
Offer advice on the legal standing of home educators, and provides general support to families who are home educating or considering it. This includes outings, social events and workshops with other home educators.
- Milton Keynes Parent Direct
Local : Information : Parents
Milton Keynes Parent Direct is a free information and advice service, which aims to support working parents in finding out their employment rights.
- Milton Keynes Portage Service
Local : Special Educational Needs
The service is for children aged between birth and 3 years who show a significant delay in their development. They work with parents in their own homes to help their child develop through play. They also give advice and information, talk to different council and health staff who can help, and can put parents in touch with other parents/carers. They help parents and their child move on to an early education placement.
- Milton Keynes Reader Service. (Tel. 01908 231123)
This is a voluntary organisation which offers a reading and writing service for people in their own home, braille, large print, audio tape recording, floppy disc transcription service and a facilitation service enabling visually impaired peolpe to go shopping and /or participate in education and cultural activities outside the home. It is free for any disabled person living in the Milton Keynes area.
- Milton Keynes Safeguarding Children Board
The MKSCB Inter-agency procedures can be accessed on via their website. The 2008 procedures are a revised and updates edition of the 2001 Milton Keynes ACPC child protection procedures.
- Milton Keynes School Admissions
Local : Young People : School Choice Advice
The Milton Keynes website provides information about schools admissions to both primary and secondary schools.
- Milton Keynes Vipers Goalball Team
Local : Clubs & Activities : Visual Impairment
Goalball is a sport specially designed for the visually impaired.
- Milton Keynes Welfare Rights Group
Can advise on all benefits enquiries including assisting you to appeal if you feel what you have been awarded is not right. They also offer book able appointments to assist with the completion of Disability Living Allowance forms.
- MK AD/HD Family Group
Parent led group who provide information, telephone help, and support to parents and carers who have children with ADHD. They also offer drop-in sessions, and coffee mornings on the first Wednesday of the Month.
- MK Centre for Integrated Living
Provides a drop-in and telephone information service for disabled people and their carers. The aim is to inform and empower disabled people to make their own choices and improve independence. Open weekdays 10:00am to 4:00pm. Subjects covered include: equipment, access, mobility, leisure, support groups and holidays.
- MK Childrens & Young People's Rights Service
Local : Information : Young People
A confidential service that works with children and young people to enable them to claim the rights to which they are entitled as well as working with the providers of services to enable them to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- MK Christian Foundation
Local : Young People : Family Support
The family support service is presently available for families with children under the age of 5 years of age living in the SureStart areas of Hodge Lea, Stacey Bushes, Fullers Slade, Galley Hill, Greenleys and Wolverton. This service offers practical help, advice and guidance to families. Their full-time Entry to Employment (E2E) "Foundation for Parents" course is aimed at pregnant teenagers (15 - 19 years) and includes basic skills training in Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Life/Social skills. Work related activities, sport and art sessions are also available, plus access to a midwife and various other support agencies. They employ 3 Connexions Personal Advisers who can be accessed by young people for individual support. They also run a drop in session for young parents (including fathers aged 16 - 24 years) on a Wednesday afternoon. They are constantly developing this service and hope to include some training on a Tuesday for which a creche will be available.
- MK Special Dons
Local : Clubs & Activities : Young People
The club holds weekly coaching sessions for children and young adults 4- 18 with special needs with the emphasis being on fun and inclusion, with everyone being encouraged to join in and to play as much or as little as they wish or are able. Coaching sessions are taken by our volunteer coaches with the support of a coach from MK Dons FC Education & Sports Trust (formerly FITC). This support continues a bond with Football First and MK Dons FC Education & Sports Trust that aids the development of the club and it’s coaches and gives our players the opportunity to wear the MK Dons club kit and colours in representing MK Dons Disability teams in competition.
- MOVE Europe – Improving independent mobility
National : Disability : Special Educational Needs
The MOVE Programme puts a structure and framework around the work that is already taking place. As it is the parents/carers and the individuals themselves who have the best knowledge of their own needs, they are placed at the heart of the MOVE Programme setting the goals to be worked on. As well as increasing independent mobility the MOVE Programme may also help to develop cognitive and communication skills and improve health and social inclusion.
- Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
National : Disability : Medical
Provide people who have neuro muscular conditions, and their families, with information and advice about their condition and ways in which living with it can be made easier.
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- National Association for Gifted Children
National : Gifted & Talented Chi
Inform and empower parents of gifted and talented children on aspects of educational need. It promotes working together based on mutual respect of feelings, opinion and values. They are committed to providing a flexible and supportive service, responsive to individual needs. Give all parents the opportunity to be involved in decisions about their gifted and talented child's education.
- National Association for Mental Health
National : Disability : Medical
Run a helpline offering help on a range of mental health issues. They provide training, information and an advocacy service for all aspects of mental health issues.
- National Association of Special Educational Needs
National : Special Educational Needs
Aims to promote the development of children and young people with Special Educational Needs. Offers support to parents/carers and professionals.
- National Association of Youth Justice
National : Information : Law : Crime
Promotes the rights of, and justice for, children in trouble.
- National Blind Children's Society
National : Disability : Young People : Medical
National Blind Children's Society tailor make books to the specific font size and produced on coloured paper to meet the individual needs of children. CustonEyes large print books. For more information please call 10278 764 770 or 0800 781 1444.
- National Children's Bureau
National : Information : Young People
Promotes the interests and well-being of children across every aspect of their lives.
- National Head Injuries Association (Headway)
National : Disability : Medical
Provides help, information and support to people over 18 years of age, with head injuries and their families and carers.
- National Meningitis Trust
Offer emotional and practical support through 24 hour support line, counselling, financial grants, home visits and community help groups.
- National Parent Partnership Network
This site contains information on the work of the National Parent Partnership Network (NPPN), how to contact a local parent partnership organisations as well as various publications.
- National Phobics' Society
National : Young People : Parents
The National Phobics Society works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy services. We work regularly with external agencies and healthcare professionals to improve the service provision offered in the main to those living with anxiety disorders. We also campaign to raise awareness of anxiety disorders through holding events like our annual 'Anxiety Disorders Awareness Week'. The website also includes a recently developed, dedicated area for young people.
- National Society for Children and Family Contact
National : Family Support : Mediation
The NSCFC believes that continuing contact with a child's extended family is vital when parents break up. They believe it's important for a child's balanced development, and for fostering important family contacts. They offer free support and advice to all those in need, and actively promote mediation to break cycles of animosity caused by separation or divorce and work to ensure that welfare organisations and the courts serve the best interests of the child.
- National Youth Advocacy Service
National : Information : Young People : Law
The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) is a UK charity providing children's rights and legal services. They offer information, advice, advocacy and legal representation to children and young people up to the age of 25. They have an online youth club at www.onlineyouthclub.org where young people can speak and access interesting information. They also run a free helpline 0800 61 61 01 or text line 0777 333 4555, or you could email help@nyas.net.
- NCH
National : Young People : Family Support
NCH works to improve the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and young people by offering them diverse, innovative and responsive services and by campaigning for change.
- Network 81
National network of parents' groups supporting families with children with disabilities or learning dificulties and offering advice and information by phone, and links with other groups and individuals. Issues publications and organises conferences and training days.
- New Deal
New Deal is a Government programme that aims to give unemployed people the help and support they need to get into work.
- North Bucks & Milton Keynes Crossroads Caring for Carers
Aim to provide practical help and support on a regular basis to carers in the North Bucks and Milton Keynes area.
- NSPCC
The UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.
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- OCR
National : Information : Young People : Parents
The OCR Recognising Achievement, Parents guide to qualifications is a useful resource for parents who want to know more about the education system and types of examinations.
- Office for Advice, Assistance, Support and Information on Special needs.
National : Special Educational Needs : Information : Family Support
OAASIS offers advice and information on diagnosis, Special Educational Needs (SEN) support, parental support groups, and statutory assessment. They also offer support in all aspects of SEN.
- Ofsted
National : Education Otherwise : School Choice Advice
The Office for Standards in Education, which runs inspections of schools, childcare providers, education authorities and youth services. Recent reports on schools are available from their website.
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- Parentline Plus
National : Information : Parents : School Choice Advice
Supports all parents by having a free confidential 24 hour national helpline for parents, E-mail helpline, 'parents together' groups and workshops held face to face and by telephone. Information leaflets, website, one to one parent support services. Also information about choosing secondary schools, changing schools and school life in general.
- Parents And Children Together
National : Adoption & Fostering
Their mission is to build and strengthen families by, seeking adoptive homes for children, supporting foster carers to provide nurturing homes, supporting families with housing and community projects and training social care workers and managers to provide better services.
- Parents for Inclusion
Support group run by parents for parents, offering free advice and support about SEN and inclusion.
- Parents for the Early Intervention of Autism in Children
Charity to help and support families of young children with Autism
- ParentsCentre
National : Family Support : Parents : School Choice Advice
Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare. Also advice on bullying, using computers and the internet, higher education and school holidays.
- Participation Works
National : Young People : Parents
Online gateway to the world of children and young peoples participation.
- Peoples Voices
Peoples voices aim to establish an advocacy service in Milton Keynes and enable people with learning difficulties to represent themselves and exercise more control over their own lives.
- Progress Magazine
National : Clubs & Activities : Law : Finance
Progress Magazine provides an interesting source of information for anyone undergoing a process of transition. It gives information on a variety of topics such as; education, employment, money, mobility and legal advice to name but a few.
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- Rathbone
National : Special Educational Needs
Provide free advice and support to parents of children with SEN. The information and advice will assist parents to gain for their child an education appropirate to their potential. The service is free, confidential and independent. It can also assist parents with writing letters, preparing for meetings and appeals on their child's statement. They also have an Asian advice line.
- Relate Milton Keynes
Offers relationship support through relationship counselling (for individuals or couples), family counselling, sex therapy, young peoples counselling and training in over 10 venues around MK. Most family counselling and all young peoples counselling is free of charge. There is a charge for other services. Bursary support available for those on low income. Call 01908 310010 or email appointment@relatemk.org
- REMAP
They provide one-off technical aids which help disabled people of all ages to enjoy a better lifestyle. Every aid is given free of charge to the user.
- Royal National Institute of the Blind
UK's leading charity helping anyone with a sight problem. Their staff and volunteers work to empower blind and partially sighted people of all ages to remove the barriers they face, as well as preventing sight loss. By influencing policy makers through their campaign work, providing expertise and support services, talking books and a wide range of products and services, as well as encouraging direct involvement of blind and partially people in RNIB's work via their membership scheme.
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- Scope
National : Disability : Cerebral Palsy
Scope is a national disability organisation whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. We provide a range of support, information and campaigning services both locally and nationally in addition to providing opportunities in early years, education, employment and daily living. For more information about cerebral palsy and Scope services, contact Scope Response, which provides free information, advice and initial counselling. Open 9am - 7pm weekdays and 10am - 2pm Saturdays. To find out more about Scope's work, call free on 0808 800 3333 or email: response@scope.org.uk
- SENSE
National : Disability : Hearing Impairment : Visual Impairment
Supports deaf-blind and children and adults and their families. They work with a wide age range from babies who have just been diagnosed to older people. They also offer training and other services related to deaf-blindness. They also work with people with single sensory impairments and a wide range of other difficulties including physical disabilities, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.
- Sibs
National : Bullying : Young People : Family Support
Sibs is the UK charity for people who grow up with a disabled brother or sister. They support siblings who are growing up with or who have grown up with a brother or sister with any disability, long term chronic illness, or life limiting condition.
- Sickle Cell Society
Provide information, advice, counselling, financial help, holidays, briefings, seminars and training to those with sickle cell disorders and their families.
- Social Eyes
Providing practical help and support to visually impaired and blind young people, their parents, families and carers in the Milton Keynes area.
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
The Special Educational Needs Tribunal was set up by the Education Act 1993. It considers parents' appeals against the decisions of Local Education Authorities (LAs) about children's special educational needs if parents cannot reach agreement with the LA. The Tribunal is independent. The Lord Chancellor appoints the president and the chairmen, and the Secretary of State for Education and Skills appoints the members. But the Government cannot influence the tribunal's decision, and the tribunal has no connection with any LA.
- Special Needs Unit Gymnastics
Local : Clubs & Activities : Young People
SNUGS - Special Needs Unit Gymnasts - are a group of young people aged 4+ with physical, sensory and learning disabilities who, nevertheless, have an aptitude and enthusiasm for gymnastics. Under the expert eye of specially trained coaches, the SNUGS learn a variety of skills and develop their potential in a range of gymnastics disciplines. The club meets every Saturday and are due to start a weeknight session. Please call to arrange a visit or for more information.
- Special Olympics UK
National : Clubs & Activities : Sport
Special Olympics is a lifetime of learning through sport and involves individuals with a learning disability of all ages and ability levels - from low motor abilities to highly-skilled athletes. Provide year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people with learning disabilities giving them the continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of skills, gifts and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
- Spinal Injuries Association
National : Disability : Medical
Offer support to individuals who become paralysed and their families, from the moment the spinal cord injury occurs, for the rest of their lives. They provide services which enable and encourage paralysed people to lead independent lives, campaign for improved medical care and research into spinal cord injury. They also work to create awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of injury.
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- Talking Point
National : Young People : Speech & Language : Family Support
Talking Point is the first stop online for information on speech, language and communication in children. Here you will find all the stages of language development that a child will go through, lots of great tips, and, if you are concerned about a child's development, what to do.
- The Alliance for Inclusive Education
We are a national network of individuals, families and groups who work together to help change our education system. The changes we wish to bring about are based on our conviction that all young people need to be educated in a single mainstream education system which can support all young people to learn, play and live with each other.
- The British Dyslexia Association
National : Dyslexia : Special Educational Needs
The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. Our vision is that of a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people to reach their potential.
- The Children's Legal Centre
National : Bullying : Law : Exclusions
The Children's Legal Centre is a unique, independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people. The Children's Legal Centre has many years of experience in providing legal advice and representation to children, their carers and professionals throughout the UK. It opened in 1981, as the major UK project for the International Year of the Child, and is staffed by lawyers and professionals with experience in child law. The Centre is funded by grants from Central Government and by charitable trusts.
- The Children's Society
Work with and for children who are at risk on the streets, in trouble with the law, disabled children and young refugees to help them deal with life's harshest challenges and face the future with confidence.
- The Childrens Commissioner
This colourful website shows the views of children and young people. It also offers access to the latest publications and press releases with regards to young people and education.
- The Family Fund Trust
The Family Fund provides timely grants to families with severely disabled or seriously ill children, based on families' views and needs.
- The Fostering Network
National : Adoption & Fostering
The Fostering Network is the UK's leading charity for everyone with a personal or professional involvement in fostering.
- The Haemophilia Society
Provides information, advice and support services to people with Haemophilia, Von Willebrand and related bleeding disorders, and their families. They also advocate and campaign to secure the best possible care and treatment, and provide services for people with Haemophilia who are affected by HIV and/or Hepatitis C.
- The National Autistic Society
The organisation works in many areas to help people with autism / aspergers syndrome in their lives with as much independence as possible. They run education and adult centres, publish a range of books and leaflets, runs an autism helpline for parents, carers and people with autism / aspergers syndrome, offers specialist diagnosis and assessment services, runs Prospects, a supported employment service for adults with autistic spectrum disorders and aspergers syndrome.
- The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy
They work in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and the Institute of Child Health. The NCYPE's 200 acre campus includes St Piers School, St Piers Further Education College and a range of epilepsy diagnostic, assessment and rehabilitation services.
- The National Deaf Children's Society
Only UK charity solely dedicated to the support of all deaf children and young deaf people, their families and professionals working with them.
- The Pace Centre
Local : Disability : Special Educational Needs : Cerebral Palsy
The PACE Centre is an innovative family-centred charity founded in Buckinghamshire, UK in 1990 as a partnership between parents and professionals. It provides intensive learning programmes, tailored to the individual needs of children with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy aged 6 months to 12 years and beyond. The work of the centre is inspired by the principles of Conductive Education devised in Hungary by the late Dr. Andras Peto. In keeping with this philosophy, programmes are designed to encourage children to be actively involved in their own learning. These programmes focus on the integrated development of each child's social, emotional, communication, academic and motor skills.
- The Royal London Society for the Blind
They are committed to empowering people with a visual impairment to lead independent lives through the provision of high quality education, training and employment services.
- The UK Youth Parliament
The UK Youth Parliament aims to give a voice to young people between the ages of 11 and 18 which will be heard and listenened to by local and national government, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views and needs of young people.
- The Who Cares? Trust
National : Young People : Adoption & Fostering
A national charity working to improve public care for children and young people living in residential or foster care.
- The Young Ones
Local : Clubs & Activities : Special Educational Needs
Special needs youth club. Meet Tuesday evenings 7 - 9pm.
- Tourette Syndrome (UK) Association
Support people with Tourette Syndrome, and their families, throughout all stages of their life journey, to enable other people to positively accept them; to contribute to the development of effective treatment.
- Transition Information Network
An alliance of organisations and individuls who have come together with the aim of improving the experience of disabled young people's transition to adulthood.
- Turning Point
Service offering one to one support, to individuals who wish to address their substance misues issues. The service also offers group work, family and friends support, complementary therapies and referrals to other agencies.
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- Unicef
UNICEF UK advocates for lasting change for children. For example UNICEF UKs Public Affairs Team works to change government policies and practices that are detrimental to children’s rights in the UK and internationally.
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- VICTA Children Ltd
Gives grants to visually impaired children for equipment, and provides a family support service.
- Victim Support
National : Counselling : Crime
Victim Support is an independent charity which helps people cope with the effects of crime. They provide free and confidential support and information to help you deal with your experience.
- Victim Support (Milton Keynes)
Local : Counselling : Bullying
Offer support to victims of crime and bullying
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- Water Eaton Youth Project
Local : Clubs & Activities : Young People
For young people with learning difficulties and other disabilities. Full wheelchair access. Held every Friday 7 - 9pm. Age range 13 to 25 years.
- Whizz-Kidz
National : Disability : Young People
A national charity that seeks to improve the quality of life and mobility opportunities of disabled children and young people.
- Working Families (formerly Parents at Work)
National : Information : Parents
Supports parents with information and advice on working and looking after their family.
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- Young Calibre Audio Library
Local : Disability : Dyslexia
Free postal library of audio books for young people with dyslexia, visual problems, or other print disabilities. Books are MP3 format disks which can be played on MP3 disk player, computer, or loaded onto an iPod. Contact us by Phone 01296 432 339, Emai: enquiries@calibre.org.uk or look at our website www.youngcalibre.org.uk and our postal address is Young Calibre Audio Library, Aylesbury, Bucks,HP22 5XQ
- Young Deaf in Milton Keynes
Local : Hearing Impairment : Clubs & Activities
Youth Club for deaf young people and siblings aged 9 - 19 years. Meet on Sunday afternoons 2 - 4 pm, twice a Month. Activities include sports, crafts and trips/outings.
- Young Minds
National : Counselling : Information : Young People
A national charity commmitted to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
- Young Voice
National : Counselling : Information : Young People
Offers research, evaluations, training and consultation about the views, experiences and concerns of children and young people.
- Youth Information Service
Provides information, advice and counselling for young people aged 13 - 25 years
- Youth Justice Board
National : Information : Young People : Law
Advises the Government and monitors the operation and performance of the youth justice system.
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