Useful links

If you would like some help and advice from other SEN related organisations, please see below for list of useful postal and website addresses. There is a separate list of addresses for Wales on the Useful links for Wales page.

Administrative Justice & Tribunals Council
81 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1BQ

Phone: 020 7855 5208
Website: www.ajtc.gov.uk.

Advisory Centre for Education
Unit 1B
22 Highbury Grove
London
N5 2EA

Phone: 0808 800 5793
(Advice line open from 2pm to 5pm)
Website:www.ace-ed.org.uk.

Afasic – Unlocking speech and language
1st Floor
20 Bowling Green Lane
London
EC1R 0BD

Phone: 020 7490 9410
Website: www.afasic.org.uk.

Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Asbah House
42 Park Road
Peterborough
PE1 2UQ

Phone: 01733 555 988
Website: www.asbah.org.

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Barnardo's
Tanners Lane
Barkingside
Ilford
Essex
IG6 1QG

Phone: 020 8550 8822
Website: www.barnardos.com.

British Deaf Association
1-3 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2AB

Phone: 020 7588 3520
Website: www.bda.org.uk.

British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5AU

Phone: 0118 966 8271
(Monday to Friday 10am to 12:45pm and 2pm to 5pm)
Website: www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk.

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Camden Parent Advocacy Service (Elfrida Rathbone Camden)
98 St Pancras Way
London
N1 9NF

Phone: 020 7424 1601

The CarAF Centre
27-30 Cheriton
Queens Crescent
London
NW5 4EZ

Phone: 020 7284 0030
Fax: 020 7284 0844

Children's Legal Centre
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ

Phone: 01206 872 466
Website: www.childrenslegalcentre.com.

Community Legal Service Direct
Free education law telephone help line for parents and case work for those on low incomes.

Phone: 0845 345 4 345
9.30 - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
Website: www.clsdirect.org.uk.

Contact-a-family
209-211 City Road
London
EC1V 1JN

Phone: 0207 608 8700
Fax: 020 7608 8701
Helpline 0808 808 3555 or Textphone 0808 808 3556
Freephone for parents and families (10am-4pm, Mon-Fri)
e-mail: Contact-a-family
Website: www.cafamily.org.uk

Council for Disabled Children
c/o National Children's Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE

Phone: 020 7843 6000
Website: www.ncb.org.uk.

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DIAL UK
Park Lodge
St Catherine's Hospital
Tickhill Road
Doncaster
DN4 8QN

Phone: 01302 310 123

Department for Children, Schools and Families
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Phone: 0800 012345
Website: www.dfes.gov.uk.

Down's Syndrome Association
The Langdon Down Centre
2A Langdon Park
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 9PS

Phone: 0845 2300 372
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk.

Dyslexia Centre
Frensham
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 3BW

Phone:01252 792 400
Website: www.arkellcentre.org.uk.

Dyslexia Institute
133 Gresham Road
Staines
TW18 2AJ

Phone: 01784 463 851
Website: www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk.

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Epilepsy Action
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
LEEDS
LS19 7XY

Epilepsy helpline: Freephone 0808 800 5050
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk.

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I CAN
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE

Phone: 0845 225 4071

IPSEA
6 Carlow Mews
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1EA

Phone: 01394 384 711
Website: www.ipsea.org.uk.

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KIDS (National Office)
6 Aztec Row
Berners Road
London
N1 0PW

Phone: 020 7359 3635
Website: www.kids.org.uk/.

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Law Society
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL

Phone: 020 7242 1222
Website: www.lawsociety.org.uk.

Local Government Ombudsman
10th Floor
Millbank Tower
Millbank
London
SW1P 4QP

Phone: 0845 602 1983
Website: www.lgo.org.uk.
Email: Local Government Ombudsman.

MENCAP
117-123 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0RT

Phone:020 7454 0454
Website: www.mencap.com.

MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
15-19 Broadway
Stratford
E15 4BQ

Phone: 020 8519 2122
Website: www.mind.org.uk.

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National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaus
155-123 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9LZ

Phone: 020 7833 2181
Website: www.nacab.org.uk.

National Association for the Education of Sick Children
Open School
18 Victoria Park Square
Bethnal Green
London
E2 0PF

Phone: 020 8980 6216
Website: www.sickchildren.org.uk.

National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London
EC1V 1NG

Phone: 020 7833 2299
Website: www.nas.org.uk.

National Deaf Children's Society
15 Dufferin Street
London
EC1Y 8UR

Phone: 0808 800 8880
Website: www.ndcs.org.uk.

National Society for Epilepsy
Chesham Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 0RJ

Phone: 01494 601 400
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk.

Network for the Handicapped
Disability Law Service
2nd Floor
Room 241
49-51 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4LR

Phone: 020 7831 8031

Network 81
1-7 Woodfield Terrace
Chapel Hill
Stansted
Essex
CM24 8AJ

Phone: 01279 647415
(Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm)
Website: www.network81.co.uk.

Parents for Inclusion
Unit 2, Ground Floor
70 South Lambeth Road
London
SW8 1RL

Phone: 020 7735 7735

Pre-School Learning Alliance
61-63 and 69 Kings Cross Road
London
WC1X 9LL

Phone: 020 7833 0991
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk.

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Royal National Institute for the Blind
224 Great Portland Street
London
W1N 6AA

Phone: 020 7388 1266
Website: www.rnib.org.uk.

Royal National Institute for the Deaf
19-23 Featherstone Street
London
EC1Y 8SL

Phone: 020 7296 8000
Website: www.rnid.org.uk.

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Samuel’s World
A parent run website for families and carers with children who have Tourettes, ADHD, OCD, Apsergers and other related disorders upon the Autistic Spectrum
Website: www.samuelsworld.co.uk.

SCOPE
P O Box 833
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK12 5NY

Phone: 0808 800 3333
(9am - 9pm Monday to Friday)
(2pm - 6pm Saturday and Sunday)
Website: www.scope.org.uk.

SENSE
11-13 Clifton Terrance
Finsbury Park
London
N4 3SR

Phone: 020 7272 7774
Website: www.sense.org.uk.

Special Education Consortium
c/o Council for Disabled Children
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE

Phone: 020 7843 6000

Supportive Parents
3rd Floor
Royal Oak House
Royal Oak Avenue
Bristol
BS1 4GB

Phone: 0117 989 2225

Talking Point
Talking Point provides information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children. They offer advice on supporting your child's communication and communication disability.
Website: www.talkingpoint.org.uk

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