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Information about services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. Last year, we provided 88,407 grants and services worth over £33 million to families across the UK. We believe that all families…

Information, advice and guidance for parents/carers of children and young people with SEN, disabilities or additional needs. The website offers advice on parenting disabled children including tips and fun things to do with your child.   The Family Support Workers can be contacted on the Helpline…

Family Lives (formerly Parentline), is available seven days a week through the free helpline. You can call about any family issue, big or small. Or chat online with a parent support worker. Services include: Confidential Helpline Online Chat Online parenting courses Videos to help parents -…

The Disabled Freedom Pass gives free travel on most public transport in London at any time. You may be eligible for a Freedom Pass from Merton Council if you are an adult or a child, resident in the London Borough of Merton and you are…

We provide independent mediation, dispute resolution and mediation advice for children and young people with Special Educational needs and Disabilities and their families. Our mediation and disagreement resolution service aims to help young people, parents and carers, local authorities and others who are responsible for making…

Home-Start Merton is affiliated to Home-Start UK, the national organisation. We are a voluntary organisation with charity status. We offer parent-to-parent support to families with children pre-birth to age 5-years-old. Our team of volunteers are supervised by our trained co-ordinators. We understand that life can…

The Incredible Years Autism and Language Delay Programme supports parents and carers to understand their child’s development and how they can best support them. The 11 week programme focuses on developing language and social skills and promoting children’s emotional and self-regulation, so helping them to…

IPSEA is a national charity providing free legally-based advice to families who have children with special educational needs (SEN). All advice is given by trained volunteers. IPSEA can help with problems with schools, requesting statutory assessment, proposed statements, annual reviews, possible disability discrimination, exclusion from…

We work with children, young people and families in Merton for lots of different reasons. Some of the main ones are: Having someone close to you die Being looked after in care Running away from home Living with domestic abuse (adults who fight and argue…

Kids First is Merton’s forum for parents of children and young people with disabilities or special needs.  Kids First provides workshops and other support activities for parents with a view to supporting them to achieve improved outcomes for their children. It also provides the means…