Local Offer

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

A leisure club for young people aged 16-25 with a learning disability and autism, which takes place weekly during the evening. The group decides on a meeting point each week and the activities at the club are led by the young people themselves. This project helps young people…

The Giving Back Club supports young people with a learning disability or autism to ‘give something back to their communities’, such as by undertaking volunteering and work experience placements, support local campaigns, and helping people others in our communities.  

Merton Shared Lives Scheme offers an accommodation based service for people that need some support in their everyday lives. The Scheme is for adults, male and female, aged 18 years and over, with a learning disability or with a mental health issue. Within Merton Shared…

MERU designs and builds assistive equipment for children and young people with disabilities. MERU offer an individual design and manufacturing service of disability products for young disabled people when no other product exists to meet their needs. They can make modifications to existing disability products and…

my AFK supports disabled children, young people, their parents and carers in three main ways. specialist mobility equipment not available on the NHS to disabled children and young people up to their 25th birthday, across the UK. work with schools and colleges to introduce disabled students…

The National Careers Service provides lots of free information and advice for young people to help you make decisions about learning, training and work opportunities. If you have a disability and you're studying on a course or looking to get into work, there is lots of…

All 15 to 17 year olds in Merton are eligible to take part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) Challenge programme. It has three parts: Get Active An action-packed residential trip away from home Team ChallengeWork as a team to develop new skills in subjects such as sport,…

The service at Queen Mary's Hospital provides wheelchairs, buggies, pressure distributing cushions and associated special seating for people of all ages with a permanent disability affecting their ability to walk. It is an ‘open access’ service and registered clients can contact therapists for information and advice…

Online, in person, text and telephone confidential counselling available for 11 to 25 year olds, plus self-help materials. The one-on-one counselling aims to provide you with a friendly and non-judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings or experiences.

A specialist transition service for young adults with complex needs. Dorincourt is a residential transition service, which means that it is a stepping stone between leaving education or home and living in the community. It is not a home for life.