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Unified Academy (formerly Chart Wood School) is a school for boys aged 9 to 16 years who have social, emotional and mental health needs. Some students also have moderate learning and attachment difficulties. This means that students struggle to form strong, healthy and sustainable relationships… Read more

The National Autistic Society's Parent to Parent Service is a UK wide confidential emotional support service, provided over the phone by trained volunteers, who are all parents of autistic children and adults. Volunteers can give parents and carers the opportunity to talk through any issues,… Read more

The NHS Occupational Therapy Service enables children to participate in daily life to improve their health and wellbeing. Daily life is made up of many activities (or occupations). Occupations for children may include self-care (getting ready to go out, eating a meal, using the toilet), being… Read more

Every school has a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) who works with other teachers and parents to make sure the needs of children with special educational needs or a disability (SEND) are met by the school. A SENCO will become involved with you and your… Read more

Direct Payments are one form of managing a Personal Budget allocated to an individual within their Education, Health, and Care (EHC) plan. They are paid to the individual, meaning that they can take control of the funding that is made available to arrange the services,… Read more

Focus Surrey is a Saturday club in Cheam for children and young people with autism aged 2-16. The club runs September-December and February-May/June (dependent on where Easter falls). The club runs from 10AM-12noon for children aged 2-10, and then from 1PM-3PM for children and young… Read more

Intensive Interaction is an approach designed to help people at early levels of development, people who have autism, and people who have severe, profound, or complex learning difficulties. Intensive Interaction teaches and develops the 'Fundamentals of Communication', attainments such as: use and understanding of eye… Read more

I Play 30 are free tennis activity sessions designed for adults and children with learning, sensory, mental and physical disabilities. Each session is run by an LTA accredited coach, ably assisted by a group of tennis club member volunteers who have all received specific disability tennis training.… Read more

I Play 30 are free tennis activity sessions designed for adults and children with learning, sensory, mental and physical disabilities. Each session is run by an LTA accredited coach, ably assisted by a group of tennis club member volunteers who have all received specific disability tennis training.… Read more

Intermediaries work in the Justice System to enable vulnerable witnesses, victims, suspects, and defendants to give complete coherent and accurate evidence to police and at court. The primary role of intermediaries is to facilitate the communication of children and vulnerable adults with the justice professionals… Read more