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Advice and practical support near Colchester

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SEND information, advice and support

Essex SENDIASS — Local authority service

Free, confidential and impartial SEND information, advice and support for children and young people to 25, parents and carers, including SEND tribunal processes. Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 0–25
Where
covers Essex
How
Telephone
Cost
Funded (NHS, council or charity)
Funding
Free to use, Local authority funded
Referral
Self-referral welcome
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

SEND information and advice

Families Infocus (Essex) — Charity

To support, strengthen and improve the quality of life for Essex families with children and young people with any special educational need or disability (SEND), requiring quality advice, information, emotional and practical support, especially at the time of diagnosis or varied… Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 0–25
Where
Chelmsford — 21 miles away — covers Essex, Thurrock, Southend-on-sea
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Communication support

Musical Keys — Charity

For the benefit to relieve people in need who are disadvantaged (whether through special or additional needs, dementia, communication disability, alcohol, substance abuse) by the provision of creative activities (including but not limited to music, drama and arts), an in… Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
All ages
Where
Norwich — 53 miles away — covers Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Short breaks and respite

SEND the Right Message — Charity

For the public benefit, the relief of neurodivergent and disabled children, young people and adults and their parents or carers, in particular, but not exclusively, by:Providing support services, assistance, information, activities, and training programmes;Relieving financial… Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
All ages
Where
Castle Point — 28 miles away — covers Essex, Southend-on-sea
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Short breaks and respite

The Epping Forest Sunflower Group — Charity

Provision of once weekly social activities that benefit members, provide respite for carers and promote volunteering for people with learning disabilities. Fine weather outings and sensory walks in local nature reserves and Epping Forest. Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
All ages
Where
Epping Forest — 39 miles away — covers Essex
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Short breaks and respite

Tabor Centre — Charity

Tabor Centre provides day care facilities for disabled adults, at the same time allowing respite for family carers. The emphasis is on enabling, independent living and rehabilitation, and members can benefit from classwork, recreational activities, advice and support, and… Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 18+
Where
Braintree — 14 miles away — covers Essex
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Parent carer forum

Suffolk Parent Carer Forum — Charity

Suffolk Parent Carer Forum:* Work with and alongside, but independently, from the Local Authority, Education and Health Services in Suffolk.* Gather the collective voices and lived experience of local families with SEND aged 0-25. Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 0–25
Where
Ipswich — 15 miles away — covers Suffolk
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Creative activities

Accessible Inclusive Music (AIM) — Charity

The advancement of the art of music for the public benefit in the UK among children and young people up to the age of 25, in particular children and young people who are disabled and have additional needs and their siblings, by providing accessible and inclusive opportunities… Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 0–25
Where
Manchester — 170 miles away — covers Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

SEND information and advice

Adhdadultuk — Charity

The charity provides support for adults with ADHD or who suspect they have ADHD. This support comes in the form of psychoeducational, advice and guidance. Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 18+
Where
Sandwell — 131 miles away — covers England, Wales
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Child Law Advice: education law

Coram Children's Legal Centre — Charity

Child Law Advice service giving legal information and advice on education law in England, including SEN, EHC plan appeals, needs assessments and disability discrimination in education. Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
All ages
Where
covers England
How
Telephone, Online / video
Cost
Free
Funding
Free to use
Referral
Self-referral welcome
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Wellbeing support

Darwin Dogs — Charity

For the public benefit, to relieve the needs of adults who have a diagnosis of, and are disabled by, a long term mental health condition, or are on the autism spectrum, across Great Britain, by providing access to specialised dog training services to allow their pets to be… Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
Ages 18+
Where
Erewash — 114 miles away — covers England, Wales
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider

Employment and skills support

Dfn Project Search — Charity

The advancement of education and the promotion of equality and inclusion of people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic in employability skills, so as to develop their capabilities that they can gain employment and lead independent and fulfilling lives. Visit the provider's website to check availability, costs and how to get support.

Ages
All ages
Where
Westminster — 52 miles away — covers England, Scotland
  • Not yet confirmed by the provider