Support: services and organisations

East Riding SEND Local Offer
Supports parents and carers of children and young people (0-25) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by providing a single location where you can search for the support that you need.

The News and events section on the East Riding SEND Local Offer website is where you will find parent carer events, workshops, and the latest bulletin.

Families Information Service Hub (FISH)
Offers impartial information, advice and support to families, parents, carers and childcare providers responsible for looking after children and young people.

FISH Family Service Directory
Holds information and a range of services, groups, websites and helplines.

Educational psychology service
Works with education settings, parents/carers, local authority officers and a range of agencies to help find solutions to improve the learning and social/emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

Sensory and Physical Teaching Service (SaPTS)
Supports children from 0-25 with a vision or hearing impairment. We also support children with a physical difficulty in an education setting.

Early years support
Aims to facilitate early intervention, information sharing and planning across services for babies/children under the age of 5 years where support may be needed regarding their learning/development and or physical/medical needs with a named lead professional.

Early help
Early Help and Prevention Service - Tel: (01482) 391700
Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (formerly EHASH) - Tel: (01482) 395500

Each service will offer you the opportunity to talk to a practitioner about your concerns and discuss the most appropriate way forward.

East Riding Safeguarding Children's Partnership (ERSCP)
ERSCP brings together agencies who work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in the East Riding.

Sensory and Physical Teaching Service (SaPTS)

Accessing support for adult carers
Carers' support (adults caring for adults) provides advice and information. The service may do a Carer's Assessment, and may help you with a council tax reduction.

East Riding Local Offer

A directory of local parent carer support groups in the East Riding and Hull area

Aim Higher

Empowering families facing Autism, Mental Health, and Educational Barriers.

Down Right Special

Supporting children and families with Down syndrome in Hull and East Riding.

Special Stars Foundation

Activities and support for families of children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

Contact

provide information and advice on any aspect of caring for a child with special educational needs or a disability.

Council for Disabled Children (CDC)

are the umbrella body for the disabled children’s sector bringing together professionals, practitioners and policy-makers. They have a list of resources for parents and young people and a directory of different organisations.

Carers UK

provides supportive information and advice for carers/young carers

Family and Childcare Trust

provides information for parents on accessing childcare across the UK

Family Fund

provides grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people.

Family Lives

provides help and support to families who are struggling.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities

work with people with learning disabilities, families and carers offering advice and support.

Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)

offers independent legally based advice, support and training to help get the right education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

National Network of Parent Carer Forum

is a network of local parent forums who work together to effect local, regional, and national service improvement through participation and co-production with parent carers.

Special Needs Jungle

provides resources, training and information for parents and carers of children and young people with special needs and disabilities.

SOS SEN

provides a free, independent and confidential service to parents and carers of children and young people with SEN and disabilities.

More National Disability Organisations can be found on the East Riding SEND Local Offer website.

IPSEA Law advice

Offers free and independent legally-based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Equality Advisory and Support Service

Advises on issues relating to equality and human rights in England, Scotland and Wales.

CORAM

Provides free legal information, advice and representation to children, young people, their families, carers and professionals, as well as international consultancy on child law and children’s rights.

CORAM Children’s Legal Centre

Making the system work for children and prioritising children’s needs, rights and best interests.

CORAM Child Law Advice

Provides legal advice and information on areas of child, family and education law.

Civil Legal Advice (CLA) Legal Aid

Free and confidential advice as part of legal aid if you live in England or Wales.

Disability Rights

Meeting the need for free, independent, up-to-date information, and represent disabled people's rights in the face of huge challenges to well-being and ability to live independently.