Welcome
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find any information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have. Thank you for visiting!
Links to Community Support
Useful Links:
Essex Family Wellbeing Neurodevelopmental Team - supporting children, young people and families with a neurodevelopmental disorder including behaviour from 0-25 years.
https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/services/neurodevelopmental-pathway-north-east-essex/
Essex Family Forum - for families of children with disabilities or additional needs.
Family Solutions - https://www.essex.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/support-children-young-people-and-families
Home start - https://www.home-starthost.org.uk
Young Carers - https://www.essex.gov.uk/adult-social-care-and-health/support-carers/young-carers
Youth Enquiry Services - https://yesyouthenquiryservice.org/
The Maze Group run free monthly drop-in sessions, a specialist weekly programme and additional workshop to guide, advise and support families of children with additional need. The Maze Group run special educational needs and disability (SEND) parenting groups with regular coffee mornings in Tendring.
https://www.themazegroup.co.uk/contact/
The Multi Schools Council offers families, young people and schools, information, training and workshops on many areas including ASD, ADHD and mental health awareness.
https://www.multischoolscouncil.org.uk/
Families in focus is an independent parent led registered charity providing holistic support to families of children with disabilities and special needs.
- helping families to complete disability benefits applications
- giving advice on housing and social care issues
- supporting with all SEND educational needs
- provide activity clubs, workshops and peer-to-peer coffee mornings
https://www.familiesinfocusessex.org.uk/
Autism Anglia is an independent charity offering support to children and adults and their families.
https://www.autism-anglia.org.uk/
NHS Healthy start - https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/
Essex County Council cost of living support - https://www.essex.gov.uk/helping-you-cost-living
Helping Hands Food Bank at Spring Meadow
Contact Inclusion Team: 01255 504528 (option 2)
Harwich foodbank - Visit them on Facebook at Harwich Foodbank or pop along on Tuesdays from 10am to 2.30pm to their cabin in Morrisons car park, Iconsfield Park, Dovercourt.
North East Support Team (NEST) - https://nestassist.co.uk/
Essex Family Support Service -offers mentoring support to families with children and young people. https://www.community360.org.uk/what-we-do/essex-family-support-service/
NHS Sleep https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-health-issues/sleep/
Sleep Diary The Sleep Council https://sleepcouncil.org.uk/
Toileting
ERIC - Children's bowel and bladder charity - https://eric.org.uk/
Eating Disorders
Speech and language
Winstons Wish - support for children and young people after a death of parent or sibling https://www.winstonswish.org
Health Visiting Service - Essex Child & Family Wellbeing Service. Your local Health Visitor may be able to sign post you to local services or groups in the area.
Education advice and support
SENDIASS - is a confidential and impartial information, advice and support service on issues relating to special educational needs and disability (SEND)
https://www.essexsendiass.co.uk/
The Educational Psychology Service - https://send.essex.gov.uk/search-support-groups-and-activities/essex-educational-psychology-ep-service
National Support
Contact - helps families feel valued, supported and informed. They provide information and advice on diagnosis, local support services, benefits or financial support and SEND needs.
Radar Key - The National Key Scheme (NKS) offers disabled people independent access to locked public toilets around the country
https://shop.disabilityrightsuk.org/products/radar-key
NHS Autism guide - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/