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NAS Education Advocacy
www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=143&a=3435
IPSEA – Independent Panel for Special Educational Needs
www.ipsea.org.uk
ACE – Advisory Centre for Education
www.ace-ed.org.uk
Network 81
OAASIS - A resource for parents & professionals
www.oaasis.co.uk
National Parent Partnership Network
Information on Special Educational Needs
ACE Publications - Free Education Advice Booklets
www.ace-ed.org.uk/advice/booklets/index.html
ACE Special Education Handbook (there is a charge for this book - currently £17.99)
This publication cuts through education jargon, helping parents to understand the school system and SEN procedure.
www.ace-ed.org.uk/publications/shop/SENHand.html
Special Educational Needs Code of Practice - a guide for schools and LEAs about the help they give to children with special educational needs.
Obtained free via download, telephone 0845 60 222 60 or email dcsf@prolog.uk.com (quote reference DCSF 581/2001)
www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=3724
Special Educational Needs: A guide for Parents and Carers
Obtained free via download, telephone 0845 60 222 60 or email dcsf@prolog.uk.com (quote reference DCSF-00639-2008BKT-EN)
www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=3755
SEN Toolkit
Obtained free via download, telephone 0845 60 222 60 or email dcsf@prolog.uk.com (quote reference DCSF 558/2001)
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/teacherlearningassistant/toolkit/
SENDA – Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2001/20010010.htm
SENDIST – Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal - Discrimination Help-line: 020 7925 5750
www.sendist.gov.uk
DfES Guidance on Autistic Spectrum Disorders:
The link below takes you to the current available guidance.
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/asds/
Early Support: A guide for parents with children who have recently been diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder, or who are in the process of getting a diagnosis.
www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/7040/Autistic%20Spectrum%20Dis.pdf
Exclusions
Exclusion SEN and disability
www.ipsea.org.uk/exclusion-support-sheets.htm
ACE - Exclusion From School Information Pack
www.ace-ed.org.uk/advice/exclusionpack.html
Exclusions and alternative provision
www.dfes.gov.uk/exclusions/index.cfm
Disobedience or Disability?
The Exclusion of children with autism from education - A report from Treehouse (The national charity for autism education)
www.treehouse.org.uk/files/treehouse-corp/files/documents/psp_exclusion_report_FINAL.pdf
Transition
NAS – Planning for transition
www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=458&a=5488
Breaking down barriers to learning- Practical strategies for achieving successful transition for students with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
www.nas.org.uk/content/1/c4/58/70/Breaking%20Down%20Barriers.pdf
ASD Transition Toolkit
www.autismtoolkit.com
Connexions – This service aims to provide a single point of access for all 13-19 year olds to help them prepare the transition to work and adult life.
www.connexions.gov.uk
Skill – National Bureau for Students With Disabilities
www.skill.org.uk
Transition Information Network
www.transitioninfonetwork.org.uk/splash.php
Home Education Websites
Miscellaneous
Social stories - The Gray Centre
Do2Learn - Website offering some free picture cards to print out and use as communication tools
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