A bursary is money that you, your education or training provider can use to help to pay for clothing, books, other equipment for your course, transport and lunch on the day that you train. There are two types of 16 - 19 Bursaries. Vulnerable student bursary…
AbilityNet supports people of any age, living with any disability or impairment to use technology to achieve their goals at home, at work and in education. We do this by providing specialist advice services, free information resources and by helping to build a more accessible…
ACE Education Advice offer a comprehensive range of advice and information on education issues. Their information is based on current education law and guidance and covers state funded education for children aged 5-16 years in England only. The information that ACE Education Advice provides includes: Schools…
Action for Children are a UK children's Charity who work with around 200,000 children, young people and families. They run 480 projects across the UK, work with children and young people of all ages tackling issues such as child neglect and abuse. Action for Children offer…
M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is a chronic long-term, fluctuating, neurological condition that causes symptoms including debilitating pain, fatigue and a range of other symptoms. Action for M.E. works to improve the lives of people living with M.E. by providing information to children, young people and adults…
Additional Information for Cognition and Learning Children and young people with learning difficulties will learn at a slower pace than other children and may have greater difficulty than their peers in acquiring basic literacy or numeracy skills or in understanding concepts, even with appropriate differentiation.…
Additional Information for Communication and Interaction Children and young people with SEN may have difficulties in one or more of the areas of speech, language and communication. These children and young people need help to develop their linguistic competence in order to support their thinking, as well…
Additional Information for Sensory and/or Physical SEN There is a wide range of sensory and physical difficulties that affect children and young people across the ability range. Many children and young people require minor adaptations to the curriculum, their study programme or the physical environment.…
Additional Information for Social, Emotional and Mental Health For some children and young people, difficulties in their emotional and social development, can mean that they require additional and different provision in order for them to achieve. Children and young people who have difficulties with their…
Adfam is the national charity working to improve life for families affected by drugs and alcohol. Drug and alcohol use can threaten and ultimately destroy family relationships and wellbeing. Adfam empowers family members and carers, support frontline workers and influence decision-makers to stop this happening. …
NHS Information centred around ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, Dyslexia and similar neurological differences along with any other type of hidden impairment.
Adzuna is a UK based company listing over a million job vacancies found on thousands of different websites, helping you to save time when jobseeking. Unique tools like ValueMyCV help users to craft CVs that get noticed. For further information on the services Adzuna offer,…
Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SCLN), working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers. The information and support that we provide includes: What do we mean by talking? What causes…
The Alliance for Inclusive Education are a national network of individuals, families and groups who work together to help change the education system. The changes they wish to bring about are based on their conviction that all young people need to be educated in a…
Alliance Psychological Services is an independent provider of counselling and psychological solutions with a clinically proven record of delivering therapeutic and specialist services. Committed to forging strong alliances with people and organisations they work with, enabling them to foster meaningful and effective change. Over the…
The Amber Trust was set up especially to help blind or partially sighted children - including those with additional disabilities - to access and enjoy music. Amber knows how important music is to these children: it is not only a source of great pleasure, it…
Ambitious about Autism is a national charity dedicated to improving opportunities for people with autism. Originally established in 1997 as the TreeHouse Trust, the charity was founded by a group of parents whose children had been diagnosed with severe autism. Ambitious about Autism is one of…
Angelman Syndrome What is Angelman Syndrome? Angelman Syndrome is a rare genetic condition first identified in 1965 by a British doctor, Harry Angelman, from whom it also gained its name. Dr Angelman had noticed similarities between a small number of previously undiagnosed children that seemed…
Every year, the Anna Freud Centre works to improve the lives of thousands of children and young people with mental health problems. We provide specialist help, we train others, and we carry out innovative research. We have developed a national Youth Wellbeing Directory which includes…
Anxiety UK is a national registered charity formed 40 years ago by a sufferer of agoraphobia for those affected by anxiety disorders. Today, we are still a user-led organisation, run by sufferers and ex-sufferers of anxiety disorders, supported by a high-profile medical advisory panel. We…
