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The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) is the umbrella body for the disabled children’s sector in England, with links to the other UK nations.

We are not resourced to provide advice or support directly to families with disabled children or children with SEN. We signpost families on to relevant organisations. Visit our website for information on national policy that impacts upon disabled children and children with special educational needs (SEN) and their families as well as details of organisations that provide advice and support.

Are you interested in going to Oxford or Cambridge, but are daunted by the admission process. We are here to help you realise your dream.

Focusing solely on these two world-class institutions, we specialise in helping students gain an edge over the competition, seriously improving their chances of success.

All our work is based on one simple principle - the analysis of success. We interview, in depth, hundreds of undergraduates to discover what lay behind their success, this together with the expertise of ex-admissions tutors, experienced professionals and our own consultants gives us a winning formula.We offer help at every stage of the admissions process. Contact the above number or log on to our web site for more information.

Web: www.OxbridgeApplications.com

King Arthur's Labyrinth is an underground visitor attraction in Mid Wales with a unique presentation that has captured the public imagination. The tour of the Labyrinth includes a walk of a quarter of a mile through the caverns and the temperature underground is cool. Warm clothes and sensible footwear are advised.

Whizz-Kidz is a national charity that improves the quality of life of disabled children and young people up to 18 by providing them with customised mobility equipment such as powered wheelchairs.

We also offer wheelchair skills training, advice and information and campaign to raise awareness of disabled young people's needs. Many of those we help become members of our Kidz Board, acting as our ambassadors and getting involved in projects and events.

Through this support Whizz-Kidz has given nearly 4,000 disabled children and young people the chance to enjoy an independent life at home, at school and at play.

Web: www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

Safehands Network Ltd. the UKs Leading Established National Network. Established back in 1997. Providing mature experienced babysitters and professional childcarers both day and night 7 days a week. All over 25 years of age and police cleared.

Live call centre open Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 7.00pm.

Web: www.safehandsnetwork.com

BIBIC exists to maximise the potential of children with conditions affecting their social, sensory communication, motor and learning abilities by teaching parents exercises and techniques which can help improve the quality of life for the whole family. A doctor and an interdisciplinary team address issues such as behaviour problems, understanding, mobility, speech and communication. Methods are compatible with school and serve to increase learning opportunities for children with problems.

Web: www.bibic.org.uk

Brainwave is an independent Charity based in Bridgwater, providing developmental therapy for children who have both physical and cognitive disabilities, whether caused by brain injury,genetic abnormality, or accident.

A programme of physical and cognitive exercises is designed by the therapy team according to each child’s very specific needs. These exercises are taught to the child’s parents and carers who carry out the programme in the comfort and familiarity of the family home; through which 80% of children make measurable improvements and some achieve a degree of independence far beyond their families’ expectations.

1500 children have benefited from the Brainwave Programme since the Charity was established in 1982.

Email: enquiries@brainwave.org.uk

A comprehensive, easy to use web site where you will find information on museums and galleries throughout Wales.

Web: www.nmgw.ac.uk

Built by the Medieval Princes of Upper Powys and the ancestral home of the Herbert family since 1587. The castle itself houses the Clive Museum (Clive of India) and also contains a wealth of fine furniture and paintings.

SNAP! Childcare places specialist nannies and carers for babies, children and young adults who have additional needs. We offer a friendly, but professional service, both to individual families and organisations.

We offer a nationwide service, providing experienced and qualified nannies, carers and enablers for children and young adults who may have a range of special needs from a mild learning disability to profound and multiple disabilities and their siblings!

Our carers have a wide range of experience, including Makaton & British Sign language, Conductive Education, speech, occupational and physio therapy. We deal with live-in, daily, permanent and temporary positions. All nannies and carers are carefully vetted and personally interviewed. At least two references are verbally verified and an Enhanced Police Check is required (SNAP Childcare is a Registered Body with the Criminal Records Bureau).

Please log onto our website for full details.

Web: www.snapchildcare.co.uk

Entertainers - Clowns - Themes - Face painters - Discos – Science Parties – Bubble and Activity Parties - Babies and Toddler parties- Drama Parties - Bubble and Snow Machines - Dance Parties - and much more!

Quote All4kids to get £10 off!

At Froggle Parties, our entertainers have truly amazing and wacky characters that have the kids in fits of laughter from start to finish. Packed with astonishing magic, hilarious puppet shows, explosive games, balloon modelling, themes, costumed characters, music and top quality prizes, you can be sure this will be a party to remember for a long time.

We make a huge fuss over the birthday child, loading them with prizes and balloons galore. They're made the star of the show! Every child gets a prize, which includes water pistols, stickers, bracelets, gold medals, sticky wall crawlers, sunglasses and bubbles. Perfect for all ages and every occasion.

We bring everything, so you don't need to worry about anything. Just relax and enjoy the show.

TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT:

For Froggle Parties in Birmingham contact 0121 2178018
For Froggle Parties in Cheshire and Greater Manchester contact 0161 751 7032
For Froggle Parties in Hampshire contact 02380 083 605
For Froggle Parties in Warwickshire contact 01926 363 001
For Froggle Parties in Yorkshire contact 0113 361 3007
For Froggle Parties in all other areas contact 0208 617 9070

Email: enquiries@froggleparties.com

Children's Themed Parties: Adventure, Around the World, Beach, Builder, Cheerleader, Chocolate Factory, Christian Party, Christmas /Santa/Elf, Circus, Dinosaurs Party, Dotty Dalmations, Farm, Fairy Party, Fire Man/Fire Fighters, Hawaiian, Halloween, Haunted Castle, Jungle, Knights & Damsels, Magic Castle, Peter pan Pirates, Pirates & Princess, Princess, Racing Car, Robin Hood, Super Spies, Space, Superheroes, Toys, Under the Sea, Wild West, Wizards & Witches

Children's party entertainers in Birmingham, Bristol, Central London, Cotswolds, Cumbria, Carmarthenshire, Conwy, County Durham, Cumbria, Denbighshire, Dorset, East London, East Sussex, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Herefordshire, Greater London, North London, North West London, Powys, South London, South West London, West London, South East London, Berkshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Essex, Greater Manchester, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire , Leicestershire, Merseyside, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Rutland, South Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Mid Lothian, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and West Sussex

Cambrian Cruisers is a family run business established for over 20 years offering canal boat holidays of the highest standard on the beautiful and unspoilt Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Our fleet of luxury canal holiday boats, range from two to six berth all offering uncompromised levels of comfort for families looking for short breaks or longer holidays. All our boats are furnished to a very high standard with well equipped kitchens, constant hot water and central heating via radiators for those cooler days, 240 volt supply for small appliances (up to 800w), quality bed linen, sprung mattresses on permanent beds and many exclusive extras.

Our Canal Holidays can be as active or relaxed as you wish; from gliding along the lovely winding and meandering waterway admiring the views to exploring interesting villages, historical remains, taking short walks in stunning surroundings and enjoying lunches at great pubs along the way.

Hiring baby equipment from Tinyexplorers is quick and easy! Whether you have family planning a visit or want the equipment you need delivered directly to your holiday accommodation we can help!

• Basic, standard & deluxe buggies
• Double buggies
• Flight Aids
• Travel Cots
• Car seats
• Babyzen Yo-Yo Spare Replacement Parts
• High chairs
• Luggage scooters

UK wide delivery! Delivery cost INCLUDES a return label.

See our website for details of our excellent quality rental items and hire online or contact us.

UKClimbing.com offers a comprehensive list of local climbing centres throughout the UK.

Web: www.ukclimbing.com/databases/listings/clubs.html

MOVE is a national charity working with severely disabled children in a Programme designed to increase their mobility and therefore their independence.

MOVE combines therapy and education in a programme which helps children work towards goals that they really want to achieve, which can range from learning to hold their head up by themselves to learning the skills needed to play football with their friends using a pacer. MOVE is unique in that no child is too disabled to use it and works with the child’s parents, teachers and therapists to teach them skills which are then practised in everyday life, enabling parents to be involved in key decision making and instrumental in their child’s development.

Visit our website or call us on 020 7407 5344 to find out more information, speak to a specialist or a parent of a child already on the programme or to visit a school using MOVE.

Email: move@move-europe.org.uk

CReSTeD provides a Register of schools approved for their dyslexia provision. The Register is supplied free of charge to parents and is updated twice a year. Schools are divided into four categories to help parents and their advisors match the provision to the pupil’s requirements.

For a copy of the Register, link to our web site and complete the application form. Alternatively just phone, or email with your address details.

Registered Charity: 1052103
Email: admin@crested.org.uk

Canal Junction opens up hundreds of fascinating things for kids and the whole family to do. Hire a boat for a day or a week, go on an organised boat trip, visit canalside parks and visitor centres or just walk or cycle through pleasant countryside, untroubled by noisy traffic and close to nature.

Find out how canals were built, where the amazing roses and castles painted boats and cans came from and just where that canal near you goes to. All this and lots more at Canal Junction.

The National Cycle Network is 5000 miles of safe, signed, attractive cycle routes, open and mapped in June 2000. It is made up of traffic-free sections and traffic-calmed road and minor roads, running right through urban centres and reaching all parts of the UK.

Sustrans is the charity co-ordinating the project and will continue to work with local authorities to expand the Network to a target of 10,000 miles by 2005.

For more information on the National Cycle Network and Sustrans and a copy of their free catalogue of maps, information sheets and technical publications please call the number above or visit their website.

E-Mail: info@nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk

Visit the LTA website for information on all your favourite British players as well as your local tennis clubs and tennis centres.

Find the nearest tennis club to you by visiting the link below. Just type your post code in the Club Search box found in the right hand margin.

Experience steam trains from a bygone age through spectacular countryside where you have a chance to see deer, birds of prey, heron, kingfishers and even otters. Edwardian style tearoom and well-stocked shops complete a great day out for the whole family.

Web: www.wllr.org.uk

Dyslexia Action is an educational charity, founded in 1972, for the assessment and teaching of people with dyslexia and training for specialist teachers.

Dyslexia Action provides a national network of 27 main centres and some 150 linked learning centers, offering individual assessments by Chartered Psychologists and qualified Teacher Assessors and screening for schools, colleges and other organisations. Tuition is provided in literacy, mathematics and study skills using our own highly successful teaching methods and materials. Dyslexia Action carries out over 7,000 assessments each year and currently provides specialist tuition for over 3,000 children in its Centres, outposts and school units. The effectiveness of Dyslexia Action teaching methods and materials has been warmly praised by thousands of grateful children and their parents.

Please log onto our website for your local centre.

Head Office: Park House, Wick Road, Egham, Surrey
Fax: (01784) 222333
Email: info@dyslexia-inst.org

Performing Arts and Empowerment sessions using Street dance styles and the arts such as breaking and performing arts.

We also offer work experience, career development and bespoke empowerment workshops. So if you have an objective we can put together a workshop that fits your needs.

We also have event/party enhancing services with dj and dancer with request such as mirror man or promotional dance services.

Email: info@jaronjoinerofficial.com

Special Kids in the UK offers an online support forum, regular newsletters and offers to parents/families of children with a special need and/or disability. We also has a wide range of information available on our site around the subject of respite, services, education and more.

What makes us unique is that we parents/carers of children with special needs ourselves. Understanding the difficulties and emotions involved with a child of any age with special needs is something we can all associate with. In addition friendship, support and practical hints and tips are a major feature of our organisation.

For more information visit our website:

Web: www.specialkidsintheuk.org
Email: information@specialkidsintheuk.org

The Disability Martial Arts Association was sent up in January 2007 We are a wide supporting network for people with disabilities and their families who are or who wish to be involved in martial arts.

We have set up a data base of Martial Arts Academy’s School’s and Club’s in the UK that will teach people with all types of disabilities.

Martial arts classes for children and adults with disabilities

This website offers everything you need to know about Fencing including a list of clubs within your area.

Web: www.britishfencing.com/clubs_via_region.htm

An impressively restored town house that captures the Victorian \'upstairs, downstairs\' life of the household. Adjoining court and cell.

Please contact for full details of opening hours.

Find a music teacher in your local area.

Web: www.musicteachers.co.uk

Established for over 20 years, Active Garden is an independent garden play equipment supplier and manufacturer specialising in residential and commercial products that get kids playing outside.

We offer a great selection of garden play equipment including wooden climbing frames, swings, slides, playhouses, wooden sandpits, trampolines and garden games, to encourage children to discover the joys of garden play.

At Active Garden we take safety very seriously, so we only offer products that are safe, fun and comply with any safety standards that apply.

We can give friendly and practical advice about any of our products.

We offer an installation service for climbing frames, commercial and residential, in England and Wales.

Active Garden also supply safety surface, such as rubber bark and chippings, bonded rubber, wet pour, artificial grass, rubber tiles and rubber grass mats.

We supply Blue Rabbit, Active, Hyland, All Out Play, Adventure Time among other brands.

Have a look out our climbing frame page with great offers on fantastic quality climbing frames.

Does your child need a boost at school?

MagiKats Tutoring offers out of school Maths and English tuition for all children from early years to GCSE (ages 4 to 16). Small group weekly tuition workshops create a fun, supportive and engaging environment that complements your child’s education at school.

• Every student has a programme that is built just for them.
• Interactive workshops provide tuition and curriculum-based support.
• Students can attend a local workshop, or study online.

Whether your child needs more of a challenge, is struggling to keep up or simply needs a boost, we can provide a programme to suit them. Our priority is to ensure every child has the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Offering options for either in-person or online tuition sessions, your child will attend one workshop per week, guided by an experienced mentor. Our affordable tutoring workshops build core subject knowledge alongside thinking, study, and problem solving skills to help every learner to grow with confidence.

Find out more by visiting our website.

English and maths online tutors- Nationwide

English and maths in-person tutors for children in Alloa, Coventry, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Farnham, Guildford, Glasgow, Harrow, Hove, Lincoln, Liverpool Crosby, Livingston, Llandaff, Loughborough, Lytham, Maldon, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Romiley, Stevenage, Sunderland, Woodford Green.

LEARNING TO CODE SHOULD BE ENGAGING, CHILD-LED AND SUPPORTED

We know that learning to code should be all about having fun, getting creative and feeling the freedom to explore without constraints! It's less about lecturing and more about nurturing and enabling your child on their coding journey. The power of learning through play is real. Our weekly online and in-person clubs feature STEM-Certified mentor support to guide your child on their coding journey.

Watch - Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions teach you how to code
Code - Simple drag and drop code to create, and “hack” your own games
Play - Play newly created games and share them with friends

Email: mary@thecodezone.co.uk
Coding clubs for ages 6-16 both online and in-person.

Local clubs in the Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and South Essex areas, find your nearest local club here:

Excellent range of sports clothing, accessories and equipment for all ages of children plus adults. Top brand names include Nike, Adidas, Ellesse, Fila, Lacoste, Lyle & Scott, PUMA, Tommy Hilfiger and more.

Sports equipment and cothing cover various sports including tennis, football and rugby

Pure Living Collection is an online store that sells a fabulous range of luxurious duvets, pillows, mattress protectors and associated bedding products. This website offers invaluable advice on the most appropriate bedding available for children.

Children just love the feel of the soft light-weight, hypoallergenic Spundown Duvets. Mums love them too, for this is the award winning duvet that just loves to be washed, time and time again. For summer the 3.0 tog Pure Cotton Duvet is a popular choice of children’s duvet as it will help your child maintain a regular temperature on warm summer nights.

The polyester hollow-fibre filling of the Anti Allergy Duvets and Pillows contain material in which house dust mites cannot live, thus playing a major role in helping to relieve allergies caused by them. Alternatively, the Anti Allergy Duvet, Pillow and Mattress Protectors all provide an effective barrier between your child and the dust mites and their allergens.

Pure Living Collection also offers some pillows with slightly less filling and therefore perfect for smaller shoulders, whilst waterproof mattress protectors offer their mattresses protection against those all too common accidents and spills.

Web: www.purelivingcollection.com

Premium Party Supplies, Decorations & Gifts

We provide premium and exclusive party supplies, decorations, tableware and children’s gifts. We have a lovely collection of exclusive party bags and themed party accessories.

Everything on our web site is in stock and can be despatched the same day and we offer free national delivery on any orders above £60 too! Plus all new customers can receive a special discount as a thank you for placing your first order with us.

Children’s party themes Animal Parade, Circus, Dinosaur, Fairy Magic, Fantasy, Frozen Inspired, Happy Little Farm, Ice Cream, Magic Party, Paper Doll, Pirate, Pony Party, Popstar, Princess, Rainbow, Superhero, Twinkle Twinkle and Vintage Tea

SenseToys offers practical information and an interesting range of toys and activities for pre-school children and particularly for children with special educational needs – all based on first hand experience!

The emphasis of our resources to promote the acquisition of language through play for both verbal and non-verbal children.

SenseToys was set up by parents of two children with special needs, one with a language delay and one with autism. The carefully selected range of resources aim at helping children acquire language through play by helping to make learning fun and rewarding. Even the most ordinary toys can help your child if you know how to use them effectively.

The range includes thick wooden jigsaws with simple non-stylised pieces, lovely fabric beanie bags to teach shapes and colours, threading activities with large holes and chunky pieces, cause and effect toys and a great selection of tactile and sensory balls for lots of squishy bouncy fun. We also now include basic games and actvities to help with alphabet, counting and language concepts such as prepositions, opposites, small medium and large and we have a new range of toys to facilitate construction play.

Tel: 0845 257 0849 for a catalogue
Web: www.sensetoys.com

Children's cricket sportswear and accessories including clothing, gloves, bats and pads

Impartial advice, support on a number of issues and activities for parents including:

• Local activities and meet-ups
• Courses and workshops
• Development & Health
• And much more!

KindleKids is a child psychology service run by an experienced highly specialist Chartered Clinical Child Psychologist and specialist team. We work together with parents (and schools where appropriate) to assess, understand, support and provide strategies for managing a range of difficulties and concerns. We offer:

• Educational / Psychological Assessment
• Therapeutic support to children and teenagers
• Parenting support
• Consultation to schools

We can help with a range of emotional, behavioural, social and learning issues that may be contributing to a child or teenager feeling unhappy, lacking in confidence or feeling out of control. Following psychological assessment, the child psychologist works with parents so that individual treatment plans can be developed to support them and their families in understanding and addressing their difficulties while at the same time acknowledging and nurturing their relative strengths, in order to help them to reach their potential.

Please see our website for parenting tips and more information about who we are, how we can help and what we offer.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE AVAILABILITY TO TAKE ON NEW FAMILIES FOR DIRECT WORK.

WE ARE HOWEVER OFFERING A NEW, INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL ONLINE COURSE TO EMPOWER PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH 

SEE DETAILS BELOW

NEW ONLINE COURSE: P.O.W.E.R. - Psychology of Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience
Empowering Parents and Children

This innovative 8-session course is full of practical strategies to equip parents and children with essential life skills for managing emotions, developing confidence, and promoting general mental health and wellbeing. Modules on:

1. Emotional wellbeing and understanding overwhelm
2. Thinking about Thinking
3. Strategies for understanding and managing anxiety
4. More on Anxiety, including sleep and separation anxiety.
5. Unravelling anger
6. Kindling confidence
7. Skills for successful socialising
8. More on parenting and behaviour

Filled with practical tips, lots of strategies and worksheets to accompany every session.

All 8 sessions for the price of one hour of individual support
£180 for lifetime access for the purchaser.

What people are saying:
I have found this course really enlightening and I have been surprised at how much of it is applicable to my life and my family. I have learnt so much and feel that Leanne has a wonderful expertise in this field. By doing this course ( as opposed to taking my child to a therapist ) I am now able to offer support myself, model behaviour and improve communication with my children . I didn’t realise I could be so instrumental in helping my children with the difficulties they face, and I feel almost privileged to be sharing this journey with them now. Leanne has given me more confidence to be able to help my children manage their anxiety in a healthy way, and to ultimately encourage them to be the best that they can be. Thank you! Claire (children 9 & 13)

The POWER course is packed with valuable insights, clever analogies and practical strategies for helping children cope with anxiety, anger and social challenges. In particular, the course helped me, as a parent, better understand my children. I connected with the gentle approaches for encouraging communication and optimism. Thank you! Nili (children 9 & 12) The POWER course highlighted the vital elements underpinning emotional wellbeing and offered really useful strategies and techniques to bring about positive change. Leanne presents a comprehensive guide to understanding a child’s anxiety, underlining the fundamental role that parents play in both building a calmer environment and facilitating a more resilient mindset for children. A valuable resource for parents to retain, revisit and incorporate into the everyday care of children’s mental health. Naomi (children with ASD and ADHD aged 16 & 13)

Bridge Psychology is led by Dr Peter Corr, consultant clinical psychologist.

I undertake clinical and diagnostic assessments of neurodevelopmental and psychological conditions, learning and cognitive abilities, to support accessing other services or as part of applications for EHCP (Education Health Care Plan). I am also available to provide supervision and bespoke training. I work with, and for, individual families, independent and public sector organisations, Court and legal services.

Reduced rates are available for parents & carers and fixed (the price you pay won’t change and increase over time!) quotes can be provided upon request

Please contact me to discuss your needs and to see how I may be able to help you.

KiddiVouchers – giving parents and employers more to play with!

Childcare vouchers are a Government approved scheme aimed at helping working parents to afford quality childcare. Parents can save over £900* a year in tax and National Insurance, simply by paying their childcare provider with childcare vouchers instead of cash.

There’s no means-testing, no claim forms and it only takes 10 minutes to register. Both parents can take part, to double their savings. Childcare vouchers can be used for nurseries, pre-school, childminders, nannies, out-of-school care and holiday clubs, for children aged 0 to 15. KiddiVouchers schemes are also simple and convenient for employers, offering employer National Insurance savings of up to £373* a year for every parent who takes part.

Find out how easy it is - call free on 0800 612 4395. *Savings depend on individual circumstances

Tuition and Registered Exam Centre

We provide unique tuition programmes for students of all levels across a range of subjects. Each child is provided with a series of one-hour tuition sessions with a subject specialist, either in person at our Northampton-based and Nottingham-based offices, or remotely.

Tuition is tailored to the needs of each student, making the lessons truly unique and targeted to their strengths and weaknesses in order to maximise students’ potential.

Along with our 1:1 tuition, we are also an examination centre, meaning that your child can sit their exams with us. This is ideal if your child is home-schooled, needs to re-sit an exam, or struggles to cope in the standard examination environment.

We also offer Cognitive Assessments and personalised training. For more info, you can access our website.

We offer these services as an Ofsted registered and reviewed centre, meaning that our quality and standards are held to account, so you can expect the best for your child.

All of our tutors are experts in their fields and have undergone full DBS checks. They are experienced and can adapt different teaching styles to help their students make rapid and significant progress.

Email: office@bauhaus-education.co.uk,   office.nottingham@bauhaus-education.co.uk,   exams.officer@bauhaus-education.co.uk,   exams.nottingham@bauhaus-education.co.uk

Tel:
Northampton - 01604 434082
Nottingham - 0115 648 9140

Web: https://www.bauhaus-education.co.uk/