SEND Directory

Find services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

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The Children’s Trust Charity

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury. They deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people, and their families.

Guidance: supporting pupils with medical conditions at school

Statutory guidance about the support that pupils with medical conditions should receive at school.

Holidays and grants

Grants and Holidays for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Serious Illnesses.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

The Haringey Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) is provided by Markfield. SENDIASS is a free, impartial and confidential service for Haringey residents.

They offer the following to parents, carers, and children and young people who have (or may have) SEND:

Short breaks

Short breaks, also known as respite, provide opportunities for children and young people with special needs to spend time away from their primary carers. These breaks can occur during the day, evening, overnight, weekends, or school holidays and can take place in various settings such as the child's home, an approved carer's home, a residential setting, or a community location.

Types of short breaks:

Short breaks grant (previously personal budgets)

Personal budgets for children and young people with special needs and/or disabilities and their families will now be known as the Short Breaks Grant.

A new policy statement and self-assessment form are being finalised and launched in early 2025.

This page will soon include more details. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact the Disabled Children’s Team.

Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf - secondary school

The secondary school at Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf provides a high-quality education for deaf and hearing-impaired children from all areas of London. It is co-located with Fortismere Mainstream School and offers a unique signed bilingual model of communication for these children.

The Grove School

The Grove School is a specialist school in Haringey which caters for pupils aged 5 to 19 who have a primary diagnosis of autism.

Many pupils have additional needs including, speech and language difficulties or difficulties associated with social communication. The school offers educational pathways for pupils who are working within the semi-formal curriculum through to GCSE examinations.

Riverside Secondary School

Riverside is a co-educational maintained secondary special school located on the same site Woodside High School.

Students at Riverside experience a wide range of learning challenges, from the highest functioning to the most complex, including general, moderate, complex, severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Most students transition to college at year 11, but a small cohort stays at Riverside for their Post-16 years, where they also take a range of accredited courses.

Vale School - secondary

A secondary aged student will attend our Secondary Department which is co-located with Duke's Aldridge Academy. Students have a programme tailored to their individual needs, ranging from specialist teaching to full mainstream inclusion.

The secondary department is organised into six Tutor Groups and a support network for included students.