SEND Directory

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.

Easy Health is an online library of accessible health information. It uses simple words, clear pictures, and films to provide information on health conditions, easy-to-read resources, and more.

We provide careers information, advice and guidance. We can help you make decisions at all stages in your career.

Free courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Including general skills that apply to all sectors and more specialised skills.

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

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:

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.