SEND Directory

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

Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition

Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you are 16 or older and have a physical or mental health condition or disability.

Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)

Help if you're a undergraduate or postgraduate student with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

Getting around: transport help for people with mobility problems

Information includes information and discounts for:

Transport accessibility
Disabled persons freedom pass
Taxicard
Dial-a-Ride
Blue Badge Parking Scheme
Disabled Coachcard
National Rail

Learner Support

If you’re aged 19 or over, on a further education course and facing financial hardship, you could get Learner Support. Learner Support can help pay for things you need to attend your course or study that are not covered by your course fees.

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:

Sixth form school and college places

Explore our Schools and College Guide, view a list of sixth forms and colleges in Haringey, and learn how to apply for a place.

The Brook on Broadwaters

The Brook on Broadwaters is for pupils aged 4 - 11 years.

It specialises in co-educational day school provision for children with Autism (ASC), ADHD, profound, severe and complex learning difficulties plus associated physical, sensory, medical, communication and emotional needs.

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 - primary

The Vale School Primary Department is co-located with Lancasterian Primary School – children are taught by specialist teachers in small class groups with other children with similar needs, with appropriate inclusion opportunities.