SEND Directory

Empowering Deaf Society (EDS) is a Deaf-led charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for deaf people by ensuring that all Deaf people have equal access and equality of opportunity without discrimination.

They deliver services aimed at providing support through information and advice, signposting, workshops and events, and signature-accredited BSL Courses across Greater London.

The Haringey Sensory Support Team—Hearing is a team of Qualified Teachers of the Deaf and a Communication Specialist (British Sign Language) working across the boroughs of Haringey and Enfield. They support children with identified deafness, both in the home and in all educational settings (except schools for the Deaf or resourced bases for the Deaf).

They aim to improve the educational and life outcomes for deaf babies, children, and young people. Their work includes supporting and advising families and carers throughout their child’s educational journey. 
 

The Newborn Hearing Screening Service is an NHS-run service that provides all babies with a Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. We see those born across North Central London, which includes Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
 
Their teams are at the Whittington Hospital, Royal Free, UCLH, Barnet Hospital, and North Middlesex University Hospital.

The National Deaf Children’s Society provides support for families, deaf children, young people and professionals.

Haringey Works, Haringey Learns, help with the costs of starting work, and help if you have a disability or health condition.

Current free childcare and education for children 4 years and younger

There are options for those who may need extra care and support to stay in their homes, would like support to live independently, or are considering residential care.

HENRY provides a wide range of support for families from pregnancy to age 12, including workshops, programs, resources, and online help. Their support is based on the HENRY approach to behaviour change. It helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge, and skills needed to create a healthier, happier lifestyle for the whole family and give children a great start in life.

Examples of their support include:

Hope in Haringey—rooted in Tottenham is a charity that aims to enhance the life chances of Haringey’s young people between the ages of 4 and 24.

They deliver this aim through four core programmes, early intervention short-term counselling, employability mentoring, diversionary sports and arts programmes and bringing young people and the police together through structured engagement events. 

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is one of the world's top five children's hospitals and one of the most technologically advanced.

The hospital has been dedicated to children's healthcare and finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.

GOSH provides more than 67 specialised services, the widest range at any one site in the UK. Specialised services support children with a range of rare and complex conditions, including patients with: