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Directory resultsEducation, Health and Care Plans
What is an Education, Health and Care Plan? The Children and Families Act puts children and young people at the centre of the assessment and planning process so that outcomes are co-produced with parents/carers and/or with young people themselves; 16 to 25 year olds should be especially involved with this. Education,…
Educational Psychology - Families and Young People
The Educational Psychology Service (EPS) offers a range of approaches to help improve outcomes for children and young people (CYP) experiencing difficulties in their learning and their social & emotional development. Educational psychologists (EPs) use their knowledge of psychology and child development help to…
Educational Psychology - Family Hub
Family Hubs are a ‘one-stop-shop’ for children and young people aged 0-19 (0-25 with additional needs) and their families and are a new way of bringing together all the support you may need as a family from pregnancy through to young people turning 19 (or…
Educational Psychology - Resources
Please see below for resources and information designed to support families and young people understand and find support for special educational needs.
Help with returning to school
We know many children might be anxious about returning to school and all the changes that may be happening such as now needing to wear a mask, changes to journeys to school and needing to keep distance from other people. Our ASD outreach team have…
Higher Education
Young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) may wish to go into higher education, and there is support and courses available for students with disabilities who wish to study at University level. Accessing higher education By law, universities must ensure that education is…
Home to school transport
Home to school travel assistance Parents and carers are responsible for ensuring their child attends school. This may include making or assisting with travel arrangements to and from school and/or accompanying their child. The majority of children and young people with special…
How to access the ASD Outreach service
The ASD Outreach team are based at Kings Park School: Newhaven School – King’s Park Campus Eltham Palace Road, Eltham, LONDON SE9 5LX Telephone: 020 8921 3311 E mail: ASD-Outreach@royalgreenwich.gov.uk Who can access the ASD Outreach Service? Any child with an ASD diagnosis attending a…
The Mental Capacity ACT (MCA)
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is an important law for people with a learning disability. Every adult, whatever their disability, has the right to make their own decisions wherever possible. People should always support a person to make their own decisions if they can. This might…
Money
Caring for a child or young person with a special educational need or disability can involve extra or unexpected costs. There are various sources of financial support available to help with these costs, details of which can be found in the sections below. Visit the…