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The Greenwich Local Offer is an information resource for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities who are residents in the Greenwich borough.

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Children and young people with additional needs | Greenwich Community Directory

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The Bexley Local Offer provides information about services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged 0-25 who are residents in the Bexley borough.

Telephone: 0203 045 5677

Email: localoffer@bexley.gov.uk

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The Children and Families Act 2014 (section 30) requires Local Authorities to publish a Local Offer website.It sets out in one place information about provision they expect to be available in Bexley

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Bexley Voice is an independent, parent-led, registered charity supporting parent carers with children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who live in and/or attend an educational setting in the London Borough of Bexley.

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Welcome to Bexley Voice - Parent Carer Forum

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Factual and unbiased Special Educational Needs and Disability information; advice and support service (SENDIASS) for Young People, children and Parents aged 0 to 25. SENDIASS provides a free all year round service on the full range of education, health and social care issues.

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Greenwich SEND Information, Advice and Support Service

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Kooth is a mental health and wellbeing platform primarily for young people aged 11 to 25. It's a free, online service offering support to children and young people through various means, including one-to-one support, self-help resources, and moderated forums.

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Kooth is your online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous

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The Bexley Branch of the National Autistic Society (BNAS) are a parent-led voluntary group, all of whom are parents, carers or family members of children and young people on the autistic spectrum.

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Bexley Branch of the National Autistic Society

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Our aim is to support children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). to achieve social inclusion, meet their educational potential and go on to make a positive contribution to the wider community.

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Advisory Service for children on the Autism Spectrum

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Our aim is to support children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). to achieve social inclusion, meet their educational potential and go on to make a positive contribution to the

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Teen Life is a six-session programme for parents/carers of children aged 10 to 16 years on the autism spectrum.

Developed by the National Autistic Society, the aim of the Teen Life programme is to bring parents together to share information, experiences and ideas in a structured way. Teen Life emphasises the importance of autistic perspectives and how autism is experienced by teenagers.

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Teen Life is a six-session programme for parents/carers of young people aged 10 to 16 years on the autism spectrum. It aims to empower parents and supporting professionals to understand more about how autism is experienced by teenagers.

Topics covered include:

understanding autism in teenagers,

women and girls,

self-esteem,

spending time with other people,

stress and anxiety,

independence skills,

education strategies and

planning for the future.

A Teen Life Programme Book will be provided for each family to accompany the programme.

Programmes are run for up to six families at a time. Each family is allocated three places on the Teen Life programme: two for parents or carers and one for an accompanying professional if required.
The aim of the Teen Life Programme is to bring parents together to share information, experiences and ideas in a structured way. Teen Life emphasises the importance of autistic perspectives, with a variety of videos and quotes used throughout the sessions.

The course may be delivered face to face or virtually - you will be advised when invited to attend. How is the course delivered?

Who will deliver the course? Tracy McDonald and a team of trainers from Bexley Schools and Organisations who have undertaken the NAS training.

When is the course available? Please complete the expression of interest form below and you will be contacted regarding the next available course.

There is no cost to parents to attend the course. Is there a cost to attend the course?

If you feel you would like to join this course, please complete the booking form below - giving all information requested. A member of the Autism Advisory Service will then contact you to advise the next available date to meet your needs.

Whilst Teen Life is a stand alone course for parent carers, in Bexley, since 2022 parents can access our enhanced Teen Life offer.
Bexley Voice offer follow up sessions to parent carers, on completion of the 6 week Teen Life Bexley course.
Each group are offered four monthly sessions, at a time and location to best suit the group.
These facilitated sessions are designed to enable parent carers to:

continue to meet and share experiences, worries about and the progress of their young people.

receive, support and signposting, from Bexley Voice, to other local and national services, which may be helpful.

These follow up sessions help parent carers remember and reinforce what has been covered on the course, enable them to continue to support each other and connect with other parent carer support groups locally.
Please Note: Each section on the form needs to be completed in order to submit.

We have now added a Second parent/carer line to the form. If there is not a second parent/carer able to take part, you will need to enter N/A in the name boxes and repeat the first email address to submit the form.

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Who is the Workshop for? Teen Life is a six-session programme for parents/carers of young people aged 10 to 16 years on the autism spectrum. It aims to empower parents and supporting...

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We are experts in autism education and run pioneering education services for autistic children and young people. Every autistic young person has a right to work - help open new doors with us

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Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for autistic children and young people. We stand with autistic children, young people and their families to champion rights, campaign for change and create opportunities.

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Information for young people about mental health.

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Side by Side is an online peer support community where you can:

Talk about your mental health

Connect with others who understand what you're going through

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Side by Side - Minds online peer support community.

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At Winston’s Wish, we provide lots of online bereavement support that can help you to make sense of your grief, express your feelings and find healthy ways to cope.

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Additional support

If you n one-to-one and group sessions with a bereavement support worker or bereavement counsellor . Sessions are usually delivered at a set time, over a period of up to 8 weeks.

Not everyone will need additional bereavement support or counselling . However, if you feel you are really struggling or have experienced severe, traumatic and/or multiple bereavements, or if you have complex personal circumstances, we encourage you to submit an enquiry. Someone from our team will then assess your individual circumstances and make a recommendation about the level of support you need.

Due to high demand, there is currently a waiting list for additional support. In the meantime, you can still get great support by reaching out to our bereavement support workers over live chat, email, phone or text.

You will need to be aged 13 or over to submit an additional support enquiry. If you are aged 12 or under, please ask a trusted adult to support you with your enquiry.

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If you're a grieving young person aged 25 or under, we're here to help with information, on-demand services, bereavement support and counselling.

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You can find advice and stories from other grieving young people over on Talk Grief – a dedicated online space for teenagers and young adults (13 to 25).

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Grief support for teens and young adults

Talk Grief is a dedicated online space for grieving teenagers and young adults (13 to 25), powered by the childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish. Here you can learn from other young grieving people, find healthy ways to cope and feel less alone. You'll find out what it's really like to live with grief from teenagers and young adults, along with advice and tips on managing your grief from our bereavement experts.

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Talk Grief is a dedicated online space for grieving teenagers and young adults (13 to 25), powered by the childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish. Here you can learn from other young grieving people, find healthy ways to cope and feel less alone.

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Information Guide and workbook for teenagers living with ADHD by the ADHD Foundation

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Guide for Parents: British Dyslexia Association

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Guide for Parents: British Dyslexia Association

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The British Dyslexia Association, leading online parenting forum Mumsnet and expert in parenting dyslexia John Hicks have worked together to produce What Is Dyslexia And What Are The Symptoms? – a quick video guide to what is dyslexia, how to support it, and what help is available and how to access it.

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The British Dyslexia Association, leading online parenting forum Mumsnet and expert in parenting dyslexia John Hicks have worked together to produce What Is Dyslexia And What Are The Symptoms? - a quick video guide to what is dyslexia, how to support it, and what help is available and how to access it.

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Guidance for parents - British Dyslexia Association

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The British Dyslexia Association, leading online parenting forum Mumsnet and expert in parenting dyslexia John Hicks have worked together to produce What...

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Webinars, courses, resources, and our screening service to support parents and carers so you can understand and meet the needs of your child.

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ADHD Foundation The Neurodiversity Charity

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stem4 is a charity that supports positive mental health in teenagers. Mental health information, apps and education. Founders of Youth Mental Health Day.

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stem4 - supporting teenage mental health

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stem4 is a charity that supports positive mental health in teenagers. Mental health information, apps and education. Founders of Youth Mental Health Day.

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Our free resources and services can help with understanding what to look out for, child's speech, language and communication milestones, how to get support.

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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We are Speech and Language UK - we want every child to face the future with confidence. For 1.7 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feel like an impossible hurdle.

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Information about dyslexia services. Dyslexia associated training, teaching and publication details

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Events & Open Meetings

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A presentation on dyslexic friendly classrooms for both primary and secondary schools age children. We will be discussing common strategies used in schools to support their dyslexic pupils.

The presentation will give teachers helpful classroom tips and also provide parents/carers with information and a better understanding of the strategies which can help their children in the classroom.

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Dyslexia Association of Bexley Bromley Greenwich & Lewisham Helping dyslexic people of all ages by providing information and support Home DONATE Join us Events Screening Adults Contact Events & Open Meetings St Nicholas Church Hall (Village Hall) Church Lane Chislehurst BR7 5PE The hall is located at The Bull pub end of Church Lane.

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Android Apps for Learners with Dyslexia and/or Reading and Writing Difficulties

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Android Apps for Learners with Dyslexia and/or Reading and Writing Difficulties

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iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia and/or Reading and Writing Difficulties

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iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia and/or Reading and Writing Difficulties

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Technology tools to support learning

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Free, friendly and confidential support for young people under 18 and their family, friends and/or carers in Bexley who are using or are affected by drugs and alcohol.

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Free, friendly and confidential support for young people under 25 in Bexley who are using or are affected by drugs and alcohol.