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Health & Wellbeing
If you are worried about health and wellbeing issues, this section will provide you with details of a range of organisations that may be able to help and support you. Searching by keyword will enable you to narrow your search results based on your individual need, or…Health Services
Apart from the diagnostic service Autistic children are supported by the mainstream health services. You can find out more information about these Health Services via the Health Page within Support for Families with SEND, Gloucestershire's Local Offer. Children with Learning Disabilities and Autism may be able to…Health Visiting, School Nursing and School Aged Immunisation
These services are accessible to everyone. During the early years of your child’s life you will have a health visitor who will have scheduled visits and contacts with you up until your child then goes to school. Where needed the school nursing service can then…Healthy Lifestyles
These pages are still in development and we would appreciate your contributions and feedback to support this. Please contact Julie Jones on Julie.Jones@gloucestershire.gov.uk to discuss these pages further. Thank you.Healthy Lifestyles
It’s well known that a healthy and active lifestyle not only has great effects on you physically but also on your mental and emotional health too. This is important for both you and your child, and is particularly important for young people with SEND who…Help for your deafblind/multisensory impaired child
How to get help for your deafblind/multisensory impaired child out of school and at home If your child is deafblind then your family may be entitled to extra help All deafblind children are entitled to have their needs assessed and met. Children are deafblind if…Help with Fuel Bills for Families with a Disabled Child
Families with disabled children who get: certain means-tested benefits, or child tax credit, and receive a disabled child’s premium in their award are now included in the ‘broader category’ of people who can apply for help under the Warm Homes Discount scheme. For further details,…Higher Education information for students with disabilities (SEND)
What is higher education? Higher education is the next step on from further education. Studying at university or college, you'll work towards one of a range of qualifications such as a degree - for example a BSc - foundation degree or a diploma/certificate of higher education.…Home Education
Home education In England, the law states that the responsibility for a child's education while they are of compulsory school age (currently 5-16 years) rests with their parents. While most children attend the local state school, a significant number will be educated outside the state system in…