Useful Links

Click here to visit the SEND and You website, a registered charity that has been providing information, advice and support about SEND to children, young people and their parents and carers for thirty years.

Bristol Parent Carers is a non-profit organisation based in Bristol, consisting of volunteer parent carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). As a pan-disability charity, they provide information and support to all families, regardless of their child’s type of need or diagnosis status. 

Their calendar is a valuable resource for families in Bristol seeking inclusive events and activities for children with special educational needs and or disabilities.

Here is a link to a leaflet created by Bristol Parent Carers detailing a wealth of information about other support organisations. 

Murmuration Community Therapy Fiercely loving a child who the world may not understand or know how to welcome can take its toll on SEND parent mental health. Combining therapeutic and community work, we enable SEND parents to regularly connect and share in a safe, compassionate and non-judgemental space.

Bristol Autism Project (BAP) provide family holiday activities for autistic children aged 4-18 years.  They are free activities that run Monday-Friday during the school holidays. If you follow the link, there is a link to a form to register with BAP and once you have done this, you are able to book on activities. 

Out and About provide inclusive sessions and support for Disabled and SEND children.

WECIL offer a variety of services which include youth and play programmes, 1:1 Befriending services and sessions with our partner organisations which support Disabled children and young people who are neurodivergent, have sensory impairments and more complex needs as well as specialist support for BAME families.

KHAAS provides support to black and minority ethnic (BAME) children with disabilities and additional needs and their carers and families. Khaas remains the only charity in the region delivering services to improve the lives of BAME families. They provide Saturday respite sessions, holiday playschemes and sessions for parents and carers. 

SEN resources blog: Advice, learning activities and recommended toys, books and resources for children with SEN 

Family lives: Provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families.

Autism Central is the National Peer Education Programme for families and support networks of autistic people of all ages in England. The programme is delivered by Anna Freud and commissioned by NHS England. We offer families education, coaching, and connection through resources, one-to-one peer support, and group learning events. 

Ignite Bristol is a movement to get more disabled people active in Bristol. It's a place to showcase inclusive activities for participants and a network of individuals, clubs and organisations working together to make Bristol the best city for disability inclusive sport and physical activity. It celebrates what already exists, whilst striving for more.