Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
P.O.I.N.T. - Parents of Oldham in Touch
POINT is YOUR VOICE and this is where you can make sure your voice is heard in shaping the future for Children and Young people with Additional Needs and Disabilities.
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POINT Oldham |
The Neurodiversity (ND) Support Hub
The Neurodiversity (ND) Support Hub is now open! This is a place for families, children and young people, aged 0-25 years, with Autism and ADHD related needs.
The ND Support Hub is operated by Point and provides tailored support for children and young people aged 0–25 with Autism and ADHD-related needs, with or without a formal diagnosis. The hub offers a range of needs-led support for families, including parent and carer workshops, sessions for children and young people focused on Autism and ADHD acceptance, and access to neurodiversity navigation support.
The service also delivers the “Riding the Rapids” programme, a group-based intervention designed to support families on the pathway to Autism assessment. Working in partnership with local services, the ND Hub aims to help families build confidence and access the right support,
You can call point on 0161 503 1549 or email point on ndservice@point-send.co.uk
Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA)
With fun activities like riding and carriage driving, RDA provide therapy, fitness, skills development and opportunities for achievement. RDA is an inclusive and diverse organisation. They welcome clients with physical and learning disabilities and autism, and there are no age restrictions.
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Riding for the Disabled Association |
The Disabled Ramblers
The Disabled Ramblers is a small charity working across England and Wales to help make the countryside more accessible to people with limited mobility – which benefits everyone. We are all volunteers and we campaign both to raise awareness of the needs of people with limited mobility, especially with regard to access to the countryside, and to organise a programme of rambles for people who use mobility scooters.
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Disabled Ramblers |
Using 50 Things to support Speech, Language & Communication development – Free Resource
Come along to this webinar to learn more about how you can use 50 Things to Do to support children's speech, language and communication.
50 Things to Do Before You’re Five is a multi-platform offer, free for families, comprising of an app and website, also supported by a range of printable resources and social media campaigns. 50Things to Do is based on the simple notion that access to fun, low or no-cost experiences with your family, indoors and outdoors, is a great way to support children’s development.
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50 Things to Do Website |
Point Drop-ins
Do you have a child or young person with additional needs or disabilities, aged 0-25? Whether they have a diagnosis or not, POINT is there to help!
Join Point for information, advice, and support. Connect with others and discover a range of services they offer, including:
- Peer-to-peer support
- Signposting to relevant resources
- Referrals to other POINT Services
Musical Beginnings
Please select the document below.
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SEND Music Sessions | [pdf 417KB] |
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Short Breaks and Activities
Please select the document below.
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POINT Information Activities | [pdf 417KB] |
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Minded
MindEd is a free educational resource about children and young people's mental health for all adults.
Please click on the picture link to visit their website.
Mahdlo Youth Zone
Mahdlo offers a number of out of school activities. Their work falls within six key themes: Get Active (Sports); Get Creative (Arts); Get Sorted (personal development, crime prevention and health and wellbeing); Get Outdoors (outward bound and environmental activities); Get Connected (leadership, volunteering and citizenship); Get Ahead (employment and enterprise).
Please click on the picture link to visit their website.
Telephone: 0161 624 0111
Oldham Parent Carer Forum
We are a member of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums.
Our main aim is to ensure the needs of our children and young people with SEND are met and we bring together parent carers from across Oldham to provide mutual support, exchange information, and influence policy and practice:
- create a culture of participation and co-production across education, health, social care and the voluntary sectors. This means that we can become involved in all aspects of designing, commissioning, delivering and reviewing services as an equal partner;
- empower our members to ensure that their voices are heard at a local, regional and national level; and
- inspire our partners by sharing good practice and knowledge.
Oldham SENDIAS Service
SENDIASS is short for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information, Advice Support Service (IASS) and exists to help parents and carers of children who have, or may have, special educational needs and/or disabilities; and children and young people themselves, in matters relating to their Education, Health or Social Care provision.
Our support services are tailored to your individual needs and are both personal and confidential. We can offer you:
- Independent information about Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND).
- Advice about working with those involved with you, your child or young person.
- Information about local support networks.
- Support to arrange Mediation and Disagreement Resolution.
- Support with SEND Tribunal claims.
- Opportunities to improve and shape services through our SEND IAS Steering Group.
Support is available by phone, email, website and face to face meetings and our role is to enable children, young people and their families to support themselves.
Please click on the picture link to visit their website.
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SENDIAS Service | [pdf 1MB] |
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The Family Information Service
The Family Information Service (FIS) provides free, impartial, up-to-date information to support parents / carers with children and young people aged 0-20.
Please click on the picture link to visit their website.
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Family Information Service |
SEND Gateway Resources
Whole School SEND is a consortium of charities, schools and organisations. We are committed to helping children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or learning differences reach their full potential.
Hosted by nasen, we deliver the Department for Education SEND Schools’ Workforce Support Contract and a randomised control trial funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.
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SEND Gateway |
Speech, Language and Communication Resources
Please see the document below.
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Speech, Language and Communication - We Can Help Talk | [pdf 164KB] |
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SEND North West Newsletters
Please click on the link below to view the newsletters.
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North West SEND Monthly Newsletter |
SEND Helpline (Talk Oldham)
