Links to other organisations and useful websites

The information listed below might be useful to source further information.

Special schools

Donaldson's College
Donaldson’s College, Preston Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian EH49 6HZ
Tel: 01506 841 900

Moor House School
Moor House School, Mill Lane, Hurst Green, Oxted RH8 9AQ
Tel: 01883 712271

Percy Hedley School
Station Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE12 8YY
Tel: 0191 266 5491

St Catherines School
Grove Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1TT
Tel: 01983 852722

Speech and language help

ARCOS (Association for Rehabilitation of Communication and Oral Skills)
Whitbourne Lodge, 137 Church Street, Malvern, Worcs WR14 2AN
tel. 01684 576795
For details of private speech and language therapy and/or assessment

ASLTIP (Association of Speech and Language Therapists In Independent Practice)
Coleheath Bottom, Speen, Princes Risborough Bucks, HP27 0SZ
tel. 0870 241 3357 (answerphone)
For details of private speech and language therapy and/or assessment

British Stammering Association
15 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ
tel. O20 8983 1003

I CAN
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
tel: 0845 225 4071
Schools for children with speech and language difficulties. Training for parents and professionals.

Nuffield Speech and Lanugage Unit
6 Castlebar Hill Ealing, London W5 1TD

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
50 Hallam Street, London W1W 6DE
Tel: 020 7307 5600

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
RCSLT, 2 White Hart Yard, London SE1 1NX
Tel: 020 7378 1200

Speakability (formerly Action for Dysphasic Adults)
Canterbury House, 1 Royal Street, London SE1 7LN
Tel: 020 7261 9572
Supports adults with acquired dysphasia

Talking Point
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 0845 225 4071

Support organisations

British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road, Reading, Berks RG1 5AU
Tel: 01734 668 271 (helpline) 01734 662 677 (administration)

The Communication Trust
The purpose of the Trust is to raise awareness of the importance of speech, language and communication across the children's workforce and to enable practitioners to access the best training and expertise to support all children's communication needs.
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
tel. 020 7843 2553

Dyspraxia Foundation
8 West Alley, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1EG
tel. 01462 454 986

ELCISS Nuffield-funded research programme which aims to enhance language and communication in secondary schools
Department of Language and Communication Science
City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V OHB
tel. 0207 040 4629

Every Disabled Child Matters
c/o Council for Disabled Children, 8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
tel. 020 7843 6448

National Autistic Society
393 City Road, London EC1V 1NE
tel. 020 7833 2299

National Children's Bureau
Making Ourselves Heard project
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
tel. 020 7843 6351

SKILL
Head Office: Chapter House, 18-20 Crucifix Lane, London SE1 3JW
tel. 020 7450 0620

SKILL in Scotland
Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY
tel. 0131 475 2397

SMIRA (The Selective Mutism Information and Research Assocation)
Lindsay Whittington, 13 Humberside Drive, Leicester LE5 0RE
tel. 0116 212 7411 (Mon-Wed & Fri 2-8pm)

For advice on special education and the law

ACE (Advisory Centre for Education)
1B Aberdeen Studios, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA
tel. 020 7354 8321 (2-5pm, Monday to Friday)

IPSEA (Independent Panel for Special Education Advice)
4 Ancient House Mews, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4DU
tel. 01394 382 814 (advice) 01394 380 518 (administration)

Network 81
1-7 Woodfield Terrace, Stansted, Essex CM24 8AJ
tel. 01279 647415 (10am - 2pm Mon. to Fri.)

SNAP Cymru (Wales)
(Head Office) 10 Coopers Yard, Curran Road, Cardiff CF10 5NB
tel. 02920 388776

Supportive Parents (Avon-based)
3rd Floor, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol BS1 4GB
tel. 0117 989 7725 (helpline) 0117 989 7725 (admin/fax)

Local parent partnership officers may also be able to help. Contact them through the special educational needs department of local education authorities.

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