Reaching Families is a parent-carer led charity established to "empower, inform and support parents and families of children/young people with special needs and disabilities in West Sussex." We achieve this by the delivery of information, training and support groups to parent-carers.

Short breaks provide fun, leisure and social activities for children and young people with addition needs and disabilities outside the school day. This enables them to try new experiences, learn new skills, develop confidence and have...

We are responsible for children with Special Educational Needs who have an Education Health and Care Plan, are requesting one, or who are going through the process of an Education Health and Care Needs Assessment. **We are made up of 2 teams**:Team SOUTH and Team NORTH. See below:

1st Swim School is a West Sussex based swim school operating out of two pools, St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School in Burgess Hill and Hurstpierpoint College.  **Compass...

Support for young people with physical, practical or emotional caring responsibilities at home. A sibling young carer is a child or young person under 18 who takes on caring responsibilities at home because their brother or sister has a disability, has been ill for a long time, has a learning...

The YoungMinds crisis messenger service provides free, 24/7 crisis support across the UK. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need support, you can text YM to 85258. We aim to connect every texter to a trained volunteer in less than 5 minutes to provide support in a crisis. They...

4Sight Vision Support is a charity supporting people living with sight loss, based in West Sussex. We also provide information, advice and practical support to anyone with sight impairment, carers, families and other organisations. We provide services to improve health and wellbeing, promote...

ABA (Applied behaviour analysis) programmes use a behavioural approach to teach skills and reduce challenging behaviour. Susan Lewis sets up and supervises ABA programmes for children on the autistic spectrum and the programmes focus on teaching language, play, self help and social skills. The...

Some behaviours stop a person from fully enjoying and experiencing the world around them. Perhaps they struggle to form friendships or learn at school. Perhaps sleeping, eating or toilet training is a problem. We will work with individuals and the people around them to find solutions that...

The West Sussex local authority resources Special Support Centres (SSC) in designated mainstream schools in order to meet the needs of pupils who have statements of special educational needs. Please view more information about Special Support Centres on the information section / pages of the...

Absolute Anywhere provide reliable chauffeur driven executive cars and are registered with West Sussex County Council for school transport runs. Qualified Police checked escorts available. We provide transport for trips with buddies and special occasions

If you’re disabled or have a physical or mental health condition that makes it hard for you to do your job, you can: <li>talk to your employer about changes they must make in your workplace <li>apply for Access to Work if you need extra help check your eligibility for access to work...