Services

The Wakefield Inclusion and SEND Support Service helps early years settings develop the capability to respond effectively to SEND, foster inclusion, and achieve positive outcomes for young children.

Education 0 to 5

Get SEND-specific college courses for your young person (16-25)

Bradford College - Progression to Learning and Work

Foundation Learning courses for students with SEND or an EHCP aged 16-25 - Skills for Independence (Entry 1/2, basic communication, numeracy, daily life skills), Skills for Employment (Entry 3, employability), and Supported Internships (18-24, with DFN Project SEARCH) offering real workplace training, plus vocational tasters.

College Preparing for Adulthood What next for post 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get short breaks care at home or in supported living

Chizhande Care Services Ltd · Wakefield West · WF2 7AS

Short breaks, home care and supported living, accessed through Social Care Direct.

Short breaks and respite Social Care

Get short breaks for complex or multi-sensory needs

Sense · Ardsley & Robin Hood · WF3 3BG

Short breaks/respite for children and young people aged 11-25 with complex communication needs, including deafblind or multi-sensory impaired.

Short breaks and respite 11 to 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get short breaks or personal care for autism, ADHD or a disability

Flexicare At Home

Short breaks, respite and personal care for children and young people of all ages with additional needs, including autism, ADHD, disability and complex or learning difficulties - at home or in the community, from an ASD Approved provider.

Autism Learning Disabilities Short breaks and respite 0 to 5 5 to 11 11 to 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get short breaks, life skills or transition support as you prepare for adulthood

Affinity Trust

Community-based short breaks, transition outreach support and life skills development for children and young people with a learning disability, plus supported living from age 16 and transition support from age 14 - run by Affinity Trust, a specialist learning disability charity.

Learning Disabilities Preparing for Adulthood Short breaks and respite 11 to 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get short-term support for autism-related anxiety (WASP)

KIDS

The Wakefield Awareness Support Project supports 5-18 year olds with anxiety and low mood linked to autism or neurodevelopmental conditions - up to 12 weeks of group work and individual support, via professional referral. Requires Wakefield residency and GP registration.

Autism Mental health and anxiety Health and wellbeing 5 to 11 11 to 16 16 to 18

Get social care input into your child's EHC needs assessment

Bradford Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO)

Bradford's Designated Social Care Officer supports social care staff to constructively engage with schools and the EHC needs assessment process, so a child or young person's social care needs are properly evidenced where they're open to social care.

Social Care

Get social care support for your disabled child (CCHDT)

Bradford Children and Families Trust · BD18 3EJ

The Children's Complex Health or Disabilities Team (CCHDT) provides specialist social work support for disabled children and young people (0-18) whose needs are severe, profound or complex and have a long-term, substantial effect on the child and family. Four locality teams cover the Bradford district.

Learning Disabilities Physical or mobility Social Care

Get specialist advice for autism, communication or SEMH needs at school (WISENDSS)

Wakefield Council

Specialist teachers who support children and young people in accessing mainstream education, working with a wide range of needs including autism, Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, and learning needs. Referrals made by educational settings with parental consent.

Autism Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties Speech and language Education 5 to 11 11 to 16 16 to 18

Get specialist equipment for your child through the NHS

NHS Special Equipment Service (Ages 0-18)

An assessment and provision service for specialist equipment - wheelchairs, seating and mobility aids - for children and young people aged 0-18 in Bradford district.

Physical or mobility Wheelchair users Specialist equipment

Get specialist further education at Henshaws College

Henshaws College Harrogate

Day and residential further education for 16-25 year olds with complex disabilities, especially vision impairment, sensory impairments, autism and physical disabilities, with a personalised curriculum and on-site health and personal care support, plus transitional programmes up to age 30.

Autism Physical or mobility Vision Impairment Preparing for Adulthood What next for post 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get specialist further education for young people with learning disabilities

Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community)

Camphill Wakefield offers tailored Life and Employability Skills pathways for 16-25 year olds with an EHCP and moderate to severe learning disabilities, working toward independent living, employment and community inclusion.

Learning Disabilities Preparing for Adulthood What next for post 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get specialist further education support (Askham Bryan College)

Askham Bryan College · YO23 3FR

Inclusive Services / Learning Support for students with EHCPs and SEND at this land-based further education college.

College

Get specialist health support if your child is in care or leaving care

Bradford NHS Nursing Team for Children in Care, Youth Justice Service and Care Leavers

Specialist nursing support for the health needs of children in care, young people in the youth justice system, and care leavers.

Health and wellbeing

Get specialist learning support at Greenhead College sixth form

Greenhead College

Individualised support funded through high needs funding, with learning support mentors and cognitive learning teachers helping students with cognition and processing, and reflective practice techniques to consolidate learning.

Preparing for Adulthood What next for post 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get specialist NHS dental care for additional needs or dental anxiety

Locala · Park · HX1 5NB

Specialist-led NHS dental care for children and adult special care patients with moderate/severe learning disabilities, physical or communication impairment, behavioural problems, or severe dental anxiety/phobia - referral needed from a health, education or social care professional.

Learning Disabilities Mental health and anxiety Physical or mobility Health and wellbeing

Get specialist nursing care for your child with complex medical needs

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist community nursing for children and young people (0-18) with complex medical and nursing needs, working in partnership with the family and other professionals.

Physical or mobility Health and wellbeing

Get specialist residential education or care through Hesley Group

The Hesley Group

Residential schools and further education for children and young people with autism and complex learning disabilities, plus dedicated transition and supported living services for young adults aged 18-25 with complex care needs and behaviours that challenge.

Autism Learning Disabilities Preparing for Adulthood What next for post 16 16 to 18 18 to 25

Get specialist school nursing support for your child's additional needs

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust - Community Health Services

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust's School Nursing Special Needs Team, based at Westbourne Green Health Centre - specialist school nursing support for children and young people with additional needs.

Health and wellbeing

Get specialist SEND tuition at home from Hannah's Hub

Hannah's Hub

Bespoke, neurodiversity-affirming home tuition for neurodivergent learners aged 3-18, including those with learning disabilities, speech/language/communication needs, or social, emotional and mental health needs. £40-£50 per hour; free initial consultation.

Get specialist support for sensory or physical needs at school (WISENDSS)

Wakefield Council

Specialist teachers and support staff - covering hearing impairment, vision impairment and physical difficulties - working with schools to identify need and put the right support in place, for children and young people aged 0-25.

Hearing Impairment Vision Impairment Physical or mobility Education

Get specialist support for your child's physical disability

Bradford Council Children's Sensory and Physical Needs Service

The Physical Needs team supports children and young people with a physical disability, as part of Bradford's Sensory and Physical Needs Service.

Physical or mobility Health and wellbeing

Get specialist support for your child's sensory or physical needs

Bradford Council Children's Sensory and Physical Needs Service

Bradford Council's specialist teaching and support for children and young people with a hearing impairment, vision impairment or physical disability.

Hearing Impairment Physical or mobility Vision Impairment Health and wellbeing

Get specialist support for your deafblind child

Hutchinson Deafblind Trust

Direct support from specialist family support workers, baby signing groups, play and learn sensory groups, family activity days, small financial grants, and specialist training for families and professionals, for children who are deafblind or have a multi-sensory impairment.

Hearing Impairment Vision Impairment Parent carer support

Get speech and language therapy for your child

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust - Children's Services

Assessment and support for children with speech, language or communication difficulties, delivered from the Child Development Centre at Airedale General Hospital.

Speech and language Health and wellbeing

Get speech and language therapy for your child in Bradford

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust - Children's Speech and Language Therapy

Assessment and therapy for children with speech, language and communication difficulties, delivered by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Speech and language Health and wellbeing

Get speech and language therapy for your pre-school child from Seedlings

Seedlings Speech and Language Therapy CIC

One-to-one speech and language therapy for pre-school children, plus free therapy groups for families, including specialist support for autism and social communication difficulties.