SEND support and advice
If your child has Special Educational needs or a disability there is a wealth of support and advice that you can access.
I am a parent of two young men with SEN and so along with my professional knowledge I understand many of the challenges that parents can face. Please come and speak with me at anytime.
Milton Keynes SEND Local Offer
A directory of information about education, health and care services, as well as leisure activities and support groups for children and young people with SEND from birth to 25 years, their parents,carers and professionals
In Milton Keynes there is a Facebook group for parents of children with a range of Special Needs - its called ASD support for MK parents and covers a wide range of social communication disorders. Many parents have said that they found it useful
Speech & Language Therapy
Drop-in assessment sessions (for under fives)
Drop-in assessment sessions are for parents with concerns about their children’s talking or understanding. In the session, parents can discuss their worries with a speech and language therapist who will also watch their child playing and assess their needs. There is no need to book, just come along.
The sessions are on every Monday (except bank holidays) from 9.30am to 12noon at Speech and Language Therapy (by the Luing Cowley Outpatients Building), Milton Keynes General Hospital, Standing Way, Eaglestone, MK6 5LD
and the first Tuesday of each month from 9.30am to 12noon at the Speech and Language Therapy Department, Wolverton Health Centre (opposite Greenleys, off the V5 Great Monks Street), Gloucester Road, Wolverton, MK12 5DF
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/service/milton-keynes-early-years-speech-language-therapy-team/
01908 725299