Brent Children & Families Information
Service
Chesterfield House, 9 Park Lane, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7RH
Special Needs
0 to 5 years old
www.brent.gov.uk/childcare
This list is updated regularly
Call Brent CFIS on 020 8937 3001 for up to date information
Open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
How can I help my child who has special educational needs?
• Children with special educational needs (SEN) have learning difficulties or other disabilities that make
learning harder for them than it is for most children the same age.
• Children with SEN could have difficulties with all the work in school; reading, writing, number
work,
understanding information, expressing themselves, understanding what others are saying, making friends
or relating to adults.
• Help for children with SEN will usually be in the child’s ordinary, mainstream early education setting or
school.
• Every child makes progress at a different rate and has different ways in which they learn best.
• You should be consulted about all the decisions that affect your child. If you have concerns or worries, you
should share them with your child’s teacher or any other professional working with your child.
• If your child is not yet in school or not yet going to a nursery or pre-school, you can talk to your doctor or
health visitor who will be able to give you advice.
• If your child is at school or in an early education setting and you think they might have a special need that
has not been identified, you should talk to their class teacher or head teacher straightaway
What can you do as a parent?
Your child’s early years are very important for their all-round development. When your health visitor or
doctor makes a routine check, they might suggest that there could be a problem. But if you have any worries
of your own, you should get advice straightaway.
Your child’s early years are very important for their all-round development. When your health visitor or
doctor makes a routine check, they might suggest that there could be a problem. But if you have any worries
of your own, you should get advice straightaway.
If your child is at school or in an early education setting and you think they might have a special need that
has not been identified by the school or pre-school, you should talk to your child’s class teacher or head
teacher straightaway. You could also talk to the SENCO. This is the person responsible for co-ordinating
help for children with special educational needs.
Learning Difficulties
If you are concerned that your child may have learning difficulties, you should first talk to your child’s
teacher, tell them your concerns and listen to their opinion. In most cases, this will be enough to put your
mind at rest. However, if you feel your child requires further help, you can request a statutory assessment of
your child’s needs which is managed by the Special Educational Needs and Assessment Service (SENAS).
If you have concerns about your child, give the friendly and helpful staff at SENAS a call.
Contact:
Address:
Tel:
Email:
Website:
SENAS
Chesterfield House, 9 Park Lane, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7RW.
020 8937 3229
sen.assessments@brent.gov.uk
www.brent.gov.uk (type SEN in the search box)
The Brent Parent-Partnership Service is for all parents/carers of children who have, or may have
special educational needs (SEN). Can help you to choose a nursery or a school for your child and give
advice if you feel your child needs more support at school because they are not progressing well. We can
also help you if you want to apply for a statutory assessment, if you need help with understanding how the
assessment process works or any other query about your child’s special educational needs or disability.
The Parent Partnership Service can provide support by attending meetings with you, by helping you write
reports and letters and linking you to local support groups.
Contact:
Address:
Tel:
Email:
Website:
Brent Parent Partnership Service
Chesterfield House, 9 Park Lane, Wembley, HA9 7RW
020 8937 3434
info@brentparentpartnership.co.uk
www.brent.gov.uk (type parent partnership in the search box)
Carer’s assessment
If you are looking after a disabled child or adult, you are entitled to a ‘Carer’s Assessment’ from Social
Services. Depending on local policy, this may or may not be done at the same time by the person who
assesses your son or daughter. The assessment is a chance to discuss what help you can get. You can
refer yourself to Social Services for a Carer’s Assessment. Social Services can be contacted through your
council offices or via their website. You can be assessed as a carer even if the disabled person you care for
does not wish to be assessed.
You can get more information about Carer’s Assessments from Carers UK, www.carersuk.org.
Common Assessment Framework – CAF for short This is a form that you fill in with your health
visitor, a family support worker, a parent support adviser or an early intervention practitioner. It allows you to
go through any problems facing you and your family and find out if there is extra support that you may be
able to get from social services or other services. If, for example, you have difficulties managing your
children’s behaviour, you think special needs may be involved, you are having problems with health,
housing or education that are affecting your family’s ability to cope, a CAF can help to find solutions. It
always helps to talk and the CAF helps to make sure that the right questions are asked.
Who?
Health visitor
Where?
Health centre
Family support
worker
Children’s centre
Parent support
advisor
School
Early intervention
practitioner
Locality teams
020 8937 2492
Help with costs
www.gov.uk :
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Disability Living Allowance
Disabled child element of child Tax Credit
Carers Allowance
Attendance Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance
www.familyfund.org.uk
Disable Facilities Grant
Hmrc.gov.uk:
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Maternity & Child Benefit and Tax Credits
Nursery Education Grant for 3 and 4 year olds for 15 hours up to 38 weeks per year. Free nursery
education is available for three and four year olds usually from the term after the third birthday who attend
Brent day care settings that are part of the NEG scheme. Participating nurseries are shown on this list.
Some nurseries may charge for extra hours. For further information on claiming please contact Brent
Children’s Information Service on 020 8937 3001. www.brent.gov.uk/childcare
Nursery Education Grant for 2
Some families with a child aged 2 are eligible for 15 hours free nursery education grant. Criteria such as being
on Income Support, Job Seeker Allowance, An income related employment and support allowance, Child Tax
Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190.00 as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue
and Customs (TC 602 Final Award Notice- 2012/2013) Please note you are not eligible if you are in receipt of
Working Tax Credit or Child is in care or looked after, SEN is considered. For further information on NEG 2
please contact Brent Children’s And Families Information Service on 0208 937 3010.
www.brent.gov.uk/childcare
0 to 5 Activities
Special Needs Evenings
Partyman World Wembley
Vale Farm
Watford Road
Middlesex HA0 3HG
Parent & Toddlers In Brent area
Please contact CFIS for list on 3001 or
www.brent.gov.uk/childcare
1 Voice Community Parent & Toddlers
Special needs children’s Play group
Barham Park Children’s Centre, Barham Park (Black
Gates entrance), Harrow Road, Sudbury HA0 2HB
Down syndrome football sessions
Woodfrield School, Glenwood Avenue,
kingsbury NW9 7LY
Special Need The Village School
Grove Park, Kingsbury, London, NW9 0JY
Alperton Children’s Centre
Tel:020 8937 3860
Church Lane Children’s Centre
Tel:020 8937 3890
Curzon Crescent Children’s
Tel:020 8208 5950
Fawood Children’s Centre
Tel:020 8965 9334
Granville Plus Children's Centre
Tel:020 8937 6580
Harmony Children’s Centre
Tel:020 8459 9571
Hope Children’s Centre
Tel:020 8937 6490
Mount Stewart Children Centre
Tel:0208 907 5113
Preston Park Children’s Centre
Tel: 07772 563514
St. Raphael’s Children’s Centre
Tel: 020 8937 3620
Three Trees Children’s Centre
Tel: 020 8459 4385
The Welcome Children’s Centre
Tel: 020 8903 9541
The Willow Children’s Centre
Tel: 0208 937 6560
Treetops Children’s Centre
Tel :020 8838 3901
Wembley Children’s Centre
Tel: 020 8901 9890
Wykeham Primary Children C
Tel: 020 8937 5960
Home library and outreach services
Ealing Library
Tel: 0208 937 3560
Harlesden Library
Tel: 0208 937 3570
Kilburn Library
Tel: 0208 937 3530
Kingsbury Library
Tel: 0208 937 3250
On the first Wednesday evening of every month,
activities for children with special needs. Activities
include indoor and outdoor play, climbing frame,
bouncy castle and beach area. Cost for under 4 year
olds - £3.00 and 4 years and over - £5.00. Time:
6.30pm – 8.30pm Website: www.partymanworld.co.uk
Tel: 020 8904 – 9044
Please contact CFIS for list on Tel: 0208 937 3001
www.brent.gov.uk/childcare
Every Tuesday from 10am to 2pm 0 to 14 years
Stay and play
Tel: Alpana Tel: 07909 122422
Judy Tel: 07972 253339
5 to 6pm QPR Tiger Cubs is a free, open football
session for people of all ages with Down syndrome.
Tel: 0208 740 2585 / 07815 670 806
Playscheme 3 to 19 year old
Only for the school children Tel: 020 8204 5396
00 to 5 years old Activities at children’s centres
Health eating support
Baby club
Baby massage
Breastfeeding Support
Drop in sessions (stay and play)
Speech and language support
Support for parents
Counselling Support
Special needs with 1 voice
Toy library
Citizens Advice Bureau
Learning Sessions
If you live in Brent and love to read but find it difficult to
get to the library, the Brent Libraries at Home service
can help. (special need)
Town Hall
Tel: 0208 937 3500
Willesden Green Library Centre Tel: 0208 937 3400
Brent Play Association
Ground Floor, Peppermint Heights, Northwick Road
Alperton, HAO 1LG
Manor Primary School
Chamberlayne Road NW10 3NT
Ofsted report: 17/05/10 Result: Satisfactory
Willesden Sportsability Club
Willesden Sports Centre, Donnington Road, Willesden,
NW10 3QX
Sports activities
Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre
Charteris Sport Centre, NW6 7ET
Vale Farm Sports Centre
Willesden Sport Centre
Vale Farm
Sport Centre
Special Yoga Centre
2a Wrentham Avenue NW10 3HA
Playscheme
For further details please call Neil Preshaw on below
number Special needs and disabilities.
Tel: 020 8998 9986
After School Club
Special needs, Only for children attending school
Ofsted report: 17/05/10 Result: Satisfactory
Tel: 020 8968 3075
Saturdays 2pm to 4pm Sports ability gives young
people with any disability - whether it be a learning,
physical, visual or a hearing disability - the chance to
play up to three sports. Sports on offer include
athletics, basketball, boccia, cricket, football, goal ball,
new age knurling, polybat, racket ball, table cricket,
table tennis, tennis, tri-golf and zone hockey.
Tel: 020 8937 3707
Tel: 0208 937 3730
Tel: 0208 937 3644
Tel; 0208 908 6545
Tel:0208 955 1120
Swimming lessons with learning disabilities and special
needs.
Tel: 0208 908 6545
Yoga for children, mums and babies; ante and
postnatal; families and adults. Workshops, yoga
therapy and special needs one to one yoga sessions.
Concessions available.
Tel:0208 968 1900 www.specialyoga.org.uk
Childminders
Gadhvana, Mohini
Priory Gardens
Latest Ofsted report: 18/05/2009 Result: Good
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 hours Pick and drop from Byron Court & Sudbury School
NVQ level 3 Qualified. Opening from 7am to 8pm. Experience of working with a child with complex needs.
Tel: 020 8904 0467
Kotecha, Bhavani
Priory Gardens HA0 2QG
Latest Ofsted report: 30/11/2011, Result: Good. Experience of working with an autistic child
Tel: 020 8904 6166
Abeyesekera, Susannah Ridley Road, NW10
Latest Ofsted report:22/04/2010 Result: Good. Experience of working in a disabled school
Tel: 020 8965 4301/07979 770660
Briscoe, Dorette
Gibbons Road, NW10
Latest Ofsted report 04/12/2009 Result: Good
Qualifications: Cert. For specialist teaching assistant (STA) CLANSA, Makaton.
Has attended autism training. Experience with Downs Syndrome and Autistic Children. Wheelchair access
Tel: 020 8451 3949
O’Hara, Mary
Fortunegate Road. Latest Ofsted report: 11/05/2009 Result: Good
AM & PM service for St Josephs & Leopold Schools, PM service for Curzon Crescent Children’s Centre
Experience of caring for an older child with a physical disability and learning delay; experience of working with an
autistic child. Tel: 020 8965 8655
Ahmad, Shaheena
Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 Latest Ofsted report 18/05/2012 Result: Outstanding
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 Languages spoken Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English.
Experience of working with children in the autistic spectrum. SENCO level 1. Makaton 1 & 2
Tel: 020 8907 4337
Vara, Shyama Greenway, HA3
Latest Ofsted report 20/3/09 Result: Good
7.30am to 6pm. Service for Mount Stewart and Uxendon Manor Schools
Experience of working with children with developmental delay; training on supporting language envelopment
Tel: 020 8204 4878
Leonard, Kathleen
Buxton Road, Willesden, NW2 5BJ
Latest Ofsted report: 10/11/2011 Results: Outstanding
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 hours. Experience of caring for a child with Cerebral
Palsy; training Makaton , speech and language development and working with children with SEN.
Tel: 020 8930 2595
Palmer, Elaine
Latest Ofsted report: 10/11/2011 Results: Outstanding
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 hours. Makaton, and autism training
Tel: 020 8930 2595
Leonce, Sarah / Paul Leonce
Leigh Gardens, NW10
Latest Ofsted report 09/03/2011 Result: Outstanding
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 hours Husband and wife team,. Experience of working
with Williams Syndrome, cochlea implant, of autism and liver disease.
Tel: 020 8969 9721
Isliker, Nana Honeypot Lane
Latest Ofsted report: 22/10/08 Result: Good
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 hours. AM & PM service for Roe Green school EpiPen
trained Tel: 07958 165122
Morar, Wioletta
Oakington Manor Drive
Latest Ofsted report: 18/03/2009 Result: Good
Registered for Nursery Education Grant (NEG) free 15 hours Collects from Ark, Park Lane, St Josephs,
Oakington Manor. Supports children with different languages. Disabled service. SENCO level 1 &2 Makaton,
EpiPen trained Speaks French, Polish, Romanian and English. Tel: 07852 102850
Raja, Najma
Latest Ofsted report: 22/04/09 Result: Good
Collects from Park Lane, Wembley Primary and Buxlow Schools. Speacila need Makaton
Tel: 020 8903 6070 / 07500 117951
Macpherson, Jamuna
Dagmar Avenue, HA9
Latest Ofsted report 13/01/09 Result: Good
CACHE level 3 qualification. Overnight care service provided, Autistic Spectrum training, Makaton
Tel: 020 8903 0997/ 07939 415680
Smith, Lena Smillie, Julie-Anne
Manor Drive, HA9
Latest Ofsted report 29/09/09. Bussette, Rachel
Ofsted report 6/8/08: Results: Outstanding
Team of three childminders work with assistants.
Disabled service provided. Offers NEG 15 hours
Tel: 020 8900 2641
Mary Jo English Wyld Way HA9
Latest Ofsted report 17/03/2011 Result: Good
Collects from St Josephs RC School, Wembley. Registered for overnight care.
Tel: 020 8902 8778
Yasin Rifhat Wembley Way
Latest Ofsted report: 26/11/10 Result: Good
Experience of working with children with haemophilia and severe allergies, Epi-pen trained, experience of
working with children with special needs
Tel: 020 8902 3041/07903 871545
Nurseries And Schools
The Village School
Headteacher: Ms K Johnson
Address: Grove Park, London NW9 0JY
Tel: 020 8204 3293
Fax: 020 8206 1103 Email: office@village.brent.sch.uk
Number of places at School - 208 Age range: 2-19
Special school for nursery, primary, secondary aged pupils and post 16, with complex physical, medical needs
and a range of communication, learning and sensory needs.
Woodfield School
Headteacher: Ms Desi Lodge-Patch
Address: Glenwood Avenue, London, NW9 7LY
Tel: 020 8205 1977
Fax: 020 8205 5877 Email: rekha@woodfield.brent.sch.uk
Number of places: 110 Age range: 11-19
For pupils aged from 11 to 16 with moderate learning difficulties, social and communication disorders and
autism. Ten of the above 100 places are for pupils diagnosed with ASC who are taught by specialist teachers in
the autistic base.
Curzon Curzon Nursery
Curzon Crescent, NW10 9SD
Tel: 020 8459 6813
Age 3 to 4
Fawood Children’s Centre Nursery
Headteacher: Mark Cole
Teacher in Charge: Joan Blake
Address: 35 Fawood Avenue, Harlesden, London, NW10 8DX
Tel 020 8965 9334
Number of places at the school: 10 Age range: 3-5
This is an additionally resourced provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Granville Plus Nursery School
Granville Road
NW6 5RA
Tel: 0207 604 4620
Age Under 2 to 5 year
Manor Special School
Headteacher: Ms Mary Adossides
Address: Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, London, NW10 3NT
Tel: 020 8968 3160
Fax: 020 8968 3075 Email: admin@manor.brent.sch.uk
Age range: 4 to 11
Phoenix Arch School
Headteacher: Judith Ann Towell
Address: Drury Way, Neasden, London, NW10 0NQ
Tel: 020 8451 6961 Fax: 020 8830 1352 Email: admin@VERNON.brent.sch.uk
Age range: 5-11
For pupils with Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and additional provision for Autistic Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) pupils
Special school for primary aged children with complex behaviour, emotional and social difficulties.
The Phoenix Arch seeks to provide a caring, safeguarded and learning environment for children with statements
identifying social, emotional and behavioural Difficulties (SEBD). We encourage children to discover and develop
their talents and skills so that they can realise their potential as fulfilled and effective citizens of the future.
Vernon House School
Drury Way, London NW10 0NQ Tel: 020 8451 6961
Vernon House is a special school for children who have Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Admits
children from 4 to 11 years of age.
List of Specialist SEN provision
This is a service which works with parents of children who have special educational needs. They provide
impartial information on the full range of options available to parents. They are able to help parents make
informed decisions.
Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis.
Diagnosing a learning disability can be difficult, and in some cases it isn't clear what the learning disability is
or why it happened. www.nhs.uk
Brent Outreach Autism Team (BOAT)
BOAT is also based at Fawood and provides an advice and support service to mainstream schools and settings
in which there are children with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder.
BOAT can provide this service to children from the ages of 2-19 years. BOAT also provides support, training and
activities for families
Tel: 020 8965 9334
The National Autistic Society
The National Autistic Society, 393 City Road, London, EC1V 1NG
Tel: 020 7833 2299 nas@nas.org.uk
Resources For Autism
858 Finchley Road, London NW11 6AB, Tel: 0208 458 3259 www.resourcesforautism.org.uk
Association for the Blind
Raebarn House, 100 Northolt Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 0YJ
Tel: 08458 380 48 info@aftb.org.uk www.aftb.org.uk
The Middlesex Association for the Blind aims to support people who are blind, partially sighted and deafblind to
lead independent lives. This is achieved through a range of high quality services, including: home visiting
service, midsight hospital information points, resource centres, telephone helpline, children and carer support
groups, early intervention officers, deaf blind communicator guides and transcription services. The office is open
Monday to Friday from 9.00 am - 4.30 pm.
Royal National Institute For The Blind
RNIB Headquarters, 105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE Tel: 0303 123 9999
I CAN Communication difficulties
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE Tel: 0845 225 4073 or 020 7843 2552
Information and Website: info@ican.org.uk
Contact a Family brings together the families of children with special needs and gives information and advice.
You can phone the free helpline on Tel: 0800 808 3556.
British Dyslexia Association
Unit 8 Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane, Bracknell, RG12 7BW
Tel: 0845 251 9003 helpline@bdadyslexia.org.uk
Online Free Dyslexia Test | www.myhealthanswers.co.uk
Deaf and Hearing Impaired Service Email enquiries@hearinglink.org Telephone 0300 111 1113
Child Development Service
Learning Disabilities
The Hope Charity, 228 Walm Lane, London NW2 3BS
Tel: 0208 809 8240 Email hope@norwood.org.uk www.hope.centre.org
Hope is dedicated thinking skills centre. Hope multi professional team helps students aged from 3 to 19 with
learning or development difficultie, as well as gifted under achievers to achieve their learning potential.
Mencap
379-381 High Road, Willesden, NW10 2JR
The service support people with a learning disability require support in different kinds of ways which means the
mencap provide are diverse and tailored to meet individual’s needs
Tel: 0208 451 5278 info@brentmencap.org.uk www.mencap.org.uk
NHS
Carers Free confidential and advice information Tel: 0808 8020202
www.nhs.uk/guide/carersdirect
Speech & Languages Therapy
Wembley Centre for Health and Care, 116 Chaplin Road HA0 4UZ
Therapists offer assessment and treatment for children who have communication difficulties or have an eating,
drinking or swallowing disorder. These difficulties may be specific to communication (including stammering or
voice problems), or may be associated with other learning difficulties or autistic spectrum disorder. Parents can
refer their children to this service if they have any concerns.
Tel: 0208 900 6020 www.brentpct_nhs.uk
SEN Adviser
Advice, Assessment and Advocacy info@senadviser.co.uk or call us on 07872 030887
Scope
For further information Scope's services, cerebral palsy or any aspect of living with disability, you can contact
Scope Response, which offers confidential advice and information between 9am and 5pm on weekdays
Tel: 0808 800 3333 response@scope.org.uk
Wheelchairs and Advice Tel: 0208 795 6074.
Family Fund
Grant is for families raising disabled and seriously ill children aged under 17 and under
Tel 08449 744 099*
Textphone 01904 658085 Email info@familyfund.org.uk www,familyfund.org.uk