PO Box 94, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5WS.

National freephone helpline: 0800 269091

AbilityNet are a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. We offer advice, training and assessment services.

We can offer:
   * Courses led by Ash Field staff , both short and accredited
   * Courses in partnership with other providers, both short and accredited
   * Workshops aimed at sharing and improving practice
   * Tailored courses on request either at Ash Field or at another school

Our service works with students with physical difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders,
hearing impairments and specific learning difficulties. We use Widgit products
to help enable students to fully access the curriculum, and we offer advice to schools
within Northamptonshire on a wide range of issues.

The Support Service for SEN is a team of teachers who support statemented & school action plus pupils in mainstream Derbyshire schools. There are 7 teams covering all areas of Derbyshire.

We also offer a comprehensive training programme to our schools covering a wide range of topics related to SEN including IT training. 

We are unable to offer training to schools outside our remit. However we will try to give advice & offer demonstrations of programmes wherever possible.

We can provide advice for parents and staff working with children involved with our service. Training on the use of the software may be arranged but is likely to incur a charge.

c/o Ashbrook Junior school, Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Derbys, DE72 3HF

We are a team of specialist teachers with a wide experience and knowledge of special educational needs working with schools, parents and other professionals to meet the needs of pupils with statements of SEN, and at school action plus, an increasing part of our time is concerned with providing advice and training for schools - we give advice on appropriate materials programmes etc and also frequently provide training in the use of such resources\programmes.

Our team covers schools mainly between the A50 and the A52 on either side of Derby..from Sandiacre to Sudbury.

Area Education Office, St Helena Centre, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield S41 7LU

Our team consists of 21 advisory teachers serving Derbyshire schools in N.E. Derbyshire including Chesterfield , Dronfield, Wingerworth, Eckington, Staveley, Heath, Calow

SSSEN Memorial Hall, Main St, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11OTW

The Support Service Special Educational Needs Newhall covers the primary schools in South Derbyshire. We work with children who have statements of SEN and those who are at School Action Plus. We provide hands -on teaching and also offer an extensive training 'menu' to the schools in the locality.

SSSEN @ Stubbin Wood School, Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, Notts, NG20 9AD

We can provide training in Communicate products to school through School Action Plus time and support schools in the effective use of these products with children with SEN in the NE Derbyshire area.

Jocelyn.Dacie@derby.gov.uk

STEPS is a team of teachers, psychologists and early intervention practitioners who support children with special educational needs in mainstream schools and private, voluntary and independent early years settings. We support individual children and offer training to schools and other settings within Derby City. We are unable to offer training to schools outside Derby City.

Upper Pendrill Court, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3UY

Tel: 01480 839091
National freephone helpline: 0800 269091

AbilityNet are a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. We offer advice, training and assessment services.

Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3QL

The ACE Centre North provides assessments, training, information, advice, consultancy and equipment loans to support the use of assistive technology for communication and learning for people with physical and communication disabilities across the North of England and North Wales.

We support children and adults with severe communication difficulties. We provide:
- One-to-one   advocacy for people requiring a Communication Aid and living in Kent or Medway
- A loan resource library available to people living or working in Kent or Medway.
- Widgit symbol training is available to people throughout the UK at the Find A Voice office. There is a sliding scale of charges operating (reduced charges for parents and those working in Kent/Medway).'
- We will travel to other sites in Kent.