Disability Information & Guidance 0-25
Are you looking for help with:
Careers Support
Help to get back into work or training.
- Eat that frog Eat That Frog: Home
- Access to work Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition
- Apprenticeships and work opportunities Education, Skills and Work | Mencap
- Careers South West CSW (formerly Careers South West (Regional)) – Torbay FIS Directory
- Princes trust The Prince’s Trust | Start Something
- Positive people Positive People – Devon | Pluss
- Inclusive career options Inclusive careers
- Careers Support Careers Advice – Search Results | Torbay FIS Directory
- Careers South West CSW Ltd – formerly Careers South West – Devon Services
Support with educational needs:
Local support and information for families with a child with additional needs.
- Sendiass Sendiass Torbay: HOMEPAGE
- Tissues and issues. Parent/carer support group tissues and issues torbay
- Torbay Local Education Authority, special educational needs SEND Services – Torbay Council
- Special Educational needs advice Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) System – Mencap
- EHCP advice Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) – Torbay FIS Directory
- Autism Society National Autistic Society
- Special needs support group Support groups and networks – Education and Families
- Special education needs team Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Speech and language Torbay Speech and Language Therapy – Torbay and South Devon NHS FT
- Appeals Team Appeal against a school place decision – Torbay Council
- Autism Assessment Torbay Autism Spectrum Assessment Service – Torbay FIS Directory
- Children’s Services Children and families – Torbay Council
- Contact Contact – for families with disabled children | Contact
- SEND team Torbay Special educational needs and disability (SEND) – Torbay Council
- Ocupational therapy Occupational Therapy – Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation …
- Sensory team Torbay Sensory – Visual and Hearing – Torbay and South Devon NHS …
Education:
List of SEN schools in The South West:
- Mayfield School Mayfield School Torbay | A Specialist School for Cognition and …
- Combe Pafford Combe Pafford School – Home
- Preston Primary Autism Unit Special Educational Needs and Autistic Provision
- Preston Bridge School Preston Bridge School: Home
- Orchard Manor School Orchard Manor School – Home
- Glendinning Glendinning Academy (Newton Abbot) – Wave MAT
- Bidwell Brook Bidwell Brook School
- Chestnut school Mayfield Chestnut
- School for inspiring talents School for Inspiring Talents | Transforming life chances in our …
- Brunel Academy The Brunel Academy: Home
- Mainstream SENDCO Special educational needs and disability (SEND) – Torbay Council
- Wave Academy WAVE Multi Academy Trust Archives – Schools Information
- Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy – Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation …
- Chestnut School Mayfield Chestnut
- Appeals against school decision Appeal against a school place decision – Torbay Council
- Burton Academy The Burton Academy: Home
List of Colleges who offer additional support in the South West:
- South Devon College Supported Learning Opportunities – South Devon College
- Bicton College Supporting Your Learning – Bicton College
- Oakwood College Oakwood Specialist College – Providing a specialist provision for …
- Exeter College Support – Exeter College
- Petroc College Cornwall Petroc College – Care and Support in Cornwall
- Duchy College Duchy College | Land-Based Specialist College
Day services:
Day services offer people with learning disabilities access to fulfilling activities outside of the home:
- Burrow Down Burrow Down Support Services | Day Opportunities | Horizons
- Dawlish Gardens Trust Dawlish Gardens Trust – Working with Adults with Additional Needs
- Roc Active roc active torbay
- Shekinah Shekinah – Building lives & futures
- Access to community education ‘Ace’ ACE – Access to Community Education
- Hollicombe Centre Hollacombe Community Resource Centre
- Jasmyn House Jasmyn House
- United response ROC Skills & Wellbeing – United Response
- Turning Heads Welcome to Turning Heads CIC – Turning Heads
- No limits Cafe No Limits Cafe
- Summon Bonum Summon Bonum Support & Care – – – Overview – NHS
- The Feijoa Project The Feijoa Project – Pinpoint Devon
Benefits Advice:
Advice and support accessing welfare benefits and support:
- Torbay Council Benefits and Support – Torbay Council
- Disability focus Disability Focus – Supporting people to live independently
- Disability Living Allowance for children Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children: Overview – GOV.UK
- Support with applying for DLA Welfare – Disability Support Torbay
- Fab team Financial Assessment and Benefits – Torbay and South Devon NHS …
- Christians against poverty CAP UK | Contact us – Christians Against Poverty
- Direct Payments Direct Payments – Torbay Council
- Direct payments Devon Direct payments | Devon County Council
Funding:
Charities and organisations who offer additional funding to families:
- Family Fund Family Fund
- Merlins Magic Wand Home | Merlin’s Magic Wand Children Charity
- Disability grants Grants for Children and Young People – Disability Grants
- Torbay mencap Torbay Mencap | Helping People with Learning Disabilities
- Torbay community Development trust Torbay Community Development Trust
- Torbay Youth trust (Formally Young carers) Torbay Youth Trust: HOME
Health:
Advice and support to stay healthy:
- Healthy lifestyle team Contact Healthy Lifestyles – Torbay and South Devon NHS …
- Sexual Health advice Devon Sexual Health – providing sexual health services that support
- Learning disabilities nurse team Learning disability | DPT – Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Autism assessment Diagnostic services – National Autistic Society
- Specialist dentist Community Dental Service – Torbay and South Devon NHS …
- Dentist for people with additional needs Special Care Dental Service – Practice information leaflet
- Physiotherapy Torbay Physiotherapy – Torbay and South Devon NHS FT
- Womens Health Women’s Health – Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trusts
- Stopping smoking, weight loss guidance https://yourhealthtorbay.co.uk/
Mental Health:
Support to maintain a healthy mind:
- Mental health support Mental Health – Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Mental health Support for men Andy’s Man Club
- Healthwatch Healthwatch Torbay: Home
- Every mind matters Every Mind Matters – NHS
- Pluss Mental Health Services | Pluss
- Mental Health support through Shekinah Health & Wellbeing – Shekinah
- Mental Health talking therapy NHS talking therapies
- What’s your Problem counselling service What’s Your Problem?
Supported living:
Supported living is a service for people that meet the eligibility for social care. It provides living arrangements for individuals who may need extra support:
- Assessment for care Torbay Social Care needs assessments for Adults – Torbay FIS Directory
- Getting a needs assessment – Torbay Council
- Getting a care needs assessment – Social care and support guide
- Summerland Support Summerland Support – Pinpoint Devon
- Burrow Down Support Services.Burrow Down Support Services | Supported Living young & elderly ..
- Helping Hands.Helping Hands Home Care: Live-in, Visiting & Private Care At Home
- The Quays The Quays, Supported Living Accommodation, Torbay
- Phoenix care Phoenix Learning & Care – Phoenix works with young people and …
- St Johns, Renaissance, Siesta Residential Care | Supported Living | Short Break/Respite | Devon
- Supported living Torbay Supported Independed Living Schemes (SILS) – Torbay FIS Directory
- New Key New Key – – – Overview – NHS
Advice for outreach support/enabling:
Outreach support might include: developing and maintaining life skills, such as food shopping, cooking and household chores. It can also include help with finances and budgeting, and to maintain a tenancy:
- Devon personal assistant network. Devon personal assistant (PA) network
- Bluebird care Contact us | Home Care Services | Bluebird Care Torbay
- New key Care New Key – Care Quality Commission
- Summerland Support Contact: Summerland Support – Care Quality Commission
- Disability focus Disability Focus – Supporting people to live independently
- Burrow Down Outreach Burrow Down Support Services | Outreach – Burrow Down
- Help@hands Domiciliary Care Provider | Help@Hand Care Services | Torquay
- Bluebird care Bluebird Care: Home Care Services | Care Visits At Home
- CLIP ‘Changing Lives Inspiring People’ Contact Ollie Nelder 07428705450
Leisure:
Accessible groups and activities:
- Phab Club Phab Torbay
- Space Space | Torbay: HOME
- Torbay special needs playscheme Torbay Special Needs Playscheme and Saturday Club
- Community Disco night Community Disco @ Boots & Laces Every Wednesday
- Sound communities Sound Communities: Front Page
- Wednesday night disco Community Disco @ Boots & Laces Every Wednesday
- Asurus ASrUS Torbay Youth Club
- No limits Saturday club Orchard Saturday Club –
- Play Torbay Play Torbay
- Turning Heads Social Sessions Turning heads
- Imagine this Imagine This Torbay: Home
- Active Devon Active Devon – Supporting and Inspiring for an Active Devon
- Torquay United Inspirations Torquay United Inspirations – Adults (16+) – Torbay FIS Directory
- Torquay United Inspiration Torquay United Junior Inspirations FC (8-16 years) | Torbay FIS …
Concern for the welfare of a person:
If you are concerned for the safety or wellbeing of someone, please contact the MASH team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) by visiting the following link: Hub – Torbay Safeguarding Children Partnership.
You can also find information here: Safeguarding Adults – Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust