Nurturing Anchors

Our workshops offer expert support tailored to your needs. Get advice and guidance, share your experiences, learn techniques to support your family, and connect with other service families.

We offer six different workshops:

• Behaviour workshops: a three-hour session giving you insights and tips on parenting neurodivergent children
• Nurturing Anchors:  a ten-week course aimed at enhancing your health, wellbeing and understanding as the parent of a neurodivergent child
• Riding the Rapids: a ten-week course for parents and carers of children who are neurodivergent, aiming to help parents understand their child when they are displaying behaviour that challenges
• Understanding Me (parent carer): a six-week course helping you develop practical strategies to support your child's unique needs
• Understanding Me (young person): a six-week course helping you develop practical strategies to support your unique needs
• Coffee and connect: drop-in sessions where you can chat with other parents of neurodivergent children

Each workshop is a safe and friendly space where you can connect with people who understand where you're coming from. They are led by experienced SEND professionals, many of whom are parents / carers of disabled or neurodivergent children themselves.

National organisations

There are many organisations that provide support for families with special educational needs and disabilities. This guide lists some of the larger national organisations that provide SEND support in various ways.

• The Naval Children's Charity: Supporting the children of naval families since 1825. Kids has partnered with The Naval Children's Charity to offer free support to naval families with disabled children through our Family Support Online service.
• IPSEA: The Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA) offers free and independent, legally based education advice to parents of children with SEND. They also provide training on the SEND legal framework to parents and carers.
• Council for Disabled Children: The umbrella body for the disabled children's sector, bringing together professionals, practitioners, and policymakers. Their website offers a range of information and signposting.
• Children and Young People IASS Network: Information, advice, and support services for young people aged 25 or younger who need extra help with learning and have a disability. There are lots of different ways to talk to a friendly advisor.
• Contact: Online, printed and helpline advice on education, benefits and finances, childcare, social care, medical topics, and more. They also run information sessions, hospital drop-ins, and parenting courses.
• Right to Participate: This project, from Disability Rights UK, aims to increase awareness of the Equality Act, especially the ways it can protect disabled people from discrimination in everyday situations.
• The Girl With the Curly Hair: Supporting people on the autistic spectrum and the people around them. They use things like animated films, comic strips, and diagrams to make their work engaging and easy to understand.
• Cerebra: A national charity helping children with brain conditions and their families discover a better life together.
• AccessAble: Providing detailed information to help disabled people work out if a place is going to be accessible to them.
• Family Fund: Family Fund is the UK's largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people.
• Mencap: A long-standing national charity improving the lives of people with a learning disability and their families.
• National Autistic Society: A wide range of information, support, and local branches to help transform lives, change attitudes, and create a society that works for autistic people.
• Down's Syndrome Association: A national charity supporting and campaigning for the rights of people with Down's syndrome. Including specialist advisers providing information and support on any issues affecting people with Down's syndrome.
• National Deaf Children's Society: The leading charity for deaf children and their families. Information, training, advice sessions, and a helpline.
• Sense: The charity supports everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. Education, short breaks, day centres, buddying, play sessions, and lots more.
• Remap: Remap makes or adapts equipment for disabled people at no cost to them to help them live more independent lives.
• Sky Badger: Sky Badger is a charity that finds help and adventure for disabled children and their families all over the UK.

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