Aspergers Syndrome & Autistic Spectrum Disorder support group in Tewkesbury
(no website exists yet - this is the email address)
Jigsawtewkesbury@yahoo.co.uk
British Dyslexia Association
http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
Gloucestershire Dyslexia Association
http://www.gldyslexia.org.uk/
British Institute for Brain Injured Children
http://www.bibic.org.uk
Bullying UK
http://www.bullying.co.uk
Bullying Support Group (for young people only, parents welcome to monitor)
http://groups.msn.com/bullyingsupportgroup
Dyspraxia Foundation
http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Kidscape
http://www.kidscape.org.uk
Stroud Autistic Support Group
http://www.sasg.org.uk
The disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Our aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else.
http://www.scope.org.uk/index.shtml
Hop Skip & Jump, seven Springs, nr. Cheltenham. Play & Support Centre: a foundation for those with special needs
http://www.cotswoldhopskipandjump.org/
TEACCH Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren
Riding for the Disabled
Playing for Success
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/playingforsuccess/
Playing for Success Gloucestershire
Parent Pages -information, news and events
http://www.parentpages.co.uk/index.php
cadcaf (Cheltenham & District Carers & Families)
Wooden Spoon Gloucestershire -Rugby's charity supporting disadvantaged children and young people.
http://www.woodenspoon.com/3_360.php
Rotary Club of Tewkesbury
http://www.tewkesburyrotary.org/
CIS (Children's Information Service) - for help in finding childcare, out of school clubs, childminders and holiday clubs and information on tax credits and benefits, parenting and family support. The CIS can also help find activities in your area. Tel 0800 542 0202
Email childrensinformation@gloucestershire.gov.uk
www.childrensinformationservice.org.uk
Parentline Plus - for information and support on issues facing parents. Parentline Plus has a free confidential helpline available 7 days a week, 24hrs a day and they also offer group workshops for parents and carers addressing a wide range of issues. Tel 0808 800 2222
http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/
PATA - has a reputation as an excellent source of support and information for childcare from birth to teens including holiday play schemes.
Gloucestershire Music Service and Gloucestershire Dance
http://www.gloucestershiremusic.co.uk
http://www.dancesouthwest.org.uk/gloucestershire/takingpart/index.php?county=gl
Gloucestershire Library and Information Service - for more clubs, societies, organisations and charities.
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=152
Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board
http://www.gscb.org.uk/home.htm
GUiDE Information Service for local information, clubs and activities.
http://www.guide-information.org.uk/default.htm
Your District and Parish Council
- for information about activities, services and what's on.
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=143
Advice and Guidance for Families Service provides a range of online information about national, regional and local services to suport families www.glosfamiliesdirectory.org.uk as well as the Parent Partnership Service website www.glospps.org.uk for parents of children with special educational needs.
These are the two linked Cybersafety sites with advice and free tools to download onto computers to protect users when browsing the internet.
The information you will find on this site has been put together to help direct you and your family to services and organisations that you might find useful. There are links to other websites, so you can find out directly about the services that other organisations provide: