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Certain changes in circumstances can mean that the benefits you receive for your disabled child or for your family might change.

A child who needs a lot of extra help in their learning might have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

This advice applies in England only. Read information for families in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Some children or young people with more complex educational needs receive support through an Education, Health and...

We'll help you apply for a place for your child, whether they are starting school for the first time or changing to another school.

On this page we explain how to find out information about schools and suggest some questions to ask when visiting. For information about the admissions system, see our school admissions...

Parents sometimes ask if they can deregister their child from school. If you are thinking about home education, it is important to understand the responsibility you are taking on and...

Exclusion is the formal sending home of a pupil from school for disciplinary reasons. An exclusion can be permanent or fixed-term (temporary, and sometimes referred to in government guidance as...

If your child has a special educational need or disability that puts them at a disadvantage for tests and exams, it may be possible for special arrangements to be made...

Advice on asking for a carer's assessment, what the assessment looks like and what happens after the assessment.

Local authorities/trusts now have duties to provide short break services and make clear how families can access them.

In most cases it isn't necessary to seek legal advice to get the support you need. But sometimes it may be necessary to get a legal opinion or take legal...

If you believe your child has been injured due to poor medical treatment or advice, you should speak to a specialist solicitor as quickly as possible. Your child may be...

This section is written for the non-specialist individual, concentrating on two forms of inheritance, the single abnormal gene which is changed, or ‘mutated’, and chromosomal abnormalities. Many traits in plants...

“I took part in athletics and still hold the national record in long jump. I also did judo, which helped with my disability by learning about balance and how to...

Benefits and financial help If your child has hemiplegia, you may be entitled to certain benefits and financial support to help with the extra cost of day to day living....

Information for families with a child with hemiplegia on getting into work, including rights for disabled people in employment.

Telling parents that their child has hemiplegia is a critical event. The majority of parents often recount details about how they were told: who told them, when, where, and what...

How being in work can have an effect on some of the benefits you might be able to claim.