Information, Advice and Support - IAS Service for Windsor and Maidenhead

17/02/2026

16/02/2026

We’re sharing the news! 📢
The Information, Advice and Support Services Network (IASSN) is now on Facebook! 🎉

IASSN supports and champions SENDIAS services across the country, helping ensure children and young people with SEND, and their families, can access free, impartial information, advice and support.

They’ll be sharing learning, guidance, best practice and updates from across the network - definitely worth a follow 👀
👉 You can find out more about them on their website: https://bit.ly/4byHXMS
👉 Follow and help spread the word! https://www.facebook.com/IASSN/

We provide training & support to all IAS services.

13/02/2026

Free tickets are available for the next autism-friendly Dawnosaurs event at the Natural History Museum in London.
The session, with the theme Up Above: Feathers and Flight, is on Saturday, February 28, from 8am to 10am, and is open to families with children who have neurodivergent conditions (including autism and other sensory processing difficulties), offering an opportunity to enjoy the museum with fewer people around.
These events are best for children aged five to 15. Siblings are welcome.
Please note that all tickets must be booked in advance.
- Click this link for details and to book https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/dawnosaurs.html

12/02/2026

***Sharing from Inclusion Education*** ( & Hampshire IAS)
"For some young people, college or sixth form just doesn’t work out. Maybe the course wasn’t right. Maybe the environment felt overwhelming. Maybe life threw something at you that made staying in education feel impossible. If that’s you, take a breath. You’re not alone. And this isn’t the end of your story".

Take a look at this useful page full of information, advice and links to help you and your young person to move forward.
https://inclusioneducation.org.uk/college-didnt-work-out-now-what

**NB, we are sharing for information only and not endorsing or reccommending Incusion Eeducation as a provider**

For some young people, college or sixth form just doesn’t work out. If that’s you, take a breath. This isn’t the end of your story.

11/02/2026

This checklist from Contact may be useful when you're thinking about an EHC needs Assessment for your child.

10/02/2026

Did you know that the Council for Disabled Children’s eLearning platform is open to all?
Here you will find training on a range of SEND-related topics. These are primarily intended for professionals and practitioners but are open to all, including parent carers.

Here you will find training on a range of SEND-related topics. These are primarily intended for professionals and practitioners but are open to all, including parent carers.

09/02/2026

Reading Museum's breakout space for autistic and neurodivergent visitors is available every Saturday between 10am and 5pm, with tents, cushions and sensory toys available.
Families can enjoy exploring the galleries using the museum's sensory bags, then take time out to relax in the breakout space before continuing their visit.
Siblings, families, carers and friends are all welcome to use the space.
- Click the link for more information about the breakout space and a sensory map and social story for the museum https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/museums-my-way-saturday-drop?

Autism Berkshire is pleased to support Museums, My Way activities at Reading Museum and the Museum of English Rural Life, at the University of Reading.

Breakout space every Saturday for neurodiverse visitors and their families Free sessions, developed with Autism Berkshire Reading Museum and The Museum of English Rural Life run ‘Museums, My Way’, a series of sessions for neurodivergent visitors of all ages. These sessions, developed with Autism...