Roller banners can be used next door to the stage, your stand, market stall or simply in reception or a waiting room to catch people’s eye as they arrive.

Packed up they are 85cm x 11cm x 11cm

In use they are 80cm wide x 200cm tall

Banners can be used on fences, walls or the back of your gazebo to catch people’s eye as they arrive.  They are easiest to fix with zip ties but string or hooks can also be used, there are 7 eyelets along the top/bottom and 3 along the sides.

Packed up they are 110cm x 13cm x 13cm

In use they are 300cm wide x 100cm tall

Some of the most commonly asked questions or viewed pages are summarised with QR codes to take people straight to the page if they scan with their mobile. It gives a view of what the Local Offer website looks like and the breadth of information and support they can find on it. Topics are laminated and attached by Velcro so can be moved around and swapped based on audience need.

Packed up they are 92cm x 61cm x 6cm

In use they are approximately 140cm wide x 83cm tall x 20cm deep

Posters can be used on noticeboards, windows or walls. Contact localoffer@somerset.gov.uk for hard copies or download and print below.

Postcards can be handed out. Contact localoffer@somerset.gov.uk for hard copies or download and print below.

The Giant Jenga can be used on a stand, market stall, or simply as an activity for a group.  Playing Jenga is a bit like trying to navigate your way through the SEND system, in particular finding the right information to help you help yourself.  It’s a great conversation starter for example talking about the areas of information we have as each brick is pulled out and a conversation started about the topic it is labelled with – QR codes can take people straight to that page if they are interested.  There are a few blank blocks give a chance to talk about what you struggle to find. It comes with some display signs and a set of conversation topics and accessibility considerations.

Packed up it is 45 x 20 x 32 cm; 14.5 kg, each block being 17.4 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm

In use it starts at 17.4 x 17.4 x 90 cm but needs about 4m² floorspace .

The Giant Dominoes can be used on a stand, market stall or simply as an activity for a group. Playing dominoes keeps children occupied whilst you talk to adults. It also gives a bit of a conversation starter about the breadth of information available on the Local Offer – QR codes can take people straight to that menu if they are interested.

Packed up it is 14 x 7 x 38 cm; 1.8 kg, each block being 13 x 6.3 x 1.2 cm

In use it needs about 4m² floorspace.

Black and white pdfs with mixture of line drawings for colouring in and wordsearches. Use as a handout for people to take away or as an activity for children and young people to be kept occupied whilst you talk to parent carers. Some can also be a conversation starter about the breadth of information available on the Local Offer – QR codes can take people straight to that menu if they are interested.

• Local Offer colouring sheets – bonus Easter edition
• Local Offer colouring sheets – bonus Diwali edition
• Local Offer colouring sheets – bonus Halloween edition
• Local Offer colouring sheets – bonus Hanukkah edition
• Local Offer colouring sheets – bonus Christmas edition

Fly the Local Offer through the sky – how far can you spread the message?  Print out a template and follow the instructions to turn a piece of A4 paper into a glider.

Books can be a helpful tool providing guidance on a parent carers journey. They can be easy to get lost in too, so a handy bookmark or page keeper can help you keep track, whilst reminding where and what Somerset’s SEND Local Offer is.

Want to signpost parent carers to helpful books? Don’t forget Somerset Libraries have both the Somerset Neurodiversity Collection and Reading Well self-help books that cover children and young people’s mental health and long term conditions. Somerset Parent Carer Forum also have a resource library free for members to borrow from.

You can also see these slide shows presented in the Local Offer Live session below which can be shared.

The case study animation below can be used in training sessions.

To set your backdrop in MSTeams during a call click on Background filters just below your video image. Select Add new and then select the jpeg from where you saved it (probably downloads folder) to upload.

To set your backdrop in Zoom during a call click on More in the controls. Select Background and Effects and choose + to add a new image and then select the jpeg from where you saved it (probably downloads folder) to upload.  Select Close after selecting the background to return to the meeting.

Note, don’t panic if it looks backwards, it will be the right way round for people on the call.

Use these frames to add frames and overlays.

• SEND social media frame 1 (.PNG 145KB) – A purple box frame to overlay on social media graphics to promote and show the service you offer is part of Somerset’s SEND Local Offer .
• SEND social media frame 2 (.PNG 139KB) – A simple purple bottom banner with white background to use on social media graphics to promote and show the service you offer is part of Somerset’s SEND Local Offer.
• SEND social media frame 3 (.PNG 146KB) – A simple purple bottom banner with transparent background to use on social media graphics to promote and show the service you offer is part of Somerset’s SEND Local Offer.
• SEND social media overlay full (.PNG 170KB) – A top and bottom banner with cut out shapes and transparent background to use on social media graphics to promote and show the service you offer is part of Somerset’s SEND Local Offer.
• SEND social media overlay half (.PNG 154KB) – A bottom banner with cut out shapes and transparent background to use on social media graphics to promote and show the service you offer is part of Somerset’s SEND Local Offer.

Put the Local Offer banner in your email signature to remind people how to find information about SEND services.

In Microsoft Outlook go to File > Options > Mail > Signatures.  In the ‘Signatures and Stationary’ panel, click on the image button to add an image. Find the SEND email signature image from your files and click ‘Insert’. Once you have inserted the image, select the image by clicking on it, then click on the hyperlink button.  Next, enter the URL https://www.somerset.gov.uk/local-offer into the box labelled address and click ok. Finally, click ok to close the remaining pop-up window. You may need to reselect your signature the first time you use it. 

SEND email signature – Local Offer banner for use in signatures (.jpeg 123KB)