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Complaint process for Child and Young Person
April 24, 2024SEND
Children and young people have the right to have their voices heard whether it’s a compliment, comment or a complaint. All children and young people have the right to complain if they feel disappointed or let down by the service…
Learn a language (including English) with a free online tool from Libraries
April 24, 2024SEND
Children in Somerset can boost their language learning skills at home by accessing a free resource from Somerset Libraries. There are dozens of languages to learn with simple step-by-step modules designed specifically for children. You simply need to be a…
WISE Up Workshops from Somerset Parent Carer Forum
April 24, 2024SEND
All the workshops are delivered or co-delivered by someone with lived experience of being a parent carer. Alongside this there will be information workshops held both face to face and online. There are several workshops taking place in May and…
SEND Navigators
April 24, 2024SEND
SEND Navigators SEND Navigators are part of the offer from Somerset Parent Carer Forum CIC. We are very grateful to the National Lottery players and the National Lottery Community Fund for funding the 4 SEND Navigators on a term time…
Inclusion Advice Line (IAL) – Support and advice from the Virtual School
April 24, 2024SEND
For Support & Guidance from Somerset’s Virtual School for Children Looked After and Previously Looked After • Inclusion Advice Line for CYP specific queries 0300 123 2224 – access to a Virtual School Advisory Teacher Monday – Friday, during termtime.…
Promoting Positive Communities | Youth Forum responds
April 24, 2024SEND
In February Youth Forum met to discuss communities, what they see to help young people not get involved in dangerous or illegal activities, what things to do and places to go are in their communities and what schools and colleges…
Education Psychology Service (EPS) loyalty Bonus-FREE e-learning credits
April 24, 2024SEND
EPS loyalty Bonus-FREE e-learning credits We are excited to announce that the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is launching a ‘loyalty bonus scheme’ to existing customers. All Somerset schools who have previously purchased EP packages will be entitled to the loyalty…
Pizza, panic attacks and push-ups – are children and young people in Somerset getting enough support for their health and wellbeing?
April 24, 2024SEND
Somerset Youth Forum is inviting all young people in Somerset aged 10-18 years (or up to 25 years with SEND) to a special session to discuss young people and health in Somerset. This event will be taking place on Thursday…
Save the date! SSCP June Forum Week – Understanding Trauma
April 24, 2024SEND
Throughout the week, we will be hearing from a range of practitioners across agencies who will deliver the following sessions (13:00-14:00): • Monday 17th – Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice – Warren Larkin (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) and Dr Tim Cockerill…
Moving and Handling Training
April 24, 2024SEND
Dear Sencos Please can we remind you to check your support staff have completed moving and handling training which is a Legal requirement for all staff involved in physically assisting pupils with mobility needs (not behaviour) and particularly to consider…
Experience Interactive Projectors for free at selected Somerset Libraries
April 24, 2024SEND
Interactive ‘magic’ projectors have over 100 games and activities which have been designed by professionals to support children and adults who may be living with autism or learning difficulties. Available at Taunton; Bridgwater; Yeovil; Chard and Frome Libraries, anyone can…
The Children and Young People’s Plan for Somerset needs you!
April 24, 2024SEND
The Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) for Somerset would like every young person living in the county to be safe, happy, healthy and prepared for adulthood. We are now writing the next Children and Young People’s Plan 2024-30 and…
Keeping up to date with Somerset’s SEND Local Offer
April 24, 2024SEND
Your regular bitesize update for new or updated information, services for professionals supporting children and young people aged 0-25 years old with additional needs in Somerset, and their families. So what was new during April? Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity…
New home for Children and Young People’s Therapy Service (CYPTS) Fact Files from April 2024
April 24, 2024SEND
From April 2024, the Local Offer will host the NHS Children and Young People’s Therapy Service (CYPTS) Fact File advice sheets. These helpful advice sheets give a range of information on how to support children’s development, and have been written…
Somerset Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Celebrates Record Numbers
April 18, 2024Children and Families
SEND
The Somerset Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) team is celebrating their highest ever number of enrolments across the county, with 2908 local young people signed up to an award between April 2023 and March 2024. The DofE award is on offer…
Welcome From Amelia Walker – Service Director Education, Partnerships and Skills
March 28, 2024SEND
Hello and welcome to the March edition of SEND News! I know that many of you have shared views about how challenging it is on the ground in schools right now. I will be stepping into the space of SEND…
Education Change
March 28, 2024SEND
We have heard from stakeholders that they wish to see an open and transparent process to discuss changes in local authority Education functions, particularly in relation to SEND and inclusion. To enable that to happen, and to maximise the potential…
Online learning module on Somerset’s SEND Local Offer!
March 27, 2024SEND
Following requests, Alice, the Local Offer Young Persons Champion, developed an online learning module on Somerset’s SEND Local Offer. It is for people who work or volunteer within services that support parent carers who may have children and young people…
Somerset Libraries to launch Neurodiversity book collection
March 27, 2024SEND
Somerset Libraries will be launching its new Neurodiversity book collection next month to coincide with the start of Autism Acceptance Week. In addition, a special author event will be taking place at Yeovil library on 20 April when local neurodivergent…
Grant programme opens for schools supporting Service children
March 27, 2024SEND
Part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund (AF3), the Service Pupil Support Programme will award grants of £5,000 to £80,000 to projects supporting Service children along their educational pathway. What’s the programme all about? This year, the programme will…