Welcome to this edition of the SEND News Bulletin. This week includes information on
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The BLMK Keyworker Pilot Project
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Luton and Bedfordshire Community Eye Service
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Luton and Bedfordshire Audiology Service
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SNAP Parent Carer Forum - Parent Information Session
- Bedfordshire daily advice line for parents of children with additional needs
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Bank CAMHS Parent/Carer Support Worker
- What's On
- Children's Centres SEND Support Coffee mornings
The BLMK Keyworker Pilot Project
Autism Bedfordshire is the provider of the Keyworker Pilot across Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, and Luton. This project is in response to the NHS long-term plan for children and young people with learning disabilities, autism, or both, and are at risk of admission to hospital, to have a designated Keyworker.
The project takes a flexible, personalised and needs-based approach with the child/young person at the centre of all decision making.
Why is this important?
The services (education, health, and social care) that support children/young people, and their families can be complex, often lacking cohesion and effective communication. This can result in children and young people falling through gaps and not receiving the support they need.
What is a Keyworker’s role?
To ensure that children and young people, and their families, get the right support in a timely manner, and that all people involved in supporting the child/young person are responsive to meeting their needs.
Overarching Objectives:
- Improve children and young people's experiences
- Improve parents/carers and families' experiences
- Improve access to assessment, care and support across education, health, social care and community services
- Improve quality of care
Outcomes for children, young people and families:
- Feeling listened to, informed, and involved
- Inequalities in accessing support are reduced
- Children and young people feel safe and happy
- Children and young people feel involved in their plans, care and support
- A reduction in stress and uncertainty
- An increase in stability
Luton and Bedfordshire Community Eye Service
The Children’s Community Eye Service is provided by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions by medical and surgical means.
Orthoptists use non-surgical methods to diagnose and treat abnormalities of vision and co-ordination of eye movements in people of all ages.
Our school vision screening has now resumed in reception classes in Bedfordshire and Luton. If you have any concerns over the sight of one of your pupils, get in touch with us today to talk about a referral.
We can be contacted via:
Bedford Tel: 01234 897445 or email: ccs.beds.childrens.eyeservice.bedford@nhs.net
Luton Tel: 01582 708155 or email: ccs.beds.childrens.eyeservice.luton@nhs.net
Luton and Bedfordshire Audiology Service
The community paediatric audiology service provides hearing assessments and advice to children, families, schools, therapists and other professionals, for identifying temporary and permanent hearing impairment in children between the ages of 0-16 (or 19 if in special needs education) within Luton and Bedfordshire.
If you have any concerns over the hearing of one of your pupils, please make a referral. School referrals are accepted from a health professional.
SNAP Parent Carer Forum - Parent Information Session
Bedfordshire daily advice line for parents of children with additional needs
Bank CAMHS Parent/Carer Support Worker
Are you a Parent or Carer and interested in supporting the work of CAMHS and helping to transform services? If this is a yes, please take a look at this exciting new opportunity for parents and carers to support the work of Bedfordshire and Luton CAMHS. They are looking for parent/carers who can help to develop and deliver services to young people and families within the CAMHS directorate.
The request is for parent/carers to join CAMHS bank staffing group to be able to support with the following types of roles;
- Supporting delivery of groups for young people and parents/carers within CAMHS.
- Attending and participating in Senior Management Team Meetings.
- Providing a range of direct interventions under the guidance of clinicians for families within our pathways, for example; meal supervision within our Eating Disorders Service.
- Providing a coaching/mentoring role to parents within the CAMHS service.
The post is a bank post so is flexible in both hours and commitment.
What's on
More events and workshops that are being held this month are on our What's On Calendar
Children's Centres SEND Support Coffee mornings
Leighton Buzzard Mencap Opportunity Group
Thursdays 10 – 11:30 (Termtime only)
Casual chat & play session for parents, carers & their children who have additional needs. Support for parents, carers & their children who have additional needs.
Ring 01525 384368 to book on.
SEND - Stay, Play & Chat
Every Monday from 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Dunstable Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8106/0300 300 8104
SEND Support coffee afternoon every second Monday of the month,
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Shefford and Stotfold Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8112
SEND Support virtual coffee morning every first and third Thursday of the month,
10:00 – 11:00 am
Flitwick Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8111
SEND Support virtual coffee morning every first and third Friday of the month,
10:30 – 11:30 am
Houghton Regis Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8115
Super Kids Online – virtual support group for parents or carers with children who have SEND
Sandy Children's Centre - every other Wednesday, 1:00 am – 2:30 pm
Fortnightly catch ups and support online and face-to-face. A chance to speak to professionals from the CDC, Early Years Support Team, Speech and Language plus more.
To book a free place contact Karen on 0300 300 6009 or email karen.burton@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Please visit the Local Offer for more information on activities, services, advice and support across Central Bedfordshire for children and young people with SEND or follow us on Facebook
We hope you have found the information in the bulletin helpful. We would love to hear your feedback and what you would like to see in future editions. Please let us know by emailing send.feedback@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Do you provide a service or run events for children and young people with SEND and their families?
We would like to offer providers the opportunity to advertise local SEND services and events in our fortnightly SEND news bulletin, on our local offer Facebook page and to be included in the local offer What's On page.
If you would like to be featured then please email details about your service and/or event to local.offer@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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