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We would love to hear from children/young people and parents/carers about any positive experiences you have had with any services/activities you have accessed to include in our future Local Offer newsletters.
Alternatively, if you run a service or activity and you would like to include information in our newsletter, to showcase to parents/carers what you offer then please contact us.
If you are interested in writing a short article or for more information please contact FISH on (01482) 396469 or email: fish@eastriding.gov.uk
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- Proposed Parental contribution changes to Home to School and College Transport
- Springboard Programme
EYPCF/Professionals Meeting minutes - Please use the link below to the EYPCF website and the latest EYPCF/Professionals meeting minutes from November 2021.
https://eypcf.co.uk/eypcf-professionals-meeting-minutes-nov-2021
Dates for your February diary
EYPCF planned coffee sessions for February:
Personal Education Budgets – Tuesday 1 February 10.00 – 12.00 noon (virtual).
Ofsted Report feedback (pm) – Wednesday 2 February 7.00 – 9.00 pm (virtual)
Ofsted Report feedback (am) – Thursday 3 February 10.00 – 12.00 noon (virtual).
Sendiass and the 0-25 Team updates and information – Thursday 17 February 10.00 – 12.00 noon (virtual).
- Sendiass 10.00 – 11.00
- 0-25 Team – 11.00 – 12.00
Termly Support Plan/Annual Reviews – Date and Time TBC – (Virtual) – Daytime/Evening sessions.
If you would like to join any of the above sessions, please email admin@eypcf.co.uk. Your interest will be noted and any further details/virtual links etc will be sent nearer the time.
To contact the PCF please contact Trudy Cooper – EYPCF Participation Coordinator and Vicky Reynolds – EYPCF Administrator via email admin@eypcf.co.uk or call 07813 676941.
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There are a number of parent carer support groups running across the East Riding and surrounding areas. To view information about these groups please click here.
To view National support organisations, please click here.
(These links will take you to the Local Offer website).
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Twilight Launch of Reading Well for Children
This Children’s Mental Health Week (7 - 13 February) we would like you to join us to learn about the Reading Well for Children scheme and how you can use it to support the Key Stage 2 children you work with. The Reading Well for Children scheme is a booklist of expert endorsed 33 titles to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Half hour slots will be bookable between 4 - 6pm for a short presentation, viewing of the books, free take home resources, and a chance to network. Refreshments will be available.
Date: Thursday 10 February
Time: Half hour slots will be bookable between 4 - 6pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Treasure House, Beverley
Contact: Ellie Goodyear (Interim Health Lead Librarian) on Ellie.Goodyear@eastriding.gov.uk or Kimberley Harston (Children’s Librarian) on Kimberley.Harston@eastriding.gov.uk
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Family Yoga Storytime
Join us for an expressive and relaxing session of yoga and a children's story. This is best suited to children aged 3-8 with an accompanying adult. If possible, please bring your own water bottle, yoga mat and blanket or warm jacket for relaxation. Refreshments and yoga mats can be provided.
Date: Friday 11 February
Time: 4 - 4:45pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Treasure House, Beverley
Contact: Ellie Goodyear (Interim Health Lead Librarian) on Ellie.Goodyear@eastriding.gov.uk or Kimberley Harston (Children’s Librarian) on Kimberley.Harston@eastriding.gov.uk
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Webinar Launch of Reading Well for Children
This Children’s Mental Health Week (7 - 13 February) we would like you to join us to learn about the Reading Well for Children scheme and how you can use it to support the Key Stage 2 children you work with. The Reading Well for Children scheme is a booklist of expert endorsed 33 titles to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
The webinar will include a short presentation, insight into some of the books, access to free downloadable resources, and a chance to ask questions and network.
Date: Thursday 24 February
Time: 4pm for a 4:15pm start
Cost: Free
Venue: Microsoft Teams
Contact: Ellie Goodyear (Interim Health Lead Librarian) on Ellie.Goodyear@eastriding.gov.uk or Kimberley Harston (Children’s Librarian) on Kimberley.Harston@eastriding.gov.uk
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For all the latest information click on the link below.
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Provides online access to hundreds of yoga & well-being videos for your whole family to take part in from the comfort of your own home! Perfect if you are worried about going out due to rising cases of COVID.
CLICK HERE to watch a short video to find out why it’s good for your family!
Why sign up?
- It is FREE!
- It takes less than 60 seconds to sign up.
- Help your family feel calm, increase your child’s confidence & help get your family active over the cold winter months.
- Suitable for children with SEN.
eCode: east-riding-of-yorks-1394
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Autism Seminar – Managing Anger
We will be running Managing Anger Seminars at:-
County Hall, room 1 on Thursday 3rd February 2022 -10.00-12.30
Bridlington North Library on Thursday 10th February 2022 – 10.00-12.30
Goole Council Chambers on Thursday 3rd March 2022 – 10.00-12.30
The sessions are open to parents/carers and practitioners who would like to know more about Managing Anger, including:
- To a get a better understanding of how we react to anger?
- To gain information about using a low arousal approach.
- Practical ideas to manage anger, anxiety, distressed behaviours and meltdowns.
The Seminar will run from 10am to 12.30pm. Please arrive no more than 10 minutes before the start of the session. Drinks are not provided.
Please provide your own pens and paper if you would like to take notes. Booklets to accompany the session are available from www.autism.org.uk should you wish to have one to refer to during the seminar (this is optional).
As the room will be well ventilated, please bring warm clothing.
For further information or to book your place on this seminar, use the contact information below.
Cost: Free
Ages: 18+
Contact: eps@eastriding.gov.uk Tel: (01482) 394000 option 4 option 2.
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Autism and anxiety - a session for parents/carers
8 February 4-5.30pm (online)
This is an online training session which will explore autism and anxiety, including:
- The difficulties and differences commonly associated with autism
- Why autism is often associated with anxiety
- How anxiety may present in our autistic children and young people
- How we can help
Please note: this online training session does not replace the in-person NAS seminars which will be advertised separately, so look out for them too!
How to book: The session will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams. To book on, please email eps@eastriding.gov.uk (you will be sent a link prior to the training)
Trainers:
Your trainers will be from the Educational Psychology Service (EPS):
Dr Lucy Pugh, Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist
Janet Sweet, Inclusion Practitioner.
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Sensory and Physical Teaching Service virtual course
For parents/carers who have children with motor skill or coordination difficulties
Supporting Children with Motor Coordination Difficulties. This course is aimed at parents/carers who have children with motor skill or coordination difficulties.
Aims of the course
- Understand more about the challenges your child may face
- Have some practical strategies to help
- See a range of useful resources
Date: Tuesday 15 February 2022
Time: 10am — 12noon
Venue: Virtual — MS Teams
Cost: Free
Contact: If you feel this course is relevant to you, please contact to book a place - Sensory and Physical Teaching Service.
Tel:(01482) 394000 - Option 5 then Option 1
Email: SpecialistServices.HUB@eastriding.gov.uk
*Please note, course booking will close 2 weeks prior to the course.
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Proposed Parental contribution changes to Home to School and College Transport
East Riding of Yorkshire Council are consulting on a potential increase in contribution charges and adding an annual Consumer Price Index increase for pupils who are not eligible for free home to school and college transport but are using spare seats on our contracted vehicles.
Please note the Council has a budget to provide transport to pupils who are eligible for free home to school and college transport support, this consultation is not about charging for eligible pupils.
The Council has not increased the parental contribution since 2013, despite an increase in the cost of delivery. The average cost to the Council of providing a seat on a contracted vehicle (including all types of vehicles) for a pupil for one academic year is now £1,000 per seat, but the council only charges £540 per academic year.
This is the same amount that has been charged since 2013 and means that for each seat taken up, the Council subsidises the seat by £460 per academic year. We do not think this level of subsidy is sustainable in the long term, but we are also conscious that if we were to increase the costs to £1000 per annum the cost may be too high for some families. We have also carried out a benchmarking exercise against our statistical neighbours to be able to compare ourselves with similar local authorities. The average price across our statistical neighbours is £640 per year. We are therefore aware that the contribution needs to be increased as we are unable to maintain the current subsidy level. We are proposing to increase the contribution for pupils who are not entitled to free transport to £600. This would keep us under the average and would equate to £3.16 per day for a return journey. We believe this new price is competitive and comparable to public transport prices across our area. We are also proposing to introduce an annual Consumer Price Index increase.
We are proposing to increase the contribution to £600 from April 2022 and then each April thereafter to apply an increase to contribution in line with the annual Consumer Price Index. This would avoid any significant increases in future years but should make provision of the service more sustainable in both the short and long term. For families on a low income there would be a 50% reduction, bringing the annual cost down to £300.
To help in the decision making, we would like to gain your views, our survey should only take you a few minutes to complete.
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Happy New Year to you all. Hopefully 2022 will see an upturn in fortunes for everyone and we can put behind us some of the specific worries and concerns of the last 2 years. Although some things appear to be settling down a little, we know there are lots of us out there who still need help and support. Kooth.com is here to help throughout 2022 offering Free, Safe and Anonymous Wellbeing Support for any Young Person whatever their concerns or worries.
Towards the end of last year we launched our Parents and Carers Resource Pack, this has been created to support all parents and carers when helping Young People dealing with their Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing, it explains about our service and how Young People can access and use it. Our Parent and Carer Guide can be found here.
Our Service is available to support Young People aged 11-18 across East Riding.
The Kooth Website is available 24/7, 365 days of the year, giving Young People access to articles, discussion boards, peer to peer support and self-help activities, alongside the opportunity to contribute to all parts of the site. Young people can also speak, via text based chat, with one of our online counsellors or emotional wellbeing practitioners between 12 noon and 10pm Monday-Friday and between 6pm and 10pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Please also see below our 'What's on Kooth in January?' resource which highlights some of the discussion boards and live forums that can be accessed on the site. If you wish to use or share this resource please find a number of versions of it here.
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We have a number of events and webinars taking place (you can click the date or time to book a place):
You can find full details of events and training on our dedicated websites.
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Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Patient Survey
Residents in the East Riding area are being asked to share their experiences of local community pharmacy services. Healthwatch East Riding and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council are asking residents to share their views about pharmacy services in their area as part of a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) used mostly by NHS England & NHS Improvement but also by other organisations that are involved with health care.
The assessment aims to understand:
- If there is sufficient choice of pharmacy services available in our area;
- What types of services people need;
- How things may change in the future.
NHS England & NHS Improvement use the assessment information to make decisions on where pharmacy services are needed most and can help identify where improvements are required.
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NEWSLETTERS
National Deaf Children’s Society - Are starting to set their new direction for the next five years and want to achieve even more for deaf young people. Join thousands of parents who have taken the annual survey and tell us what your child needs next. You could also win a £100 Amazon voucher for being involved!
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The next bulletin will be on Thursday 3 February 2022
If you would like to submit information, news or events for inclusion in the next bulletin, please email us BEFORE 12 NOON on Tuesday 1 February 2022.
(please note submission does not guarantee inclusion).
Thank You.
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