SEND East Riding Local Offer Bulletin

East Riding of Yorkshire Council sent this bulletin at 19-12-2024 01:54 PM GMT

Thursday 19 December 2024

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0-25 SEND Team

We’re always working to ensure our practice is of the highest quality and as such we commissioned an independent review of the 0-25 SEND team. The recommendations identified mean that the 0-25 SEND team will no longer operate under the current arrangements from the end of December 2024.

The diagram below explains the upcoming changes to where you and your child will receive support from.

Our key messages for you

Continuity of service. Families will still receive the same level of support from the right services.
No changes to direct payments. All children receiving a package of support through direct payments will receive continuity of support.
Your Family Coordinator will get in touch with you. Over the coming weeks your family coordinator will be in touch to inform you where your child will receive support from as part of the new arrangements.

For any additional enquiries, please email localoffer@eastriding.gov.uk

SEND and Inclusion Strategy update - 2025 co-production dates

We’ve had an impressive response so far with our Big Listen consultation which aims to understand how families could be better supported around Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision.

As we develop our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion strategy, we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their say. If you have a few spare minutes to share your views before Tuesday, 31 December, or if you could share the survey link with your networks and children and young people, we would be most grateful. Complete the survey here.

In addition to the consultation, we’ve had great attendance so far at our SEND strategy co-production events, with over 75 attendees at the four sessions that have taken place so far. As part of our first session collectively our attendees outlined six priorities, they felt were most important to be included in our SEND strategy. In the further 3 sessions to date, we have covered half of the priorities identified: Transitions, Culture and Governance.

To increase opportunities for more professionals, parents, and young people to take part and share views, we have an additional four sessions booked in to take place in January. If you have previously attended a session or can only spare a couple of hours, we’d love to see you at any part of our upcoming sessions.

· Session 5 – Communication. Friday 10 January, 10.30am – 2.30pm, Warton Arms, Hull Rd, Woodmansey.

· Session 6 – Partnerships. Friday, 17 January, 10.30am – 2.30pm, BF44, County Hall, Beverley.

· Session 7 – Timely Support. Monday, 20 January, 10.30am – 2.30pm, BF44, County Hall, Beverley.

· Session 8 – Workforce Development. Wednesday, 29 January, 10.30am – 2.30pm, Warton Arms, Hull Rd, Woodmansey.

To book onto a session or to find out more, please email localoffer@eastriding.gov.uk

We wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has already completed the consultation survey and to those who have taken time out of their busy schedules to join us and share your views so far, your input has been invaluable. We are looking forward to continuing to drive this work forward in the new year to create a strategy that reflects the needs of our community.

Events

We are excited to announce that the annual SEND Preparing for Adulthood event is returning in 2025 on Wednesday 5 February at the Mercure Hotel, Willerby. This free event offers valuable information and support for children with SEND and their families as they transition into adulthood and adult social care.

Find out more about the event.

DFN Project SEARCH Interest Event

Date: Thursday 23 January 2025

Times: Twilight session 4.30 – 5.30pm

Evening Session 6 – 7pm

Venue: Equine Lounge at Bishop Burton College, HU17 8GQ

About this event:

DFN Project SEARCH are delighted to announce that they are running the life-changing employment programme for young people with learning disabilities and autism with the Humberside Police for the second year running.

To find out more please follow the links below:

https://www.bishopburton.ac.uk/whats-on/dfn-project-search-interest-event

To Book:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dfn-project-search-interest-event-tickets-1074318889719?aff=oddtdtcreator

East Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum

EYPCF – Feedback on the Proposed SEND Improvement Plan

Date – Wednesday 8^th January 2025

Time – 10:00 – 12:00

Venue – Beverley Enterprise Centre, Beckview Road, Beverley, HU17 0JT

Cost – FREE, parking is available on site, refreshments will be provided.

Notes – This session is for all parents and carers of children and young people (0-25) with SEND. Travel and childcare costs can be reimbursed.

The LA are looking to introduce an updated SEND Improvement Plan and we would like your feedback on their proposal.

Details of the draft plan can be found on the link below to the Local Offer page (please be aware these are being updated on an ongoing basis as the LA receive feedback from other sources, so may change from day to day).

https://www.eastridinglocaloffer.org.uk/plans-and-policies/specialist-services-improvement-plan/

If you would like to attend our meeting, please use the following link to book your place:

https://buytickets.at/eastyorkshireparentcarerforumeypcf/1508076

Contact – admin@eypcf.co.uk for further information.

EYPCF – SEND Knowledge, Information, & Support Workshop

Date – Monday 13^th January 2025

Time – 18:00 to 21:00

Venue – Beverley Enterprise Centre, Beckview Road, Beverley, HU17 0JT

COST – FREE, parking is available onsite, a light buffet will be provided.

Notes - This session is for all parents and carers of children and young people (0-25) with SEND. Travel and childcare costs can be reimbursed.

Please join us at Beverley Enterprise Centre for our first evening workshop of 2025, which will be covering all aspects of need identification and assessment.

This workshop is being funded by the Joyona Charitable Trust, registered number 1125861 and delivered by Shirley Pethick.

The evening will include:

SEND legal framework & Code of Practice.

Interactive sessions on assessment and identification of need.

Termly support plans and outcomes.

Feel free to bring with you any documentation you have for your child, such as EHCPs and current termly support plans.

Please use the following link to book on to the event:

https://buytickets.at/eastyorkshireparentcarerforumeypcf/1491732

Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment

Contact – admin@eypcf.co.uk for further information.

EYPCF – SEND Knowledge, Information, & Support Workshop

Date – Wednesday 22^nd January 2025

Time – 10:00 to 14:30

Venue – Bridlington Spa, Marine Drive, Bridlington, YO15 3JH

COST – FREE, parking is available onsite, a light buffet will be provided.

Notes - This session is for all parents and carers of children and young people (0-25) with SEND. Travel and childcare costs can be reimbursed.

Please join us at Bridlington Spa for our SEND Knowledge, Information & Support Workshop, which will be covering all aspects of need identification and assessment.

This workshop is being funded by the Joyona Charitable Trust, registered number 1125861 and delivered by Shirley Pethick.

The evening will include:

SEND legal framework & Code of Practice.

Interactive sessions on assessment and identification of need.

Termly support plans and outcomes.

Feel free to bring with you any documentation you have for your child, such as EHCPs and current termly support plans.

Please use the following link to book on to the event:

https://buytickets.at/eastyorkshireparentcarerforumeypcf/1491767

Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact – admin@eypcf.co.uk for further information.

Hull Truck Theatre is now on sale with our January to July 2025 season and I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the access events currently scheduled. Plus a reminder of the access performance dates for our current 2024 Christmas shows, The Borrowers and Rapunzel.

Full details of all the events below are on our website, www.hulltruck.co.uk.

We hope to see you very soon!

Films & Screenings

Hull Independent Cinema – Small Things Like These (12A) - Sat 11 Jan, 7pm

Hull Independent Cinema – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (12) - Wed 26 Feb, 7pm

Hull Independent Cinema - Memoir of a Snail (12A) - Thu 13 Mar, 7pmCinema - The Brutalist (18) - Sat 5 Apr, 2pm

All of these films include Descriptive Captions for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The Borrowers

Click here to visit the show webpage.

Click here to listen to the show audio flyer.

Rapunzel

Click here to visit the show webpage.

Click here to listen to the show audio flyer.

Riders to the Sea

Mary and The Hyenas

Click here to visit the show webpage.

Click here to listen to the show audio flyer.

Of Mice and Men

Click here to listen to the show audio flyer.

The Gruffalo

Friday 4^th April, 1.30pm is a Relaxed Performance.
Click here to view The Gruffalo visual guide, created by Tall Stories Theatre Company.

To Have and To Hold

All performances include integrated Audio Description which is delivered via an infra-red headset - please pre-book one with the Box Office.

Click here to visit the show webpage.

Click here to listen to the show audio flyer.

If you have any questions regarding the accessibility of the venue please do not hesitate to contact me directly or visit our access webpage here: https://www.hulltruck.co.uk/access/

Surveys, Consultations and Useful Information

The Speech and Language Therapy Service have updated our website and this can be found at

Connect NHS - Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire

From this home page there are links not only to the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy website but also to

Children’s 0-19 Health visiting and school nursing
Children’s emotional and mental health
Children’s and Adult neurodiversity
Children’s and Adult Learning Disability
Children’s Therapies (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics East Riding)

The Families Information Service Hub have no control over the nature, content and availability of the external sites linked to within this newsletter. The inclusion of any links does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them.

The next bulletin will be on Thursday 9 January 2024.

If you would like to submit information, news or events for inclusion in the next bulletin, please email us BEFORE 12 NOON on Wednesday 8 January 2024 .

(please note submission does not guarantee inclusion).

Thank you.