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SEND and Inclusion Plan addendum📄
We want to share an update about the work taking place to improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Last week, leaders from education, health and care met to review our SEND post‑inspection improvement plan. This has now been added as an addendum to the SEND and Inclusion Plan and will be made available to view on the Local Offer.
We are pleased to let you know that the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS England have approved and signed off the plan. This means we can begin making the improvements we have agreed together.
These changes are designed to make support easier to access and more effective for children, young people, parents and carers. This includes work to reduce waiting times so that children can receive support more quickly, and better support for children receiving SEN support with earlier and more effective help from schools and services.
We will also be improving the quality of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and other support plans so they are updated more regularly using the most up‑to‑date information. Work is taking place to strengthen the Short Breaks offer to ensure it meets the needs of families, and education, health and care services will be sharing information more effectively to support stronger oversight and continued improvement.
We are committed to improving SEND services so children and young people receive the right help at the right time. We will continue to share updates through the Local Offer as the work progresses.
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Parent carer consultation now open: Early Years Inclusion Fund (EYIF)🌱
We would like to share information about proposed changes to the Early Years Inclusion Fund (EYIF), previously called Additional Inclusion Support (AIS) and known nationally as Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund (SENIF). The Council is running a consultation in March and April 2026 to hear the views of the Parent Carer Forum and Early Years Providers on a new approach that aims to be quicker, easier to use, and in line with the Department for Education’s updated guidance for 2026 - 2027.
This consultation will not affect the current EYIF application timeline (applications close 20 May 2026) if the proposed changes are not supported.
Your views and experiences really matter. By sharing your feedback, you can help shape how the EYIF works in the future so that it best supports children, families, early years settings, and the Council. To make sure the new approach works well, we plan to test it as a pilot during the summer term before deciding on full implementation.
You can take part in the consultation and share your feedback using the link below:
https://consultation.eastriding.gov.uk/s/ProposedChangestotheEYIF_P-CSurvey/
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East Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum 👨👩👧👦
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White Paper Q&A with Charlie Dewhirst MP – Bridlington 🗳️
Thursday, 17 April | 10:00am–12:30pm
Family Room, Christ Church, Bridlington
Cost: Free | Travel and childcare costs can be reimbursed.
Meet with your MP, Charlie Dewhirst, for Bridlington and The Wolds to share your concerns and ask questions about the Schools White Paper. If you live within this constituency area, you are encouraged to come along so your views can be heard and fed back.
The Parent Carer Forum will be compiling questions ahead of the session.
If you would like to submit a question in advance, please email: admin@eypcf.co.uk
🔗Book your place
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Are you a parent / carer of a child 0-25 with SEND and want to share your experience and knowledge to help improve lives for families across the East Riding?
Being a volunteer of the Steering Group involves representing the PCF at meetings with the local authority, health, and other external organisations alongside other PCF Steering Group members, attending and helping at EYPCF events, check-in and chats, and workshops around the region.
Clearly time is an important element, our experience shows that those who have children linked into local SEND provision are passionate about getting the best care, not only for their own children, but for others too. So many of the parents who come to us for advice are happy to pass on their own experiences in meetings and in consultations.
Interested? Email: admin@eypcf.co.uk to find out more.
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IMPS Easter Holiday Clubs🌼
Easter holidays has crept up on us quickly! Here are 2 inclusive musical holiday activities for young people aged 8+.
Interested in more inclusive musical activities? Let us know what you want!
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Musical Landscapes🎶
Join Tom on a musical landscape journey. Use your imagination to travel on mighty rivers, explore distant volcanoes and deep dark lakes. We’ll be singing songs and playing instruments to create truly awesome music! Our woodland room will be available throughout to have a chance to take a breather and chill out.
When: Wednesday, 1 April, 1.30-3.30pm
Where: Accessible Arts and Media, Clifton Explore Library, Rawcliffe Drive, YO30 6NS
Cost: £12 (payable on the day by cash or card) Subsidised places and sibling discounts available- please contact us for details.
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Plant Power🌿
Get ready to explore the plants and flowers through sounds and our senses with Jodie! Our imaginations will bloom, as plants inspire our musical sounds. We’ll be the conductors, crafting new plant species and putting them together to create a unique musical journey! There will be space to relax in the ‘greenhouse’ with lots of different leaves to touch, feel, and explore.
When: Wednesday,8 April, 1.30-3.30pm
Where: Accessible Arts and Media, Clifton Explore Library, Rawcliffe Drive, YO30 6NS
Cost: £12 (payable on the day by cash or card) Subsidised places and sibling discounts available- please contact us for details
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SEND provision survey for East Riding📝
HEY Smile Foundation is mapping SEND provision across the East Riding and would love to hear from parents and those who support children, young people, or families with SEND.
They would like to build a clear picture of:
- What support looks like right now
- Where services have capacity
- Where demand is putting pressure on provision
- What gaps are emerging
- What families are telling parent carer forums
- What the sector needs to strengthen SEND support.
The survey aims to build an understanding of existing support and needs to inform planning, collaboration, and future funding conversations.
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 Lockdown impact six years on🔍
As we all remember, the COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented global challenge for our generation. Lockdowns, isolation, adjusting how we delivered teaching and learning, and social distancing affected everyone, and while - for the most part - we have celebrated a return to pre-pandemic living, the impact is still significant for emotional wellbeing, particularly for our young people.
For many young people, social isolation, disruption to learning and major changes in important, guiding relationships, came at a time when their emotional wellbeing was still being shaped. School-aged children and teenagers' development is hugely impacted during this period. The impact was significant, and is still relevant to understanding their mental health and behaviours today.
To learn more about the impact, visit Togetherness and enter the code PUFFIN to access the resources.
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Autism and sensory needs seminar🧩
The Communication and Interaction Specialist (CIS) team is running their final parent and carer seminar of the school year: Autism and sensory needs.
The session will take place on 4 June, from 10am to 12.30pm, in the Cameron Room at Keldmarsh Primary School, Beverley.
The seminar is free to attend, but places must be booked in advance by emailing: eps@eastriding.gov.uk
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Supporting your child training on understanding behaviour that challenges🧠
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Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision in the Early Years🌈
We are pleased to share that the East Riding Early Years Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP) guide is now available.
This guide explains what good, inclusive practice looks like in early years settings and how providers support children as part of their everyday offer. It also helps practitioners spot early needs, recognise children’s strengths and plan the next steps to help them make progress.
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 Support for children feeling anxious about attending school
Tips for supporting children experiencing anxiety about school, including Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) has been co-produced with parents and carers, the parent carer forum, and SEND collective voices.
It includes top tips for parents and carers, schools, and other professionals, and is intended to sit alongside the EBSA graduated approach document.
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 Healthy Minds in East Riding: Directory of Support
This interactive resource was co-produced by key partners who provide support for our children, young people, and families' emotional health and wellbeing.
It is for professionals and parents to help guide them towards the help and support available for children and young people.
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Let us know your website feedback💬
Your feedback matters. Every comment and suggestion helps us improve the Local Offer and shape the development of the new platform to better meet the needs of children, young people, and families with SEND.
📧 Share your thoughts: localoffer@eastriding.gov.uk
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The Families Information Service Hub does not have control over the content, accuracy or availability of external websites linked in this newsletter. Including a link does not mean we endorse the site or the views expressed on it.
The next bulletin will be shared in mid to end of April 2026.
If you would like to submit information, news or events for consideration, please send these to us by 12 noon on Tuesday, 21 April by emailing localoffer@eastriding.gov.uk
Please note that submission does not guarantee inclusion.
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