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March - April 2020
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Welcome to the first issue of our new look ‘Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is Everybody’s Business’ newsletter/update. |
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In this issue you can find an article about the art competition that we ran to illustrate the newly launched SEND Strategy and Pledge for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
This issue also includes some useful resources for parents including a guide to Transitions, a link to the Local Offer and some national developments. I hope that you enjoy reading our new update.
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, please contact localoffer@peterborough.gov.uk
I hope you enjoy reading our new update!
Sheelagh Sullivan, Head of SEN and Inclusion Service, Peterborough City Council
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Making SEND Everybody's Business SEND Strategy and Pledge launch
The SEND Strategy and Pledge - 'SEND is Everybody’s Business'- sets out our vision, principles and priorities to identify and meet the needs of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) from birth to the age of 25.
We held an Art Competition to make the SEND Pledge attractive and eye catching. More than 100 entries were received and the winning and shortlisted artworks were displayed as part of the launch event for the joint SEND strategy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough at St Peters School in Huntingdon on 22 January 2020.
You can find out more about the competition and the winners on the Local Offer.
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Peterborough SEND Inspection – Written statement of Action accepted
In response to the joint inspection of the local area of Peterborough (June 2019) by OFSTED and the CQC, the Written Statement of Action published by Peterborough City Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group has been accepted. (It can found on the Peterborough Local Offer). Ofsted and the CQC are expected to revisit Peterborough within 18 months to see if enough improvement has been made against the areas of weakness. We will provide an update again, once they have revisited.
SEND Strategy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The SEND Strategy 'SEND is Everyone's Business' sets out what Peterborough and Cambridgeshire want to achieve over the next five years for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. You can read the Strategy on the Local Offer. We are also working on an Easy Read version.
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Peterborough's Local Offer
Peterborough's Local Offer is aimed at providing better support and services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their families. You can watch a video about the Local Offer and visit the Local Offer on www.peterborough.gov.uk/localoffer.
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 Local Offer for Young People
Have you looked at the Local Offer for Children and Young People? The site was co-produced with children and young people. They asked for it to have few words, lots of pictures and videos. We have tried to do this. Please take a look and let us know what you think!
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Success for students at Marshfield School
Ms A Anderson, Deputy Headteacher for Teaching and Learning at Marshfields School reports on some great successes for some of their students with SEND.
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Useful Resources
NICE Guide: Assessment and diagnosis of autism: what to expect
More than 1 in 100 people have autism. This affects people in different ways. It can bring strengths but also some challenges that can impact on how comfortable, healthy and happy you feel. Getting the right diagnosis and support is important.
This guidance from NICE is for young people, who are of secondary school age, and their families or adults with parental responsibility.
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Useful Resources
Ambitious About Autism
have published a free toolkit they describe as: 'a resource designed to help parents and carers of young children with autism to navigate their journey in the early years.' It can be found at: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/right-from-the-start
Supporting Children to give their views at their EHCP Annual Review
Amy, a member of Council for Disabled Children’s youth advisory group FLARE, has created a resource to support children and young people who have an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP). An EHCP has to be reviewed at least every 12 months.
Amy has made a leaflet that will help you understand this meeting, what you should do, how you could prepare and where you can find free independent advice and support about it.
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A Parents Guide to Transitions
Family Voice have worked with the Local Offer Team to develop a Parents Guide to Transitions. The helpful guide includes information on legal changes, employment, education, money, health, housing and accessing the community.
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RNIB World Book Day Accessible Books
RNIB Library produces the World Book Day titles as audiobooks (on CD) and in braille. Free copies of these books are given to children who are blind and partially sighted. Also eligible are children who are print disabled (eg someone with dyslexia or someone who cannot hold a physical book). This year the offer will run from Thursday 27 February to Tuesday 31 March 2020. During that time just contact the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999.
You will need to give the first name of the child, the title of the book they want, the format they want it in (audio CD, uncontracted braille or contracted braille), and the address the book is to go to. The child does NOT need to be registered with the RNIB Library. You can find out more about World Book Day: https://www.worldbookday.com/books/
All the books listed on the link are available except Dog Man by Dav Pilkey as it’s very visual. For more information, contact Karen Whittingham at RNIB at karen.whittingham@rnib.org.uk
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Whilst we have a new design to the newsletter, the content is still coming from a wide range of sources from across Peterborough and we are fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations and confidentiality policies.
If you would like to make a comment or subscribe to the newsletter, please contact localoffer@peterborough.gov.uk
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