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SEND News
Welcome to your update on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Sheffield. For parents, carers, professionals, and everyone interested in SEND.
Encourage others to sign up to SEND News.
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Join the Sheffield SEND Facebook Group
Get updates and be involved in all things special educational needs and disabilities from the 0-25 SEND Service in Sheffield City Council.
We encourage you to join today! The page is for anyone with an interest in SEND – from young people and parents through to those who work in SEND.
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Transition Support
Amended Education Health and Care (EHC) Plans have been issued this month and many young people with SEND will be preparing to transition to a new educational setting in September. The Local Authority has a range of services that can provide support to families throughout this transition period.
Information on the transition support provided by each service can now be found on their Local Offer pages.
Post-16 SEND Transition
For many young people with SEND, an educational transition is accompanied with a transition into young adulthood. This big change involves preparing for more independence and making plans for the future. For young adults with SEND, this transition needs more preparation and planning than for other young people of the same age.
A Preparation for Adulthood Guide has been created for young people, parents, carers and professionals to detail the education, health and social care services that can provide support throughout the different areas of life.
Post 16 Transition Events
There are a wide range of events coming up in 2024 to support young people with their preparation for adulthood.
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Sheffield Parent Carer Forum Peer Support Service
The Peer Support Service is available to all parents who would like advice, support and guidance especially during times of transition.
Staff can help parents navigate the wealth of information contained within the Transitions Guide making this as accessible as possible.
Make Your Mark Voting
Voting for Make Your Mark is open until the 8th of March 2024.
UK Youth Parliament's Make Your Mark helps form leaders of the future. It provides young people with a unique opportunity to let decision makers know the issues they're most affected by.
Voting is open to all young people aged 11-18 in the UK.
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Life after Education Survey
Families and young people surveyed for their thoughts on life after education.
National Star has joined forces with fellow disability charity Together Trust to improve the way young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are supported when they leave education.
Survey for young people
Survey for parents, carers and families
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Autism Pre-Diagnosis Support Survey
Rotherham Parent Carers Forum (RPCF) are currently seeking families experience around pre diagnosis support for autism.
They are keen to hear from all families and young people aged 5 - 18 across South Yorkshire who are currently awaiting diagnosis or who have been diagnosed within the last 12 months to find out what has been beneficial for them.
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ADHD Drop In Café & Info Sessions
The Family Action ADHD Project offers Drop in Café mornings and Information sessions to all families affected by ADHD.
No booking is required for these sessions.
Upcoming Dates
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Tuesday 20th February – Lowedges Drop In Café (9:30am – 12pm)
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Tuesday 12th March – Lowedges Drop In Café (9:30am – 12pm)
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Tuesday 19th March - Lowedges Information Session (10-11:30am)
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Community Youth Services
SENDing Voices Youth Group
Are you a young resident with SEND?
Are you 13-24 years old?
Want to help make things better for you and others?
Then join SENDing Voices Youth Group!
Some Moments
The Youth Voice and Influence Service have created a film with young residents in Sheffield who are LGBTQ+. They wanted to make something that was about acceptance and discovered in our conversations that acceptance was often found in small moments shared between family and friends.
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Latest from the Sheffield Parent Carer Forum
Information day about anxiety, sensory challenges and behaviour
Friday 8 March, 10am-2.30pm, at Niagara Conference Centre
Sheffield Parent Carer Forum (SPCF) are running an information day for parents and carers of children and young people (0-25 years) who are experiencing anxiety, sensory processing difficulties and/or behaviours that challenge.
Other helpful links from the SPCF:
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Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust Information Resource Library
Sheffield Children’s Information Resource Library has lots of health information for you to look at and read. There is advice on autism, speech and language, epilepsy, hearing and sleep to name but a few.
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Parents Information Sessions
Sheffield SENDIAS (Sheffield SEND Information and Advice Service) offer free online information sessions and webinars. These are for parents and carers of young people aged 0-25 with SEND. The sessions answer some of the most frequently asked questions.
There are various sessions available, which run in both the daytime and evenings. The sessions run include:
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Useful links
Parenting support
Sheffield’s Family Hubs runs seminars, discussion groups and programmes to give parents practical help and advice. Some have been specifically developed for families of children and young people with SEND.
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Learn Sheffield. Information and guidance for SENCOs in Sheffield.
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Local Offer. Information about support and services for children and young people with SEND.
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Sheffield Parent Carer Forum. A parent-led charity that provides support, shares information and influences policy and practice.
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SSENDIAS. Impartial, confidential information, advice and support to families.
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Sheffield Children’s Hospital – patients and parents information.
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