October 2021
Wolves IASS E- Bulletin
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IASS Autumn online sessions
We are here to help! If you are a parent or carer for a young person with SEND and would like to attend any of the following sessions, please click on the following links to find out more information on each session and to book your place:
Tuesday 19 October 10.00am- 11.00am: SEND Support
SEN Support Tickets, Tue 19 Oct 2021 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
Monday 18 November 6.00pm- 7.00pm: EHCP taster information session
EHCP taster online session Tickets, Thu 18 Nov 2021 at 18:00 | Eventbrite
Wednesday 8 December 10.30am- 11.30am: Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Tickets, Wed 8 Dec 2021 at 10:30 | Eventbrite
If you are a professional working with SEND students, you are welcome to attend any of the above sessions. However, if you would like to learn more about our services and the support the Wolves IASS team offer, please visit the following link to book your place:
Tuesday 5 October 12.00pm- 12.30pm: Introduction to IASS
Introduction to IASS Tickets, Tue 5 Oct 2021 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
SEND Inspection Feedback
You may be aware that inspectors from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission visited Wolverhampton from 20 to 24 September to review the SEND provisions within the city.
The IASS team would personally like to thank all parents, carers, young people and professionals that took the time to attend the focus groups and virtual meetings.
Your voice and input has been invaluable for the inspection and will continue to be so to help shape the services for children and young people with SEND and their families in Wolverhampton.
The full details of their report will be published within the 33 days following their inspection and we will inform you where to access the full report in our November E- Bulletin.
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Join the movement!
Have your voice heard!
HY5! Is a dedicated group of young people who are helping to inspire change for fellow youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across the city. The members of HY5! have special educational needs or disabilities themselves and want to make Wolverhampton a better place to live for children and young people with SEND. They are addressing everything from education and leisure activities to training and job opportunities.
HY5! are encouraging 11 to 25 year olds from Wolverhampton with experience of SEND services to join them. The group meets every two weeks and offers young people the chance to develop their skills, such as communication, presenting and an opportunity to build their confidence.
If you are a young person with SEND, or know someone who might be interested in joining HY5! please contact Alison Baggs by email alison.baggs@wolverhampton.gov.uk or call 07816 085105.
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Wolverhampton Outreach Service in conjunction with Tettenhall Wood School are re-opening their face to face coffee mornings.
The events offer a unique opportunity for parents and carers of children with special educational needs, or those awaiting a diagnosis of autism to meet with other parents and members of the Outreach team.
Do you have a space for hire?
Let Us Play is a Wolverhampton charity providing craft, leisure and sport activities for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. They support children between the ages of 5 – 19 and currently work with over 120 families.
With lockdown restrictions easing, they are looking to reintroduce their larger events and multi- activity fun days.
If you know of or run a community or school venue with capacity for 40+ children and staff, as well as access to water, kitchens and outdoor spaces, Let Us Play want to hear from you.
Call the team on 01902 546258 or email kimhatton@lupwolverhampton.org.uk
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 Are you a teenager or adult who has recently received an autism diagnosis? Autism West Midlands are hosting sessions across the Black Country to allow you to become ‘Autism Confident’.
The sessions are available for young people aged 13-18 and adults. The groups can meet face to face or on Zoom meetings if preferred. The sessions cover a wide variety of topics and strategies to build confidence and independence.
To find out more and register your interest email blackcountry@autismwestmidlands.org.uk or call 0121 450 7575.
Carer Support Service
The Carer Support Service offers a range of support for carers of adults (ages 18+) living in Wolverhampton.
A family carer is anyone who provides support for a relative, friend or neighbour without payment. The person that you look after may have a mental health need, learning disability, physical and sensory disability or may be an older, vulnerable person.
The Carer Support Team can support you in your role by offering:
- Practical information, advice and guidance
- Carer’s conversations ( Carer’s Assessments)
- Benefits advice
- Signposting
- Emotional support
- Carers emergency card
- Carers chat on zoom
- Short break caravans
What is a carers conversation:
This is an opportunity for you as a carer to talk about your caring role and that impact it has on your life with a carer support worker. You will be able to work through a plan to support you in your caring role.
Carers emergency card:
Carers are offered an emergency card once they have had a Carer's Assessment so that if the carer was in an accident or emergency, the card would identify them as a carer and a contingency plan can be put into place.
For more information or support in your caring role contact the Carer Support Team by email carer.support@wolverhampton.gov.uk or call 01902 553409.
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A new emotional and wellbeing support service for disabled children, young people and their families has been launched in Wolverhampton. The support service has been commissioned by HeadStart Wolverhampton and will be delivered by Include Me Too, a national charity based at the city’s Newhampton Arts Centre.
Include Me Too piloted the service early this year in response to families’ concerns about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of disabled children and young people. Restrictions meant they were unable to access educational settings, or physiotherapy, speech and language or behavioural support services.
The new support service aims to help disabled children, young people and their siblings to better understand and manage their emotions and feelings through a series of sensory and holistic interventions.
Include Me Too will deliver a programme of workshops offering a range of approaches, activities and strategies to support children and young people’s mental and sensory wellbeing. The charity will provide access to a range of sensory holistic resources, including Include Me Too’s FAB Sensory Therapy POD, sensory therapy workshops covering mindfulness, yoga, meditation, sensory safe spaces and grounding techniques, with a range of inclusive resources.
Families will need to register for this free service and places are limited due to the commitment required from each family to complete the eight week programme.
Please email im2@includemetoo.org.uk or call Mina on 07940 367753.
Healthwatch Survey
Healthwatch Black Country is looking for participants to complete a mental health survey to discover the how the pandemic impacted people’s mental health and access to services.
The information provided will help them to identify possible gaps in services, barriers to accessing support and alternative support which could be considered while people wait to access the support they need.
Visit the following link to complete the online survey:
Healthwatch Wolverhampton Mental Health Project (researchfeedback.net)
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Share Your News
We aim to share uplifting stories and good news events from around our wonderful Wolverhampton area!
If you run services or activities for children with a Special Educational Need or Disability or support their families, we would love to hear from you!
Also, if you have a happy news story or wish to celebrate the great work of an organisation, please email lauren.kirkpatrick@wolverhampton.gov.uk. Please attach a photo or videos and a short blurb to feature.
We send out the e-bulletin monthly around the first Monday of the month, so we would appreciate this being sent to us by the middle of the previous week.
Our next e-bulletin will be shared on 1st November so please send any inserts by 26th October.
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Wolves IASS Survey
The views of our parents, carers and young people is of paramount importance to us. It lets us know what is working as well as highlighting areas for improvement.
The survey takes approximately five minutes and we would be so grateful if you could complete it.
You can access the survey at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/83S8PNJ
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