SENDiass4BCP @SENDiass4BCP@learningdisability.social

An update on managing demands on our service, and on the way we support parent/ carers, children, & young people, from Victoria Hunt - SENDiass4BCP Manager

“We want to make sure that information and advice is provided in a timely way and that you are able to get what you need, when you need it. This is especially important as currently requests for support from SENDiass4BCP, have been increasing at a pace.

For the time being, we are unable to attend face to face school meetings & TAF meetings, unless there are significant extenuating and complex circumstances – this is due to us being particularly busy.
We are still able to support you in preparing for meetings - please contact us in plenty of time.
We continue to provide email and phone support, videos on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLzmZYKx8HsL8ANPO2qfpgQ) , and both online and in-person workshops (https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/).
Thank you.

Next Thursday the 2nd of March, we'll be at Somerford Arc drop in to answer questions. For this months visiting professional, BCP Council are sending Tanis Middlemiss, manager of the School Inclusion team, should you wish to ask general questions of her as well, please feel free. We hope to see you then. 🙂

Over half term (13th & 19th of Feb), we will be closed to new queries. We will still be supporting people awaiting a response.
Should you need help, we've FactSheets & other support at https://sendiass4bcp.org
We also have our workshops, register to attend at https://sendiass4bcp.org/events
Take a look at our YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLzmZYKx8HsL8ANPO2qfpgQ

Should you have a more urgent support need, the charity Contact can also support you. Their website is https://contact.org.uk/, their phone is 08088 083555

The NHS England Youth Forum is a group of young people who are passionate about improving the NHS. They work with NHS England, Public Health England, and the Dept. of Health.

One of the things they are doing this year is trying to develop easy-read health resources for children and young people, on social media, hoping to make it more user friendly. They particularly would like children and young people with SEND to take part in the survey below.
Thanks.

https://forms.office.com/e/4h3QvqMeXs

We still have spaces for our upcoming online events this Wednesday. If you are looking for support with making a parental request for an EHCNA, or in completing your Parent Carer Contribution form, these free-of-charge, Officer-led webinars will go through everything you need to know.
For more information take a look at our events page: https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

While we are closed over the bank holidays, there will be some staff working over the Christmas and New Year period. There may be a delay in us responding to your query, and in-depth support will be followed up in the New Year.

Outside of the Bank Holidays, our phone line will be available as 09:30-12:30, on 28/12 and 29/12, before returning on the 03/01/2023

We also have info and videos on our web & YouTube

https://sendiass4bcp.org/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLzmZYKx8HsL8ANPO2qfpgQ

Merry Christmas & Festive times!

We have a number of events coming up in the New Year, some online, some in person. Take a look at the Events page on our website for details. Currently we have spaces available for our January workshops on:
Making a Parental Request(for an EHCP) Workshop (Online)
Parent Carer and Child (EHCP)Contributions Workshop (Online)

https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

Very sorry - we have been advised that some of those trying to contact us by email are not able to get through, and are finding their emails bouncing. We have our IT team on the case, and hopefully we'll be receiving emails as normal by tomorrow afternoon - we will post updates as soon as we have them.

We are still able to send emails, so if you are waiting for a response, and have received an auto-response from us, then we will be in touch as soon as we can.

Thanks for your patience. 🙂

Launching our NEW Website!
We've been working hard behind the scenes to produce our new revamped website! We have listened to your feedback and we will be launching it live on Monday 5th December 2022!
Along with a website that is more user friendly, appealing and interactive, you will also be able to book online onto our new workshops! These will be on offer on a monthly basis, both online and in-person, so you can choose which best suits you.

Survey- ‘Transitions- A families view’

The Southwest region of Parent Carer Forums (which includes Parent Carers Together) and NHS England are working together to understand transitions for those families whose children have special educational needs or disabilities.

Please help us by completing this online survey and sharing your experience. You can access the survey at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SWtransitions or use the QR code.