SENDiass4BCP @SENDiass4BCP@learningdisability.social

A note on appeal deadlines:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/05/27/appeals/

Events! Come and chat with Sarah or Sally, at our drop-ins and workshops! Take a look at the dates and times, or get in touch if you can't make those:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/05/23/whats-on-in-june-2/

Apologies - posted before I'd added the Alt Text, which is: Featuring the Family Fund logo in the top right, this image focuses on a young woman with additional needs, wearing headphones and a yellow cardigan, playing a keyboard. To her right is an older woman, smiling as she supports the young woman's playing, also wearing headphones.

Family Fund charity has grants available for families raising a disabled or seriously ill young adult aged 18-24, on a low income. Grants include digital devices, sports equipment, education materials, musical instruments, and more.

www.familyfund.org.uk/grants/schemes/your-opportunity

Pop along to Christchurch Family Hub on Wednesday(21/05) between 9-11am to chat with our Sarah. Ask her your SEND-related questions, she'll be happy to help. For more details, heres the link: https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/christchurch-family-hub-drop-in-6/

Free resources for parents:
KoothTalks Families - Free webinars for parents and carers
How to support your child to manage change when moving up to secondary school.
A 30 minute webinar for all parents and carers of children who are starting secondary school this year. https://connect.kooth.com/events/event/9th-june-how-to-support-your-child-to-manage-change-when-moving-up-to-secondary

Helping young people stay safe on smartphones and online -
Find out how parents can support online safety for their children and how Kooth keeps young people safe.
https://connect.kooth.com/events/event/23-jul-helping-young-people-stay-safe-on-smartphones-and-online

Spaces available for 2 of our online workshops tomorrow - if you are Making a Parental Request or looking at your Parent Carer and Child Contribution, these could be useful for you - details in the links below:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/making-a-parental-request-online-workshop-3/
https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/parent-carer-and-child-contributions-online-workshop-3/

Woops! I made a mistake - sorry!
Sarah is at 2 events this week:
Christchurch Family Hub Drop-In, Wednesday 30/4, 9-11 https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/christchurch-family-hub-drop-in-5/
and,
Somerford ARC Monthly Parent Carer Drop-In, Thursday 1/5, 9:30-11:30 https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/somerford-arc-monthly-parent-carer-drop-in-23/

Hope everyone else has remembered that May is this week! 😅

Just the one event this week - come and chat to Sarah at our drop in, 30/04, 9:00-11:00, in Christchurch: https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/christchurch-family-hub-drop-in-5/

What's on in May?
01/05/2025
09:30-11:30 – Somerford ARC Monthly Parent Carer Drop-In
14/04/2025
Morning & early afternoon workshops online. You can register for all, or just the ones you need.
09:45-10:30 – SEN Support in Mainstream Schools
11:00-11:45 – Making a Parental Request
12:15-13:00 – Parent Carer and Child Contributions
21/04/2025
09:00-11:00 – Christchurch Family Hub Drop-In
Links and details: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/04/24/whats-on-in-may-2/

Apolocgies, link should have been https://redstonepbs.co.uk/bcp-dorset-training/

and physical or verbal aggression.
If you think this relates to you and the person you care for, please come to our information sessions all about understanding behaviours of concern. The sessions are over two half days, you will need to attend both days to get the most out of the information.
For more information on what to expect, and how to book onto the sessions, visit redstone.pbs.co.uk/bcp-dorset-training.
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Shared on behalf of BCP Council, Dorset Council, and NHS Dorset

Understanding Behaviours of Concern – Free information sessions for family carers
Behaviours of concern relate to a wide range of actions that may negatively affect your cared for person’s quality of life, impact on their or other’s safety, lead to restrictions, limit access to ordinary community facilities or disrupt activities and opportunities. This could include self-injury, property damage, withdrawal or isolation, (1/2)

Reminder - 3 in-person workshops tomorrow, with some spaces still available. "SEN Support in mainstream schools", "Making a Parental Request", and Parent Carer and Child contributions". Details and registration here: https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

What would you like?
SENDiass4BCP want to get some shorts together, to provide bite-size info on everything from SEN Support to parental requests - but are there things that you would like to see covered in a minute long video? Perhaps there are tips you wish you had known earlier, that you think it would be good to share? Comments below, please!

Still places available for our last Section I(Placement) Appeals webinar, which is happening next Tuesday, 12:30-13:15. Just the way to start the week after a long Bank Holiday weekend of chocolate eggs! 😄
Register by tapping on the link, and have a chat with Sally on Tuesday.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/section-i-placement-appeals-online-workshop-2/

BCP Council are looking for Young People to become SEND Youth Champions!
For more information, contact sarah.old@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

SENDiass4BCP aren't affiliated with this program, just sharing it for information.

While we don't have any events on this week, Youth Voice at the National Children's Bureau have the latest edition of their podcast, talking about how isolation and loneliness look and feel, to young people. Take a look here: https://bsky.app/profile/youthvoice.ncb.org.uk/post/3lmrgifu32w2u

Free course for understanding behaviours of concern, run by BCP Council and Dorset Council. To book, email sctraining@bcpcouncil.gov.uk with your name & phone number mentioning the Family Carers information session.

What's on in April? Workshops, and drop-ins, both in-person and online. Come and take a look. As always, there is no charge for our support.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/03/27/whats-on-in-april-2/