SENDiass4BCP @SENDiass4BCP@learningdisability.social

Join Gill and Kate today, as they visit Bournemouth and Poole College for their open day. They are there from 4-7 to give information, advice, and support. Pop over and say hi!
The photo below shows them at last year's event, however this year they will be in their lovely new SENDiass4BCP polo shirts, making them even easier to find.

Welcoming Beth, our new team member who will soon be providing you with confidential and impartial information, advise and support through our advice line! You can find out a little more about Beth and the rest of the team on our website!
https://sendiass4bcp.org/about-us/meet-the-team/

Spotlight on Supported Internships:
A webinar for parents and carers of young people preparing for adult life Thursday 18 May, 10.30 - 12:00
Join NDTi, Family Fund, and Internships Work, to learn more about supported internships and how they can benefit your child/young person.
Find out more information and book via: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/04/27/spotlight-on-supported-internships/

We hear that concerns have been expressed by some parent carers, amongst each other, that there are difficulties in getting a SENDiass Officer to work alongside you. Our Service Manager Victoria Hunt addresses these concerns on our latest new post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/04/26/difficulties-in-getting-a-sendiass-officer/

Link to review here, sorry: https://nhsdorset.nhs.uk/work/aanr/#:~:text=The%20All%20Age%20Neurodevelopmental%20Review%20is%20looking%20at,being%20jointly%20developed%20by%20local%20stakeholders%2C%20through%20co-production.

The NHS Dorset All Age Neurodevelopmental Review is looking at access to support and diagnostic services across the whole of Dorset and across all ages, to understand what works, what could be better, and make recommendations for future improvements.

It is now available to view on the website here -  All Age Neurodevelopmental Review – NHS Dorset

If you have any feedback or would like to contact the Review Project Team, please contact: communication@nhsdorset.nhs.uk

Introducing "We Are Limitless” A new youth-led video collaboration between SENDiass4BCP and B&NES's SEND Partnership Service.
A refreshing new perspective, told directly by young people-their stories the way they want them to be heard.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2VQ0Gd4q0Uwecn7OSKL8MkT8bIpbo2Ki

Read more about the project here: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/04/17/we-are-limitless/

#WeAreLimitless #Limitless #YoungerSelves #SEND #Inclusion #Neurodiversity #MentalHealthAwareness #DisabilityAwareness

We have a new Parent drop-in! Senior SENDiass Officer Rebecca Bartlett, will be available during a drop-in session between 9:30-11:30 at Rossmore Family Hub. An opportunity to ask any questions with regards to education, health and social care matters of children and young people up to the age of 25.
No booking needed, come and visit on the 20th April, 18th May, 22nd June, or 20th of July.

https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

A quick reminder that next week, our next in-person workshops are happening at the Slades Park Pavilion, Slades Farm, Ensbury Avenue. If you would like to come along, or attend in-person or online at any of our other workshops, take a look at our website events page: https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

Families will only be seen in an arranged time slot
The adult coming to the session must have parental responsibility and the child must be registered with a Dorset GP
For further information please contact dhc.slt.queries@nhs.net
Ready STEADI Chat is not run by SENDiass4BCP, so we won't be able to answer queries on it.

If you feel your child may struggle being in a group with other children, or become distressed in new or unfamiliar places then they offer a virtual session instead.
To reserve a time slot to see them, first visit their website www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk
and choose one of the sessions listed.
Next, call the number below to reserve your slot
01202 443200
Lines are open between 10am & 2pm Monday to Friday

The NEW easy access pathway to speech and language therapy for children who have not started school, will commence from the 17 April 2023.
You will be able to bring your child along to one of the regular NHS:
Speech Therapy Early Advice Drop In’s
The Drop-In session is a pre-bookable session for parents/carers who have concerns about their child’s speech, language and/or communication development. You will have the opportunity to discuss your concerns with a Speech and Language Therapist.

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

Over the Easter half term holiday (3rd to the 14th of April), we will be closed to new queries. We will still be supporting people who have already contacted us, including those who are awaiting a response.

Should you need support, we have our FactSheets and other support on our website https://sendiass4bcp.org/

We also have our workshops, register to attend at https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

Take a look at our various videos on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLzmZYKx8HsL8ANPO2qfpgQ

information & advice.
For more complex information and advice, we will also provide one-off phone appointments with a SENDiass Officer. Where direct ongoing support is necessary, we will still be allocating an Officer.

As always, we welcome your feedback on how SENDiass4BCP works for you, so please do let us know via this feedback link - it will take you to a form on a new page https://forms.office.com/e/AVwBJiCPvC.”

Our new website (https://sendiass4bcp.org/)is a wealth of information and advice on a wide range of SEND issues, and includes webinars & opportunities for booking workshops.

Starting this week(13/03), when you email us for help, you will receive an auto reply with links to information and advice on our website, so you can just click to find what you need. We hope this will be helpful.

You may receive a follow up email from one of our Advisors, if we can see you may need more tailored

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