SENDiass4BCP @SENDiass4BCP@learningdisability.social

Update - our phone line and voicemails are working again. Thanks for your patience.

We are currently having some issues with our phone line - it won't take calls, or voicemails, and still says that we will be open again 'today'. The issue has been raised, and we hope that it will be fixed soon. Meanwhile, read the following post, via the link, for information on other ways we an still support you: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/10/30/issues-with-telephone-advice-line/

We are closed to new queries over the half term holidays, focusing on supporting those who have already contacted us, and those who are waiting for a response. For more details on where to get support in the meantime, take a look at our latest post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/10/18/half-term-closure-to-new-enquiries/

If you or you child has a Learning Disability, you are likely to be able to get an Annual Health check, which includes support to make visiting the GP easier.
Find more information via our latest post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/10/09/annual-health-checks-for-young-people-with-a-learning-disability/

Linwood are running a course for Parent Carers that live in BCP - "An Introduction to Autism and Neurodiversity for Parents". No diagnosis required, or charge to attend, courses are running throughout the 2024 Spring term. You just need to email them for dates and other details, via jackiehorne@linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk

The Local Authority are running a workshop on "Understanding Autism". Available on the 4th, 11, and 18th of October, it will be at Rossmore Family Hub, between 9:00-12:00.
More details in the poster, links for contact details on our post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/09/29/understanding-autism-workshop/

What's On in October? Take a look at our latest post - we've 18 different events this month, with a few more possibly to be added.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/09/29/whats-on-october/

For an upcoming event (details to follow!), we would like to be able to share some questions that the families we support, have asked. Are there any questions that you feel it would be useful for parent/carers, or for children and young people, to have answered at an event? We will share some of these questions, so please don't include any specific situations or names. Please answer by replying! Thanks. :-)

We've quite the number of events coming up over the next few months. Tomorrow, our Children & Young People's Development Officer, Gill, will be at Poole Campus of Bournemouth & Poole College . She will be there for a Young People's drop-in, available for young people to ask for info, advice, & support. Come along with questions, she’ll be happy to help.

Take a look at our Events on our web site, for more ways you can access support.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/events

An update to the recent "What's on in September" post - Gill, our Young People's Development Officer, will be available at the Welcome Fest, on the 5th and 7th of September. Take a look at our events page for more info!
https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

What's On in September? We've a number of drop-in sessions and workshops coming up! Take a look at our latest post for links to everything that is going on, to help and support you.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/08/30/whats-on-in-september/

If you are a parent struggling with inter-parental conflict, there is the opportunity to get support from a new program, that currently also has financial incentives on offer. Take a look at our latest post for more information, and contact details:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/08/24/support-for-inter-parental-conflict/

As usual, we have a Bank Holiday closure, this coming Monday the 28th of August. If you need urgent support that day, the charity Contact, has a helpline you can use, as well as a wide variety of information. In addition, our website, and YouTube has plenty of information, advice, and guidance.

We'll be back Tuesday morning, hopefully refreshed after a sunny weekend - we can but hope! Hope you have a good Bank Holiday weekend too. 😎

What's on in August?
We've a couple of drop-ins coming up during August, click on the link to find out more:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/07/25/whats-on-in-august/

The SENDiass4BCP Advice line and emails are now closed until the 7th of August, as we have a little summer break to catch up. On our return, we will have fewer staff until the new term in September, so please bear with us.
More information, and places you can still get support, via our latest post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/07/21/a-little-summer-break/

Just a reminder that we have a drop-in at Rossmore Family Hub tomorrow morning - 20/07, 09:30 - 11:30. Pop along, and have a chat with one of our Officers. To find out more information about this, and our other events, click here: https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

Our phone & emails will be closed for the 24/07 - 05/08. This will give our staff time to catch up, as we have become quite busy toward the end of term. In addition, we have fewer staff over the summer holidays, so please bear with us. We will still be supporting families & young people who we're already supporting.

For more information on where to get support while we are closed, take a look here: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/07/13/phone-and-emails-closed-for-24-07-05-08/

We are still around as normal until then of course. :-)

A reminder for tomorrow, if you are near Boscombe: One of our SENDiass Officers and a Parent Champion will be available during a drop-in session between 12pm – 2pm at Boscombe 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. Full details at https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/boscombe-family-hub-drop-in/

What events are SENDiass4BCP doing this July? We have 3 drop-in sessions coming up this month, as well as a stall at Winchelsea summer fair. For more details, click on the following link:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/07/07/what-events-are-sendiass4bcp-doing-this-july/

Join Sarah between 09:30 and 11:30 on Thursday the 6th of July, at Somerford Arc Community Centre, for free face to face support - and breakfast!
The guest visitor from BCP will be SEND Officer and Early Help Triage Worker.

Take a look at the other events coming up on our site: https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/