SENDiass4BCP @SENDiass4BCP@learningdisability.social

New Webinars! If you prefer to watch and hear information, we have a new webinar on Appeals and Tribunals, as well as a new webinar on Checking an EHCP. They are viewable on our website, or on our YouTube channel - check them out via the following link: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/01/26/new-webinars/

What's on in February? Take a look at our monthly round-up of where our Officer's will be available to children & young people, students, parents, and carers, over the coming month. Click on the following link for our latest post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/01/25/whats-on-in-february/

What is the Safety Valve? We don't have all the answers, but we have some information and following links - take a look at our latest News post: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/01/24/what-is-the-safety-valve/

A quick reminder - we'll be at Somerford Family Hub on Wednesday the 24th, between 9:00 and 11:00. Come along with your questions, no booking needed. Full details:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/somerford-family-hub-drop-in/

We're really pleased with the result of the feedback you have given us over 2022/2023. Take a look at our latest News post to see what it says - https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/01/22/how-we-did-according-to-you/

A big thanks to those of you who have completed or shared our "Ways of Working" survey. If you have made use of SENDiass4BCP, whether contacting us, watching our videos, reading our website, please consider adding your input too - wee'd be grateful, and it helps us to get better at helping other. The survey closes on the 8th of February, click on the following link to access it: https://forms.office.com/e/2nKtBrnp4N
Thank you!

Quick reminder of our 2 events tomorrow:
Rossmore Family Hub drop-in 09:30-12:30
B&P College, North Road, drop-in for students 12:00-13:15
For the full details, take a look at our Events page
https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

If you are a student attending Bournemouth & Poole College, we have a number of events coming up at both North Road and Lansdown campuses. Come along to our Drop-ins to ask questions of Gill, our Young People's Development Officer. Find more information on our website by clicking the following link:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/01/15/drop-ins-for-students/

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The "Support for Inter-Parental Conflict" or SIPCo program, still has spaces. If you feel you would like to know more, it is a completely free project. Take a look at the post on our site for more details:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/08/24/support-for-inter-parental-conflict/

We would like to make sure that we are supporting you in the most useful way, so have a survey available to anybody that accessed our service since March of last year. We currently only have 5 respondents - please consider taking the survey to help us to better help others! Thanks!

Please click on the following link to take the survey: https://forms.office.com/e/2nKtBrnp4N

If you are interested in knowing more about making a parental request for an Education Health Care Plan, or in providing your Parent Carer and Child Contributions, we have a online workshops in both of those subjects tomorrow - spaces are still available.
For more information on the Parental Request workshop, and to register, follow this link: https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/making-a-parental-request-workshop-online-6/
For more information on the Contributions workshop, and to register, follow this link:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/parent-carer-and-child-contributions-workshop-online-6/

What's On in January? Quite a few events coming up, including events this week - take a look:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/01/09/whats-on-in-january/

Festive wishes for an enjoyable Christmas, and a peaceful and Happy New Year.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/12/22/festive-wishes/

We are closed for the bank holidays at Christmas and New Year, but open for most of the rest of the period. Take a look at our latest post for more details:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/12/15/christmas-opening-hours/

In March of 2023, SENDiass4BCP changed our ways of working, to better manage the demands on our service, while delivering a service that met the needs of those accessing us. Hopefully you have found those changes to be useful. To help us make sure we are supporting you in the best way possible, could you please take this short survey on how you access our service, and how you learn about what we are doing.

Please click on the following link to take the survey: https://forms.office.com/e/2nKtBrnp4N

We've had to cancel an event in December, sorry - but we have a replacement event just 2 days after. For the details, please take a look at our latest news post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/11/27/whats-changed-in-december/

What's On in December? Take a look at our latest post for a summary of the drop-ins and workshops that we are running or attending in December:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/11/24/whats-on-in-december/

With apologies for the short notice, Gill will be unable to attend the drop-in today, at Bournemouth & Poole college(Poole Campus) due to sickness.

We do have another drop-in at Poole Campus on the 6th of December: https://sendiass4bcp.org/event/drop-ins-for-students-at-bp-college-poole-3/

A quick reminder that our Sarah will be at the Somerford Family Hub Drop-in, this coming Wednesday, between 9 and 11am. If you need information, advice, or support, pop along with your questions.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2023/11/13/somerford-family-hub-drop-in/

We are very lucky to be able to share a monologue, written and performed by a local young person, Millie Martin-Williams. It powerfully puts across the view of a young person, exploring what "fine" is, and what her actual experience is.

Hear her own words: https://youtu.be/L2HXHe3U9m4?si=TSL162zILTeNgZ4J