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Nearly all parents of children and young people with SEND find the prospect of school transitions especially worrying and stressful.
In response to your feedback our ND Support is changing to be a ‘Callback Service’. You can now call or email at any time, leave us a message and we’ll call you back as soon as we can. We hope that this change will provide more flexibility and allow more people to access the service…
As parent carers we’re all familiar with the challenges posed by any kind of transition for our children. But if you have children in their teens, you may have been worrying about what happens in terms of planning for the essential transitions they will face in their lives. At the age of 18, most young…
Our summer activities & events newsletter is packed full of helpful tips and ideas for events & activities happening around BANES throughout the summer, we’ve tried to capture as much as possible, but please feel welcome to share other thoughts and ideas in our Facebook chat group https://www.facebook.com/groups/3409350616021236/ And remember that a friendly, supportive chat…
The Law Commission is reviewing the legal framework governing social care for disabled children in England. They are seeking feedback and opinion from parent carers and their families about their own lived experience of the current system.
Supporting children and young people with additional needs works best when families and schools share a clear understanding of what help should be available. The Council has worked with schools, professionals, and local partners to develop the Inclusion and SEND Commitment – B&NES’ Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP), to help make this clearer for everyone. This…