Event Report
Our recent Waiting Well Wednesday transitions event was very well attended and gave parent carers the opportunity to meet with senior social workers and other professionals such as SENDIAS and LiveWell.
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NEW Support Line
We’ve developed our friendly new support line by training some of our Parent Representatives to provide advice and guidance to parent carers new to – or confused by – the SEND system. It’s called the Peer-to-Peer Support Line (by which we mean it’s run by parent carers for parent carers). We’ve got lots of helpful…
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Post 18 Planning
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…
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Annual Survey
A Message From Rachel – I thought it would be helpful to explain why we’re running a survey, and how it benefits you. We are not just collecting data for the sake of it! We will use it to make sure that we as parent carers are listened to and so that the right support…
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Promise
We’ve been asked by BANES Childrens Services to get some feedback from our young people on the Ofsted/CQC “Participation Promise”: “We promise that all children and young people in Bath & North East Somerset will be listened to by the adults working with them. When we meet with you, we will keep these five promises.” …
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Thanks
Many thanks to those of you who’ve told us about some of the misinformation circulating about SEND issues. We’re putting on workshops and info sessions for parents, especially in our new Waiting Well Wednesdays slots (see more here). We can also support you 1:1 or even come in and talk to schools about it if…
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NNPCF Report
Our CEO Rachel Hale attended the annual conference for Parent Carer Forums, organised by the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) and Contact. Rachel is one of 20 National Representatives for NNPCF, which works at a national strategic level with government departments and other organisations. It’s a key forum to get our voices heard…
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Taking Time
Introducing a new type of drop-in session, every Tuesday from 10am – 2pm – Take Time Tuesdays We’ve been loaned a temporary space by adult social care while we look for a more permanent home. Until we move, Tuesdays between 10am and 2pm will be a time where members are welcome to drop in and…
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Waiting Well
After half term, we’re launching a new series of events to support those of you with children or young people who are waiting for a formal diagnosis – “Waiting Well Wednesdays”! These mornings will consist of a workshop from 10am – 12 noon, which you’ll need to book via email . After the workshop,…
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DCSC Law
The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on disabled children’s social care law. The commission wants to hear from children and young people who may be impacted, including the siblings of disabled children and young people. SENDIAS are holding an open session with Send Out, their children and young people’s participation group on Tuesday…
