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  • Resources for Schools

    Links and documents Inclusion Taskforce - guidance and resources. This includes training videos, flowcharts, forms and templates. It is part of the Learn Sheffield website. Click the logo below for more information. Inclusion Taskforce - training Training schools can attend is on the Inclusion… citywide SENCOs NHS South Yorkshire ICB Sheffield Parent Carer Forum. Click the picture below to access. Oak National Academy Oak National Academy have produced specialist online resources for children studying at home. Click the logo below to find out more. Best practice guide for communicating with young people and their families about special educational needs and disabilities. Sheffield City Council , SENDIAS , Sheffield Parent Carer Forum and citywide SENCOs have worked together to produce a best practice guide for communicating with young people and their families about special…

  • Support in Education

    form part of Sheffield’s 0-19 Service . They work with: community paediatricians GPs health visitors other specialist professionals Members of the School Nursing Team visit all schools in Sheffield. The team carries out routine health screening for all pupils. They also carry out… impairments. These are: Service for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children Vision Support Service . The Sheffield Autism Social and Communcation Team support learners in mainstream schools. They support children/young people who have autism and social communication difficulties. The Sheffield…. These support with some of the difficulties Autistic children/young people may face. Find out more here . The Fusion SEND Hub provides support to schools around SEND. Find out more here . The Learn Sheffield website has resources on the Inclusion Taskforce page. These are under "Areas of need…

  • Requesting an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment

    Statutory Assessment and Review Service (SENDSARS) 1 Union Street, Floor 5, Howden House Sheffield S1 2SH Or by emailing SENDAssess&Review@sheffield.gov.uk Please see the Links and documents section for further information. This will help schools and other settings about statutory processes around… at any time. You and your family can do this by sending a letter to: SEND Statutory Assessment and Review Service ( SENDSARS ) 1 Union Street, Floor 5, Howden House Sheffield S1 2SH or by emailing SENDAssess&Review@sheffield.gov.uk The more information you can provide with your request, the better…

  • The final Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

    (Sheffield SEN and Disability Information Advice and Support) can give impartial information, advice and support with the EHC needs assessment process . IPSEA (Independent Parental Special Education Advice) have published a useful checklist. This helps you check the plan section by section. You can…

  • If you have any concerns on current school placement

    If you have any concerns about how your child’s needs are being met by their current school you can: Talk to their teacher, school SENCO or SEN school governor Contact Sheffield’s SEN and Disability Information, Advice, and Support for advice and support: www.sheffieldsendias.org.uk Em…

  • Choosing a school for your child with special educational needs and/or disabilities

    . If you have any concerns You can ask to speak to the head teacher or school SEN governor if, when you visit, you have any concerns that the school isn’t being supportive. You can contact SSENDIAS or the Sheffield Parent Carer Forum. They will be able to share this information with Sheffield City Council. SSENDIAS is Sheffield’s SEN and Disability Information, Advice, and Support. www.sheffieldsendias.org.uk Email: ssendias@sheffield.gov.uk Tel: 0114 273 6009 Sheffield Parent Carer Forum (SPCF) is a parent-led charity. It brings parents of children and young people with SEND together, provides support, shares information, and influences policy and practice. www. sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk Email: enquiries@sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk Tel: 0300 321 4721 (local rate applies) Further information Visit Schools and childcare | Sheffield City Council…

  • SEND The Basics training

    Yorkshire ICB Sheffield Parent Carer Forum 1. SEND The Basics - Session 1: Understanding Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Useful links from Session 1 Local Offer webpages - sheffielddirectory.org.uk/localoffer Level 1: SEND Basic Awareness | Council for Disabled Children… links from Session 3 SEN Support PDF (learnsheffield.co.uk) What is SEN Support? Sheffield Parent Carer Forum Facebook Page E-mail address for Sheffield SENDIAS - ssendias@sheffield.gov.uk Sheffield SENDIAS website - sheffieldsendias.org.uk Local Offer webpages - sheffielddirectory.org.uk/localoffer Sheffield Inclusion Co-production charter Sheffield Support Grid SEND Sheffield - Graduated support for children with special educational needs video 4. SEND The Basics - Session 4: What plan and when? Useful links from Session 4 One Page…

  • Lifelong learning skills and communities (LLSC) Progression Team

    A Council-run service to help with Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Supports children and young people: 11-16 years Referral reason: Alternative Provision can support young people to Develop their readiness to learn; Improve their chances of making progress; Achieve successful transition between phases of education towards adulthood and employment; and Be supported to reintegrate for excluded or disengaged pupils. Schools can refer when they are concerned about a young person of secondary school age. In general, young people will need some of their learning to be delivered outside a school environment due to their needs. People involved: The progression team staff work with Sheffield schools in matching alternative provision from our Alternative Provision Network (of 20 approved providers). The team meet learners, school staff and parents/ carers…

  • Exclusions Team

    A Council-run service to help with Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Supports children and young people: Primary and secondary school age Referral reason: Concern about a child at risk of permanent exclusion or who has already been permanently excluded. People involved: Complex Case Manager and Exclusion and Reintegration Officer. Offer: The team coordinates the Primary and Secondary Inclusion Panels, supporting schools which are bringing cases to the panel and providing support post-panel. The team also provides advice, guidance and signposting to schools for children at risk of exclusion. (This may include access to nurture, alternative provision and additional support from the Sheffield Inclusion Service). How to refer Schools and professionals can contact Sarah.kelly@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 273 5750 or Genine.nuttall@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 273 6197 Parents can…