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income. Weekend, School Holiday and After School short break activities Age: 5 to 17 inclusive There are a range of daytime short break activities, these include: Supported access to universal leisure activities for children and young people with higher level need Short breaks…
Day time short break activities are available at weekends, after school, evenings and school holidays. They are provided by: Universal Clubs: leisure activities and clubs such as cubs and brownies, art and craft, and sports clubs Clubs for disabled children and young people only commissioned by Sheffield City Council SNIPS is a small team, they provide support, advice, guidance and training to a variety of Universal Clubs and the specially commissioned Short Breaks Clubs dedicated for disabled children and young people. They work in partnership with parents and carers and the disabled child or young people: to identify the right short break and the activity the child or young person wishes to take part in to understand children and young people’s needs and wishes to increase the ability of community based universal leisure activities and services to meet…
for us to tell if you are below the £21,000 threshold is to look if you are entitled to Free School Meals or receiving Council Tax Support or Housing Benefit, these do not show us your income, but it usually means you are below the financial threshold. So Have to Hand: To check Entitlement to Free School Meals: your name, address and child’s name To check receipt of Council Tax Support: your National Insurance Number To check receipt of Housing Benefit: your National Insurance Number If you do not meet the above checks we will ask for evidence of other means-tested benefits listed below: Income-based Free School Meals Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Income Support Pension Credit Tax Credits (Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit) 19/20 Housing Benefit Council Tax Support Social Fund (Sure…
Social Care Assessment SSCA) or by an Early Help Assessment, these can be completed by your school, a MAST worker or the Children’s Disabilities Team: The process works as follows: A request for an assessment would go to the Sheffield Safeguarding Hub based at Moorfoot Sheffield. The contact…
will be based upon meeting the needs of your family and child. There is NO COST to the parents and carers for this service. Gibson House Is a 9 bedded short breaks home in the Bents Green area of Sheffield (next to Bents Green School). It caters for young people aged 11-18 with learning disabilities…
asking someone whether you can talk to them about something. Tell them you need some help. There are things happening that you aren't happy about and you don't know what to do. You could talk to: a favourite teacher or mentor at school your mum, dad or another adult your trust - perhaps…
is being abused Signs of abuse can include your child: no longer hanging out with their circle of friends not doing as well at school, or skipping school altogether constantly checking their phone being withdrawn and quieter than usual being angry and becoming irritable when asked how…
they are at all times. Make sure your child is not alone when they go out. Go with them to meet their friends and pick them up straight after. Teach your child that it's safer to hang around with a group of friends. If they have to walk to school without you, encourage them to walk with other…
problems - the child may develop health problems, including soreness in the genital and anal areas or sexually transmitted infections, or they may become pregnant. Problems at school - an abused child may have difficulty concentrating and learning, and their grades may start to drop. Giving clues…
. This is whether they know they are doing it or not. Yet masking is exhausting. You do not have to have a special educational need or disability to mask. Masking can be used as a way to cope by everyone in some areas of their lives. Pupils can become quite adaptive at masking during the school day. Once at home (in their safe environment) they could display more stressed behaviours. These advice pages are a quick guide to practical strategies that a child could try. This is to prevent autistic burnout. We want schools to understand that although they may see a model pupil within the school, this could be very different at home. A young person’s tired and distressed presentation at home could have long term mental health effects on the whole family. A child’s school day can feel like a roller coaster. This can cause a child’s stress bucket to fill up throughout the day and spill over…