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  • 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…

  • Becton Hospital School

    A service to help with Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Supports children and young people: 5- 16 years Referral reason: Child has been admitted to an inpatient ward at either Sheffield Children’s Hospital or the Becton Centre for Young People (Tier 4 CAMHS) People involved: Medical Staff, CAMHS and School Offer:School teaches pupils until they are discharged from hospital. How to refer Medical consultants make the admission decisions.…

  • SNIPS – Special needs inclusion play care service / Early Help Team

    or SnipsBusinessSupport@sheffield.gov.uk What else can SNIPS help my family with? Other Short Breaks Services Each member of the SNIPS team has extensive knowledge of the short break services that are available for children and young people with disabilities in Sheffield and how to apply for them. We often attend…

  • Children with Disabilities Team

    A Council-run service to help with social care. Supports children and young people: 0-18 years Referral reason: Where social care support is needed due to a child’s disability, where this is the primary need and an assessment is required to consider support provision. People involved: Social…

  • SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services

    lead on Gatsby benchmarks Attendance at Post 16 and Parent events The Advisers are linked to Secondary Special Schools in Sheffield. The schools that advisers are linked to include: Bents Green School Talbot Specialist School Seven Hills School Holgate Meadows Heritage Park… school, has an EHC Plan and is Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). How to refer For pupils attending a secondary special school in Sheffield, referrals are made through the school. For any young person aged 16 - 19 who has left school, has an EHC Plan and is Not in Education…

  • Links to other Local Authority Local Offers

    Some families in Sheffield may access services provided by other nearby local authorities. Here are some links to other Local Offer websites. Click on the logos to open their websites. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Derby City Council Derbyshire County Council City of Doncaster Council Kirklees Council Leeds City Council North Lincolnshire Council Nottinghamshire County Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Wakefield Council…

  • Accelerated Progress Plan

    Downloads What do we mean when we talk about transitions for children and young people? It means we are talking about when they move from one stage of their life to another. This could be moving from infant to junior school. It could be when they leave college to go into a job. Services in Sheffield have been working to a 12 month Accelerated Progress Plan to improve transitions for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. This ran from May 2022 to May 2023. The improvement plan was multi-agency. This means teams across education, health, and care… to the Sheffield Inclusion Strategy . This involves all services working together. It focusses on preparation for adulthood which covers all transitions, linked to the 4 areas of: Education, Employment and Training Independence Community and friendships Health (You may see these called…

  • How can I give feedback?

    Links and documents Sheffield City Council must involve young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in reviewing the Local Offer . They must also involve their parents and carers. Please tell us what you think about the Local Offer webpages by filling in a short questionnaire . You can e-mail us at localoffer@sheffield.gov.uk to get in touch. For example, you might want to tell us about groups or services for SEND that aren’t on the website. You might want to tell us if information is missing or if links don't work. You might want to tell us something good about the website. If you need specific advice or support, please contact Sheffield SENDIAS. SENDIAS stands for Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service. You can contact them here. …