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

    in mainstream activities. People involved: Inclusion officers and a Direct Payment support officer. Inclusion officers: Match children to an activity and support clubs to become inclusive. Complete early help assessments – and look at what support they can put in place to help families. Work with families to see how the support is working and make changes as needed. Offer: Help is given to clubs to enable them to be inclusive. Families are matched to an appropriate short break. Find out more about short breaks here . Families are helped to become an employer when… pages which can be used to help them receive the support that they like. These are especially helpful when employing new personal assistants, going to new schools or joining a new club. Support Planning The SNIPS team are all very passionate about planning with the family, child or young person…

  • 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 workers and support workers in consultation with partner agencies. Offer: The service offers support to children and young people aged 0-16. Social workers undertake an assessment to inform planning and social care provision. This will be a holistic assessment that includes information from other professionals working with the family. How to refer Parents/carers, members of the public and professionals can refer to the service by contacting Sheffield’s Safeguarding Hub on 0114 273 4855.…

  • SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services

    SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team A Council run service which provides careers advice for young people. Supports young people: Year 9 to Year 14 with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan. People involved: Advisers from the Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team. Offer: Personal careers guidance interviews with young people Attendance and input of personal careers guidance at EHC Plan Annual Review meetings. This is from Year 9 through to Year 14 Group work Drop ins Support to careers 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…

  • Accelerated Progress Plan

    something similar) Some of the things we did Set up a new SEND engagement young people’s group called SENDing Voices. Contact Kerry Doxey on how young people aged 13-25 can join. Set up two new teams to support young people with the transition from children’s to adult social care services. Read more here Developed multi-agency training plans to educate the workforce. Trained professionals in the 24/7 Grid to support person-centred planning and better preparation for adulthood. Developed ‘ SEND - the basics ’ training. Shared good practice around Preparation for Adulthood and the four outcome areas. Held Preparation for Adulthood events. Held Post 16 drop-in surgery events. Offered Phase Transfer drop-in support sessions for families. Developed new information for the Local Offer website and beyond. Our progress The Department for Education and NHS England were…

  • 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. …

  • Tribunal

    call or by a video link. Where can I get help? You and your family do not have to have a lawyer to go to the SEND Tribunal. If you do want to involve a lawyer, you should check if you qualify for legal aid . This would pay for support from a solicitor to prepare the case, but not for representation at the hearing. You and your family can also get free support from Sheffield SENDIAS . (takes you to listing) Sheffield Parent Carer Forum have compiled a list of sources of free legal advice . IPSEA have a Tribunal Helpline, and you can book an appointment via their website . They may also be able to provide free casework support.…

  • Help with Caring for Children and Young Adults

    Help with Caring for Children and Young Adults Help with caring Some people need practical support. This can be for both inside and outside the home. This support can be given by social care services. The local authority can carry out an assessment to decide if you or your family needs support… Safeguarding Hub will talk to you about your situation. They will decide if an assessment is needed and if so, which one. You can ask the Safeguarding Hub any questions about the assessment: what it involves, how long it will take and what support it could lead to. If you need help to find support for your adult care needs, please contact Sheffield City Council’s First Contact Team on 0114 273 4908. Get support as a carer The Sheffield Carers Centre offers information, advice and support to any adult who is an unpaid carer of an adult or a child in Sheffield. They can also carry out Carer’s…

  • Help with finding and keeping a job

    The following pages will tell you about the support available in Sheffield to help young people with disabilities and health conditions to find and keep a job. There is lots of information. There are contact details on some of the pages should you want to talk to someone. Click on a heading under "In this section" to find out more or you can click the next button at the bottom right. …

  • If you are still in education

    Sheffield Futures Sheffield Futures provide careers advice. They run careers information, advice and guidance sessions at schools across Sheffield, and drop-in sessions at Star House on Division Street. They also work with Opportunity Sheffield to offer support to young people 18-24 and Care Leavers. Contact: 0114 2012800 / enquiries@sheffieldfutures.org.uk Jobcentre Plus Jobcentre Plus have School Advisors who work with young people aged 12-18 years to help with their skills in getting a job. They help with the move from school into work, training or further study. The service can help with things like CVs, applications, interview techniques, work experience placements, understanding how to get into traineeships and apprenticeships. Sessions are delivered in school through assemblies, group sessions or on a one-to-one basis. They are happy to talk to parents too! Contact…

  • If you are already working or have a job offer

    Access to Work Access to Work is a government grant scheme which is aimed at supporting disabled people to take up or remain in work. Grants can be given for a wide range of interventions that help to break down barriers to work. For example: communication support at job interviews… support service. To qualify for the scheme, you must be aged 16 or over and have a disability or health condition (physical or mental) that makes it hard for you to do parts of your job or travel to and from work. You must also be employed or self-employed; have received a job offer; or be on an apprenticeship, traineeship, supported internship, work trial or work experience. Support is also available for job interviews. The amount of money you can get will depend on your circumstances. It doesn’t have to be paid back and will not affect their other benefits (although specific rules apply…