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Links and documents The local authority, Integrated Care Board (ICB), Parent Carer Forum (PCF) and other services have described how services should communicate with families about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Read our best practice guide for services to find out more. …
Disagreement resolution can help parents and young people resolve disagreements with their local authority or their nursery, school or college. It covers all children and young people with any kind of special educational need or disability – you don’t need an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan to access disagreement resolution services. Taking part is voluntary for all parties involved. What is it for? There are three areas of disagreement that a family seek disagreement resolution services for: If you and your family disagree with how a nursery, school, college or local authority carries out its education, health and social care duties. This applies if your child has any kind of SEND. Your child doesn’t need to have an EHC plan. If you and your family disagree with your nursery, school or college about the special educational provision they are making for your child…
. This approach must be set out in the school’s published SEN policy. This policy should help parents understand what they can expect the school to provide for pupils with SEN.…
Business Sheffield Business Sheffield help those wanting to set up their own business. This includes those who have special educational needs and disabilities. They have a team of specialist advisors who can give help, advice and support. Helping is what Business Sheffield do. They give people the confidence to take the first step. They know the value of entrepreneurs, of local business, of how both of those help our communities and make sure people have jobs. How Business Sheffield can help They can help with: what you need to know to start a business advice on business premises helpful workshops on business topics One to one support Networking Further information and contact To find out more, please visit their website . You can contact them on: Telephone: 0114 224 5000 E-mail: businesssheffield@sheffield.gov.uk…
behaviour management strategies and manage parental stress. Duration: 8 weeks Teen Triple P Plus Generic universal parenting programme for parents of teenagers. The programme promotes positive parenting strategies, dealing with emotional and risky behaviours, coping and self-care skills. Find out…
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Links and documents What can parents do if their child suffers such high levels of anxiety that they find it difficult to attend school? The most important thing is to ask for help from professionals in and out of school as soon as problems start to show. Schools have a legal duty to monitor and enforce good attendance. This means that, if they don’t know the circumstances, they might consider fining you for your child’s non-attendance or start court proceedings. Make sure that school staff are aware of your child’s anxiety and how this affects their attendance. The school should work… to refuse to attend, parents should raise the issue as soon as possible with school and any relevant SEND support teams. The Becton Hospital and Outreach Team do educate children at home if there is a medical reason which prevents them being out of the home. For example, if they are immune suppressed…
person from chores when they're deep in prep mode. They’ll appreciate the extra time to study or unwind, as well as the fact that you're looking out for them. Tip 4 Ensure they know that difficult emotions are normal, exams and revision can be stressful it's normal for us to have moments…
Activities to try at home that can support your child’s development The more we play, chat and learn with our children, the more we help build their brains. Any time, anywhere, whether at home or out and about, it all adds up. There’s no need to buy lots of toys or have big days out…, numbers, shapes and colours in their local area, shopping centre, park or out and about. Spotting things they recognise such as a favourite cereal packet or familiar supermarket sign is helping to build skills for reading and recognising letters later on. How?... You can play I-Spy and look out for things whilst walking or travelling along. You can point out road signs, street names, shop signs, logos and house numbers as you walk around your local area. You could count how many you’ve spotted. Reading and exploring stories Why? Sharing books helps you connect with your child and helps…
. This list has been updated since then for “Including Me” (2005) and further updates have continued. There are also more complex invasive procedures that can and should only be carried out by medically qualified staff – such as the assessment of care needs, planning care programmes, and evaluating their outcomes, re-insertion of nasogastric tubes, use of syringe drivers, re-inserting indwelling catheters that have fallen out. The 1995 Code of Practice for Schools: Disability Discrimination Act (part 4) sets out what is meant by disability discrimination and the need to make reasonable adjustments so… with medical needs. It also sets out what it describes as “Unacceptable practice” (p.19) such as expecting or requiring parents to come into schools to give children prescribed medication, or change them if they are incontinent. The document also provides a template for individual health care plan…