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Tiny Happy People is a BBC service for the parents and carers of the youngest learners. The one minute, one message films offer tips and activities for language learning through play, plus films that show babies’ brains development and why parents are so important to that development. Book Trust…
Special Educational Needs A child or young person has special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty or a disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. Special Educational Provision Special educational provision is any educational or training provisi…
As more children with complex medical conditions are surviving and living well into adulthood, new challenges and opportunities arise for children to be included in mainstream schools, as well as in specialist settings. From September 2014 a new duty came into force for governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils at school with medical conditions. The information below is intended to assist staff in understanding what they need to know and do when admitting a child with medical needs for the first time. What is the legal position and responsibilities of the school? In 2004 the Council for Disabled Children published “The Dignity of Risk” which contained advice from The Royal College of Nursing as to which procedures could be safely taught and delegated to non-health qualified staff. These include administering prescribed medication, stoma care and catheterisation…
Links and documents Moving into Sheffield if you or your child/young person has an EHC Plan The EHC Plan will need to be transferred to us. Contact your current Local Authority to tell them you are moving to Sheffield. You will need to tell them the date you are moving into Sheffield… they were attending in the previous Local Authority. For example, if a child was attending a mainstream school then we would look for a mainstream placement in Sheffield (this can then be re-looked at during the annual review). Contact SENDSARS . Reviewing the EHC Plan We must review the EHC plan… person. We have to follow the process for an annual review . We will transfer the EHC Plan onto a Sheffield template. Questions before or after you have moved Talk to SENDSARS about moving into Sheffield with an EHC Plan. Search for a Sheffield School Search for a primary school (including…
The relationship you, your partner, and your family build with your baby during pregnancy and in the early months is incredibly important. Research has shown that parents-to-be who develop a close connection to their baby before they are born, find it easier to bond with their babies postnatally a…
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 Infant Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10th – 16th June 2024 and is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of supporting babies' mental health and wellbeing. The first 2 years of a baby’s life is a period of rapid development when t…
Family Voices Project Surveys The Family Voice project has been jointly commissioned by the Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care. Safe Lives, the domestic abuse charity, have been contracted to deliver the project. The project aims to support local areas with ensuring family voice informs service design and to provide central government with an opportunity to test future policy for the programmes with families. Family Voice Project would like to hear from families who have been offered support from a child and family… in your local area for families to feed in their voice and experience to inform service delivery and national policy making, and how effectively these are run. Practitioner’s who work with families Survey The surveys are open until Monday 1st July.…
from education into the world of work please contact either Maria Swift maria.swift@sheffield.gov.uk or Erika Mariella-Worrall erika.mariella-worrall@sheffield.gov.uk Only together, can we create a more inclusive and diverse workforce in our already rich and wonderful community of Sheffield…
Getting a carer’s assessment for your parent/carer - Transition Guide If your parent/carer provides care or support to you and you are 18 or over, they can have a carer’s assessment. Sheffield Carer’s Centre do this. It gives them an opportunity to discuss the support your parent/carer might need to help care for you. The assessment looks at how caring affects your parent/carers life. They look at the physical, emotional and practical impacts. They see whether your parent/carers are able or willing to continue caring for you. A carer’s assessment is not about assessing how well… to a carer’s assessment. How to get a carer's assessment If you have an allocated social care worker, you can ask them to refer your parent/carer for a carer’s assessment. If you don’t, or you’d prefer to speak to the Sheffield Carer’s Centre, your parent/carer can contact them on: Telephone: 0114…
with the child and their parent/carer. This is to get their thoughts and feelings. This should happen as soon as possible. think about an education plan. Look at referring to a health service and early help. This plan should include any help and support for the parent/carer. When a parent or child… information. Door 43 Door 43 is a Service for 13–25-year-olds. It supports those with emotional wellbeing issues. It provides early help and low-level support. It isn’t a crisis service and does not provide 24/7 responses. They provide: counselling social prescribing a Wellbeing café. This gives a chance to meet others and do activities. Click on the logo below to find out more. Kooth Kooth is an online counselling service. Any 10–25 year old can join. Find out more by clicking on the logo below. Health Needs in Education Team The Health Needs in Education Team support…