Skip to content

Search

Find information and advice

See 3062 directory results

Information results

Search results 768

  • Staying Safe and Safeguarding Adults

    , a friend or neighbour, or it could be a professional, like your doctor, social worker or care worker. If you don't want to tell someone you know, you can tell the Council’s Adult Access Team. Sheffield City Council: Report adult abuse . Call: 0114 273 4908 (you can ring this number anytime… (in an emergency call 999). Advice for professionals – reporting an adult safeguarding concern. If you're a professional and you're worried that an adult is being abused or neglected, you can report it to the Council's First Contact Team. Sheffield City Council: Report adult abuse . Call… is free to call from mobiles and landlines. Call 0808 808 2241 . In an emergency call 999. If you can't speak to the operator press 55 and you will be connected to the Police (only on a mobile phone). Get more information about domestic abuse from the Sheffield City Council's website. Sheffield…

  • Early Years funding for children with SEND (including Disability Access Fund)

    ) letter. Template for Parent/Carer Agreement can be found on the Sheffield City Council's website . After applications have been approved, the lump sum payment of £910 will be made to the provider in the upcoming payment. This payment lasts for 3 terms. The Local Authority will: Check… (1,140 hours per year). More information on the 15 hours can be found at Help paying for childcare: 15 hours free childcare for 3 and 4-year-olds - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) More information on the 30 hours can be found at 30 hours free childcare - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Disability Access Fund This is money… the needs of individual children with SEND. In Sheffield, the funding is for children with more complex needs. These funds are intended to support local authorities to work with providers. This is to address the needs of individual children with SEND. The fund also supports local authorities…

  • Adult Care and Wellbeing – how we work

    (PDF, 738 KB). The strategy is supported by a Performance Management Framework that defines the standards we measure quality by and the performance levels we want to achieve. Sheffield City Council: Performance Management Framework (PDF, 675 KB). The strategy is also supported by a Quality… to delivering it. Sheffield City Council: Quality Matters Practice Framework (PDF, 1.8 MB). Our work on quality and performance is supported by our Practice Standards. The standards were developed with staff across our service, and with people with lived experience including the people we support and their carers, to help us improve outcomes for the people we support. Sheffield City Council: Practice Standards (PDF, 222 KB). Our governance work is also supported by our Cycle of Assurance Framework. The framework sets out how reports and updates are escalated through the service on a routine…

  • Wraparound Childcare

    interfering! Children are amazing and this approach allows them to be all the amazing they can be!” Tracey Bothamley Sheffield Wraparound Lead Mandy Smith Commissioning Officer Education Sufficiency Team (0-19 years) Integrated Commissioning Service Sheffield City Council Direct Telephone… alexa.broomhead@sheffield.gov.uk Sheffield Wraparound Support Hub (SWASH) We understand that for many providing a wraparound service will present a new a different challenge, whilst some existing providers may need additional support as they scale up existing provision. Out of School Alliance (OOSA) will work together with the Sheffield Charity Manor After School & Kids Klubs (MASKK) to support Sheffield schools, private providers or community settings as they develop and expand wraparound provision under the National Wraparound Childcare Programme (NWCP). This new support service for Sheffield…

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

    Please note the information on this page is under review A Council-run service to help with social care. Supports children and young people: 5-18 years Referral reason: Parents and carers need a break from their caring responsibilities and/or there is a barrier to children being included… they are in receipt of a direct payment to meet care needs. The direct payments and short break services are reviewed annually to make sure they are still meeting needs. How to refer Parents and carers can refer themselves to the service by contacting SNIPS: 0114 273 5368 or SnipsBusinessSupport@sheffield.gov.uk . Download the application form here . A parent/carer can apply for a short break activity – this could be after school, at weekends or in school holidays. If they meet criteria, the service offers to match a child to an activity which gives the parent/carer a short break from their caring…

  • 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… 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…

  • Sheffield Libraries (includes What's On)

    Sheffield Libraries offer a range of activities and events throughout the year. For children and young people they run autism friendly sessions. For adults they have a visually impaired reading group. All of the children’s activities that they host are inclusive and suitable for children of all abilities. All council run libraries are also accessible for wheelchair users. Take a look You can find more information on the Sheffield City Council website for Libraries and Archives . This will open a new link. Scroll down to the bottom and there is a section called What's On. Book on Sheffield Libraries events You can book on Sheffield Libraries events using this link: Libraries Sheffield Events | Eventbrite…

  • One to One support from Sheffield Family Hubs

    A Council-run service providing support across all areas of need. Supports children 0–5 years and Parents/ carers. The team offer extra help for you and your family. Workers can visit you at home to support you with your children’s behaviour and with setting boundaries, with accessing support around children with additional needs and with access to housing and benefits advice. If you feel your family could benefit from this, please contact the team to discuss how they may be able to help you or speak to your health care professional. How to refer Everyone is welcome to attend events at Family Hubs . Telephone: 0114 273 5665 Email: SheffieldFamilyHubs@sheffield.gov.uk…

  • Sheffield's Inclusion Strategy and Co-production Charter

    Links and documents Sheffield City Council, NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Sheffield Parent Carer Forum worked together to write a citywide Inclusion Strategy . It tells you how Sheffield will meet the needs of our children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). It explains Sheffield’s plans to address local challenges. It looks at 5 commitments covering the areas of: Assessment Provision Transition Communication The workforce The strategy will be regularly reviewed and will last from 2020-2025. Developing this strategy involved: Focus groups with young people Co-production sessions Public consultation The Parent Carer Forum’s State of Sheffield survey (over 700 responses) Co-Production Charter Sheffield City Council have worked with Sheffield’s Parent Carer Forum to develop an Inclusion Co…

  • Family Intervention Service

    Links and documents A Council-run “Early Help” service providing advice and support for families with a wide range of needs. Referral reason: Family in need of support for any of a wide range of issues including; Improved Family Relationships Positive Parenting Strategies Good Early Years Development Getting a Good Education Improved Mental & Physical Health Promoting recovery and reducing harm from substance misuse Children Safe from Abuse, Exploitation, Crime and Domestic Abuse Improving financial stability and having a safe and stable home environment Engaging… Our School Engagement Team offer advice sessions jointly with school or nursery staff in the school setting. They cover any of the issues in our core offer. If more intensive support than this is needed, then the strengths & needs of the family will be explored by the lead universal service…