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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 tran…
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… at the centre. They can help you and the professionals working with you to put together a support plan to help work out the best way of supporting your family. Mentoring and Advice We provide clubs and other professionals working with children with disabilities with hands on mentoring support…
A Council-run service to help with social care. Referral reason: Safeguarding concerns about a child or young person People involved: Social workers, health staff, domestic abuse advisors and South Yorkshire Police Offer: You will be put through to a trained 'screening' social worker, who wi…
Some of the words and terms used about special educational needs and disabilities can be confusing. Here are some websites that will help explain them. Click on their logos to go to find out more. …
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 Sheff…
Appealing to the SEND Tribunal You and your family can appeal to the SEND Tribunal if you disagree with a decision made by the local authority in relation to them carrying out an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment or the issue of an EHC plan. The SEND Tribunal can order the local authority to carry out EHC needs assessments, issue EHC plans and change existing plans. The SEND Tribunal also hears disability discrimination claims. What can I appeal against? You and your family can appeal to the SEND Tribunal if the local authority decides: not to carry out an EHC needs… includes in an EHC plan. This can include: the description of special educational, health or social care needs in sections B, C and D of the EHC plan the description of the special educational, health or social care provision set out in sections F, G and H1/H2 of the EHC plan the school or other…
a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to carry out normal daily activities. This will include specific learning difficulties. An Education Health and Care Plan is not sufficient evidence in itself and will need to be supported…
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… 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 Needs Assessments for carers of adults aged 18 and over. Click on the logo below to find out more. …
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. …
Links and documents An apprenticeship is a paid job with a training involved. It allows young people to earn while they learn, as well as gaining a nationally recognised qualification. Who they are for Apprenticeships are for young people aged 16 and upwards. The young person will need to have …