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Leisure - Transition Guide Specialist youth clubs You might want to join a youth club. Community Youth Services run two youth clubs for young people (13-25 years) with SEND. Youth Services offer safe and creative activities with experienced youth workers. Leo’s SEN Club (Norfolk Park) - Monday…
As you prepare for adulthood, it is important to give you the skills you need to be able to: go to educational and social opportunities travel with friends boost your self-esteem become part of your local community Who is Independent Travel Training for? It is for …
Other Travel Support and useful Apps - Transition Guide If you are 18 and over, and a student at college or university There are a range of student tickets and passes for bus and tram that might be right for you. Click the logo below to find out more. Disabled Persons Railcard You can get 1/3…
Social Care Services - Transition Guide Social Care Social care give help for children, young people and adults who need extra support. There are guidelines used to decide who can get this. Find out more Click on the buttons below to find out more. To ask for support To ask for support f…
Paying for adult social care - Transition Guide Paying for adult social care People over the age of 18 may have to pay towards the cost of any support they get from adult social care. The local authority will do a financial assessment. This is to check how much you can afford to pay towards you …
Short Break Services - Transition Guide What are short breaks for children? Short breaks are activities that children and young people with SEND can go to. It is so that their parents or carers can have a break from caring. This includes day, evening, overnight and weekend activities. Who are s…
Direct payments for social care services - Transition Guide A direct payment is a cash payment made to a disabled child or adult, or their family member. This can be used to pay for things set out in your support plan. If you are able to get support from social care you can choose to have direct p…
Decision making and mental capacity - Transition Guide In law, young people aged 16 or over are presumed to have the ability to make their own decisions. This includes certain decisions relating to their education or medical treatment. Once you turn 16, services will normally speak to you direct…
Transitioning from Children’s Health to Adult Health Services - Transition Guide Health care given to an adult can feel different for you and your family. This is compared to the care you get in Children's services. This is because: not all young people will need their healthcare to be moved…
Annual Health Checks for people with a learning disability - Transition Guide If you have a learning disability, make sure that your GP adds you to the GP Learning Disability Register. This is so that reasonable adjustments can be made, and you can get the right healthcare. For further information…