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COVID 19 SEND FAMILIES WELL BEING SURVEY 2 In May, FACT and SENDIAS together surveyed families to understand how families were experiencing support at that time; what was working well that could be replicated; and areas where more support may be needed. We had more than 1100 responses providing a very meaningful snapshot of the well-being of our SEND families across the spectrum – with Plans and without - along with considerable numbers of insightful comments. With...

We have been sent a list of free training from Buckinghamshire Council. The titles and dates are in the attached file where you can click the link to book on a course.Advertising FINAL - 9.7.20

Would you like to join us for Coffee and a Chat via Zoom on Thursday 7th July to chat about current developments in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Chatting with you helps us to inform the Council's officers in meetings with them. For further information on how to join us see the attached file. 20200707 Coffee Morning

Do you live in the Wycombe area and come under the Wycombe Intergrated SEND Team? We have an opportunity for you to meet them via Zoom on Thursday 2nd July from 4-5pm. For information on how to join the meeting see the attached file. 20200702 Event Wycombe

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey Following the 1100 responses to the last survey, the Council has asked FACT Bucks and Bucks SENDIAS to repeat the exercise and so we are launching our second well-being and finance survey today to find out how Buckinghamshire families are continuing to cope with the COVID-19 restrictions and the slow reopening of schools in particular. To access the survey, please click the link below. The deadline will be the end of next Monday, 22nd...

In late May, after considerable effort and repeated broken promises that it would be shared imminently, the final text of the IMPOWER report to which many parents contributed in October and November 2019 was shared with FACT Bucks. Alongside it was a note from the Head of Integrated SEND explaining the actions which have already been taken in light of it or at least actions that have been taken which coincide with its findings but many of...

COVID 19 SEND FAMILIES WELL BEING SURVEY Lockdown has changed so much for every family but for those with Children and Young People with SEND, routines and support upon which many rely have been altered beyond recognition. To understand these impacts and highlight where help may be needed, FACT Bucks and SENDIAS thought it was important to conduct a well-being survey to offer a snapshot of the experience of SEND families during the lockdown. So we collaborated...

FACT Bucks and Bucks SENDIAS are launching a well-being survey today to find out how Buckinghamshire families are coping with the COVID-19 restrictions. The survey will end next Wednesday, 20th May 2020. We are hoping it will give a picture of what is working well and not so well for you at the moment. The results of the survey will be shared with Buckinghamshire Council and local health authorities to help with their planning and will also...