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SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES – info from Buckinghamshire County Council & FACT Bucks
The following information sheets have been provided by the Local Authority to be a source of information for parents and carers faced with a host of new challenges as well as advice from the British Psychology Society on the implications of school closures on vulnerable children and young people.We have noted the comments about Transport for SEND CYP for whom schooling is to continue to be offered and passed these on. I know that the Special Schools and...
Event Cancellation Saturday 21st March
SATURDAY 21ST MARCH – FACT EVENT – CANCELLEDIn line with Government advice, we are cancelling the event planned for this Saturday, 21st March at Missenden Abbey.We will reschedule Understanding Mental Capacity and Available Financial Support as soon as we are able to do so.If you shared our original post, we would be grateful if you could share this note in a similar way.Apologies for the American spelling on the image.
Therapies Statement on current situation
We are currently (as of now) operating as business as usual but this is a shifting scene and we are taking our direction from Public Health England and Government updates to NHS Trusts. We are not cancelling any clinics or appointments, however visiting restrictions are having an impact on this. Some schools have implemented a no visitor policy and some community facilities e.g. Tesco community room and Chesham Town Hall have closed their bookings which impacts on...
SEND STRATEGY 2020 – TIME FOR YOUR THOUGHTS – Consultation open till 31st March
A note from Lucy Pike, Head of Transformation & Improvement, Education Over the past few months Buckinghamshire County Council has been listening to children and young people, their parents, carers and families, to understand their needs and aspirations for the future. We have worked also with professionals from health services, education, social care and the voluntary sector, gathering their ideas. In this consultation, we now invite you to comment on the work we've done so far, which...
Elements of Inclusion Strategy 2020
We have been given an Inclusion Strategy 2020 document from Buckinghamshire County Council which is attached here. Strategy elements A3 v4 EM SEND - Inclusion Strategy 2020 There is a separate post relating to the consultation and meeting to be held.
Parent Dialogue Meeting for Short Breaks on Wednesday 25th March 2020
Dear Parents / Carers Action for Children and FACT Bucks invite you to join us for a Parent Dialogue Forum. There are lots of changes being made to the short breaks service for disabled children run by Action for Children on behalf of Buckinghamshire County Council. These short breaks include Early Years Short Breaks and Bucks Activity Project and the residential services at Merryfields, The Grove and The Vines. The changes aim to make the services more...
Are you coming to our event? Understanding Mental Capacity & available financial support Saturday 21st March
Join us at our annual event at Missenden Abbey to learn about Mental Capacity and available financial support. For many parents and carers, the challenges of day to day life leave little time to think about a time when children are no longer legally children anymore, especially when their additional needs clearly make the concept of adulthood even more remote. At the same time, having a child or young person with SEND in your family brings additional...
Meet the Integrated SEND Team at Chesham
Come and meet Hayley Nowley (Integrated SEND lead for Chiltern & South Bucks) and some of the Chiltern & South Bucks Area Integrated SEND Team (including Educational Psychology and Specialist Teaching), have a coffee and a chat!! These sessions are being held for you to come and meet the team and share any concerns you are having with staff/communication/applications/assessments. It will be an informal session where you can be open and honest. Then we can try to...
