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Important News on Home School Transport for Post 16 pupils with SEND
Home to School Transport contribution payments for Post 16 Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) – Am I entitled to a refund or payment adjustment due to the school closures? All parents /carers of post 16 students with SEND who are using home to school transport will not be required to pay contribution costs from Friday 20 March until the end of the summer term 2020. Payments for transport that was provided between 04 September...
Update on the current situation
These are challenging times. The scale of which we could not have imagined two weeks ago. What has been changed and the speed with which it has changed has meant that coproduction has not been a priority. FACT Bucks understand this but we have now put in place a weekly update with the Head of iSEND and others as a conduit of concerns and issues. So if you have any issues you wish to share please let...
Open letter from Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
Fact has been asked to circulate this open letter from Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families about the current panademic and SEND children and young people. Minister Ford's open letter to the SEND sector (002)
TRANSPORT FAQs – FOR PARENTS STILL ACCESSING EDUCATION
The following link provides answers to questions raised by parents about transport for those still accessing education due to Key Worker status or as a result of EHCP needs. These have been provided by Hero Slinn, HoS Integrated SEND. https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/community-and-safety/changes-to-our-services-due-coronavirus/school-transport-faqs-parents/
NOTE FROM SUE HADWIN – HEAD OF SERVICE, BUCKS CAMHS
"We are trying our best to maintain all services but we are offering phone reviews/consultations where possible to reduce cross contamination. We are still seeing patients face to face but we will call them prior to the meeting to ascertain that they are still happy to do this. We are also looking at Digital solutions as well.If the advice on meetings from NHSE changes, we will continue to maintain the Single Point of Access and Crisis.Parents are encouraged...
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...
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