2017, Looking after our children & Film 23rd December 2016 Dear All Wishing you all very happy holidays...
SFV Bat Phone We’ve finally got our phone working again! Happily, it retained all the voicemails so we’ve replied to families. We will be checking both the phone and our e-mail over the holidays; our commitment to reply within 48 hours remains the same. Hopefully, we’ll all have a good break – and if you have any queries, we’re here. T: 07469 746 145 E: sendfamilyvoices@outlook.com
SEND Family Voices - 2017 We are planning our events for Spring 2017; we will hold our informal Coffee & Chat events, plus we have a host of other projects… please keep an eye on our Event’s pages.
Keeping Children and Young People Safe These informal meetings will explore how we can keep our young people safe, especially in the world of social media. We are running these in partnership with the Local Safeguarding Children's Board. More information to follow.
What can a school do to support your child? And what can't it do? This workshop, run by members of the SEND Family Voices at the invitation of the host school, focuses on children and young people in mainstream schools where needs are often being identified for the first time (eg dyslexia, high functioning autism and adhd). For 2017, we have been asked to run these in three different schools in Kingston and Richmond. So far, we have booked the following: Late February 2017 – morning and evening morning - Trafalgar Junior School, Elmsleigh Rd, Twickenham
Short Breaks & Aiming High - consultations The commissioning cycle for short break, respite and other activities for children and young people with additional needs is nearing the consultation stage (ie what do families need and how do we prioritise?) We will be arranging parent/carer consultations to make sure our families get the best from these services. More news to follow.
Music & Magic afternoon Funded by NHS England via Healthwatch, this event aims to be fun for all the family. The deal is a) it must be fun and b) that NHS England will have the opportunity to chat informally to families of children and young people with additional needs about their health services. We will have music workshop all afternoon, and Matthew Garrett (Inner Magic Circle Gold Star) magician to entertain us. There will be refreshments, activities and goodie bags. And all free! Invites will be sent to families in the New Year. For now, please mark the date in your diary. Saturday 4th February 2017- 3pm to 6pm The Langdon Down Centre, Teddington, TW11 9PS