Ordinary lives, PEP, SEND Transport & moody teenagers 27th February 2016 Dear All Every time we draft one of these, we can never quite believe how much is going on in our world of Special Educational Needs & Disabilities…
The right to ordinary lives… your questions answered SEND Family Voices free workshop with Steve Broach will cover the following: 1. Education, Health & Care Plans; what should you expect from your school and fhs statutory services with regard to Education + Health + Social Care (all in one plan)? 2. What are your new rights* to out-of-school support and activities (short breaks) 3. How can you request more support? For instance, Parent Carer Needs Assessments. 4. The right to an ordinary life; changes in law over the last two years* recognise the need for parents and carers to have ‘an ordinary life’ and to provide support that allows parents & carers to continue to care. This is very new; what can you expect? 5. The ‘SEND Reforms’ cover children and young people from age 0 to 25 years old (instead of 0 – 19). How does this affect those who are over sixteen years of age? 6. What is reasonable for you to expect from further education / college to make it possible for your young person to attend? * new rights = since the Children's and Families Act (Sept 2014) and the Care Act (April 2015) We’re very keen that as many people as possible take advantage of our workshop with renowned SEND barrister Steve Broach. He presents clearly and unambiguously on the subject of SEND law. We are also anticipating that there will be the opportunity of 5 minute surgeries offering free legal advice during the lunchtime (we’ll know early next week). All being well, these slots will be booked on the door, on a first come, first served basis. Monday 7th March – 10am to 2.30pm Harlequins, The Stoop, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, TW2 7SX There is plenty of parking on-site and Twickenham railway station is only a 15 minute walk away. There is no charge to anyone attending this workshop & lunch is included. However, you must register using the link below, and if you have any additional or dietary needs, please email us. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/steve-broach-talks-with-send-family-voices-tickets21428062913
World of Work & a new ‘Opps Pack’ A reminder of this event, plus the new Opps Pack that goes with it. The Opps Pack is an invaluable resource explaining further education choices for every student over 16. Copies will be available at the World of Work, or you can download a copy here: https://www.afclocaloffer.org.uk/uploads/afclocaloffer/document/file/262/OPPS_PACK.pdf