Questions, Summer, Next Term & Pokemon Go (again) 29th July 2016 Dear All Summer is here, there are lots of surveys, plus please read through for news affecting next term…
To Parents & Carers In our last bulletin, sent to Parents and Carers only, we asked for your experiences of local services. Specifically: short breaks, aiming high funding and the disabled children’s team. We’re pleased to say that we received many immediate responses from both Kingston & Richmond – all of which are very helpful. If you haven’t replied yet – please do so. We need to hear from you - even if it is just a oneline email reply. Please let us know of your experiences, both good and bad, so that we can be sure that we are representing as wide a group of parents as possible as we continue our work to try and improve the experience of families in our two boroughs.
New ‘free’ Special Schools You may remember that we held a series of ‘conversations & consultations’ on two potential new ‘free’ special schools. These two schools would be an addition to the new MultiAcademy Trust (MAT) combining Strathmore and Clarendon schools. The MAT is called the Auriga Trust and will span both Kingston & Richmond boroughs. The Department for Education (DfE) has approved the Auriga Trust MAT and, separately, the two headteachers have described the profile of the two proposed new schools more closely. SFV will be facilitating a Family Advisory Board and you are all welcome to be a part of this bearing in mind that we will need to keep to the profile & designation as described by headteachers. Please reply to this e-mail if you would like more information.
After School (post-16) SEN Support Careers Advice “The 14-19 team at Achieving for Children are offering young people with SEN Support the opportunity of face-to-face careers guidance over the summer period to help them prepare for their transition into post 16 education or training. A qualified careers adviser will be able to offer confidential and impartial advice on course, career and employment opportunities, providing up-to-date and accurate information. We realise that young people may already have plans, such as an offer of a course for September, but the Careers Adviser would also be able to discuss longer term achievement of goals and help them with getting the most out of their next course/training placement. If they do not have a place in learning or employment for September, the careers adviser will be able to help them explore a range of options that might suit them.