We’re still here, the Local Offer & more News 6th August 2016 Dear All Lots of news to absorb, plus go to the end for a giggle… (hee hee)
We’re here all summer… Just to let you know that you can contact SEND Family Voices all summer; SEND Family Voices are a parent led, volunteer collective. Our phone is still on and our e-mail is checked. Please do call or e-mail with any queries – and we’ll always try to find an answer (and usually do).
New - Joint Social Care team manager Welcome to Sophie Evans - the new Social Care Team Manager leading the social work teams at Moor Lane, Chessington and the Croft Centre, Kew within Achieving for Children for both Kingston and Richmond boroughs. If you have any questions for Sophie, please contact: E-mail: sophie.evans@achievingforchildren.org.uk Tel: 020 8547 6595 or 020 8831 6023
Autism – the need for services & support Many of you will know of Express CIC and their stated mission: 'creating a hub in the heart of the community, supporting young people with autism and their families, a place for everyone' SFV refer a lot of families to Express CIC; they offer a more autism focussed support groups and advice than anyone else locally. To help them achieve this goal, please take part in their survey (it took only four minutes when we did it). “Please be assured your details will not be passed on to any other organisation. Thank you.” https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ExpressEvidenceNeed
Richmond NAS NAS = National Autistic Society Each borough has its own branch. Here is the link for Richmond; of particular interest is their work on the Richmond Autism Strategy: http://www.richmondnas.org/our-branch-news.html
Government news… High Needs Funding - reforms “In a statement to Parliament on 21st July, the new Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening, announced the Government will be delaying plans to introduce major changes to the way schools and local authorities are funded. The changes will now be introduced in 2018/19, rather than 2017/18 as originally planned. The written statement indicates that the Government remains committed to redistributing funds from higher-funded authorities to lower-funded areas.”