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COVID-19 update 16/03/2020
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March Support Groups
COVID-19 update: Following the current government advice, and to protect the more vulnerable members of our community, we have come to the reluctant decision to suspend all of our Support Groups and Participation Meetings until further notice.
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Interested in volunteering?
Here is most of our fabulous team of volunteers (missing a few) who do a sterling job. BUT WE NEED MORE! If you are interested in helping us by attending meetings on Health or Short Breaks or monitoring the council activity, please contact us here. You can do as little or as much as you like!
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The Alliance for Inclusive Education
Further to our At Home Participation meeting last year with the above organisation, we are pleased to be able to let you know that they have launched their project report (funded by DRILL) entitled “Accessibility Plans as Effective Tools for Inclusion in Schools: Are they Working? The report can be found here. There is also […]
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Local Offer update
Thank you to Marilyn Crofts, the Local Offer Coordinator, who came to visit us a couple of weeks ago to talk about how we could improve Bristol’s Local Offer. Here are a few words from her after our meeting. “Thank you for participating in the Local Offer At Home event on 6th February 2020. We […]
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Short Breaks update
Following feedback from our At Home Participation meeting on Special Schools Short Breaks, the Short Breaks team in Bristol have organised sessions for the Easter break (7th – 9th April and 14th – 16th April) with an exciting mixture of fun activities for disabled children and young people for example sensory play, drama, arts and […]
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SEND Parent Carer Survey 2020 – Spring Term
Bristol’s Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) inspection are developing the Bristol City Council’s (BCC) improvement plan. This survey is one of the things the BCC are doing to help better understand parents’, carers’ and children and young people’s experiences of the SEND system in Bristol. The BCC want to know what parents and carers […]
Following the Ofsted/CQC inspection findings of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) services across Bristol, the Bristol City Council (BCC) are developing their Written Statement of Action SEND improvement plan. The survey is one of the things the BCC are doing to help better understand parents’, carers’ and children and young people’s experiences of the […]
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Extraordinary links at the Tithe Barn
We are helping to set up an activity drop-in for Parent Carers and their children with SEND in Shirehampton. Extraordinary Links will run every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 4PM at the Tithe Barn in Shirehampton, starting Wednesday 4th March. The first week will include a session on how clouds make rain.
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SEND improvement planning event – 25/02/2020
Following Bristol’s SEND inspection, BCC and NHS BNSSG are developing their Written Statement of Action SEND Improvement Plan. Your feedback is essential. Please drop-in to one of the upcoming events to share your views and give us your feedback. These events are advertised on Bristol’s Local Offer by clicking here. They are also holding a […]