In April 2018, the Department for Education began a national trial to extend the powers of the SEND Tribunal to hear appeals, and make non-binding decisions about, health and social care aspects of Education, Health and Care plans. The Trial was due to end on 31st August 2020.
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SEND related news.
Special Educational Needs and Disability, Information, Advice, Support Services are statutory services which provide information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people who have, or may have, special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, and young people themselves (16+).
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BBC Bitesize Parents’ Toolkit: SEND
The BBC have created a support resource on their BBC Bitesize page for parent carers with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) children to help you and your family during the lockdown.
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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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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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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 […]