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Autmun Term 2024-25 News

SENDIASS

SENDIASS stands for Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice Support Service. It's a free, impartial, and confidential service that provides information and support for children, young people, and their families. Visit their news and events page for diary dates for Autumn Term 2024.

STARs Parent Workshops 2024-25

Click here to see the attached flyer that details all the parent workshops STARs are offering in 2024-25.
The workshops are free to any parent or carer of children and young people living in Leeds who are autistic or who are believed to be neurodivergent. The workshops are delivered on Microsoft Teams.
I can't recommend these sessions enough!

SEND parent / carer coffee morning

On Tuesday 15th October we will be holding our termly ‘cuppa and a catchup’ session for parents/carers in school whose children have additional needs.
It is open to any parent/carer who wishes to attend and is simply an informal get together with a 'brew and a biccy'.
It will be in the downstairs hall from 9am – please enter via the downstairs hall fire doors. We hope to see you there!

Summer Term 2023-24 News

Summer Activities

Child Friendly Leeds Wish 7 is that children and young people know about different things to do and places to go across the city. That children enjoy different cultural experiences including art, music, sport and film. In preparation for the summer holidays, they have created a newsletter which shares a range of free and low cost activities. I've attached it here.

Pudsey Cluster have produced the following guides:

SEND Summer Activities

Family Summer Activities

SEND parent / carer coffee morning

On Tuesday 11th June we will be holding our termly ‘cuppa and a catchup’ session for parents/carers in school whose children have additional needs.
A representative from SCOPE will be attending to share information about activities for children in Leeds.
As always, Our SEND Governor Kelly Fowler will join us too! It is open to any parent/carer who wishes to attend and is simply an informal get together with a 'brew and a biccy'.
It will be in the downstairs hall from 9.15am – please enter via the downstairs hall fire doors.

SCOPE: Let's explore activities in Leeds event

Click here for furter details about SCOPE's nformation and networking day for parents/carers of disabled children to be held on:

Wednesday 19th June 2024 10am-1pm @ Leeds Mencap The Vinery Centre, Leeds, LS9 9LU

Leeds SEND event 2024: working in partnership with parents and carers

Tuesday 9 July 2024
10am till 1pm
at Headingley Stadium, St Michaels Lane, Leeds, LS6 3BR

An event for parents and carers of children with special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND) to hear from senior leaders in education, health and social care about we have learnt from family feedback and our plans for improving SEND services in Leeds.

Click here for further information and details of how to book your place.

Leeds Local Offer SEND Information Drop in

Click here to see details of the SEND Information drop-in sessions this term.

SENDIASS

Click here to see details of Leeds SENDIASS events and workshops for this term.

Spring Term 2023-24 News

Connect Together and Leeds SENDIASS

Parent / carer to a neurodivergent child? Click here to see a leaflet about sessions Connect Together and the Leeds SENDIASS team are running soon.

Leeds Local Offer Live Event

The Leeds Local Offer Live event is a market place event that provides families an opportunity to speak to and find out about a wide range of SEND services in Leeds.

The event takes place in March every year.

The 2024 event will take place on Thursday 21st March 2024, 10am till 2pm (drop in) at Pudsey Civic Hall.

At this years’ event you will also have the opportunity to attend workshop sessions:

A graduated approach (education)
Child Health and Disability Service (social care)
Mental health and services available in Leeds (health)

Book your free event ticket here: event ticket booking

SENDIASS Information Videos

The information videos are short, narrated videos aiming to give parents and carers information and advice about Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) processes.

You can view all Leeds SENDIASS information videos by following this link to the Leeds SENDIASS You Tube Channel: Leeds SENDIASS YouTube

Leeds SENDIASS information videos include these key topics:

SEND Support in Schools, Emotional Based School Avoidance, SEND Transport and SEND Funding (FFI), Moving Schools and through Education (transitions), Preparing for Adulthood (PfA), Education Health and Care Needs Assessment, Specialist Schools settings and provisions, Decision to Assess next Steps, Education Health and Care Plan Reviews, EHCP Refusal to Assess Appeals , Section I placement Appeals, EHCP Contents Appeals, Mediation for SEND Appeals, Appeals and Mediation.

'Coffee and cake' with MindMate Support Team

On Wednesday 17th January from 2.15pm we will be holding a 'coffee and cake' afternoon in school. Members of the MindMate Support Team (who will be working with school this year) will deliver an informative parent / carer workshop on children's mental health awareness with a focus on anxiety. We encourage as many parents to come along as possible. This event will take place in the downstairs hall - please enter school via the downstair's hall fire doors (Children's Centre Car Park).
Please give the post a like if you think you might come along. We look forward to seeing you there!

SEND Information drop-in for parents and carers

The SEND information drop in is an opportunity for parents and carers to speak to services and receive information and advice about SEND services in Leeds.

Services available at the drop in:

Leeds Local Offer
SENDIASS
Scope
Leeds Parent Carer Forum

Session dates:

10.30 till 12.30 at Leeds Central Library

31^st January 2024
28^th February 2024
27^th March 2024
24^th April 2024

No need to book.
If you have any questions please contact LLO@leeds.gov.uk

Autum Term 2023-24 News

SCOPE

Please click here to see attached details of the free SEND workshops Scope are offering in November. These are delivered via Zoom.

The Sleep Charity

The Sleep Charity has launced a wonderful free resouce - The National Sleep Helpline - that offers help for parents and children to learn more about their sleep and develop better bedtime routines. Click here to see their flyer.

SEND parent / carer coffee morning

On Wednesday 8th November we will be holding our termly ‘cuppa and a catchup’ session for parents/carers in school whose children have additional needs.
A representative from the local authority will be coming along to share information about the Leeds Local Offer.
As always, Our SEND Governor Kelly Fowler will join us too! It is open to any parent/carer who wishes to attend and is simply an informal get together with a 'brew and a biccy'.
It will be in the downstairs hall from 9.15am – please enter via the downstairs hall fire doors.

ADHD Awareness Month - October 2023

To raise awareness of ADHD I will be delivering a special assembly to children in Y1-Y6 on Mon 9th October 2023. The children will be taksed with the challenge of finding out about any famous people or any of their family members who have a diagnosis of ADHD. Some classes will be doing specific work around Neurodiversity for our school display - take a look at this at Parents' Evening.

STARs drop-in training sessions 2023-24

Click here to see a list of free training sessions that STARs will be running for paretns/carers this academic year. The sessions will be via Zoom.

SEND information drop-in for parents and carers

Click here for details of this free event where you can speak to services and receive information and advice about SEND services in Leeds including:

- Leeds Local Offer

- SENDIASS

- Scope

- Leeds Parent Carer Froum