SENDiass4BCP

10/07/2025

While not arranged by us, we felt it appropriate to share.

Are you a parent, grandparent or carer for a child with SEND (under the age of 16). Then please take a look at this amazing 5 week course which you and the child can take part in. One child per adult please. Keep them busy during the summer holidays and it is all free!!. Please book via the link below:

https://forms.gle/KosLewfjxDRMD9KBA

07/07/2025

We’re here to support you over the summer, but please bear with us - response times are around 10 working days.
More information: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/07/07/bear-with-us/

30/06/2025

Come and say hi on Thursday the 3rd of July! We'll be at Somerford Arc, along with various other groups, helping you to get answers to all kinds of different questions.

26/06/2025

Come along to our drop-ins on the 3rd and 7th of July - and if you can't make those, get in touch with your question. Details here:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/06/26/whats-on-in-july/

23/06/2025

While we've no events coming up this week, as the summer term starts to come to its end, you can make use of the webinars and information on our website - and you can still contact us too.
https://sendiass4bcp.org/

17/06/2025

Important changes came into affect on the 15th of July, for parents going to a SEND Tribunal, and for the professionals writing reports for those appealing. Read more about it, here: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/06/17/important-changes-for-parents-going-to-a-send-tribunal/

16/06/2025

Come along to Christchurch Family Hub this Wednesday(16/06 between 9 and 11am) to chat with us. It's a drop-in, so you can come along with your questions, no need to book.
Details here:

One of our SENDiass Officers and a Parent Champion will be available during a drop-in session between 9am-11am at Christchurch Family Hub – previously known …

09/06/2025

🎥 New Webinar: Transitions to Adult Services
Is your young person preparing to move from Children’s to Adult Health and Social Care services?

Our latest short webinar (just over 9 minutes) explains:
✅ What a good transition should look like
✅ The role of a key worker
✅ What support is available—even if a young person doesn’t engage with services

👀 Watch now: https://sendiass4bcp.org/support/webinars/

06/06/2025

We respond to calls, messages on our website, and emails, all within 5 working days. If you have been waiting longer than that - and we haven't put out a post about delays in responses - please do chase us. Read more about how we respond, and how you can contact us, here: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/06/06/spam-filters-and-missed-calls-staying-in-touch-with-sendiass4bcp/

05/06/2025

Struggling to find out who your SEND Team Case Officer/EHCCo is? Follow this link for details of how to find out who they are: https://sendiass4bcp.org/2025/06/05/who-is-my-case-officer/

03/06/2025

We don't get notified of missed calls. So if you call us and don't leave a message...we won't know that you have called, and won't be able to ring you back.
If you need to ask us a question but you don't get through, please leave a voicemail with your question, name and phone number.
We aim to call back everyone that leaves us a voicemail, email, or website message, within 5 working days - and if you have a voicemail setup, we will leave you a voicemail.
Thanks!

02/06/2025

For parent carers - access help supporting your child with transitioning to secondary school, with a free evening webinar: https://connect.kooth.com/events/event/9th-june-how-to-support-your-child-to-manage-change-when-moving-up-to-secondary