SEND Family Voice, Redcar and Cleveland

14/09/2025

Woods & Waves Forest and Beach School CIC would appreciate people completing this short questionnaire.

If you have a child/young person/young adult with additional needs or disabilities and would like to attend Forest School sessions with them please complete this form to enable us to provide sessions that meet families requirements, thank you. Forest School consists of lots of play and exploration,....

12/09/2025

For parents of children (aged 0-5) in England with a disability or additional needs including social communication challenges

12/09/2025

Weekly update, have a lovely weekend everyone ☺️

12/09/2025

Join our Short Breaks Group – Fun, Friendship & Support for Children & Young People with Additional Needs 💙

Does your child love new activities, making friends, and having fun in a safe, understanding space?
🎨 Arts & crafts
⚽ Games & sports
🎮 Chill-out time
🍕 Snacks & socials
🧩 Fully trained staff

Our Short Breaks Group is here to give young people the time and space to be themselves, while giving parents and carers a well-deserved breather.
📍 Redcar & Cleveland area
📅 Monday evenings & Saturday mornings
👧🧒 Ages 5-18 years

💬 Spaces available – get in touch today to find out more!

👉 Email us on info@thejunctionfoundation.com or call us on 01642 756000 to speak to a member of the Short Breaks team

11/09/2025

We will be here please pop along and say hello 👋

Our Place, Our Say is coming to Redcar!

📅Thursday 9th October
🕙 10:00am – 3:00pm
📍Coatham Memorial Hall, Redcar

A free community event for people with a learning disability and autistic people (16+), their families, friends and supporters.

Come and enjoy performances, crafts, free food and find out about local support. Most importantly- share your views about what matters to you in Redcar.

https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/our-place-our-say/

11/09/2025

We have been asked to share update you on important changes to Child Benefit eligibility, taking effect from 1 September 2025. These changes may affect families you support, and some may also be entitled to backdated payments.

Current rules
Child Benefit usually stops on 31 August after a child’s 16th birthday if they leave education or training.
It continues if HMRC is told the young person is staying in approved full-time education or training, which currently means more than 12 hours of supervised study or training each week.

What’s changing from 1 September 2025:

The definition of full-time education will be expanded to include:
• Young people in non-advanced education who cannot meet the 12-hour weekly requirement due to illness or disability.

• Young people in full-time non-advanced education outside a school or college (for example, being home-educated), whether this started before or after their 16th birthday.

Parents and guardians in these circumstances will continue to be eligible for Child Benefit and can extend their claim through the HMRC app or online at https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit-16-19

Backdated payments
An error in legislation in 2014 meant that some families in England missed out on Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. About 7 million families received Child Benefit last year. HMRC have identified that a very small number, about 500 over 10 years, may not have been paid their correct entitlement. This affected families in England only. As HMRC do not hold records of people who have been affected by this error, they have asked for help in reaching any parents or guardians who believe they may have been one of those affected, to contact HMRC as soon as possible.

Parents and guardians may be entitled to backdated payments if, between 6 April 2014 and 31 August 2025, they had a young person who was:
• Aged 16–18,
• Living in England,
• Receiving education outside a school or college (e.g. home-educated), and
• Where the Local Authority assessed the education as suitable.

How families can check
• Child Benefit enquiries: Call 0300 322 9620 or write to HMRC — Child Benefit Office, PO Box 1, Newcastle upon Tyne NE88 1AA.
• Child Tax Credit enquiries: Call 0345 300 3900 or write to HMRC — Tax Credit Office, BX9 1ER.

Child Benefit for 16 to 19 year olds - when payments stop or continue, approved education or training, extensions.

10/09/2025

Hi there, just Karen here from Senses Wellbeing Centre CIC in Skelton. Id' like to tell you about fully funded sessions starting tomorrow 10th September.

Fully Funded by MFC Foundation. We have 50 weeks of fitness for adults with a Learning Disability, Wednesdays 1-3pm starts tomorrow 10th September!

Each week will see a 45 min session, a break for refreshments and social time followed by a further 45 mins movement and music session.
Open to any adult post 19 who would like to lift their hearts and limbs and feel stronger both physically and mentally. Classes can be taken from a seated position/wheelchair or from standing depending on the person's ability. We encourage all abilities in this inclusive session.

Sessions will rotate between:
- Seated chair fitness when we may use maracas/small hand weights and/or resistance bands (optional)
- We will rock you drumming fitness using
- yoga balls, functional fitness to enable better gross motor skills.
- Brain fit wellness sessions (crossing mid line and using wonderful combinations of choreography) to challenge and enhance brain function.
- Let it Glow a class in low lighting using glow sticks (especially great for people with complex needs for visual stimulation).
- Silent Disco for a fun engaging cardio session.

Those attending must be accompanied by a family member/carer.

Adult changing facilities on site with mobile hoist and disabled toilet with changing bed. Parking directly outside for 4 vehicles/vans/buses.

We do not provide personal care/lifting/hoisting etc. We are a session provider only and are volunteer lead.

Please book for the person attending the session only, carers do not need to book a place, carers details will be taken on arrival.

To book a place:

https://bookwhen.com/senseswellbeingcentrecic?fbclid=IwY2xjawMuGEJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHvX_3dolOTa--Ql4-qmIwY4OUZ2zabi21MRasIgVYuywH1IFLsVT_bLuyD_H_aem_-TOwahrjSMu9W2seaLuVSA =ev-s5gs-20250910130000

Any questions give me a call on 0779 457 1933.

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10/09/2025

Have you picked up our monthly events calendar? Did you receive yours direct to your inbox? If not, why not sign up to our free membership and you will also receive links to all our member only events

https://sendfamilyvoicerc.co.uk/membership/

09/09/2025

Did you know we run weekly groups for children and young people?

For more information on any of our groups or services contact us at office@linkct.org.uk or 01642 989198

09/09/2025

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HMRC announce increased eligibility for entitlement to Child Benefit for 16-19 year olds from 1 September.