South Glos Parents and Carers
SEND Event 2015 Agenda for the day
09.45
Welcome and Housekeeping
Rachel
Trueman
09.50 About your Parent Carer Forum
Leonie and
Rachel
10.00 The SEN Changes
Brain Lamb
OBE
10.40 Our Vision in South Gloucestershire
Denise Porter
SGC Head of
Adult Social Care
10.50 Delegates can now split into workshops or 1 to1 sessions or
visit stalls.
Tea and coffee will be available in each room if you have
booked onto a workshop
Choose either 1 workshop or a 1 to 1 15min session.
Choice What happens now that School action
Simon Jones
A1
/plus is going?
and
Find out about SEN Support
Moira Lloyd
Educational
Psychologists
B1
Goodbye statement Hello Education Health Mark Nesden
0-25 SEND
& Care Plan what this means for families
Service
in South Glos.
Manager.
Katherine Mason
Supportive
Parents
SENDIAS
C1
D1
E1
The SEND reforms require that children
have the best possible education and
other outcomes. But can we start to close
the gap for vulnerable students?
Working towards Employment (Discussing
post 16)
Brian Lamb
OBE
No person lives in a vacuum and the
wellbeing of children and parents is
strongly linked. Poor adult mental health
usually has an impact on children and vice
Steve Spiers
SGC Public
Health
Carol Robinson,
South West
early support,
preparing for
adulthood.
versa. In some families both parents and
children face significant struggles to
positively manage their emotional
wellbeing.
F1
Wills and Trusts
Mike Rapps
'Put your mind at rest and make sure your Director Gregg
Latchams
child's future is sorted and secure.
www.gregglatchams.com
Or choose a 1 to 1 session
1
Educational Psychologist Hannah Morris and Sarah Hayes
2
Member of the 0-25 team Education theme
3
Member of the 0-25 team Social Care theme Social workers
and a O/T will be available
4
Independent Occupational Therapist - Autism Specialist'
5
Independent support from KIDS re EHCP
Lunch between 12 and 1.15
Stalls will be open over lunch as well
Afternoon Session starts from 1.15-2.30pm
Choose either 1 work shop or
a 1 to 1 15min session or continue to look around the stalls
A2
Working together to improve experiences
Heather
and opportunities for our children and
Churchill
Early Help
young people
Partnership Officer
SAF Early Help
B2
Goodbye statement, Hello Education
Health Care Plan. (Repeat workshop)
C2
The SEND reforms require that children
have the best possible education and
other outcomes. How can we start to close
the gap for vulnerable students? (Repeat
workshop)
Health; what’s the latest on Speech and
Ali Ford
Language?
CCG South Glos
Also health will be collecting feedback on
the continence pathway
D2
E2
No person lives in a vacuum and the
wellbeing of children and parents is
strongly linked. Poor adult mental health
usually has an impact on children and vice
versa. In some families both parents and
Mark Nesden
and Katherine
Mason
Brian Lamb
OBE
Steve Spiers
SGC Public
Health
children face significant struggles to
positively manage their emotional
wellbeing.
1
3
4
5
1 to 1 sessions
Educational Psychologist
Member of the 0-25 team Education
theme
Member of the 0-25 team Social Care
theme Social workers and a O/T will be
available
Independent Occupational Therapist Autism Specialist'
Moira and
Simon
Duane Lisa and
Jane
Kate (O/T)
Sue and Kim
Suzi
Suzi Sandford is an Independent Occupational
Therapist, specialising in working families affected by
autism across the south west. Suzi supports families and
schools, striving to improve understanding
and the everyday participation of children and young
people. Suzi has an adult brother on the spectrum. She has
created support services she wishes had existed for her own
family. Suzi is also a director of Bristol Autism Support. See
autism-ot.com and bristolautismsupport.com for further
details. Suzi's contact details are tel: 07725837455
email: suzi.sandford@autism-ot.com
6
Independent support from KIDS re EHCP
IS.southwest@kids.org.uk
Clair and
Christine
Stalls will be open from 10.45 until 2.30
1 to 1 sessions will be held in the Ballroom with the stalls but will
have their own booths which are at the back and side of the
ballroom.
Please make sure you visit South Glos Parents and Carers at our
TELL US STATION so you can tell us how things are going. We
need to hear about concerns or issues that you may have along with
any ideas and what’s working well for you.
South Gloucestershire Local Authority will be in the ballroom
and would like to capture views on the Local Offer (information and
support) school transport and direct payments and the new carers
bill.
Also South Gloucestershire and Stroud college would like to
capture your views on a proposed new school for children young
people with Autism. So please visit them.
More details about the workshops:
What does this mean now
that School action/action
plus is being replaced with
SEND Support?
Goodbye statement, hello
Education Health Care Plan.
What this means for families
in S Glos.
The SEND reforms require
that children have the best
possible education and other
outcomes. But can we start
to close the gap for
vulnerable students?
Health what’s the latest on
Speech and Language.
Also any feedback regarding
the continence pathway
would be particularly helpful.
Parent Carer Wellbeing
‘No person lives in a vacuum
and the wellbeing of children
and parents is strongly
linked. Poor adult mental
health usually has an impact
on children and vice versa.
In some families both
parents and children face
significant struggles to
positively manage their
emotional wellbeing.
Thinking about routes to
employment
Wills and Trusts
'Put your mind at rest and
This workshop will inform you about
SEND support which replaces School
Action and Action plus. What it means,
how it should work and a chance for
you to feed back to us any thoughts
you may have?
This session will give you the
opportunity to hear about how the 0-25
send team is structured, what the
process is and a chance for you to
feedback any comments or suggestions
that you may have.
This session will look at how greater
parental involvement and a focus on
high quality teaching can improve
outcomes for students "
Ali Ford from the CCG will update us on
the latest SALT review and happy to
answer any questions that you may
have. Also if you child has continence
difficulties Ali would be really keen to
hear any feedback from families on this
subject to help improve the service
further.
This workshop will give a brief overview
of current adult mental health services
in South Gloucestershire but also talk
about how current gaps are being
identified and addressed. There will be
an opportunity to give feedback. We
welcome individuals’ views on what is
needed to improve service provision in
South Gloucestershire.’
Looking at aspirations around work and
then thinking about what options might
be good for achieving that aspiration.
Mike Rapps from Gregg Latchams will
be presenting on will trusts and the
make sure your child's future
is sorted and secure.'
legal and financial aspects of these.
Early Years: What does this
look like now in South Glos?
This workshop will look at the new
structure and how Early Years now
works in South Glos. A chance also for
you to feedback any comments.
What is early help?
What is SAFeh? (Single Assessment For
early help)
What does it mean for me and my
family?
What are the barriers to working in
partnership?
How can we work together to meet the
needs of our children and young
people?
Where does the EHC (Education, Health
and Care) plan fit in?
SAF Early Help
Working together to improve
experiences and
opportunities for our children
and young people