Amazing Futures Groups summer timetable Amazing Futures will be running the following sessions this summer in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex: Amazing Futures Groups running in East Sussex from July-August 2020 are in the timetable below. To get involved in any of the group activities (for young people with SEND aged 14-25) please contact…
July 2020
Back to school in September – advice from SENDIASSpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SEND news, SENDIASS, Uncategorised Aug 17, 2020
Back to school in September – advice from SENDIASS Schools, colleges and early years settings should be open for all children and young people from the start of the Autumn term. If your child has SEND, are you jumping for joy at this news or fretting about how it will work in practice? For most…
Planning your summer – tips for getting through six more weeks without schoolpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, young people Aug 07, 2020
Planning your summer – tips for getting through six more weeks without school As the relaxing of lockdown flows immediately into the summer school holidays, many families will be feeling anxious about what to do with their children over the six-week summer break. It is definitely going to be more challenging than the usual school holiday planning, but below is a round–up of possible schemes and…
Our CEO Rachel Travers rounds up all the latest Amaze news Incredible as it seems, as I write this update, we have just marked the 115th day of being in lockdown. As many of us now plan for ‘coming out of lockdown’ we know lots of SEND families remain fearful for their, or their child’s…
Mental health support this summerpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SENDIASS, Uncategorised, young people Jul 17, 2020
Mental health support this summer Whilst the summer can be a time to have fun and enjoy the sun, it’s not an easy time for everyone. Many families have been particularly struggling over the past few months, and you may be facing down the summer holidays with more dread than anticipation. We know the stress…
Since their update in April (which feels like a lifetime ago) East Sussex Parent Carer Forum (ESPCF) has been working hard to listen and respond to feedback from parent carers about the countless challenges they are facing during life in lockdown. Here is the latest from ESPCF: “We asked parent carers – via our newsletters,…
Disability benefits: what’s changed, what hasn’t, what to do nowpost
BrightonHove, dla, EastSussex, Features, SENDIASS, Uncategorised Jul 15, 2020
Disability benefits: what’s changed, what hasn’t, what to do now As we enter summer and things begin to move towards a new normal, now’s the perfect time to make sure you’re on top of your family’s financial situation. We’ve got the low-down on what’s changed for disability and carer’s benefits (and what hasn’t), and what…