Pagane’s experience of being a young people’s voice worker at Amaze We recently said a very fond farewell to Pagane Gacheva, our Brighton & Hove youth voice worker. We asked Pagane to tell us what it was like to work with Amaze: “I became a youth voice worker for Amaze after completing a one-year internship…
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Noah’s starring role in Peter Pan movie Amaze is delighted to be able to share an interview with local young actor, Noah Matthews Matofsky, who is starring as Lost Boy, ‘Slightly’, in the latest Disney live action family film, ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’. Noah’s mum, Kate, confirmed the family have used Amaze services over the…
SENDIASS guide to SEND tribunals Recently, Amaze SENDIASS has heard from many families who are worried about long waits to have an appeal heard by the First-Tier (SEND) Tribunal. With waits of around 50 weeks for face-to-face hearing dates, it’s extremely worrying for parents and carers who are anxious to get decisions made as soon…
Managing meetings and paperwork When you have a child with additional needs, just managing their medical appointments, school meetings and disability benefits can seem like a full time job and a very stressful one at that. Here are some ‘SEND meeting’ tips, to help you keep on top of managing your child’s support and hopefully…
Choosing leisure activities for children and young people with SEND Like everyone else, disabled children and young people want to spend free time with friends doing things they enjoy. Although it may require a bit of thought and planning and quite possibly some additional support to make leisure activities work, it’s well worth the effort….
Parent Carer Information Needs Survey – how your views are shaping our informationpost
About Amaze Sep 01, 2022
Parent Carer Information Needs Survey How your views are shaping our information about SEND issues and services In the second half of last year, the communications team at Amaze set about engaging with parent carers to find out if they use our information about special educational needs and disabilities, how they use it, whether they…
Spotlight on Kacey – our Kickstarter Advice Line Assistant You may have seen our previous blog post about staff members Mia and Charlotte who joined Amaze in roles funded by the Kickstart government scheme for unemployed young people. This feature focuses on Kacey, who has been working as our Kickstarter SENDIASS Advice Line Assistant for…
SEND Review: Right support, right place, right time What is the SEND review and green paper? In 2019, the government announced it would carry out a review of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system in England. This was five years after the introduction of major reforms to the SEND system in 2014. The…
SENDIASS explains Care Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs) and who they are meant to help The SENDIASS advice line has been hearing from more families asking about Care Education and Treatment Reviews or CETRs. These were introduced a few years ago and are becoming more common. This is an unfamiliar topic for most parents and…
Managing the move to secondary school The move to secondary school brings new opportunities but can often feel daunting for both parents and children. There are things you can do now and once they start to make your child’s transition to their next school as smooth as possible. Think positive Be as positive as you…
Rachel’s round-up – Feb 22 Welcome to my February round-up of Amaze news and other information we hope you will find helpful. We continue to see a high rate of Covid infections across Sussex, with many parent carers and their children affected, including in the Amaze team. I hope you are managing to avoid it…
Top tips for when your child won’t go to school Our SENDIASS team, many of whom are parent carers, give us their dos and don’ts for parents trying to manage this tricky issue DO listen to your child and acknowledge how they feel. Let them know education is important and you will keep trying to…
Rachel’s autumn round up of Amaze news – September 2021 Welcome to our autumn round up of Amaze news. Though this month sees a return to school for most, we know some of our more vulnerable young people are still waiting for their second vaccination before they feel able to return, and many others remain…
Amazing Futures Brighton & Hove – summer fun, new staff and autumn highlightspost
About Amaze, young people Sep 01, 2022
Amazing Futures Brighton & Hove – summer fun, new staff and autumn highlights We had a busy summer at the Brighton & Hove Amazing Futures project! We met up in Queen’s Park, Hove Park and Preston Park on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and played football, Frisbee, volleyball, rounders, boules, table tennis and bat and…
Amazing Futures East Sussex – summer fun, new staff and autumn highlightspost
About Amaze, young people Sep 01, 2022
Amazing Futures East Sussex – find out about our brilliant summer and what’s coming up this autumn Amazing Futures East Sussex had a jam-packed programme this summer, with the usual groups and walks running alongside extra trips, events and sessions. Claire and the Amazing Futures young people have been busy helping out at the Eastbourne…