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…
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Parent Carer Information Needs Survey – how your views are shaping our informationpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Uncategorised Jul 07, 2022
Kacey – our Kickstarter Advice Line Assistantpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, young people May 18, 2022
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 timepost
education, Latest news, Uncategorised Jul 07, 2022
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…
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
BrightonHove, young people Sep 24, 2021
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
EastSussex Sep 22, 2021
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…
Back school and college – making sure your child is getting the SEND support they needpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex Mar 15, 2022
Back school and college – making sure your child is getting the right SEND support now things are ‘back to normal’. How has the return to school or college gone for you? Many of the changes brought in because of the pandemic have come to an end now. Schools, colleges and early years settings are expected to operate…
Amaze SENDIASS explains EHC Plan Annual Reviewspost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, features, Uncategorised Jul 01, 2021
Making the most of annual reviews If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan this should be reviewed once a year. When everything is going well and your child is settled in their current school for the next few years, the annual review can be a straightforward look at the progress they are…
Back at school – your concerns and what the guidance says For most of us, this last half term has been about adjusting to the kids being back in the classroom environment after the third, and hopefully final, lockdown. All types of schools and educational settings have again had to work out how to organise…
WhatsApp ‘a lifeline’ whilst our groups can’t meet Face 2 Facepost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, features Mar 26, 2021
WhatsApp ‘a lifeline’ whilst our groups can’t meet Face 2 Face In normal times, our Face 2 Face befriending service (as the name suggests) lets parent carers connect with each other in person – either one to one, with a volunteer befriender, or in regular social groups that meet in local cafes or bars. Covid-19…
Rachel’s round up – January 2021 This has been a particularly tough week for many in the Amaze team, as I am sure it has for many of you. We know how hard this lockdown is for families, and the uncertainty about how long it will go on for only adds to the mental challenge….
Rachel Travers, Amaze CEO, rounds up latest news for winter 2020 Welcome to my last round up of 2020. As I write, we have just come out of Lockdown #2, but since Sussex has been moved into Tier 2, it might feel like little has changed. We are hearing from many parent carers who feel…
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