Support with the cost of living crisis With the rising cost of living, we know many of you will be struggling. Increases in the prices of utilities, fuel, and food have stretched already-tight budgets to breaking point. Now’s a good time to check you’re getting every bit of help you can. Here’s what’s out there:…
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Support with the cost of living crisispost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, Resources May 18, 2022
Parent Carer Information Needs Survey – how your views are shaping our informationpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Uncategorised May 18, 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…
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…
CETRs and the Dynamic Support Registerpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SENDIASS, Uncategorised May 19, 2022
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 transition to secondary schoolpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, Uncategorised May 11, 2022
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…
My child won’t go to school – what can I do?post
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, Health & wellbeing, Resources, SENDIASS Feb 11, 2022
My child won’t go to school – what can I do? “I just can’t get my child into school” is a familiar refrain on the SENDIASS advice line nowadays. Struggles with attendance have always been an issue for children with SEND. There are many things at the root of this. A mismatch between a child’s…
The latest from Amazing Futures in East Sussex Jan 2022post
EastSussex, Features, young people Feb 09, 2022
The latest from Amazing Futures in East Sussex Our Amazing Futures peer support activity groups in East Sussex have had a busy few months. Here are some of the highlights… Some of the young people volunteered at the Mayor’s quiz night last month, where we made over 60 Ploughman‘s Lunches! We then served the…
Mia and Charlotte on their experiences with the Kickstart Schemepost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, Staff Team, young people Feb 11, 2022
Mia and Charlotte on their experiences with the Kickstart Scheme We’d like to introduce Mia and Charlotte, two new members of the Amaze team! Mia and Charlotte have joined us in roles funded by the Kickstart government scheme for unemployed young people. We’ve hired young people for three Kickstart roles: Finance, Fundraising and Admin Assistant;…
Stay Well This Winter: Be Protected, Be Healthy, Be Preparedpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Health & wellbeing Feb 10, 2022
Stay Well This Winter: Be Protected, Be Healthy, Be Prepared With still a good few months of winter to go, it’s important that carers focus on their health and Amaze is working alongside the three other carers’ organisations in East Sussex to support all local carers to Stay Well This Winter. With this in mind,…
Tips for helping young people with additional needs understand moneypost
BrightonHove, dla, EastSussex, Features, Resources, young people Nov 30, 2021
Tips for helping young people with additional needs understand money Over the festive season, some of our young people may be lucky enough to receive money from relatives. Once the festivities are over, it’s the perfect time to talk to them about money, if you haven’t already. Here’s our top tips for helping young people…
Young people join fundraising effortpost
EastSussex, Features, fundraising, young people Dec 03, 2021
Young people join fundraising efforts Volunteer peer supporter Bryony has some news for us about what Amaze’s youth voice group in East Sussex has been up to recently. Bryony has been volunteering with Amazing Futures in East Sussex for several years now, and was previously one of our Young People’s Interns. She is currently editor…
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 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, SENDIASS 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…