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…
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CETRs and the Dynamic Support Registerpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SENDIASS, Uncategorised May 19, 2022
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…
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…
Amaze SENDIASS explains EHC Plan Annual Reviewspost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SENDIASS, 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…
Getting support this summerpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, Health & wellbeing, SENDIASS, young people Sep 07, 2021
Getting support over the summer With the summer holidays approaching, we know that for some families this can be a time that comes with mixed emotions. This year is definitely no exception. We may have more options when it comes to getting out of the house this summer compared to last year, but things are…
The continuing challenges of Covid-19 for children and young people with SEND and their families The pandemic continues to affect our families in lots of different ways. Although many children and young people have returned to school or college this term, the new ways we are having to work and study have created a whole…
Understanding Home Education post
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, Resources, SENDIASS May 04, 2022
Understanding Home Education What are the rights and rules around home education, and how do you get more information on this locally? Why home educate? Some parents of children with SEND have always chosen to home educate as a positive option for their child. Others have found themselves doing it, either because their child was struggling…
Return to school – the legal position on SENDpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SEND news, SENDIASS Apr 22, 2021
Return to school – what to do if it’s not working and the legal position on SEND In legal terms, unless there is a local lockdown, things are back to normal in terms of your child’s rights in education. All schools and colleges should now be fully open. School children should be in school full-time. Many post–16 colleges are using…
Back to school in September – advice from SENDIASSpost
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Features, SEND news, SENDIASS, Uncategorised Jul 15, 2021
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…
Disability benefits: what’s changed, what hasn’t, what to do nowpost
BrightonHove, dla, EastSussex, Features, SENDIASS, Uncategorised Apr 22, 2021
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…
Looking after your family’s wellbeing during Covid-19post
BrightonHove, EastSussex, Featured, Features, Latest news, PaCC, Resources, SENDIASS, young people Mar 17, 2022
Looking after your family’s wellbeing during Covid After a prolonged period of lockdown, many of us are returning to workplaces, schools and colleges but many uncertainties remain and worries about the global pandemic sit in the back of our minds. We know that parent carer’s wellbeing is key to supporting the rest of the family and…