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Our Speech and Language Therapists support children with speech, language and communication needs, to help them to communicate better. They also work with children who have eating and swallowing problems.

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Norfolk & Waveney Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service

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Here at Just One Norfolk, we are dedicated to providing children and young people's health services to the community. Find out more about our services

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ASD Helping Hands is a Registered Not for Profit Charity, located in the UK. Offering Support and training for those working or affected by Autism.

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Autism/ADHD information sheet for families

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Just One Norfolk has been created by Norfolk & Waveney Children & Young People's Services which is provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. This service is commissioned by Norfolk County Council.

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Children & Young People's Emotional Health

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Visit us today at Just One Norfolk for advice on supporting the emotional health of children and young people in your care - from anxiety to development.

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Occupational Therapy For Parents & Carers

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Dyslexia Outreach - strategies for parents

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Did you know that we also run a number of workshops for both parents and careers? Details of the ones coming up can be found in our Parent/Carer Workshops Flyer

Below is some supporting information for parents and also resources to help create a dyslexia friendly environment for your child at home. Do check back for updates!

Please click each heading for additional information:

A useful Dyslexia Awareness poster from Dyslexia Daily

Signs your child may be dyslexic

Strategies to help your child with homework

Support you can expect in the education system

Stress reduction ideas

Ideas for resources to support learning

Inspirational stories

Just looking on the internet and in the media, we can find stories of many famous dyslexic people, with remarkable and inspiring stories which are great to know about. However, most of our children will succeed in a way that does not make them famous. Take a look at dyslexiahelp.umich.ed/success stories to see people from all walks of life telling you about their experience. Their successes will still serve as motivation for both yourself, as a parent, and your child.

Access Arrangements for all stages of education

If you are looking for tutors or a dyslexia diagnostic assessment, we have provided links to charitable organisations that may be able to offer these services and support:

Patoss, Dyslexia Action and BDA (British Dyslexia Association)

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Did you know that we also run a number of workshops for both parents and careers? Details of the ones coming up can be found in our Parent/Carer Workshops Flyer Below is some supporting information for parents and also resources to help create a dyslexia friendly environment for your child at home.

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Thurs 23 Nov 2023
9.30 - 11:45AM

Reading/Spelling Strategies (primary age) - The workshop will look at the types of challenges a dyslexic young person might face when doing reading and spelling, and explore a wide range of practical support tools, resources and apps that you can use at home to support your child.

Tues 6 Feb 2024
9.30 - 11.45AM

Technology Focus (secondary age) - The workshop will explore technology useful for supporting a dyslexic young person with reading, writing, spelling and maths at high school.

Weds 27 Mar 2024
9.30 - 11.45AM

Making Learning Stick (all ages) - The workshop will explore what working memory is, as well as many ways for you to support your child with working memory skills to help increase their confidence and ability when reading, writing, doing arithmetic or studying for exams.

Thurs 2 May 2024
9.30 - 11.45AM

Supporting Maths Difficulties (all ages) - The workshop will look at the types of challenges a dyslexic young person might face when doing maths and explore a wide range of practical support tools, resources and apps that you can use at home to support your child.

Tues 18 Jun 2024
9.30 - 11.45AM

Reading/Spelling Strategies (primary age) - The workshop will look at the types of challenges a dyslexic young person might face when doing reading and spelling, and explore a wide range of practical support tools, resources and apps that you can use at home to support your child.

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Dyslexia Awareness Workshops for Parents/Carers These workshops have been designed to support anyone who has contact with a child of school age e.g. parents/carers, grandparents or other family members. The child does not need to have an official diagnosis of any learning difficulty for parents/carers to attend workshops or courses.

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Our Start for Life and family hubs approach supports a shared ambition that Norfolk is a place where all children and young people can flourish. By joining up and enhancing existing services, we want to ensure all children, young people and their parents and carers can access the early support they need when they need it.

Our family hubs approach supports parents and carers of children and young people from conception up to the age of 19-years-old (25 for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities).

Families can access support:

Within their community in places they already visit that are part of our Start for Life and family hub network

Virtually through online and digital platforms

By visiting a family hub site, and talking to a relevant professional or practitioner in person

From another parent or carer, as we develop more volunteer peer support opportunities

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Our family hubs approach supports parents and carers of children and young people from conception up to 19-years-old (25 for young people with SEND)

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Welcome to Norfolk SEND Partnership. Norfolk SEND Partnership offer information and advice to children, young people and parents/carers about special

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Welcome to SENsational Families.

SENsational families is a FREE service offered by Nansa. Our experienced Family Support Advisors (FSAs) offer advice, guidance and support to families of children (from birth to 24yrs old) with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), whether diagnosed or suspected.

SUPPORT GROUPS

SENsational Families host a variety of support groups and drop-ins; where FSA's are able to offer the usual advice and guidance but also provide opportunities for families to meet-up with other parents/carers facing similar challenges. Occasionally, we also host specialist support sessions concentrating on specific topics and/or featuring guest speakers.

To check what/where/when our upcoming group sessions are, click the 'What's On' button below, and to learn about other/special events (such as school holiday activities) click 'What's New'.

ENQUIRY AND ADVICE SERVICE

You can request a 10 minute phone call (or e-mail contact) with one of our FSAs offering advice, sign posting and guidance. To make an initial enquiry, please click on the button below:

Other Support

Nansa also hosts a private/secure social media group where you can stay up to date with all the latest updates from SENsational Families, and other professionals, in relation to SEND and Neurodiversity news from across Norfolk; click the Visible Group button below to find out more.

If you need urgent help or support outside of business hours, click on the Other Help button below:

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Welcome to SENsational Families. SENsational families is a FREE service offered by Nansa. Our experienced Family Support Advisors (FSAs) offer advice, guidance and support to families of children (from birth to 24yrs old) with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), whether diagnosed or suspected.

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Respite services and activities for children and young people with SEND

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If you have difficulties in your family, or if you are worried about your children, there are people who can support you.

Early help is about giving information, advice and guidance to families. We want to help as soon as difficulties start. This is to prevent family worries growing into bigger issues.

We can help any family with a child or young person up to 18-years-old (25 for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities). We also can help with the worries adults may have, such as finances or mental health, which may impact on the children.

How we can help

We have a family hubs approach in Norfolk. All families can get access to services and support in the community, face-to-face and online.
Learn about family hubs support
Ask for early help support

You might need more dedicated support to help things improve. Our early help professionals can advise and support you.
Request early help

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Parenting Smart offers practical advice for parents and carers of children aged 5-11. All of our content is created by Place2Be's parenting experts. It's based on evidence and their experiences working with children, young people and their families.

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Things to do for children and young people with SEND - Norfolk County Council

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Activities and things to do in Norfolk for children and young people with SEND

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Discover Your Ability Learn more about the positive impact we have had and join us in bringing about positive change. Get started Now A Sneak Peak at our Services INDIVIDUALS & SERVICES FOR CARERS For all ages with physical and learning disabilities, we offer one to one, group sessions and larger group classes.

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The Garage - Norwich Performing Arts Charity

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🎭 The Garage Norwich | The Place For Performing Arts!

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The Garage is an arts venue in the heart of Norwich, Norfolk. A centre for performing arts, supporting the creativity of participants, audiences and artists.

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Here at Just One Norfolk, we understand how much sleep and behaviour play a role in the development of children and young people. Read more about this here.

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Here at Just One Norfolk, we understand how much sleep and behaviour play a role in the development of children and young people. Read more about this here.

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Life changes and / or worries about things happening in their lives

Bad dreams and night time fears

Not having a regular bedtime and getting up time

Being 'over-stimulated' before bedtime by some foods or drinks, screen time or social media

The room being too hot, too cold, too light / too dark.

Bedtime Worries

Ask your child if anything is worrying them. Give your child time to talk through how they are feeling.

There could be a change they are facing like a new school or a house move. There might have been arguments or a crisis in the family that is upsetting them. They might have friendship worries.
Read more about worry and anxiety

Night Time Fears

Some children go through times when they have bad dreams - this might tie in with worries they have or they may be part of their busy imaginations.

Many children also go through periods where they feel frightened of the dark, ghosts or monsters but this often passes with reassurance and time.

If your child is having night time fears, try;

A night light or door left slightly open

Checking the room for any 'monsters'

Making a dream catcher together lets your child know you take their fears seriously

Make sure your child is not seeing or hearing things on TV, social media or from friends and family that are too scary for them to cope with.

If your child wakes in the night after a bad dream;

Go to them and reassure them they are safe.

Don't ask them about their dream as this might make it feel more 'real'.

Keep the lights low and talk to them quietly - once they have calmed down settle them back in bed.

Tell them you are close by and will come back if they need you.

Bedtime Routines

Just like babies, as children get older they still benefit from routines to their day. This helps them know what happens and when. Your child will start to recognise the 'wind down' time of the day and their body will prepare for sleep.

Have the same bed and getting up times each day. It can be tempting to catch up on 'lost' sleep with lie ins, or let your child stay up late at weekends but this can make it harder to establish a pattern that helps your child get enough sleep.

Let your child know it will soon be time to start getting ready to settle down.

Have a build up to bedtime - a bath, a drink, a light snack. Start to slow down the types of games and activities - reading with you or on their own, or listening to relaxing music.

Avoid screens from phones or tablets for the hour or so before bedtime. They give off a blue light that gets in the way of the sleep hormone - melatonin.

If your child has not been used to a routine you may have to start slowly. Notice what time they seem to naturally get tired and start your new 'wind down' routine about an hour before this.

Once you and your child are used to this, you can gradually shift bedtime to one that suits your family lifestyle and makes sure your child gets enough sleep.

Food & Drink Near Bedtime

Eating and drinking too much or not enough before bed can affect sleep.

Avoid drinks that have caffeine in like tea and coffee and some fizzy drinks.

Sugary foods and drinks can make it more difficult to settle ready for bed.

Try a light supper of wholemeal toast or sugar free cereals, yoghurt or fruit (make sure they clean their teeth before they settle to sleep).

Let your child have a drink of water nearby in case they need it in the night.

The Bedroom

Having a restful bedroom can help your child settle to sleep. Whilst it can be trickier if children share a room, making it a place they like to be without distractions like screens or noisy toys will help.

Make sure the room is a comfortable temperature. Around 16-20 degrees.

Some children like a dark room where others find a night light or a slightly open door comforting - do what works best for your child.

Don't use the bedroom for time outs or punishments - it helps if your child thinks of their room as a nice place to be.

Teenagers

As your child reaches their teens you will notice a change in their sleep patterns. Puberty and a huge period of brain development are happening.

The sleep hormone (called melatonin) gets released later at night in teenagers (about 10pm for adults and about 1am for teenagers). This means teenagers often go to sleep later and want to get up later too. It is a biological change and they cannot help it. Unfortunately it does not always fit in with school and family life.

It can be the cause of a lot of arguments as parents try to get teenagers to get up on time or settle down at a reasonable bedtime.

Teenage Sleep Facts

Teenagers need around 9 hours sleep a day. It is good for physical and emotional wellbeing

During sleep a teenager's physical growth happens, controlled by the release of growth hormone during the night

Being rested also helps mood and concentration

Helping your child get rest can help them cope better with the ups and downs of teenage life.

Rules and Boundaries

It can take a lot of compromise and talking to come up with boundaries about bedtime that your teen can stick to. Encourage your child to;

Go to bed at the same time each night

Keep the room cool

Dim the lights

Turn off phones, computers and TV screens for an hour before settling down time. The blue light from screen time stops the sleep hormone from being released. You may have to make a 'no phones in bedrooms' rule after a certain time.

It is not easy to have bedtime disagreements with a teenager. Be consistent and calm. Good sleeping habits will help them keep physically and emotionally well.

Children & Young People With Additional Needs

If your child has additional needs it can be even harder to get them into good sleep patterns. This can be very tiring and stressful for the whole family.
Find out more information and advice

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At Just One Norfolk, we provide support on the development of children and young people, such as sleeping behaviours in older children. Find out more here.

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The Sleep Charity, incorporating The Sleep Council, provide advice and support to empower the nation to sleep better. We campaign to improve sleep support and access to high quality information, raise awareness of the value of a good night's sleep and promote understanding around the complexities of sleep. We want everyone to share our vision that sleep is a vital component of health and wellbeing and that everyone living with sleep issues should have access to effective, consistent, evidence-based support.
At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children (this rises to 80% with a SEND diagnosis) have difficulties with their sleep. Yet in a recent survey, almost 60% of adults felt there was a lack of support for sleep issues. Sleep problems can leave people feeling isolated and lonely.

Our free helpline is run by trained sleep advisors, many of whom are specialists in working with SEND. We can talk to young people directly, or parents (we can also talk to adults, including older people, about their sleep issues).

We aim to:

Provide access to high quality information and advice to deal with most sleep issues

To ensure everyone understands the value of a good night's sleep

To campaign for improvements to the support available

Make a positive difference to the lives of those we work with by campaigning for improvement to the support available

Provide accredited training for professionals so they can offer sleep support to the people they work with

Local Offer

Part of the SEND Local Offer:

Yes

SEND Local Offer details:

At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children (this rises to 80% with a SEND diagnosis) have difficulties with their sleep. Yet in a recent survey, almost 60% of adults felt there was a lack of support for sleep issues. Sleep problems can leave people feeling isolated and lonely.

Our free helpline is run by trained sleep advisors, many of whom are specialists in working with SEND. We can talk to young people directly, or parents (we can also talk to adults, including older people, about their sleep issues).

The helpline is open 5 times a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7-9pm, and Monday, Wednesday mornings 9-11am. The number is 03303 530 541.

You can read more here: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/

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Autism Education Trust - information to share with children

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Where can I find more videos from the Autism Education Trust?

To hear more autistic voices, visit the  brand-new YouTube channel  hosted by our Autistic Young Experts Panel.

The channel has been created for the Panel's autistic and non-autistic peers and aims to increase awareness of autism by sharing  first-hand, lived experiences.

The videos have already proven to be  entertaining, informative, and poignant in parts, and the group hopes they'll help to create a  more accepting and inclusive society.

By teaching their peers about autism and promoting the positive message that autism is a different, not deficient, way of experiencing the world, the group's videos will equip potential teachers with the skills and understanding to offer effective support.

Panel member Annabel explains:

"Hopefully, someone will come across the videos and understand autism a bit better. As an autistic person, I have a presentation of autism that ought to be included in societal perceptions too".

Watch, like and subscribe here: The Autistic Young Experts YouTube Channel

Sign up for our value-packed newsletter to get education support, practical resources and autism news exclusively for the AET community.

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Why Autism is a Difference not a Deficit. Watch our brand-new education video celebrating autistic strengths and differences.

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Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child's language skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about babies and toddlers' amazing early development.

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Children’s language development and parenting advice - BBC Tiny Happy People

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A chatty child is a happy child, so Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills through simple interaction and play.

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Signalong provides training and resources to assist those with communication difficulties and English as an additional language.

Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word.

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Signalong provides training and resources to assist those with communication difficulties and English as an additional language. Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word.

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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We are Speech and Language UK - we want every child to face the future with confidence. For 1.7 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feel like an impossible hurdle.

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Learning about Children's Mental Health through Film

Nip in the Bud is regularly adding new FREE resources - short films and fact sheets - to raise mental health awareness among primary school staff, teacher trainees, anyone working with children, parents, carers and young people.

Early intervention is key, so the negative impacts of these conditions can be 'nipped in the bud' and so reduce the risk of them becoming entrenched. Our films cover Expert Information on different conditions, Real Life Experience, Emotional Wellbeing and Coping with the Aftermath of Covid.

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Nip in the Bud | Child Mental Health Resources for Parents and Teachers

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Nip in the Bud® works with mental health professionals of the highest standing to produce FREE short evidence-based films and fact sheets to help parents, educationalists and others working with children to recognise potential mental health conditions. The goal is to increase the prospects of early intervention and to avoid those conditions becoming more serious in later years.

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Free Downloadable Mental Health Factsheets | Nip in the Bud

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Anxiety Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health problems identified in children. Estimates of the rates of prevalence vary greatly from 8% to 27% lifetime prevalence by age 18. Chronic anxiety disorders are associated with increased risk of other serious mental health problems in later life.

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What is your concern?

This May Help has been created for parents and carers to help manage their child's mental health.

The subjects covered on this website have been chosen by parents and carers just like you, and in consultation with young people who have gone through their own mental health issues. What helped them may also help you.

On each page you'll find text for every topic along with more support films and links to other resources.

On the downloadable advice page you can download a printable version to use whenever you want.

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Advice for supporting your child's mental health | ThisMayHelp

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

If you're in danger or it's an emergency, you should always call 999

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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Emotional based school avoidance and Autism for parents

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Emotional based school avoidance and Autism for parents

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Little Parachutes: Picture books to help children

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Little Parachutes helps you to find children’s picture books about your child’s worries, experiences and milestones. Our children’s book reviews library contains hundreds of picture books about sharing, moving house, starting school, potty training and the arrival of a new baby. There are also children’s books about more challenging situations: bereavement, adoption, divorce and serious illness.

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Read April's edition online

Advice Clinic

Book an hour face to face appointment with one of our SEND Advisors to discuss or review paperwork related to special educational needs in education.

For example, we can support with:

EHC Needs Assessment paperwork

SENDIST (First Tier Tribunal) paperwork

Draft Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Due to the high demand for attendance at our monthly advice clinics we have recently had a wait list in case of any cancellations. Unfortunately, we have had a number of people not turning up for their appointments on the day, and although we know sometimes this can't be avoided if you book an appointment at one of our advice clinics but can no longer make it, please tell us so that we can offer this to others waiting to meet with us.

You will receive reminders for the advice clinic from Eventbrite, and we will also call and email you a few days before to remind you of your appointment.

One off support

We are now offering one off support as a service through Norfolk SENDIASS, this service is for parent/carers who require support to complete forms such as Education Health and Care Needs Assessment requests and appeals paperwork or support with going through a draft EHCP. Through our one-off support we are also able to support at mediation meetings and school meetings where things haven't improved even with information and advice from us being given previously.

We are not always able to accommodate those with pre-booked meetings if we don't have sufficient time to allocate you a SENDIAS Advisor or if we don't have capacity. Those that request one-off support will go on a wait list before being allocated a SENDIAS Advisor and must have had an appointment with our Helpline Advisor.

Parent/carer training

We offer a variety of free SEND training for parent/carers. You can book your place via our website. More training and dates will become available throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

APRIL 2024.

22nd April 2024 - 10:00 - 13:00
Appealing a final EHCP - FACE TO FACE - Harford Community Centre, Norwich NR4 6ET
This training is for parent/carers to give an understanding of how to appeal a final EHCP to the SEND Tribunal including looking at what can be appealed, what forms need to be completed, timescales and the processes, what evidence needs to be submitted and what a hearing is like.

30th April 2024 - 11:00 - 13:30
Suspension and Exclusion - ONLINE
An understanding of the legal tests and processes around fixed term suspensions, illegal suspensions, permanent exclusions and managed moves.

MAY 2024

16th May 2024 - 17:00 - 19:30
SEN Support - ONLINE
This training is for parent/carers to understand what is SEN Support, what should settings do and examples of SEN support.

22nd May 2024 - 10:30 - 13:30
Appealing a final EHCP - ONLINE
This training is for parent/carers to give an understanding of how to appeal a final EHCP to the SEND Tribunal including looking at what can be appealed, what forms need to be completed, timescales and the processes, what evidence needs to be submitted and what a hearing is like.

Staff Spotlight

I am Bridget, and I have worked for the Norfolk SENDIAS Service for 5 years. I have a background in Youth Work and teaching, and I have always enjoyed working with children and young people directly. I am also a single parent with two children with additional needs and disabilities. I have experienced first hand the challenges, and rewards of this, and I struggled to navigate the SEND system, and get my children the help they needed.

I worked on our helpline for 2 years before I changed roles, and since then I have been the Children and young person supporter, in the team. My primary responsibility is the Norfolk SEND Youth Forum, which is a brilliant group of children and young people aged 11 - 25 years with experience of SEND, who work together to improve services. We meet monthly, on-line and also meet up in person, a minimum of x3 times a year.

After a recent restructure my job title has changed, to "Advice & Engagement Worker, "and I am looking forward to being joined by two new full-time workers (in the same role) for us to extend our work and reach more families. I feel strongly that children, young people and their families, with SEND, are the "experts" in SEND Services, and are best placed to feedback and influence how these services are improved, for our children and young people.

Watch this space for updates on our activities, and opportunities for you to be heard too!!

Professionals

We are offering online training for professionals. You can book your place via the professional section of the website.

Who are Norfolk SENDIASS - 8th May 16:00 - 17:30
SEN Support - 14th May 15:30 - 17:30
Duty of a Governor - 20th June 16:00 - 18:00

As a professional you can book an appointment to speak with an advisor using the booking link on our website.

Transition

If your child with special educational needs and disabilities is in the final term of their current setting it's important to prepare them for the transition by starting the conversation with the next setting as early as possible
The main areas to discuss:

What does your child struggle with?

What concerns you about the transition?

Are there any reasonable adjustments that have been put in at the current setting that you would like the new setting to use

What does the transition look like for your child?

Are you able to visit when the school is closed to see the classroom and meet the teacher?

Can there be an early transition with extra transition days?

Can social stories with visuals of the new school be given to help your child feel safer about where they are going?

It's also important that you check that the current setting will send any information about your child that they have, including any SEN support plans, behaviour plans, health care plans etc. to the new setting.

It may be a worrying time for your child, and we recommend you gather their feelings and wishes to relay both to the current and new school to help support them through this period.

Moving on (transition in education) - Norfolk County Council
Transition (justonenorfolk.nhs.uk)

Discover Your Ability 2024

Able2B is a Norwich organisation supporting children and adults with a disability. One of their main inclusive events is Discover Your Ability (DYA). DYA2024 is about to start with the first 'training session' on May 2 nd and the main event on June 16th.

This is a great opportunity for children and young adults whatever their ability to come together and break down barriers and change perceptions with the aid of the expert Able2B team using sport at the basis of team-building. It is an ideal opportunity for your child to get involved in a truly inclusive event overseen by experts working at Able2B.

You can sign up via their website or the link provided in the information.
For more information please see attachments or follow this link to previous events:
https://youtu.be/n_X3fOr70ro?si=Y700MO6eXbO9oLkd

There is now only a couple of weeks before the event starts so please act quickly to get involved.

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Advice on seeking Neurodevelopmental Independent Assessments

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Advice on seeking Neurodevelopmental Independent Assessments

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Independent Assessments

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Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment

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Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment

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Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment

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The Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (CFVI) has been developed to support children and young people with vision impairment access an appropriate and equitable education.

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National Sensory Impairment Partnership 

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National Sensory Impairment Partnership 

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Calling all Norrie families - join us for our first Norrie Disease conference on 2nd December 2023 - a unique hybrid event combining research findings and next steps on Norrie disease hearing loss treatment with family activities. The Norrie Disease conference is an exciting collaborative event brought to the Norrie Disease community, families and medical professionals by the Norrie Disease Foundation (NDF) and research group at the University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOSICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). This will be a hybrid event and will be held in London. UCL GOS Institute of Child Health for in-person attendees and via Microsoft Teams for virtual attendees. This event is open to patients and their families, researchers and medical professionals. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uk-norrie-disease-conference-2023-tickets-679307716667 Full programme to be confirmed.

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NatSIP - The National Sensory Impairment Partnership

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The Norfolk Area Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision Strategy 2024-2029 has a focus on 'my friends and activities'. It sets out our commitment to increasing the choice of things to do for children and young people with SEND. We will:

Publish things to do on our calendar of SEND events in Norfolk

Promote options through Norfolk SEND Facebook and the Norfolk SEND bulletin

Sign up for the Norfolk SEND bulletin.
We've added a list of related webpages and useful links for you to explore to this page.

Add your SEND event to our calendar

If you have an activity or event for children and young people with SEND, we'd love to hear about it:

Please send us your event details using the 'Submit Event' button within the calendar below

When filling out the form, please remember to include information about accessibility, inclusion, age range and cost

Our calendar of SEND events in Norfolk

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Things to do for children and young people with SEND - Norfolk County Council

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Activities and things to do in Norfolk for children and young people with SEND