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Disabled Students' Allowance ( DSA) is support to cover the study-related costs you have because of a mental health problem, long-term illness or any other disability.

This can be on its own or in addition to any student finance you get.

The type of support and how much you get depends on your individual needs - not your household income.

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2023 to 2024 academic year

Undergraduate and postgraduate students can get up to £26,291 a year for support.

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Undergraduate and postgraduate students can get up to £25,575 a year for support.

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The assessment is paid for through any DSA entitlement you may have.

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Do not buy any equipment until you've been assessed - you will not be reimbursed for it.

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Money is paid either into your bank account or directly to the organisation providing the service or equipment.

You'll find out how your support will be paid to you after your needs assessment.

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About Petty Pool

Petty Pool Vocational College is a specialist education provider for young adults with learning disabilities and difficulties, supporting over 113 full time learners from across Cheshire, Halton and Warrington.

Located in the heart of Cheshire, and set in 40 acres of woodland in Sandiway, near Northwich, Petty Pool aims to provide every learner with an effective and enjoyable educational experience that empowers them to reach their full potential whilst at college and beyond.

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Personal development opportunities through the Outdoor Centre enable enriching and challenging activities, that can enhance self-esteem and personal growth in a protective, though challenging environment, in which young people can prosper, and achieve the highest level of attainment possible.

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Future Yard, 75 Argyle Street. Shaping a new music future for Birkenhead. Brand-new live music venue and artist hub.

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Wirral Youth Voice Group know how important it is for young people to be heard. This is an opportunity for all young people to learn new skills that will support them as young adults.

At these weekly sessions you will learn how to use your voice and share your views in different ways. The team use creative arts to share their opinions - dance, art, drama.

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Wirral's Youth Parliament.

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All sessions are inclusive and suitable for young people with SEND. To find out more or to discuss your young person's support needs at the sessions contact Seline Wakerley.

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So, you love live music, festivals and concerts. You've been hooked on the thrill of the live experience since your very first gig or club night. But, do you know that you can actually make this your career? Do you know the huge range of jobs that the live music industry can offer?

SOUND CHECK is a live music industry training programme from Future Yard. The exciting course is designed to introduce young people to the skills they need to pursue careers in the live music industry. It is open to young people aged 19+ from the local area who have a passion for live music, and takes place within our dynamic music venue in Birkenhead.
Get all of the details on Sound Check and how you can get involved HERE. From sound engineers to event managers, lighting designers to box office, this exciting and innovative programme will introduce you to the range of job roles and skills you need to make your career in the live music industry.
Sound Check will support you to build your skills and knowledge in a real industry setting. A core programme of workshops runs alongside the opportunity to gain hands-on skills at live events.

The live music industry is worth £1.1bn each year to the UK economy and is exported around the world. It has been growing at 10% year on year and offers hugely fulfilling creative careers across a range of job roles.

Like many industries, COVID-19 provides a short term challenge. But, the live music industry remains a hugely significant industry locally, within the Liverpool City Region, and nationally. It will return, and Sound Check is an opportunity to develop the skills required to flourish within it as it does.

The free to access programme focuses on two areas; Technical Production and Live Music Event Management. These are then followed by an independent group project, in which you will utilise your new skills to deliver your own live event. There will also be additional sessions outside of weekly sessions when working on live events (shadowing).

The programme is delivered by our in-house tutors, who have decades worth of experience in the industry, alongside guest speakers from across the industry.

After completing the programme, you will have the opportunity to join ongoing training programmes, further developing your skills and experience. There will also be a number of follow-on employment opportunities available.

Sound Check is free to access and is open to local people aged 19+ with a passion for live music and an interest in making it their career. No previous experience is required.
If you'd like to speak to a member of the team to find out more information, email us on soundcheck@futureyard.org.
Thank you to our partners for supporting the Sound Check programme, enabling music-making for young people and creating life-changing opportunities: Arts Council England, The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (through the Strategic Investment Fund) and Wirral Council. AdLib are our Production Partner on the Sound Check programme.

BE MORE SKILLED - SKILLS BOOTCAMPS

Sound Check is delivered as a Skills Bootcamp through the Department for Education's Skills For Life initiative, helping young people to gain the skills required for the modern world of work. It is delivered in partnership with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, with aim of helping participants to start on a pathway to a career in one of the region's growing sectors.

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Transition Service

Information for young people

On this page

1. What is transition to adult services?

2. Why do we need transition to adult services?

3. What will happen during transition?

Transition to Adult Services PIAG 048 (252kB)

What is transition to adult services?

When children become adults it is normal for them to make decisions for themselves and to lead a more independent life. Children's health and care needs also change as they grow up.

Transition to adult services (Transition) is the name given to the process of moving on from children's to adult services.

Transition is an important journey. The team at Alder Hey will work with you and your family to ensure that you get the support you need every step of the way. We will ensure that you and your family understand what is happening, feel confident and in control. This leaflet explains what good Transition looks like and what you should expect.

This leaflet is mainly concerned with Transition to Adult Health Services. Some young people with more complex needs also have support from social care and special education. When this happens we will work with these services to co-ordinate the different transitions

Why do we need transition to adult services?

Transition is important to ensure that services are appropriate for your age and needs. If we didn't have Transition to Adult Services adults would be nursed on the same wards as babies and children. Services that are needed for babies and children would not be available because adults were using them.

What will happen during transition?

Young people and their families often need guidance and encouragement but shouldn't feel rushed or unsupported. Transition is a gradual process.

We can think of Transition a series of Ten Key Steps.
Let's look at these steps together

1. Recognising the need to move on. Professionals will normally start talking to you and your family about your health needs and Transition to Adult Services around the time of your fourteenth birthday. This will allow plenty of time for gradual planned Transition. Sometimes professionals will write a letter summarising your diagnosis and health needs or we may put this information a Health Information Passport or Advance Care Plan. You should be given a copy of this information, have the opportunity to read it and ask questions. This information should be updated as you progress through Transition.

2. Taking responsibility for your own health needs. We will work with you, depending on your age and ability, to help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to keep healthy and well. We will give you the opportunity to talk about how your health needs may impact on your future including employment, independent living, sexuality and relationships. You can also discuss risky behaviours like smoking, alcohol and drugs. Some young people with learning disabilities need help to stay healthy and well, and to make decisions about their care, when they are adults. We will ensure that there is someone available who can support and advocate for these young people.

3. Starting a Transition Plan. We will work in partnership with you and your family to create your personal Transition Plan. This will be tailored to your health needs and co-ordinated with other aspects of Transition as necessary. You will be given a copy of your Transition Plan, have the opportunity to read it and ask questions. The Transition Plan should be reviewed at each appointment.

4. Reviewing your Circle of Support. Your Circle of Support is the group of people, professionals, friends and family, who are there to help you. We will list the professionals in your Circle of Support and identify someone to take over from them when you transition to Adult Services. Your GP will be more important in your Circle of Support when you transition to Adult Services. We will identify a Transition Keyworker, and sometimes a Lead Consultant, to support you and co-ordinate your Transition.

5. Referral to adult services. We will refer you to the professionals who will be taking over your care in the adult sector and ask them to tell you more about the services they provide.

6. Joint reviews in children's services. You may be invited to attend a Transition clinic, led by professionals from children services with support from adult services, so that you can get to know the professionals who will be taking over your care. If there is not an appropriate Transition clinic available professional from adult services should be invited to attend your normal clinic appointments.

7. Planning emergency care. Once you have moved into adult services, you will need to know what to do and who to call when you are unwell. We will make sure your GP has the necessary information to support you. Once you have moved into adult services, you will not be taken to Alder Hey if an ambulance is called and you need to come into hospital. We will make sure you know which hospital you are likely to be taken to and that they have the necessary information to support you.

8. Moving to adult services. Eventually you will be ready to attend the adult clinic or be admitted to the adult hospital ward. We hope that, with our support, you will feel confident and ready to make this decision. Most young people are ready to move into adult services when they are 16 or 17. This means children's services can provide support to adult services for a while, ensuring that you are properly settled in.

9. Joint reviews in adult services. Children's services will be available to provide advice and support to professionals from the adult services after you move. You may be invited to attend a Transition clinic led by professionals from adult services with support from children's services. If there is not an appropriate Transition clinic available, professionals from children's services should be invited to attend your normal adult clinic appointments.

10. Completing transition. Finally, when you are between your 16th and 18th birthday (before your 19th birthday), we hope you will feel confident and well supported in adult services and we will be able to discharge you from children's services.

This leaflet only gives general information. You must always discuss the individual treatment of your child with the appropriate member of staff. Do not rely on this leaflet alone for information about your child's treatment.

This information can be made available in other languages and formats if requested.

PIAG: 048

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Who we are

Our School Nursing Service provides support for a seamless transition from health visitors to school nurses. It's led by specialist public health nurses, qualified nurses and screeners.

Our vision is to enable Wirral's children, young people and families to access services quickly in order to be secure, healthy, have fun and achieve their full potential.

What we do

Our service supports children and young people aged 5 - 19 in primary and secondary schools and home educated children, as well as their families and carers. Support is also provided to schools and alternative education providers - every school has a named school nurse.

Our team works in partnership with schools and other professionals to keep children healthy, happy and safe. They promote health and wellbeing, as well as offering the childhood vaccination programme.

Our school nurse service works in partnership with Barnardo's and Brook. We also work in collaboration with the Local Authority, schools, GPs youth services and many other community services to support the needs of children, young people and their families.

The service is confidential, non-judgmental and inclusive and treats all children and young people with dignity, respecting gender, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental health abilities, religion, culture, social background and lifestyle choices.

School nurses work across four teams and can be contacted on 0151 514 0219:

Birkenhead

Wallasey

West Wirral

South Wirral

Our service offers individual, holistic care and if we are unable to meet the needs of children and young people we will try and find someone who can. Our team has a duty of care to share information safely with appropriate services if we felt children and young people were at risk.

What we offer

school entry health and well-being checks - reception and year 7

vision and hearing screenings for all reception aged children

height and weight monitoring in reception and year 6 (National Child Measurement Programme)

health promotion and education

advice and support

vaccinations programme

sign posting and referrals into other services

safeguarding support

promoting the welfare of children and young people

weekly drop-ins in secondary schools

training to staff and parents on how to manage specific health needs in school

drop in advice sessions both for parents and young people, including our Health Service in Schools sessions delivered in most secondary schools

support, advice and guidance to other professionals and parents on a variety of topics to do with health and wellbeing

Additional and targeted support includes:

contributing to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

following up of attendances at Accident and Emergency Departments

supporting children and young people with additional health needs

emotional health and wellbeing support

following up school absences due to health needs

support around Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder support

partnership working with other organisations such as Children's and Young Peoples Services, private and voluntary organisations

health assessments and referrals for Looked After Children and vulnerable children

safeguarding support for vulnerable children and young people including children and young people who have special needs and who have been excluded from mainstream education

first level support and referrals in child and adolescent mental health issues

targeted support for vulnerable children from our Teenage Teen and partners; Barnardo's and Brook

Support with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ADHD is the most common behavioural disorder in children. It usually starts at about 18 months old, but symptoms usually become noticeable between the ages of 3 and 7.

If your child has attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), they may have lots of energy and find it difficult to concentrate. It can be hard for them to control their speech and actions.

We don't know what causes ADHD, but experts think it runs in families. It could also be caused by an imbalance in brain chemicals.

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a related condition which has similar symptoms, but there is less hyperactivity and the main problem is difficulty concentrating.

Symptoms of ADHD include:

feeling restless or fidgety

talking a lot and interrupting

becoming easily distracted

finding it hard to concentrate

saying or doing things without thinking

If you child experiences one or more of these symptoms, it doesn't necessarily mean they are affected by ADHD.

If you have concerns with ADHD, please speak to your School or School Nurse - 0151 514 0219.

Our partners

Brook

In Partnership with our school nurses, Brook lead and deliver a friendly, effective evidence-based school and community education programme on positive sexual health relationships and risk taking behaviour in order to reduce teenage conception and chlamydia rates.

The programme particularly addresses the needs of boys and young men, in terms of:

consent to sex

contraception and infections

The programme includes:

condom use - discussion, demonstration and provision

pregnancy testing options - counselling if positive, support into the termination of pregnancy pathway if appropriate, post procedure counselling

chlamydia testing and treatment

emergency hormonal contraception provision

first line contraception and follow up provision

age appropriate introduction to community sexual health services

Barnardo's

Barnardo's work with partners including schools and the local authority to identify children and young people who are in need of early help and where appropriate provide support to improve their life chances and prevent abuse and neglect. They also refer and signpost to the appropriate specialist services when needed.

Their service offer includes:

range of health promotion programs in the areas of emotional wellbeing, tobacco control/smoke free and substance misuse in line with the national developments and guidance

one-to-one and / or group work to promote the importance of good emotional health and wellbeing and the negative factors involved in risk taking behaviour, including alcohol and substance misuse, self-harm and sexual activity.

Special school nursing

Children with special/complex needs

Our school nurses in specialist schools are the first point of contact for health related issues for children and families. They work closely with a number of professionals in health, social care and education and actively support clinical interventions for children and young people with particular health needs eg intermittent catheterisation, gastrostomy feeding and providing regular training in managing common medical conditions, for example epilepsy, diabetes, anaphylaxis, asthma and emergency medications is a key requirement of the role.

The special school nursing team provides direct nursing care to children aged 2-19 years within the four Schools for Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD).

Elleray Park School, Elleray Park Road, Wallasey CH45 0LH (primary)

Foxfield, New Hey Road, Woodchurch CH49 5LF (secondary)

Meadowside, Pool Lane, Wirral CH49 5LA (secondary)

Stanley School, Greenbank Drive, Pensby CH61 5UE (primary)

The School Nursing Service is part of Wirral's 0-19 Health and Wellbeing Service.

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School Nursing (Wirral) - Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Our School Nursing Service provides support for a seamless transition from health visitors to school nurses. It's led by specialist public health nurses, qualified nurses and screeners. Our vision is to enable Wirral's children, young people and families to access services quickly in order to be secure, healthy, have fun and achieve their full potential.

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To access the community learning disability service, please speak to a GP, social worker or any other health professional working with you. They will be able to refer you if they think our service can help. Alternatively, you can make a self-referral or refer as a family member or carer.

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Community Learning Disability Service - Wirral :: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Our Wirral Community Learning Disability Service is for adults aged 18 and over who have a learning disability and live in the Wirral.

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