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The Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams (WEST) in schools service is designed to help children and young people ages 5-18 years access mental health and wellbeing support early on in educational settings.

It's all about ensuring children and young people can get access to the right help as early as possible.

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Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams in Schools

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Mental health support for children and young people in school

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Here at Herefordshire and Worcestershire SENDIASS we have a dedicated team of advisors offering legally-based and easily accessible information and advice about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

We support parents, carers, children and young people with SEND and our service is impartial and confidential.

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Welcome to SENDIASS Herefordshire and Worcestershire

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We are the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Our SEND Local Offer provides information about provision families can expect to be available across education, health and social care for children and young people who have a Special Educational Need (SEN) or are disabled, including those who do not have Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. You can find out about resources, services, support, activities and events here.

You can watch a short animation on YouTube, SEND Local Offer animation, which explains more about what the SEND Local Offer is.

Every Local Authority has to work with children and young people, parent carers and professionals to make sure that everything that's included on the Local Offer website makes sense and is helpful and relevant. This is an on-going process so things will change again over time as needed. If you want to send us your thoughts and feedback on the SEND Local Offer, please email localoffer@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk.

Throughout the SEND Local Offer we have included links to other websites, which are run by outside providers, organisations and charities and are not provided by Worcestershire Children First (WCF) or Worcestershire County Council (WCC). While every attempt to ensure all information held here is accurate, we cannot accept any responsibility for third party websites. Their inclusion here is for your information only and does not represent endorsement or recommendation by either WCF or WCC.

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Information and advice for families with children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities.

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The service offers a variety of support for Children and Young People. We provide support and guidance to schools regarding public health issues, brief interventions and health promotion such as smoking, emotional health and well-being needs. We influence and champion health promoting activities and programmes both in and out of school and work closely with other professionals and local communities.

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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We provide a wide range of services to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. These include (but are not limited to):

School Health Nurses can also signpost to other services that may be of use to you:

We are Specialist Public Health Nurses who deliver the universal elements of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to all children and young people aged 5-19 and ensure that they and their families get early help and support when they need it. In 2012 The Department of Health, Department of Education and key stakeholders created a new model and vision for our service called 'Getting it right for children, young people and families' (March 2012) which we follow in addition to the Healthy Child Programme. This new vision includes the following key aspects of our service:

Improved health outcomes for children, young people and families

Improved partnership working between School Health Nurses, schools and parenting support

Quality Improvements in the School Health Nursing Service

What do we do?

School Health Nurses provide opportunities for children and young people in mainstream school and Pupil Referral Units to access confidential advice and support via a weekly nurse led Time4U clinic. This can include health concerns such as emotional worries and stress to alcohol and drug dependency. The School Health Nurse is able to provide sexual health advice which includes, emergency contraception, condom supply, pregnancy testing, and signposting to other agencies.

Additionally, School Health Nurses work with young people who may have issues such as weight concerns mental and emotional health, accident prevention; attendance at A&E, domestic violence concerns, substance misuse.

We have a separate team of trained Special School Nurses who support children and young people attending one of Worcestershire's 7 Special Schools. The Special School Nursing service provides support to Special Schools to enable the school to meet the holistic care needs of children and young people when attending school. Although this is primarily through training and supporting school staff, all children can access direct support and advice from the Special School Nurse if they choose.

The safeguarding of children and young people is paramount. The Health Care Support Workers weigh and measure all reception and year 6 children on an annual basis and each parent receives the results and a contact number if they wish to discuss their child's results with the School Health Nurse.

Safeguarding and Children in Need make up a large percentage of our workload. This involves attending case conferences, core groups, other relevant meetings, undertaking health assessments and working very closely with the children, young people and their families. We work hard to make sure that this does not reduce the amount of time we spend with other children, young people and families who may need our help and/or support.

Where can I see the School Health Nurse?

They are available within schools at varying times and the School will always have a contact number. Parents can see them at school via prior arrangement within the school term or within their home. At secondary Schools the Children and Young People can either arrange to see the School Health Nurse via an appointment system or Drop in to the Time 4 U. These are held weekly for up to three hours.

Who works in the School Health Nursing service?

The School Health Service is mainly made up of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, Community Staff Nurses who have a variety of skills, academic qualifications and expertise within varying areas such as sexual health, Children's health, mental health, health promotion and teaching. We have Health Care Support workers with a range of training and skills working with children, young people and parents, alongside the School Health Nurses on a day to day basis.

There are also administration staff within clinics who also have a range of skills and expertise within the administration field.

Who do we work with?

We work in partnership with schools and other key professionals to develop and implement a robust child and young person identification, support and monitoring system, which is activated at school entry and at key points of transition. This system will include the following elements:

A welcome pack outlining School Health services will be sent out in reception, during transitions to middle and high schools and where pupils are a new entry into a school.

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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We provide a wide range of services to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. These include (but are not limited to): School Health Nurses can also signpost to other services that may be of use to you: We are Specialist Public Health Nurses who deliver the universal elements of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to all children and young people aged 5-19 and ensure that they and their families get early help and support when they need it.

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An EHCP is an extensive support plan that follows a child until they are 25. A student would require an EHCP if the school is unable to meet need with what is ordinarily available. The school can apply or a parental application may be appropriate. Please let the school know if you plan an application as extensive evidence is required and timely to collate.

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If your child's school or setting can't meet your child's needs using the support they usually offer to children who need extra help, the County Council may carry out a needs assessment for your child. This is called an Education Health and Care Assessment or EHC assessment.

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If your child has an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP), it should be regularly reviewed by the local authority. In High school that is yearly but do not wait until an Annual Review if you think your child's needs need to be reviewed, we will do that at any time.

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EHCP Annual Reviews | Worcestershire County Council

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If your child has an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP), it should be regularly reviewed by the local authority. In Worcestershire your child’s school, educational setting or early years provider are responsible for arranging and facilitating the Annual Review. If your child is over 5 then it should be at least once a year, and if they are aged 0 to 5 then the plan should be reviewed more frequently, every 3 to 6 months. When your young person is in Year 9 and above, the reviews must include a focus on preparing for adulthood (we’ve included more information about this below).

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The Umbrella Pathway is an assessment and diagnostic pathway which assesses children and young people for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Service referral criteria are in place to ensure that this service works with the child/young people and their families who need and will benefit from further highly specialist assessment.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that includes a persistent pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that is more extreme than is typically observed in children at a similar age of development. This may include:

Hyperactivity: Difficulties in sitting still, fidgety, agitated and always on the go.

Inattention: Difficulties in concentrating, being disorganised, being forgetful and often struggling to finish tasks.

Impulsivity: Speaking out and acting without thinking, interrupting others while talking and difficulty waiting for own turn to talk.

Symptoms of ADHD will be present across multiple environments and settings, such as home and school.

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Information on making a referral into the Worcestershire Community
Paedaitrics Service for support with ADHD

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Our Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service provides assessment and intervention for children and young people with significant

difficulties participating in and completing daily occupations at home, in an education placement, and in the community. Our Service

may offer an assessment of self-care and daily living occupations (see table below for examples), where our Universal Advice offer

has been followed, but there has been no improvement.

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Paediatric Occupational Therapy Referral Guidelines And Criteria .pdf

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Rachel Jenkinson our SENCO's introduction to SEND at North

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Useful document that answers some FAQ

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This booklet explains the waves of support at NBHS.

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The world of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is full of abbreviations sometimes we use them without realising it, so here is an A-Z of SEND.

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This is the form we will use in our Annual Review meetings

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SEND policy can be found by following this link, along with accessibility policy, disability scheme policy, mental health and wellbeing policy and other relevant documentation

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North Bromsgrove High School & Sixth Form

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The drop-down menus have links to our various policy documents, like Behaviour, Equality, Charging and Remissions and the Complaints procedure.

Should you wish to receive a paper copy of any of these polices, please contact nbhs@northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk for a free copy.

Policies

Exam Policies

Privacy Notices

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Welcome to the website for North Bromsgrove High School & Sixth Form, Worcestershire

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Parent carers have told us that they would like information on specialist training opportunities which may be available for them.

We have produced this list of training providers, most of them are run by outside providers and are not provided by the council. We have made every attempt to ensure all information held here is accurate, but we cannot accept any responsibility for third party services. Their inclusion here is for your information only and does not represent endorsement or recommendation by the council.

Some of the courses have a cost associated with them and we have tried to indicate when this is the case, though sometimes they are free depending on your personal circumstances.

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Here you will find information on specialist training opportunities which may be available for parents and carers.

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A great resource for a variety of parental training courses

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Solihull Approach | Parenting - We're all about emotional health and wellbeing!

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Online Courses for Parents - Solihull Approach | Parenting

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Our online courses cover from conception to 19 years. They include the same content as a face to face group. Digital parenting offer available. Find out more!

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The Starting Well Partnership offers an exciting array of parenting groups and workshops. All sessions are free to attend and run by trained staff and volunteers from the Starting Well Partnership.

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Parenting workshops, courses and groups

The Starting Well Partnership offers an exciting array of parenting groups and workshops. All sessions are free to attend and run by trained staff and volunteers from the Starting Well Partnership.

If you would like to know more about any of our groups or courses or wish to register your interest please complete the online referral form.

Use the buttons below to find out more about each group.

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Advice and guidance for parents and carers to help them support a child or young person experiencing poor mental health or wellbeing.

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Advice and guidance for parents and carers to help them support a child or young person experiencing poor mental health or wellbeing.

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Supporting students to have documents read to them (works on phones) to aid homework.

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Useful apps for needs such as Autism, ADHD

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Apps for numeracy difficulties

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Apps to support word based needs

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Website to support speed of typing

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Learn touch typing online using TypingClub's free typing courses. It includes 650 typing games, typing tests and videos.

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For older students an additional course to speed up typing

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TypingAcademy: Learn touch typing with our free typing practice

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Learn to type with 10 fingers and practice your typing skills online. We offer everything you need to master touch typing with ease.

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Answers to frequently asked questions about exams

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The legal side of access arrangements

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When your child is being assessed we will ask you to look at this form to see the process.

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Section on website with all forms to complete and information.

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North Bromsgrove High School & Sixth Form

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Home/School Agreement & Mobile Phone Policy Data Collection Form (Including Biometric permission) Medical Form
IT Student Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy
Music Lessons(To be completed if you wish to start or continue with peripatetic music lessons at NBHS from September)
If you have any queries about the forms, please do not hesitate to contact the school using the email address keepintouch@northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk.

At North we are always ready to welcome new students, parents and families into our school, We have 300 places to offer in Year 9 and the school capacity is 1150. If you would like to come and visit the school then get in contact and we will be happy to book you in. Or if you have visited and would like to join North then please follow the instructions below about admissions.

How do I apply?

Apply online at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

You will need an email address.

You will be sent an email to acknowledge receipt of your submitted application.

If you do not have access to the internet, you can get online at any Worcestershire library.

Join the Library and use your Library card to get one-hour internet access free each day.

Training on "How to get online" is available free to all Worcestershire Library members.

Or telephone School Admissions on 01905 822700 if you need assistance.

Parents of children resident outside Worcestershire?

If you wish to apply for a place at any Worcestershire school, you must complete an application provided by your 'home' LA. (The 'home' LA is defined as the Local Authority relevant to the child's home address). The 'home' LA will ensure that the application details are passed onto Worcestershire LA for consideration in the allocation of school places.

If you are not resident in Worcestershire, then you should obtain admission details from your home LA, even if your preferences include schools within Worcestershire.

The below shows the school's catchment area in two maps. The first map being the catchment area solely for NBHS, the second map being the shared catchment area for both NBHS and SBHS:

Applying after the October closing date deadline?

Please visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions or telephone: 01905 766524 to request a Late application form.

N.B. Places in schools are allocated on the basis of applications made online on or before the closing date. Therefore, it is very important that you apply by the closing date as applications received after the deadline may be classed as late and you may be unsuccessful, even if you have a child there already or live very close to the school. You are advised to refer to the Admissions and Transfers to Schools Information for Parents book at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions for full details.

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Booklet for transition

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Children who cannot attend school

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Children who Cannot Attend School (CCAS) | Worcestershire County Council

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The CCAS process and panel works with partners to support children who cannot attend school.

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Not Fine in School is a parent-led organisation empowering families & raising awareness of school attendance barriers (school refusal/ anxiety/ SEND/ bullying)

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SEND parent carer webinar - Preparing your child for changing schools (Transitions)

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This recently refreshed section provides support, advice, and resources for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN), as well as for professionals working within the SEN sector.

Closely collaborating with SEN professionals who kindly share their experience and expertise to our knowledge hub, we’ve built an extensive library of SEN resources offering advice and support in the following areas: ADHD, Autism, Education, Health and Care Plans (ECHP), Mental Health, Speech, Language and Communication

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SEN Support, Advice, and Resources - Witherslack Group

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A library of free SEN support, advice, & resources created by SEN professionals for parents & carers of children & young people with special educational needs.

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SOS!SEN has been supporting families for more than 20 years to help them secure the right special educational provision for children and young people with SEND.

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Find out more about our JR Initiative, The PAP Project!

SOS!SEN is an independent registered charity started in 2002 by a small group who had spent much of their lives in education or related services. We help parents secure the right educational support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

We now have a team of over 70 volunteers advising parents, many of whom have been in your shoes, seeking to get the right provision for their children.

We are able to fund the important lifeline we provide to parents through your donations for our services and our Surrey-based charity shop.

We provide a range of information, advice and support to help parents find their way through the daunting legal and bureaucratic maze of securing SEN support for their children.

Parents are not always aware of their children's entitlement to SEN provision; we help them navigate the process, with advice underpinned by current legislation and best practice.

I would like to say thank you to everyone at SOS!SEN for their direction and invaluable expertise, which helped me work through an appeal... Your workshops [webinars] on appealing against the contents of EHCP and SEND Tribunal video hearings gave me the confidence to represent myself, and succeed at a SEND Tribunal hearing, to secure needed provisions for my son...

I just wanted to write a huge and heartfelt thank you to SOSSEN. I attended the walk in session in Thornton Heath...and spoke to Sarah who was truly wonderful! I have been feeling very overwhelmed...and my head has felt like a tangled ball of wool. Sarah calmly untangled it all and gave me lots of brilliant advice and next steps to work towards...

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Find out more about our JR Initiative, The PAP Project! SOS!SEN is an independent registered charity started in 2002 by a small group who had spent much of their lives in education or related services. We help parents secure the right educational support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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Every autistic child is different. Our training modules and materials have been designed to explore and build on these differences to support all autistic children to reach their full potential.

All our materials have been developed in collaboration with autistic young people, parents, practitioners and consultants with expertise in autism.

Although our training materials and most of our resources are aimed at teaching professionals, you, as a parent, can help your child by recommending AET training to your child’s teachers and SENCO.

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Parent Guide for Working Together with Your Child's School

Elective Home Education in England

The impact of Covid-19 on home education guidelines and useful links to relevant legislation.

Top Tips, Strategies and Resources for Parents

A collection of 10 practical strategies and additional tips to support parents of autistic children and young people.

A guide to help parents navigate equality law, rights and entitlements when their autistic child is excluded or at risk of exclusion from school

This resource outlines the legal duties the Equality Act 2010 places on your child's school in relation to the exclusion of disabled pupils.

The examples given relate specifically to autistic pupils and are intended to help you and your child's school avoid disability discrimination claims, where possible.

Exclusions

Advice and support on exclusions, explore the Autism Education Trust Exclusions resources

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Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS

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Sensory Processing  - General Calming Strategies

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The Whole School SEND website, hosted by nasen, provides you with free, easy access to high quality information, resources and CPD to support a whole school approach to inclusion.

Get in touch with your regional team to find out what’s happening in your area

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Get the highest quality CPD from experts at your convenience, with nasen's SEND CPD on Demand - The ultimate flexible training resource.

With individual and school subscriptions starting at just £199, boost your learning with convenient access to over 70 pre-recorded SEND CPD sessions tailored to meet the needs of the entire education workforce.

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Support for parents of children with Dyslexia

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Hereford & Worcester Dyslexia Association

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Study Skills: Supporting Your Child With Their Exams

At this time of year, many students will be revising for upcoming exams and so the following webinar by the BDA (British Dyslexia Association) provides useful information about how to help them prepare by developing appropriate study skills. There is also a link to a helpful guide to Access Arrangements for exams that schools and colleges should provide for children with dyslexia, such as extra time, readers, scribes and the use of assistive technology.
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/educators/what-do-i-need-to-know/exam-access-arrangements
Dyslexic Thinking Skills

The link below to Dyslexic Thinking Skills is a user-friendly guide to how the dyslexic brain works and the strengths dyslexic thinking brings to individuals.
https://www.facebook.com/madebydyslexia/videos/906537180702592/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Can you spot a Maker a mile off?

Dyspraxia & Dyscalculia

In addition to supporting children with dyslexia, HWDA also supports learners with dyspraxia and dyscalculia. Please contact the Senior Tutors for more information on how we can help. The following videos give some useful information, too.

Follow the link below for more information about dyscalculia.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/disability-63464239?fbclid=IwAR2GKCgpjpvzjTGqZwLj734x5hW1XfsCYs2vPRYGTBNsKdY-6ThkU_tWjds
Hereford & Worcester Dyslexia Association offers FREE support and advice to all parents of children with learning needs

Our Parent Support Groups offer -

practical advice and help on ways to support at home

useful technology available and support with programs or apps

opportunities to discuss realistic expectations of provision in educational environments

opportunities to talk in confidence to those with similar experiences or appropriate expertise

free events throughout the year, with guest speakers covering a variety of related topics.

Whilst Dyslexia is our primary focus, we will always try to help with any of the related Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) such as Dyspraxia, (motor skills) Dyscalculia (maths and numbers) or other similar learning needs.
Contact the Support Groups at -
Worcester - Frances Browne
Bromsgrove - Sally Arblaster

Email - seniortutorbromsgrove@hwda.org.uk

Hereford - Bev Drinkwater

Email - seniortutorhereford@hwda.org.uk

PDF Downloads

Click on any of the links below to download a PDF file full of helpful information...
Supporting Spelling " Ideas to support reading " Games to play at home to support Literacy Skills " Alphabet Arc Games " 5 ways to support your child with dyslexia at home " Useful Features iPad and Word " Assistive Technology " https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexia/about-dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia
Local Area SEND Information

2022 Worcestershire Dyslexia Pathway - PDF download
https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/childrens-services/send-local-offer/send-graduated-response
2022 Worcestershire Local Area SEND - PDF download

The Local Offer puts all the information about education, health and care services, leisure activities and support groups in one place. It has two main purposes: to provide clear, comprehensive and accessible information about the support and opportunities that are available. The following two links take you to Worcestershire and Herefordshire Local Offer guidance.
https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/sendiass/sendiass-support/sendiass-guidance-local-offer https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/local-offer https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/support-schools-settings/teaching-children-sen-disability/2
Education Health Care Plan - PDF download
https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20546/news_updates_and_feedback_send_local_offer/1614/send_improvement_plan
Advice and Support

https://www.hwsendiass.co.uk/
Advice and support for parents struggling with schools etc
https://www.hwsendiass.co.uk/info/24/send-support-ehcps
https://www.ipsea.org.uk/
IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

https://talking-sense.org/
Non profit help with Advocacy for SEND
https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/
Local to Worcestershire: North Worcestershire Autism Parent Group (All welcome) Facebook page

https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/
Magazine online re SEND across UK

SEN support in Mainstream Schools - PDF download

Wellbeing and Emotional Support

Mental Health

If you are struggling with your mental health, or know someone who is, visit https://camhs.hacw.nhs.uk/ if you are a child or young person or if you are an adult visit https://www.nowweretalking.nhs.uk/ The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust have teamed up with Split Second to promote their new song, 'Reach Out', which talks about the impact of the pandemic on their mental health. Video produced by Harms Way. For more information on the campaign and ways you can support us please visit: https://camhs.hacw.nhs.uk/reachout-music
https://www.youngminds.org.uk https://www.kooth.com/ https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/search/service/wellbeing-and-emotional-support-teams-in-schools-157/ https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-health-development/promoting-mental-health-wellbeing#article-top
Parents - Emotionally Based School Avoidance - PDF Download
https://www.family-action.org.uk/our-voices/2022/02/10/how-to-support-your-childs-mental-health/
The following article by HWDA President, Katrina Kear-Wood, explains how occasions such as Christmas can cause sensory overload for the neurodivergent and those with ADHD and offers strategies to manage the social and emotional difficulties they may bring.

Assistive Technology and Exam Access Arrangements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVAYB1ghjac
( BDA webinar ; Empowering potential with Microsoft)

https://www.dyslexic.com/about-us/ Its a company that sells dyslexia assistive technology.
https://dyslexia-assist.org.uk/for-children/revision/
https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-special-consideration
Access Arrangements

List of Resources for Parents and Children
https://www.patoss-dyslexia.org/Tutor-Index-Landing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/training/modules/dyslexia-technology/dyslexia-spelling-punctuation-grammar https://www.madebydyslexia.org/learn-dyslexia/ https://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/dyslexic-reluctant-readers/ https://www.nessy.com/en-gb/science-of-reading https://www.nessy.com/en-gb/dyslexia-explained https://www.dyslexia.com/about-dyslexia/dyslexic-achievers/all-achievers/ https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/16/how-we-help-schools-and-colleges-support-pupils-with-dyslexia/ https://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/ https://dyslexiaassociation.org.au/support/ https://www.thesendcast.com/tag/dyslexia/
https://www.sensorydirect.com/
Sensory products based in Worcester

https://keystagefun.co.uk/
Apps to help with spelling, punctuation, maths KS1 - KS2 but may help some KS3

https://www.teachyourmonster.org/
Reading and maths apps

https://www.cricksoft.com/uk/about
Clicker and Docs plus

https://www.listening-books.org.uk/
Often free or yearly one off subscription
https://www.dyspraxia-ed.co.uk/about-dyspraxia/
https://readeasy.org.uk/
A charity to help adults learn to read, you can search for closest scheme.

https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/dyslexia-is-my-superpower/

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Parents - Hereford & Worcester Dyslexia Association

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Study Skills: Supporting Your Child With Their Exams At this time of year, many students will be revising for upcoming exams and so the following webinar by the BDA (British Dyslexia Association) provides useful information about how to help them prepare by developing appropriate study skills.

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The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) has been the voice of dyslexic people since 1972. We are a membership organisation working to achieve a dyslexia-friendly society for all.

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Welcome to the Starting Well Partnership

We support families, parents, children and young people across Worcestershire to lead happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.

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The Starting Well Partnership supports parents, families and young people across Worcestershire. Our teams include Herefordshire Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, Barnardos, Redditch and Bromsgrove District Councils and Action for Children.

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Community Autism support

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Community Autism Support Service CASS - Autism support across Coventry and Warwickshire

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If you live in Coventry or Warwickshire with a diagnosis of autism, or are awaiting a diagnosis, we may be able to help you, your parents or your carer.

You can start by calling the Navigation Team and ask about available support. Our team is made up of autistic individuals and those with lived experience, including parents or carers of autistic individuals.

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Home - Community Autism Support Service CASS

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Welcome to the Community Autism Support Service or CASS for Coventry and Warwickshire.

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Building your child’s resilience, self-esteem and confidence

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Building your child's resilience, self-esteem and confidence Sign up now 0 Modules For parents 0 Different Age based programmes for children "We are loving the modules, I feel I have learnt so much and already seeing differences in how I am parenting, which I feel is having a great impact on the kids already.

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We offer tailored information, advice and support to parents and carers who are concerned about their child or young person’s mental health. You can speak to us over the phone, or chat to us online.

You can use our Helpline service if you are the parent or main carer of a child or young person aged 25 or under. Our service is available across the UK. It is free and confidential.

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We support main carers of children and young people, as well as parents. You might be a kinship carer, legal guardian, foster carer, grandparent or sibling. If you are the child or young person's main carer, we want to support you. Our advisers are trained and experienced in supporting carers as well as parents.

If you are a family member or friend, but you are not the child or young person's main carer, see our online information for advice around how you can support them. You can also encourage their parent or main carer to contact us.

If you are a professional looking for information about supporting the young people you work with, see our resources for professionals.

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Parents Helpline | Mental Health Help for Your Child

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The YoungMinds Parents Helpline, Webchat and Email provide support and help for parents and carers worried about their child's mental health and wellbeing.

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As parents and carers, there are ways we can support our children to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy.

Encouraging and guiding a child to think about their own mental health and wellbeing are vital skills you can teach them from a young age.

Find out how you can help a child to have good mental health, including knowing how to talk to a child about their mental health, and when to spot signs they might be struggling.

Plus get self-care tips for you, to help you look after your mental health while caring for others, and find out how to get more support if you, your child or your family need it.

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Children’s mental health - Every Mind Matters

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See tips and advice for parents and carers on how to support children and young people’s mental wellbeing, and give them the best chance to stay healthy.

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This library allows you to filter results from our website which offer practical advice and relevant information based on clinical evidence from the Charlie Waller Trust.

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The Charlie Waller Library of Mental Health Resources

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A library of all the mental health resources offered by The Charlie Waller Trust, which provide practical tips based on clinical evidence.

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Sensory impairment and physical disabilities

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If you have concerns about your sight an eye examination with an optometrist (optician) is essential to ensure your eyes are healthy. It is advisable, even if you do not experience any problems, to have an eye check every 2 years.