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  • Advocacy

    . make judgements about you. The support of an advocate is often very useful to help you prepare and attend meetings when you might not feel confident to express yourself. They can: support you to ask all the questions you want to ask. make sure all the points you want covered are included… be a family member or friend, or sometimes can be an advocate acting as a paid representative. NHS Complaints Advocacy You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is an important part of the NHS Constitution. An advocate can support you with this by: providing information about how to put in a complaint yourself using a tailored self-help information pack. helping you understand the process and what you might realistically achieve. talking you through your options to help you make a decision. writing letters. preparing…

  • Introduction

    Where to go to get advice and information Links Citizens Advice Sheffield offers a range of free advice services to help you find a way forward, whatever the problem. They provide independent advice on consumer rights, debt, energy affordability, employment, family matters, housing and homelessness, immigration, welfare benefits and tax credits. They may offer you formal representation at a court hearing or tribunal and provide an Advocacy Service for people who cannot speak up for themselves. Citizens Advice Sheffield . Citizens Advice Sheffield: Advocacy Services . Advice Line: 0808 278 7820 . They also provide a Pension Wise Guidance Service. A free and impartial government service about your defined contribution pension options. Money Helper: Pension Wise . Their website also has a wide range of self-help information. Citizens Advice Sheffield: Help yourself…

  • Introduction

    in a scooter. You can get support to travel if you need it or do not wish to travel alone. Community transport providers can help you to get out and about if you find it very difficult or impossible to use public transport. They offer a range of door to door transport services to allow you to participate more fully in society, to travel to lunch clubs, hospital visiting, adult education classes, shopping, leisure or simply visiting friends. There are also details of mobility shops, organisations to hire mobility aids from and shop mobility schemes to help you get about when you reach your… . Meadowhall (also offers accompanied shopping). Meadowhall Shopmobility . Call: 0333 313 2000 . Community transport providers can help you to get out and about if you find it very difficult or impossible to use public transport. They offer a range of door-to-door transport services so you can…

  • Sleep and children

    their potential. Sleep Difficulties Sometimes sleep is more difficult. There are so many different factors which can affect children’s sleep such as: diet life changes and/or worries about things happening in their lives anxiety, bad dreams or night time fears not having a regular bedtime and getting up time the room being too hot, too cold, too light / too dark. sensory issues or being ‘over-stimulated’ before bedtime by some foods or drinks, screen time or social media children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) There are things you can do to help your… kind.” Dr Guy Meadows, Sleep Physiologist Steps to success It is important to understand that at first your child’s sleep patterns may appear to become worse before they get better as they may try to resist new changes that you make. Parents often give up when implementing a routine as they feel…

  • Recipes

    of white fish 1-2 tablespoons of yoghurt (could be diary free) or garlic & herb cream cheese loosened with a little milk. 70 -100g of breadcrumbs (about 2 slices of bread) 1 heaped teaspoon of parsley or oregano 1 – 2 teaspoons of garlic granules Method Cut the fish into slices to make goujons or finger shapes On a plate mix your breadcrumbs and herds Coat the fish in yoghurt or cream cheese then drop into the breadcrumbs and roll until the fish is covered evenly. Do this for all the fish fingers Place on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes (until the outside looks golden and the fish is cooked all the way through) Frozen Yoghurt and Berry pops Ingredients • 10 paper cups • ¾ cup of fat-free honey Greek yoghurt • One cup of mixed berries • ¼ cup of water • Two tablespoons of sugar • 10 wooden ice lolly stick Method • Fill each paper cup…

  • Early Help

    that support children, young people, and families, rather than being a standalone service. In Sheffield, all services working with children young people and families are involved in the Early Help system. If your family needs extra support, you could receive early help from one or more services…. They will be able to talk to you about what extra help you may need. They can also support you on how to access it and complete an Early Help Assessment. Worried about a child? If you are worried that a child has been harmed or is at risk of harm then phone the Sheffield Safeguarding Hub on 0114 273 4855 (24… more about the services in Sheffield to support children, young people and families Who is it for? Early help is for children and young people up to the age of 19, and their families. If the young person has a special educational need or disability (SEND), the support can go up to age 25. How…

  • Care Leavers

    carerleavers, care-leavers, care_leavers, leavingcare, leaving_care, leaving-care This guide tells you what support you can expect from Sheffield City Council as you take your next steps to independence. The Sheffield Leaving Care Service offers support to young people aged 16 to 25 who have left or are leaving the care of Sheffield Children’s Social Care, through allocating a Personal Advisor to support them towards independence. There are different levels of support offered to care leavers depending upon your level of entitlement as a care leaver, or your personal needs. More information about this can be found within the Sheffield Local Offer for Care Leavers.…

  • Childcare options for parents

    setting available for children under school age. You may see names that include day nursery, nursery school, pre-school, play-group or children’s centre. They will all offer a similar service but with a slightly different focus. Day nurseries focus on providing a safe environment to look after your… the childcare listings by the support you need. View all childminders View Holiday clubs View all nurseries View all pre-schools View all play-groups … You can search Sheffield Directory’s childcare listings to find different types of childcare provider. To decide which one is best for you and your child this page provides a guide to what each type of provider offers and some advice on what to look for when choosing a childcare provider…

  • Triple P Fear-less Seminar

    Triple P Fear-less Seminar - Helping your children learn to manage anxiety This seminar is for parents/carers of children aged 2-14 years. Practitioners introduce parents to some information about anxiety and provide positive parenting strategies that support the development and behaviour of children with anxiety. The topics covered include: • Understanding how anxiety works. • Becoming the best possible model of anxiety management for all their children. • Becoming effective emotion coaches. • Understanding and teaching the value of flexible thinking. • Managing their children’s anxiety effectively. • Using constructive coping, problem solving and much more! We will be delivering the session via Microsoft Teams. Joining instructions will be given once you have booked in. Sheffield Parent Hub 0114 2057243 Online Session…

  • Get involved in community information

    that are wrong or out-of-date, or ideas for ways the website can help people to take part in their community and help each other. We pay £10 an hour for your time, plus expenses. If you think you might like to be involved, or if you just have questions and would like to talk to someone – please get in touch. Email sheffielddirectory@sheffield.gov.uk or to speak to someone call Heather (0114 273 4763). There’s more detail about what we’re hoping to achieve and how we’ll work together below. If you’re not ready to get involved but want to stay informed about our work send us your email and we’ll drop you a line occasionally with news on our progress and latest plans. Email sheffielddirectory@sheffield.gov.uk . You can also download a printable version of this information. New Coproduction Group We’re creating a coproduction group to review and develop the content of the directory…