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  • Educational Psychology Service (EPS)

    EPS A Council-run service providing SEND support across all areas of need. Supports children and young people: 0-25 years. Referral reason: Concerns that a child/young person has additional educational needs that are not being met. Transition Support for Children and Young People… questions about transition, contact the child/young person's school SENCo first. The SENCO can then involve an Educational Psychologist if needed. Who are we? We are a team of educational psychologists and assistant educational psychologists. We work with: Children and young people Their families School staff in Sheffield We also have trainee educational psychologists working with us during the year. We help solve concerns about how children are: Growing and developing Making progress Learning Our psychologists are fully trained. They have a degree in psychology and have…

  • Family Hub News and Updates

    out more about the new Callow Community Hub Posted on 7th August 2024 Sunny’s Past News Family Hub Summer Activities Join the Family Hubs this summer for fun group activities that show you how to have a great time without spending a lot of money. Enjoy the outdoors with nature pictures… support programmes and want to hear from you about how services can be improved. They would really like to hear about your experiences of the support you received from ‘Supporting Families’, ‘School Nursing Service’, ‘Family Nurse Partnership’, ‘Healthy Child Programme’, ‘Early Help’, ‘Family Hubs…Sunny's Space Sunny's-Space, Sunny'sSpace Keeping You Bee-sy with Family Hub News and Updates! Information, news and updates from Sheffield Family Hubs, Start for Life services and the Family Hub Network. Support over the festive season As the festive season approaches, we understand…

  • Christmas Support 2024

    for families. On this page, you’ll find some useful contacts to support you during the festive period. Remember, you’re not alone. National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212 Jessop Wing / Call the Midwife Hotline: For any questions you have about your pregnancy or care. Ask… Support : If you are experiencing something that makes you feel unsafe, distressed, or worried about your mental health, you can contact your local crisis service in Sheffield by calling NHS 111 and selecting the mental health option. You can call for yourself or for someone else. If you or a loved one is already receiving support from one of our services, and you are in a mental health crisis and need urgent help, you can still contact the team that is working with you during office hours. Outside of office hours please contact NHS111. NHS 111 is for all ages, including children and young…

  • Parent and Carer Panels

    development period. We really want your help to improve the services in Sheffield that all parents and carers can access from pregnancy through to their child’s second birthday. Register your interest by completing this form or call Emma for more information on 07964122442 About the panel Who we are looking for We would love to hear from you if you are either currently expecting a baby or have a baby under the age of 2. We want to hear from a diverse group of parents and carers to ensure we listen to all voices in the community. This means that you do not need to have taken part in anything like this before. If you’re willing to share your experiences of pregnancy, having a baby and accessing services then we’d love to hear from you. What we will talk about at parent and carer panel meetings Topics for discussion will be varied – for example, you might be asked about your experience…

  • Accessible taxis

    A number of taxi services offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles. These are for both manual and electric wheelchairs. You will need to book in advance. This page provides a list of taxi companies in and around Sheffield that: Provide cars or minibuses for those with a disability. Are on the Sheffield City Council transport contract. When contacting the taxi company, advise them of your requirements to make sure they have the right taxi available. What the law says about taking a taxi if you have a disability It’s against the law for drivers not to take you on a journey because of a disability or for bringing an assistance dog. It’s also against the law for taxi and minicab operators not to book a vehicle for you for those reasons. They are not allowed to charge a wheelchair user more for their journey. If there are vehicles available and they refuse to take you because…

  • Public Transport - Travel Passes

    have been or would be refused a driver’s licence on medical grounds A Disabled Pass will entitle free travel on many buses, trains and trams. For all the information and how to apply please visit the Travel South Yorkshire website. If you don’t automatically qualify for a disabled pass… travelling with the cardholder to get 1/3 off most rail fares. For further details about discounts on rail fares and how to apply, please see the Disabled Persons Railcard website. Diasbled people and transport rights The Equality and Human Rights Commission have made this video. You may find… Zoom Zero Travel Pass If you qualify for a free Zoom Zero pass, you can travel between home and school for free. Find out more and apply . Disabled Person's Pass Children or young people with a special educational need or disability may qualify for a Disabled Person's pass. If they live…

  • Triple P Fear-less Seminar 1094

    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. Please ensure that you have downloaded the Microsoft Teams app prior to the session. Sheffield Parent Hub…

  • Triple P Fear-less Seminar 1095

    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. Please ensure that you have downloaded the Microsoft Teams app prior to the session. Sheffield Parent Hub…

  • Feedback received

    Links and documents Feedback from parents The Sheffield Parent Carer Forum collects most of this information. Sheffield City Council must say what it will do about the comments it has received. You can download You said, We did documents and Local Offer annual reports from the sections below… needs individually. We recognise that more training is required so that all teams across children’s are aware of this and this will be undertaken over the next year. SY ICB understand the concerns raised through the survey about the emotional health and well-being of parents and carers of children… of services that are currently unable to meet demand. Sheffield City Council and NHS SY ICB (Sheffield Place) should publish clear information about eligibility criteria, access routes, target response times, service standards and complaints procedures for all specialist services on the local offer…

  • Area SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) Ofsted and CQC inspections

    them about their experiences. Greater focus on partnership working and joint arrangements Local education, health and care partnership working together clearly so everyone knows who's responsible for what. See how well they're all working together as a team. Lead inspectors for: education… with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). These inspections look at how well education, health, and social care services work together to help children and young people with SEND, from birth to 25 years old, and their families. You will hear this called the Local Area Partnership. The new framework builds on the one first used in 2016. This focused on how well local areas followed the laws from the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015 . Sheffield was inspected under the original framework in November 2018. You can read the inspectors' letter here…