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  • Employment support

    employment When you're looking for a job there's a wide range of support available. Careers advice You may need to start with some careers advice . Looking and applying for jobs Or you may need some help with job searching, CV’s, interview techniques, applying for jobs, training and apprenticeships, work experience and in-work support. As well as help with interview clothing and transport to work. You will find a full list of organisations providing support into employment on this directory. Many of Sheffield City Council's " People Keeping Well " partners provide employment… Employment . Autism Plus. Autism Plus: Job Club . Big Ambitions provides employment support for people with mental health issues. Big Ambitions . Find Good Work for people with a severe mental health condition. Find Good Work . Sheffield City Council's - Opportunity Sheffield provides…

  • About and What's On

    midwifery care is provided at Family Hubs. Book directly with your midwife. Health Visitor Clinics - clinics are held across the city in a variety of venues where health visitors and community nursery nurses provide support for: your child’s growth development and behaviour good sleeping…. free and low-cost Healthy Start vitamins Family Hub Events Visit the Family Hub event page for a timetable of upcoming activities. Alternatively view these booklets which include information on the groups running across the city. Early Days Family Hub Area First Start Family Hub Area… together. These sessions are available online and in Family Hubs, community venues, outreach sites and network centres across the city. Visit the Family Hub event page for sessions running. Baby Groups Our baby groups are held in Family Hubs, community venues, outreach sites and network centres…

  • Funded Early Learning Information for Providers

    for providers | Sheffield City Council Parents can view the Funded Early Learning advice page here. Application for registration of childcare If you wish to register to deliver FEL please download the process and form here. Code of Practice for 9 months plus to under 5 years The Funded Early Learning (FEL… for children who are from low income households (annual family income under £16,190). This funding is called Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and aims to support children's development, learning and care. Eligibility 3 and 4 year old children accessing Funded Early Learning (FEL… Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax not including any benefits you get Additional Criteria You may also get early years pupil premium if your child is currently being looked after by a local authority in England or Wales or if your child has left care…

  • Health Visiting

    healthy, and work closely with Sheffield City Council to make sure that families are able to access the best local and national support. Like all health visiting teams the service follows the national Healthy Child Programme which is a plan to help give children the best start in life. This means… teams in Sheffield by visiting https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/services/health-visiting/ Health Visitor Clinics Baby clinics are held across the city in a variety of venues where health visitors and community nursery nurses provide support for: your child’s growth development and behaviour good sleeping habits feeding your child – breast milk, formula, solids, healthy eating coping with minor illnesses managing a crying baby immunisations toileting any other concerns you have about your child, yourself or your family Health visitors have a wide range…

  • Mental capacity: information for family, friends and carers

    their own decisions ? Helping someone to make a decision . Advanced care planning . Making decisions for someone . Specialist advice and support . How can I be sure someone can make their own decisions? You can suggest that they ask their doctor or other medical professional to assess… at different times (like home care workers) or if the person is going into hospital. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have a booklet called All About Me that can help the person to write down what they like and what is important to them, and how they communicate. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals: All About… the person can write down what they would like to happen with their finances and end-of-life care and support. The person can have an advocate who can help them to understand information and their options, and help them to tell people what the person thinks and what they have decided. There is also…

  • Who is a Care Leaver and what support is available?

    Who is a Care Leaver? A Care Leaver is a young person aged between 16 and 25 who has previously been in the care of a local authority. The type of support we can offer you will depend on when and for how long you were in care, for further information please contact the Leaving Care Service. Advice and Support from a Personal Advisor (PA) Your Personal Advisor will be there to support you on your journey towards leaving care. You should meet them when you are 16 and you will be able to ask them for support until up to the age of 25, depending upon your needs. Once allocated your… and support to you on a regular basis Talk to you about what support you need and record this in your pathway plan Help you to prepare to live independently and to offer advice and support as you leave care Help you with access and provide support to: - Accommodation Education, Training…

  • Deciding whether to issue an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

    and what they want for the future? Are your child’s special educational, health and social care needs all captured? Are the outcomes SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timebound) and linked to the aspirations? Is the description of education, health and social care provision…

  • The final Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

    The local authority must issue a final EHC plan within 20 weeks of the assessment request. Any changes made should be the ones you asked for at the draft stage. The local authority must secure the special educational provision written into plan. The NHS Integrated Care Board must arrange the health provision. If you and your family have questions about the content of the EHC plan Contact SENDSARS first. They are there to support you and your child/young person. You can appeal to the SEND tribunal or take part in mediation if you have concerns about the content of the plan. You have: two months from the date of the decision letter to lodge an appeal, or one month from the date of issue of a mediation certificate The date goes on whichever is dated the most recent. Important to note The EHC plan must be reviewed at least once a year. More information SSENDIAS…

  • SNIPS – Special needs inclusion play care service / Early Help Team

    Please note the information on this page is under review A Council-run service to help with social care. Supports children and young people: 5-18 years Referral reason: Parents and carers need a break from their caring responsibilities and/or there is a barrier to children being included… they are in receipt of a direct payment to meet care needs. The direct payments and short break services are reviewed annually to make sure they are still meeting needs. How to refer Parents and carers can refer themselves to the service by contacting SNIPS: 0114 273 5368 or SnipsBusinessSupport… and guidance. We regularly visit clubs to share our knowledge and experiences of working with children with disabilities. We can also share our knowledge with MAST workers, personal assistants and other professionals. Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans We provide advice and reports for the EHC plan…

  • SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services

    SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team A Council run service which provides careers advice for young people. Supports young people: Year 9 to Year 14 with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan. People involved: Advisers from the Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team. Offer: Personal careers guidance interviews with young people Attendance and input of personal careers guidance at EHC Plan Annual Review meetings. This is from Year 9 through to Year 14 Group work Drop ins Support to careers lead on Gatsby benchmarks Attendance at Post 16 and Parent events The Advisers are linked to Secondary Special Schools in Sheffield. The schools that advisers are linked to include: Bents Green School Talbot Specialist School Seven Hills School Holgate Meadows Heritage Park…