Special Educational Needs
Below is a link to updated sources of information to support children’s emotional well-being, provided by the Educational Psychology Service. If you have any concerns about your child, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Delaney, the SENDCo/Mental Health Lead at school: senco@wransom.herts.sch.uk
Please find below a link to resources provided by the NSPCC to support children’s wellbeing during this difficult time. https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/2020/april/supporting-children-young-people-mental-health?utm_source=Corona-newsletter&utm_medium=Mental-Health&utm_campaign=202004_Corona
Family Lives are delivering free onlie parenting groups during Covid-19 to support parents. The groups, funded by Herts County Council, are aimed at parents of : · Pre Teens/Teens showing challenging behaviour and/or where there is a family first assessment, child in need or child protection plan · Children with ADHD Please find further details below, including … Read more
With reports of many more children worrying about the Coronavirus as the lockdown continues, please find below some resources aimed at reassuring children and helping them to understand what is going on. A children’s guide to coronavirus from the Children’s Commissioner: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cco-childrens-guideto-coronavirus.pdf A free downloadable book for children illustrated by Axel Sheffler https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/CoronavirusABookForChildren.pdf A short … Read more
Herts Parent Carer Involvement wants to hear from parents across Hertfordshire who have children aged 0 to 25 years with SEND about how they are managing during the lock down and closure of schools and other education settings. They will use your feedback to inform their on-going discussions with Herts County Council around what is … Read more
Below is the link to a consultation on the way HCC delivers SEN information, advice and support to families. Click on the link if you would like to have your say. https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-council/consultations/childrens-services/special-educational-needs-or-disabilities-send-information-advice-and-support-consultation.aspx
The ‘Schools and Families Advice Line’ is a new service, offering emotional wellbeing advice and early help to children, families and schools. The flyer, with details about how to access the advice line, is below.
Please see below the link to the Angels Support Group, with details about how they are continuing to offer support during the summer term, including both Support Group Meetings, via Zoom, and one to one appointments via either Zoom or WhatsApp.
Below is the link to the April edition of SEND news, featuring stories and updates about how services are continuing to support families of children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities despite the fact that face to face meetings cannot take place. https://sendnews.hertfordshire.gov.uk/april-2020/latest-news-and-updates/welcome
In addition to three new lessons each weekday, for each year group, BBC Bitesize is offering a Parents’ SEND Toolkit, including practical resources, activities and support to help families during lockdown. It can be accessed from the link below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382
