Improving the SEN Support Framework
SEN Support is and area that we have focused on for a few years. We hear many experiences of parents who find navigating the support pupils receive who don't have an EHC Plan frustrating. Understanding the support available for pupils with SEN can be tricky for many reasons, and parents...
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Connecting with the North West
Did you know your experiences and what you tell us influences national changes? We have always met regularly with our North West PCF neighbours, but this has been stepped up during covid. Every week since April, parent carer forums from the North West region have met online with Kath Bromfield,...
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Workshops and social distancing!
We love our workshops! We love meeting parents, answering questions, sharing stories and eating too many sweets! We knew that lockdown meant just making a change, so we went online. It's strange not having a room full of people and not having chatter as we go along, but we hope...
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Information during Covid
During the covid pandemic we are working with Bolton Information Advisory Service to bring parents and carers a weekly bulletin of the most relevant information. There seems to be changes to government guidelines on a daily basis, and the media reporting all sorts of information from a variety of sources....
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How is Bolton Doing?
Making sure that local SEND professionals hear parent carers experiences is one of our main responsibilities. Last year we had our first 'How is Bolton Doing?" sessions where we brought parent carers together with professionals from education, health and social care. The sessions were extremely positive and appreciated by everyone....
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