Doncaster Local Offer

Being a Parent - Autism is a fantastic 10 week course for parents and carers of children and young people aged 2-19 years.

Contact your local Family Hub to find out how you can sign up.

We've worked with the local health authority to develop a new page to help you better understand the Needs Led Neurodevelopmental Pathway.

Check it out here: www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-needs-led-neurodevelopmental-pathway

Looking for something to do this Thursday? Why not pop along to Bubble support group's family session?

Book your tickets now for the Your Space Summer Disco ☀💃

For more information and to purchase your tickets, please contact Doncaster Parents Voice

Every Monday throughout the summer holidays, TIE members, aged 3-9 years, can access Cura-Care Yorkshire Ltd's Children's Lego Group for FREE!

Doncaster Lions Fun & Sports Day 2024!

Event includes over 20 games, various sports including 5 a side football so bring your team Entertainment through the day including Magic Dance, Face paint and good old Punch & Judy. 🤩

All registered competitors get Free Food and Ice Cream 🍦

Competitors can register on the Doncaster Lions website: https://www.lionsfunandsports.co.uk/

Active Fusion are running free SEND Fusion Camps this summer for children aged 11-17 years.

Secure your child's place by booking their ticket here: www.activefusion.org.uk/camps

A World Beneath Us is a new sensory show for families arriving in the post this summer holidays!

You can express your interest in receiving A World Beneath Us by filling in this short form: https://forms.gle/B3eJ4SB1iwugpjVE9

Find out more about the show at: https://oilycart.org.uk/shows/a-world-beneath-us/

We have two places remaining for our low number SEND arts and crafts session tomorrow where we are beginning to create our wooden bird houses. We always have paints , crayons , felt tips , glue , paper for free play arts & crafts too!
Suitable for age 6-16 years £5.50 per session.

We've been making lots of changes to the Local Offer to make it easier for families to find the information they need.

Take a look and let us know what you think.

Being a parent or carer to a child with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) can be overwhelming.

If you think your child has or might have a special educational need or disability, or perhaps you’ve started to notice that they’re developing, behaving, or learning differently to their peers, there is support and advice available for you.

Visit Doncaster’s new Local Offer website for tools, resources, information and support, whatever stage of the journey you are at: www.doncaster.gov.uk/localoffer

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There are still places left at the SEND Youth Group taking place this half-term.

If your child would like to meet others, explore the outdoors and have fun, book their place today by calling Claire on 07890643013

SEND Youth Club taking place during May half-term

Contact - For families with disabled children are holding two FREE fantastic activity sessions hosted by Disability Sports Yorkshire on 30th May 2024.

The two sessions which are exclusively for families with children who have hemiplegia, take place during the May half term break and are free, fully accessible and designed for children aged 4-19 – and siblings and parents are welcome to join in the fun too!

Sessions take place at the Denhale Active Recreation Centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. See the webpage below for further details and information on how to book:

https://tinyurl.com/4unke6zu

** REMINDER **

We have a workshop for Year 6 parents/carers which focuses on the transition from primary to secondary school.

This workshop will look at preparing your autistic child/young person for transition and how you can manage anxieties around transition.

Please book via our website, using the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/yc25rzub

[email protected]
01302 637566

✨ FREE online Solihull course for Doncaster families ✨

Moving Up to Secondary School for Children with Additional Needs is a new course which can be accessed for free by Doncaster families.

You can complete the course at home, in your own time, by visiting: https://solihullapproachparenting.com/online-courses-for-parents/

Use the code STGEORGE to gain free access

SEND Youth Club taking place during May half-term

There's lots going on at Doncaster Carers Centre this month - what sessions are you looking forward to?

Don't forget, you can find lots of helpful information on our Local Offer website - www.doncaster.gov.uk/LocalOffer

Can't find what you're looking for? Pop up a message and we'll be happy to help you

Hi everyone,

We are receiving a really high number of calls at the moment so please bear with us as we work through your calls, referrals and messages.

If you need to talk to us and we don’t answer the telephone it’s because we are busy helping another family. Please leave us a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as we can – you only need to do this once.

If you can’t leave a voicemail, please contact us by:
✨ Email - [email protected]
✨ Referral Form - www.doncaster.gov.uk/Eforms/BusGenEform/Index/1747
✨ Facebook Messenger

*Please only use 1 of the methods above to contact us and we will be in touch within 3 working days – often sooner 😊

We check our emails and messages throughout the day and always respond to you in order.

Kind regards,
Doncaster SENDIAS Service

Click on the original post and tag your school or group for the chance to receive this funding

🌟 Calling all schools, community groups, and PCFs! 🌟

Do you want to enhance your sensory resources and support your students or community members with special needs? We're on a mission to provide funding for sensory products in your area! We want to hear from you if you're interested in receiving support from us, especially if you're looking to set up a Sensory Toy Lending Library.

Simply tag your school, SENCO, or group in the comments below and confirm your interest. Remember to include the name of the main contact person, their email address, and your organisation's website.

We're eager to support initiatives across all four nations, so let's work together to make a difference! 💫

You may have heard the expression "It's time to toast the happy couple." However an individual with autism may struggle to grasp the intended meaning of such figurative language. 🥂

To support with this phrase an alternative might be "let's raise our glasses to the happy couple." 💙

Changing certain expressions into more straightforward alternatives can make a significant difference.🙌

Bladder and bowel UK is holding a free online Lunchtime Learning session for parents and carers of children and young people under the age of 18 who struggle with bedwetting

The session will explore the causes of bedwetting, the things you can do at home to help, the treatment options available and how to access more support

Find out more, and secure your free place, on the link below

Bedwetting - Free information session for parents, families and carers Bedwetting - info session for families - precise and comprehensive education with Davina Richardson - Children's Specialist Nurse RGN/RSCN

From tomorrow any NEW EHCP applications in Doncaster will be able to be submitted online. The EHCP process is going digital and parents/carers will be able to have a view of the submissions for their child's EHCP and see how it is progressing.

Existing EHCP's are in the process of being transferred to the online system.

Training and advice for parents/carers will be available and we will let you have details on how you can access that support in the coming months.

The application and referral process will remain the same, the only thing that is changing is that the system will be online.

For further information on the new process please see the Doncaster Council's Local Offer website where there is a FAQ section on the new EHCP system.

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-ehcp

SEND Coffee Mates is a free peer support group for parents/carers

The group runs every Friday morning at Greenwood Centre, Scawsby

After the success of last week's half term crafty Easter special, we're back to normal this week, but they'll be more half term specials in the future, so if you're a parent/carer of children/young people with SEN, pop in for a brew & a chat after dropping the kids off, this Friday (19 April); Greenwood Centre, Latin Gardens, Scawsby, DN5 8TE.

*** Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times ***

*** FREE ***

Can't figure out why your disabled child is upset? Ask yourself these questions to try to identify their behaviour triggers.

It can take time and practice to work out your child's triggers, but this is key to finding strategies to deal with them.

If a certain behaviour keeps happening, you may want to keep an ABC behaviour chart to help pinpoint and remove triggers.

👉 Learn more about ABC charts and how to create one in our Behaviour Guide: contact.org.uk/behaviour-guide

The trigger questions listed in this photo are also available to read in standard text format on page 18 of our guide.

👉 For more advice, visit contact.org.uk/behaviour

Do you have autism, or a learning disability, and want to improve your maths qualification?

If so, the Multiply programme could be for you.

Contact - For families with disabled children 'Listening Ear' service provides free 1-1 support for parents via telephone appointment.

Contact’s family support advisers can help with emotional support, strategies for reducing your child's anxiety and challenging behaviour or help you with structuring the day – especially at this difficult time.

Whatever you need, you can book an appointment on Contact’s Eventbrite page: https://buff.ly/2Xg9iiV

Do you feel that your autistic child is accepted and understood in society? What's one thing you wish the general public had a better understanding or awareness of?

Autism Acceptance Week begins today and aims to raise awareness of the barriers and discrimination that autistic people can face.

In a mini poll, we asked families about their experiences of raising an autistic child. 94% said they don’t feel their child is accepted and understood when they’re out and about.

The top three things parents say people don’t understand are:

👨‍👦‍👦 Their child’s behaviour (things like not playing or following instructions in the same way (86% of families polled)

👩‍👧Their child having meltdowns and getting very distressed (79%)

‍👪 Or not being able to speak or communicate as others might expect (70%)

Lily, mum to five-year-old Olly, explains what life is like:

“Parents of disabled children are just like everyone else. We just want to take our kids out swimming or to the park.

"My son Olly is autistic and he does things all the time that someone might consider unusual or naughty. But those things are just sensory processing needs and they’re normal for an autistic child.”

Read more here - https://www.familyfund.org.uk/news/families-feel-their-autistic-child-will-not-be-accepted-out-and-about/

Understanding Sensory Processing and Integration in Children (For Parents and Carers) is a short course which will help you better understand the senses and how we process information from our senses.

The course aims to introduce you to what sensory issues can look like in a child’s behaviour and engagement and how to support them.

Click on the link below to enrol for free.

Understanding Sensory Processing and Integration in Children Helps you better understand the senses and how we process information from our senses. Introduces you to what sensory issues can look like in a child’s behaviour and engagement, and give you some ideas on how to support your child’s sensory needs at home.