PPS session - staff and volunteers 17/01/2012

Changes to PPS from April 2011 Pre-April PPO (1 fte) 1 Deputy PPO (1 fte) Volunteer co-ordinator (1 fte) Exclusions worker (1 fte) Asian Support worker (0.5 fte) Helpline Advisor (1 fte) Partnership worker (0.5 fte) Admin support (1.75 fte) Choice Advice Service – Choice Advisor (1 fte) Choice Advice Assistant (0.6 fte) Admin support (0.6 fte) Cool Kids Worker (0.5 fte) Admin support (0.25 fte) Post-April PPO (1 fte) 5 Advice & Information Officers (4 fte) Admin support (0.9 fte)

What have we done since April 2011? Daily helpline Face-to-face support (staff & IPS) - preparing paperwork, attending school/multi-agency meetings, visiting schools… Continued the Choice Advice Service for Nottinghamshire Continued specialist support for exclusions, appeals and for Asian parents Set up local Drop-In sessions based in existing support groups Supported the Asian parents’ groups to become independent Continued involvement with both City and County Parent/Carer Forums Increased the involvement of IPS and welcomed some new volunteers Revised two leaflets, produced new helpsheet.....

Helpline Total calls April 2011-Dec 2011 : 673 County 485 / City 183 / Other 5 Over 90% calls returned in < 2 days Compare to : Total calls April 2010-Dec 2010 : 729 County 489 / City 235 / Other 5 Over 90% calls returned in < 2 days

Helpline : April-Dec 2010, April-Dec 2011

General face-to-face support 2011

Staff vs IPS support for cases 2011

Volunteers Apr-Dec 2010 Cases 6 (Total cases supported by PPS 162) Total hours 146 Apr-Dec 2011 Cases 64 (Total cases supported by PPS 180) Total hours IPS : support at school meetings, with paperwork, statutory assessment process, school visits, exclusions…….

Office-based volunteers Provide general admin support Database/record keeping support IPS - helpline Apr-Dec 2010 : hours Apr-Dec 2011 : hours

SENDIST Appeals Apr-Dec 2010 : Total requests 17 (County 9 / City 8) Apr-Dec 2011 : Total requests 21 (County 20 / City 1) 6 parents withdrew 7 LA agreed to assess 1 appeal heard (parents won) 4 still ongoing 3 cases no further contact after initial support

Asian/BME support work Jan-Dec individual cases supported Asian Fathers’ group met monthly – 74 attendances in total Autism group met monthly – 142 attendances in total Oakfield Asian Parents’ Group (now merged with Asian Mothers’ group) – 70 attendances in total

Other activities for Asian/BME Parents SEN training weekly 7 sessions – 12 parents Day trips to Blackpool (60), Twin Lakes (60), Pantomime (50). Residential weekend to National Forest Youth Hostel (73) All supported via AHDC Short Breaks funding in 2011

Choice Advice (Nottinghamshire) 2011 General advice provided 5-10 calls per day Appeals attended individual cases of complex admission issues Applications for secondary schools : End Oct 752 outstanding End Dec 142 outstanding (some will be data errors)

More Choice Advice work Attendance at Notts Admission Forum Involvement in information events across the county for parents of Yr 6 children Intensive work culminating in a series of information events for parents following shortfall of primary school places in West Bridgford Attendance at Choice Advice Network

All Exclusions : Apr-Dec 2010 total 67 (45 County/ 22 City)

All Exclusions : Apr-Dec 2011 total 94 (75 County/ 19 City)

Complex exclusions Apr-Dec 2011 Total cases perm ex 12 at risk of perm ex 25 fixed term ex, usually series Preparation of parents for meetings Attendance at GDC Attendance at some IAP

Parents at Groups and Individual Sessions

Current PPS Drop Ins ASHFIELD Kirkby in Ashfield Every Thursday afternoon 1 – 3pm Run by SMILE Ashfield, Coxmoor Community Centre, Abbey Road, Kirkby In Ashfield Hucknall Every Monday 10 – 12 noon Run by Indigo Kids, ARC, Annesley Road, Hucknall MANSFIELD Every second and fourth Friday, 9.30 – Starting Friday 13 January 2012 APTCOO, Botany Avenue, Mansfield Hosted by APTCOO, PPS staff NEWARK First Monday of the month 9.30 – Young People’s Centre, Windsor Road, Newark Hosted by Newark Autism Group, PPS/IPS staff

RUSHCLIFFE First Monday of the month at South Notts College Library 6.30 – 7.30 Starting January 9th 2012 Hosted by Rushcliffe Parent Support Group, PPS staff WORKSOP First Tuesday in the month 10 – 12 starting January 2012 Worksop Library, Worksop Hosted by Friends Together, PPS staff NOTTINGHAM CITY (incorporating Gedling/Broxtowe) GLENBROOK SCHOOL Monthly on a Saturday afternoon at Rainbow Parent Carers Forum,Jigsaw Centre, Glenbrook School, Beechdale 2 – 4pm 14th January th February 2012