1. School’s SEND Information Exchange JULY 2018
LOCAL OFFER UPDATE
School’s SEND Information Exchange
JULY 2018

2. Since April’s Exchange

3. Website Content Very little significant change to the website
More CAMHS info added
More Nurseries added
Planned Parent/Carer area

4. School events attended
New Foundation Parents evenings SEND Coffee and Cake drop ins Transition evenings Summer fairs

5. ADHD Foundation training
Fantastic event attended by 80 SENCOs.
Feedback clearly showed how needed, how useful and informative the training had been.
The ADHD kindly allowed their slides to be posted on the Local Offer for any SENCOs unable to attend on the day. Look in the green ‘What’s New’ section.

6. MARVELLOUS MENCAP ‘TREAT ME WELL’ campaign
Info always posted on the Local Offer, FB and Twitter

7. Parent Carer Participation Wirral
Looking to widen their membership and reach more Mums and Dads.
Produced a leaflet to tell Parent/Carers about the critical role they hold.
Leaflet drop to special schools and now delivering to mainstream schools.
Please make your Headteacher aware - the package will be addressed to them.
Please can you ensure all the children on your SEN register take a leaflet home.

8. Parent Carer Survey
Please encourage Parents and Carers to complete the Questionnaires located in the green What’s New section on the homepage of the Local Offer. Closing date is Monday 16th July. Golden opportunity to shape future SEND provision here in Wirral.

9. SENCO changes in your setting?
Please can I ask you to drop me an e mail with any updates for the academic year 2018/2019?
Helps me maintain the distribution lists and ensures all the relevant staff in each setting receive information in a timely manner.
Thanks!

10. SEND Information Report
Please make sure this annual task is on your SENCO to do list. SIR’s should be in place at the start of the Autumn term. Always good practice to review the content to ensure the information is current and reflective of all matters SEND in your school.
Remember to change the revised date to let your readers feel confident that they are accessing an up to date document.

11. ‘News’ feature

12. Information sharing
Our Cluster group met yesterday and we had invited along Dr Helena Workman, a local optician who is now testing for Visual Stress and Irlen's. She is very passionate about identifying sight issues and supporting pupils with visual stress difficulties and she is hoping to get the word out to schools, via SENCOs about the support they are offering. As a cluster, we wondered if it would be possible for you to disseminate her information to other schools?
Obviously we are not promoting one optician over any other, but there are no other places on the Wirral currently offering this.
Her is if you would like to contact her to find out any additional information.

13. ELKLAN training
ELKLAN's accredited course for verbal students with autism/social communication difficulties.  
COURSE INFORMATION:
The first part of the course looks at typical communication, then moves on to different types of support e.g. visuals, structure – the sessions are very practical and include video observations and practice using different materials/modification of tasks for students. By the end of the course, learners should have a good understanding of typical communication development, difficulties experienced by students with ASD and a range of language/social skills tasks and strategies to use with students.
UPCOMING COURSES FOR AUTUMN2018/SPRING 2019
ELKLAN Communication Support for Verbal Pupils with ASD
ELKLAN Speech & Language Support for 3 -5s
ELKLAN Selective Mutism workshop for parents on Friday 14th Sept
Kirstie Goulding, Independent Speech & Language Therapist
Mobile (07934) or by e mail

14. Assessments - sent in at the end of summer term – 6 week clock starts ticking and EHCP co-ordinators cannot ‘deliver’ within the prescribed timescales as unable to obtain info/advices.

15. Social Media & the Local Offer
Please like
Please follow
@lowirral

16. Youth SEND Voice Conference
SOME GOOD NEWS!!
Contact a family -national charity who support families with disabled children.
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They have approached the Local Offer Wirral after reading about January’s successful event. They have requested a case study to share this ‘outstanding example of best practice’ with other LA’s.

17. Better still……. North West SEND Participation Award Winners Scott
Poppy
North West SEND Participation Award Winners

18. 2018/19 EXCHANGE DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
NOVEMBER
MARCH
JUNE
EITHER
TUESDAY 13th from 1pm to 3.30pm
TUESDAY 5th from 1pm to 3.30pm
TUESDAY 25th from 1pm to 3.30pm OR
WEDNESDAY 14th from 9am to 11.30am
WEDNESDAY 6th from 9am to 11.30am
WEDNESDAY 26th from 9am to 11.30am
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
BIRKENHEAD TOWN HALL

19. Thanks for all your support!
Sally