Week of SEND 2024

Presentation by - Laura ( short breaks caravans)
Every-One were originally commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council through the Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board to develop and establish a Carers Quality Standards Award. Continuation of funding through Lincolnshire County Councils Better Care Fund has enabled the work to develop and the award has become a recognised symbol of quality.

The Carers Charter Quality Award You Care We Care ensures that the profile of unpaid carers in Lincolnshire is raised and the invaluable and essential contribution they make is recognised, enabling carers to live fulfilling lives combined with their caring roles.

Undertaking the Lincolnshire Carers Quality Award to achieve the recognised quality award You Care We Care is a positive experience and strengthens organisational effectiveness and achieves recognition for the valuable way an organisation supports those carers with whom it works. It ensures the continuing development of quality approaches for those with caring responsibilities across Lincolnshire and beyond.

The Lincolnshire Carers Quality Award is going from strength to strength and numerous, wide and varied organisations are working towards accreditation and the request for and submission of applications grows weekly.
Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum has received the Carers Quality award.

Every-One is also providing short-break holidays for families living in Lincolnshire, with children/adult children who have a physical disability, sensory impairment, autism, or similar condition which demonstrates challenging behaviour.

The caravans are located at Butlin’s in Skegness and are available between March and November each year. Holidays are only available to families living in Lincolnshire and are subsidised by Lincolnshire County Council, making them more affordable for families needing a short break. Everyone deserves a break!

Presentation by - Josie & Matt ( electronic hub)
The SEND Team have experience with supporting families, children/young people with a varying degree of SEND that have required support and intervention above that which can be provided in an educational setting.

The SEND team are co-ordinating and aspirational programme to improve SEND provision through the "SEND Transformation in Lincolnshire" agenda.

Also new is the development of the "Valuing SEND Toolkit" which seeks to support clearer identification of SEND needs to map against what various provisions can provide.

Presentation by - Emma (Multi sensory impairment)
This service is delivered by teachers who have specialist qualification in the education of sensory impaired children and young people.

Experts include teaching assistants working with those with sensory impairment and an educational mobility officer for visually impaired children and young people.

The team is involved from an early stage soon after birth and through the learning journey to independent adulthood.

The team work alongside parents to support the development of their child, then with settings and schools to ensure the child or young person can access the full educational curriculum.

Individual support or advice is available to all children and young people with diagnosed sensory impairment.

Bespoke training is given to schools and settings with children and young people with sensory impairments

Presentation by - Alison (Hearing Impairment)
This service is delivered by teachers who have specialist qualification in the education of sensory impaired children and young people.

Experts include teaching assistants working with those with sensory impairment and an educational mobility officer for visually impaired children and young people.

The team is involved from an early stage soon after birth and through the learning journey to independent adulthood.

The team work alongside parents to support the development of their child, then with settings and schools to ensure the child or young person can access the full educational curriculum.

Individual support or advice is available to all children and young people with diagnosed sensory impairment.

Bespoke training is given to schools and settings with children and young people with sensory impairments

Presentation by - Sarah (Visual Impairment)
This service is delivered by teachers who have specialist qualification in the education of sensory impaired children and young people.

Experts include teaching assistants working with those with sensory impairment and an educational mobility officer for visually impaired children and young people.

The team is involved from an early stage soon after birth and through the learning journey to independent adulthood.

The team work alongside parents to support the development of their child, then with settings and schools to ensure the child or young person can access the full educational curriculum.

Individual support or advice is available to all children and young people with diagnosed sensory impairment.

Bespoke training is given to schools and settings with children and young people with sensory impairments

Presentation by - Rachel
Lincolnshire Behaviour Outreach Support Service (BOSS) aims to reduce the risk of exclusion and develop the ability of schools to support children displaying distressed behaviours.
They offer targeted support for children, staff training and coaching, and parental support.

They work to increase the confidence and skills of Lincolnshire mainstream schools and academies, including parents and carers, in order to better support them to understand the causative factors of distressed behaviours and develop consistent strategies that can be utilised both within the school and at home.

Presentation by - Jo
This is a specialist service and is offered to all professionals working with children aged between 0 to 19 years, within the county of Lincolnshire.
It has been developed to provide support and education to professionals, to further support families who have children with Autism/suspected Autism.
Key aspects of the role are to:

Provide up to date information and signpost to appropriate services.

Co-ordinate and provide a liaison service between Community Paediatricians and other Health, Education and Social Care Professionals, CAMHS and Educational Psychologists as necessary.

Suggest and provide additional strategies to support and manage behaviours,promote sleep, continence and positive diet.

Provide support and advice to parents of children with autism to support
understanding and promote positive coping strategies.
Consent
In order to support families and individual children, it is necessary to receive parental consent.
Please be assured that all information is treated confidentially and records which we hold will be retained as per United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust policies and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Access to Service
The Specialist Nurse for Children with Autism/suspected Autism does not hold a caseload, but supports other professionals to support families.

  Email:- SpecNurseCYPAutism@ulh.nhs.uk   Tel:- 01522 309679

Presentation by - Tammy
Penderels Trust is a charity providing direct payment support services to adults and children with disabilities and long term health conditions.

They provide these services under contract to Lincolnshire County Council. Their friendly and experienced independent living advisers in the Lincolnshire team work with many families with children with disabilities in the county.

A direct payment can make a real difference to a family and doesn't need to be complicated. They will support you from the very start, making sure your family gets the most from your care and support package, with the peace of mind that we are always there to support you if you need them.

Presentation by - Amy
Provide information and support to parents and carers of individuals with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges.

They have information sheets, DVDs, a newsletter and a website. Information sheets can be ordered from the office or downloaded from the website.
Support is provided through email for parents and professionals, and telephone or email support for families.

Their vision is for anyone with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges to have the same life opportunities as everyone else. They work to improve understanding of challenging behaviour, empower families with information and support, and help others to provide better services and more opportunities.