Help & Advice: SEND and schools

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For children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, it can be an uphill struggle to get help and support.

Action for Children has advice on getting support for a child’s special educational needs. They have a lot of good articles for parents of children with SEND on their website.

BBC Bitesize has a good explainer on what is and how to get an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan)

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⭐️ Join our Raising Teens Facebook group for support from parents, teens and experts

🎧 Listen to Raising Teens: Support in Schools on BBC Sounds.

We discuss how schools can help to improve the outlook for our young people, what help children are entitled to (whether in school or home educated) and whether schools are equipped to provide that support and help prevent the need for clinical treatment. Our guests are Emma Sharpe â€“ MHST Team Lead, Senior Primary Mental Health Worker, Schools Mental Health Service Brighton and Hove City Council; Harriet Peach â€“ Digital and Participation Lead, YMCA DownsLink Group; and Nicholson Davids â€“ Production Coordinator, AudioActive.
First broadcast on BBC Sussex in February 2024.

🎧 Listen to Raising Teens: Neurodiversity on BBC Sounds.

This episode of Raising Teens looks at the experiences of neurodivergent young people and how families can support their children so they can develop and thrive. We also look at what role getting a diagnosis plays in that. Whilst neurodiversity isn’t a mental health condition, many children and young people experience challenges with their mental health. They face social pressures to behave ‘appropriately’ – or like their neurotypical peers – at school, in friendship groups, and communities. Coping strategies can take a huge toll on their emotional wellbeing. Our guests for episode 5 are Hamish Gale – Senior Manager of Specialist Teaching Services ESCC; Dr Tracey Atkins – Specialist Educational Psychologist for East Sussex County Council; and Sav Kanagasundaram â€“ NDP Family Training & Navigation Service Manager at Amaze Sussex.
First broadcast on BBC Sussex in February 2024.