Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSIF) invite parent carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to a seminar about transitions.
This seminar will run on Monday 20 May from 9.30 am to 12.30 am (arrivals from 9.00am) at the Civic Centre, Jubilee Room. The seminar is aimed at parent carers of children with SEND up to end of school year 8 who may need information and support regarding the different transitions your child will encounter. Transitions may include:
- starting nursery or pre-school
- starting primary school
- starting secondary school
- key stage transitions, for example: the move from Early Years to Key Stage 1, or from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 and so on.
A panel of professionals from the Southend-on-Sea SEND Team, the School Nursing Team and The School Attendance and Inclusion Team will talk about how they can support you and your child through various transitions.
We are inviting parent carers to submit any questions they have for the panel by Thursday 9 May 2024, via email (parent carers who register for the event will be contacted).
There will also be an opportunity for people to participate in a co-production session to develop a useful route map/flow chart of transitions processes.
Event agenda:
9.00am to 9.30am: Arrival, Registration, Refreshments & Settle-In Time
9.30am to 9.40am: Introductions and Housekeeping - SSIF and Local Authority representative
9.40am to 9.55am: Parent Carer Transition Guide - Vicky Williams – Inclusion Team
9.55am to 10.10am: Statutory Information - Chrissy Papas – School Admissions
10.10am to 10.30am: SEND Specific Information - Helen Vicary-Smith - Early Years
10.30am to 10.40am: comfort break
10.40am to 10.55am: How schools support SEND transitions - Kerri White – Advisory SENCO
10.55am to 11.10am: Transitions support from the School Nursing Team – what you can expect - Kate Tilford- School Nursing Team
11.10am to 11.15am: Round up and next steps - SSIF and Local Authority representative
11.15am to 11.25am: Comfort Break
11.25am to 12.30pm: RouteMap Planning Session - Local Offer Team
12.30pm - session ends