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      <description>Do you have a child with SEND who is currently in Reception? Come and meet the Specialist Teaching Service team.</description>
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      <title>Deadline for families to apply for Short Breaks grants - 22 June</title>
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      <description>Families of children and young people with disabilities are reminded that the deadline to apply for Short Breaks Community Access Grants is midnight on Monday 22 June 2026.</description>
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      <description>The deadline for Short Breaks grant applications for families and groups and organisations is approaching</description>
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      <description>Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking views on a proposal to establish a new Additional Resource Base (ARB) at Earls Hall Primary School. &#13;
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      <description>The application window for Short Breaks grants for families and groups and organisations is now open</description>
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      <title>Navigating change: education transition sessions for parent carers</title>
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      <description>The Southend Educational Psychology Team is offering online and face to face workshops to help parents through important school milestones. </description>
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      <description>Southend-on-Sea City Council are launching a new, streamlined online application process for home-to-school and college travel assistance.</description>
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      <title>Call for young people to help shape careers education in Southend</title>
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      <description>The Southend Youth Council invites young people aged 14 to 25 with SEND to complete a survey to give their views on careers support.</description>
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      <description>The Southend SEND Local Offer Team and Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSIF) win a national award for inclusive communications.</description>
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      <title>Know what to do if you need medical help this bank holiday weekend</title>
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      <description>Stay well this bank holiday with NHS tips: keep basic medicines at home, order prescriptions early, ask pharmacies for help, and use 111 for advice.</description>
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      <description>A dementia-friendly golf taster at Garon Park showcased inclusive sport, helping people with dementia build confidence, stay active and connect socially through welcoming, accessible golf sessions.</description>
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