Development of SEND Routemaps. This was a key action in the SEND Strategic Action Plan. Routemaps are visual guides designed to help parent carers navigate key processes. View the current suite of routemaps.
Supported SSIF with the delivery of 5 seminars, and 11 SSIF coffee mornings.
The Local Offer team delivered 11 SEND Surgeries.
Supported the Home to School Travel Assistance consultation, including helping with the development of materials, planning engagement sessions and developing and sharing comms.
Helped with the planning and delivery of a Preparing for Adulthood Fair including developing and sharing comms, organisation of the day and organisation of a ‘marketplace’.
Supported the community engagement section of the SEND JSNA by organising a face to face and online engagement events, developed a ‘lived experience’ survey and promoted through comms.
Improvements made to the SEND Local Offer Your Say Southend page.
Development of the SEND Network including forging enhanced connections between network members.
Helping the new SEND Youth Participation Worker make valuable connections in the local community. Promotion of Southend SEND Youth Voice meetings and events.
Continued development of the SEND Newsletter.
Continued development of the look and feel of the SEND Local Offer and content on the website
Met with children and young people from a number of settings to find out what information they want on the SEND Local Offer.