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Health workshops w/c 21 June 2021
Here are some useful health workshops that are taking place this week for Learning Disabilities Week. The topics and links are below: (Microsoft Teams virtual sessions) Monday 21st June 10.30 till 12: Epilepsy Awareness: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%253ameeting_NmIyNTMyN2MtNTQ1ZC00OWFiLWE0ZmUtODA3ODFmNGIwMjUz%2540thread.v2/0?context%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522a2467a44-f21b-4753-8241-e03a3d26a01f%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522bb35696b-21b5-423b-a214-1062a481f609%2522%257d&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1624607133961000&usg=AOvVaw11JJIY3rp0sW3kE0KSxCxr Tuesday; 22nd June 10.30-12: Unsafe Swallow … Continue reading
Tell us what you think about therapy service in Kirklees
Hi, during the past three years, has your child received (or do they still receive) any of the following therapies? Speech and language therapy Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy (including Sensory OT) If so, we would love to hear from you. Kirklees … Continue reading
Education Update Kirklees
Please click on the video link below to hear from Kelsey Clark-Davies, new Head of Safeguarding and Inclusion about Kirklees Council’s vision for children and young people and what changes and improvements are happening in the SEND arena in Kirklees. … Continue reading
Disability Benefits for young people with SEND 16+
Here is the recording of the webinar PCAN hosted on Monday March 22nd regarding information about disability benefits. Includes transition from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and other claimable benefits. The speaker is Ros Walters, a … Continue reading
Disability Benefits for under 16s – watch video
Hi, below is a link to the video of the webinar run by PCAN on Monday 15th March. If you want to know more about Disability Living Allowance and Carers Allowance, please watch. The speaker on the Webinar is Ros … Continue reading
Covid 19 vaccinations – information for Kirklees Carers
If you weren’t able to attend our event on the 26th February, please click below to view the recording of the webinar. https://vimeo.com/user117398288/review/518594534/5f69205550
Launch of newly designed Kirklees Local Offer
The Kirklees Local offer should give families of children of special educational needs and disabilities (aged 0-25) useful information across the many subjects they need to find out about. Parents told us that the previous Local Offer was not well … Continue reading
Wednesday 24th March 10 am What you need to know about EHCPs
We get lots of questions about Education Health and Care Plans so hope that this session will help: What are the parts of an EHCP and what is in each bit and why? Why do I (and my child) have … Continue reading
Disability Benefits (families of young people 15+) 22nd March 10 am
Monday 22 March 10 amBenefits for age 16+ This second webinar co-hosted with Carers Count will be about disability benefits post 16, the transfer from DLA to Pip, what is an appointee? What happens to child benefit at 16? What benefits your … Continue reading
Disability Benefits (families with children under 16) 15th March at 10 am
We know you have lots of questions about this topic. This is the first of two sessions that Carers Count are delivering around disability benefits, and this one is aimed at families of children with SEND who are under 16.We are … Continue reading
