Dorset: Parents' guide to your child's Special Education Needs (SEN)

The guide explains the support ordinarily available in Dorset education settings, from early years to post-16 providers, and if a child or young person needs more help to achieve their potential. 

It includes information on how settings should use the Graduated Approach to plan support for children and young people, and how you can access support in your area.

Download guide

Information provided by Bovington HIVE.

Northumberland: Family Hub Sessions

 Information provided by North HIVE Hub

North Yorkshire: Carers Plus events

Share a warm space, a cuppa and a bite to eat with our Armed Forces Community 

Whether you are a regular or a reserve, veteran or forces family, all are welcome to join us for a cuppa and a chat over some Tea and Toast! 

Click on the link for events and locations  www.carersplus.net/news/events

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Catterick: Autism Central and Home-Start drop ins Dec/Jan

Autism Central & Daisy Chain have collaborated with HomeStart Richmond to offer FREE drop in sessions for parents and carers who may need some support, advice or just a friendly chat.

No diagnosis necessary, cake provided!

The sessions will be held at HomeStart Richmond, Colburn Business Park, and open for drop ins between 10am and 12 noon.

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Chepstow: Free Trial Session with Chepstow Taekwon-Do

Chepstow, a great place to learn. We are recruiting for new students in our Junior and Teenkwon-do classes! We offer access to a nationally recognised ITF Taekwon-do curriculum, regular national competitions, gradings and events! All our Instructors are fully qualified, insured and DBS checked! We offer four free trial sessions before any commitment is made! Please feel free to contact us at www.chepstowtkd.org.uk for more info or to book in for a trial!

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

The impact of VAT changes on the Continuity of Education Allowance

 

In the Budget speech The Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed that the government will remove the VAT exemption for private schools from 1 January 2025.

For families claiming the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) this is likely to increase private school fees.

To minimise the impact of this change, the Secretary of State has directed that the CEA rate cap will be uprated, to ensure it continues to pay up to 90% of school fees for eligible claimants.

What does this mean for CEA claimants?

NHS England - 2024 Autumn/Winter Armed Forces health stakeholder brief

 

Welcome to the Autumn/ Winter edition of our Armed Forces stakeholder brief. To mark this year’s Remembrance, NHS England and our partner Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) are urging GP practices to become veteran friendly accredited and prevent ‘silently struggling’ veterans from delaying seeking medical help.

The Veteran Friendly Accreditation scheme by the RCGP and NHS England is a quick-to-implement, free support programme that provides the general practice team with a simple process for identifying, understanding and supporting veterans and, where appropriate, referring them to specialist physical and mental healthcare services. These could include Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, Op RESTORE: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service and OP Nova: Supporting Veterans in the Justice System.

98% of primary care networks currently have at least one veteran friendly accredited GP practice – please help us to meet our ambition of 100% coverage, by promoting the benefits of practices becoming veteran friendly, to best support their patients who have served in the UK Armed Forces.

As we join the whole of the NHS in England in remembering the commitments and sacrifices of the Armed Forces and their families and wider communities, we wish you a peaceful Remembrance at what can be a difficult time of year for people who have served and their loved ones. Those who have served in the UK Armed Forces, and live in England can contact Op COURAGE for support with their mental health.

To download the full brief, please click here

Easy Resettlement Magazine - Autumn 2024 edition

Please click the image above to read this issue online

Vale of Glamorgan: Regional shortbreak schemes launch for unpaid or young carers

Regional shortbreak schemes launch

It’s Carers Rights Day 2024 on the 21 of November 2024. If you are an unpaid carer or young carer in the Vale of Glamorgan join GVS for a regional shortbreaks schemes launch to find out about the locally funded breaks you can access over the winter.

Join GVS from 1pm-3pm at Penarth Leisure Centre, Andrew Road, CF64 2NS.

For more details contact Craig.Jacob@cardiff.gov.uk

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Gloucestershire: 'Man Up/Woman Up' peer support sessions in Gloucestershire

 

ManUp Gloucestershire offers a weekly drop-in session of community peer support, where men over 18 throughout the county can come to chat.

Click here for further information about these groups

For details of the Women's peer support groups, please click here to visit their Facebook page

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE