What to do if a pupil is displaying symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19)
Guidance from the Department for Education on what to do if a child/young person shows symptoms of coronavirus has been released. See the PDF below:
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Personal Transport Budget (Leicester City)
A Personal Transport Budget is a payment designed to help you to get your child to and from school.
It is available to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who have been assessed as eligible to receive Home to School transport by Leicester City Council. You can find more on the Local Offer website, including how to apply.
We have been kindly given a small presentation for you to find out more, and an Information and Guidance document for 2020/21.
Personal Transport Budgets: An Alternative Way to Travel
Personal Transport Budgets
SEND Transport 2020/21 Academic Year Information and Guidance for Parents, Guardians and Carers
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Leicester City Council: Does my child need to wear a face covering when they return to school?
Following government guidance being released by the Department for Education, all secondary pupils (year 7 and up) will be expected to wear face coverings when they return to school.
Leicester City Council also advise that if you have concerns about your child or young person wearing face coverings (for example, because they have been exempt under current government guidance) you should get in touch with the school immediately.
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Leicester City Council: Q&A on Children Returning to School
As you may be aware, the Department for Education has set out their expectation that all children will be back in school for the Autumn term. The Leicester City Council has set out a series of questions and answers.
Questions included are:
Returning to school
When do schools go back?Should I be worried other schools in the area are not opening on the same date as my child’s school?How safe is it for my child to return to school?My child is very anxious about returning – what support is on offer
Attending school
Do I have to send my child back to school?If my child is unable to attend, how will their absence be recorded? Will my child continue to get free school meals / vouchersIs my child required to wear school uniform?Will breakfast clubs and after school provision continue?
Clinically extremelly vulnerable and shielding
My child is currently shielding, can they attend school?Should my child go to school if someone in the house is shielding?
Developing symptoms
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Transport to school and other places of education: autumn term 2020
In preparation of schools fully reopening in the Autumn, the government has issued guidance on transport to and from school. You can read the full guidance here.
Part A provides guidance for Local Authorities on managing the capacity and demand for public transport.Part B provides guidance about the provision of dedicated home to school/college transport in the autumn term.
Specific mentions of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Local authorities should take account of the particular needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and, where necessary, be informed by the views provided by the parents and school.The system of controls: protective measures
"Children with SEND: When deciding on the package of measures that is appropriate on transport for children and young people with special educational needs, local authorities will need to take account the particular needs of the children using the transport, and to be informed by the views of the parents and school.
Special schools tend to...
Invitation to IAPT focus group
Please see the below document detailing an upcoming workshop on 4th September to invite views and input into the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT)'s bid to provide IAPT services. There is also an online survey.
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Carers Centre August Newsletter
The Carers Centre have released their newsletter (available to view and download below) and their August Timetable of events.
Don't forget to follow them on facebook for more details.
The Carers Centre Newsletter - August 2020Download
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Easy Read Guide to the Coronavirus Test
Guidance for families on the door-to-door testing for COVID19 have been made available by Leicester City Council.
Don’t be afraid to ask to see I.D. All of their community teams will have either a Leicester City Council or NHS ID badge that they can show to you. If you are in any doubt whatsoever, please don’t be afraid to establish contact with the City Council on 0116 4542300. There is information available on the Council’s website here: https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-leicester-latest-news/
***Community testers will NEVER ask for any money when discussing COVID testing. If someone claiming to be a community volunteer makes any request for money, it should be reported to the police immediately***
Community volunteers will wherever possible and depending on the location they are in, encourage members of the public to go to a nearby mobile testing unit, or help them book a test online, or offer a home testing kit.
EASY READ Covid19 TestDownload
If undertaking a home test, completed home tests will be...
Challenging Behaviour Foundation – Survey on Family Experiences
There is a new project that the CBF is involved with that may interest you and your family.
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is working with the Institute of Health Visitors to find out about the experiences of parents and carers supporting young children who display difficult or challenging behaviours. This survey is aimed at parents or carers of children with difficult or challenging behaviours aged 11 or under. The results will help to inform training and awareness raising materials for health visitors to help improve their support for families.
The survey should take less than 15 to complete. Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BSD83RD
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A joint ministerial letter to children and young people with SEND regarding the full return to educational settings in September 2020
Children & Families Minister Vicky Ford and Care Minister Helen Whately have written an open letter to children and young people with SEND, their parents, families and others who support them.
The letter explains the actions that need to be taken to ensure, where possible, all pupils return to their educational settings from September, and responds to some of the concerns and questions that have been raised.
Department for Education and Department of Health & Social Care Joint Ministerial LetterDownload
Key messages include:
The importance for those with special educational needs and disabilities to return to educational settings safely in September so that they can receive face-to-face education and supportReassures that the risk of contracting the virus in educational settings is low and outlines protective measures in place to reduce the risk even further, including the NHS Test and Trace systemMinisters expect a small number of absences from children and young people who remain under the specialist care of a health professional however, the...