"The Leicester health, care and wellbeing delivery plan has been designed to improve future health outcomes of the people of Leicester. It sets out high-level priorities that local health and care organisations will work together on over the coming years. We want to hear your view on which sections of the plan should be given priority over the next few years."
To fill in the survey, visit the website here: https://consultations.leicester.gov.uk/public-health/hcwb/
Survey closes on 9th January 2022.
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A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, substance misuse or a mental health need or an addiction cannot manage without their support.
The carer strategy is a plan that includes things that we think should happen in Leicester to make life better for carers. The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) carers strategy is due to be updated. It can be found on here.
The original strategy was put together before COVID19. The past 18 months has therefore impacted on many things, and the LLR are looking at what needs to be updated to account for the needs of Leicester City carers.
LLR Statement:
"The information you provide in your answers will be collated alongside information we have already collected in our conversations with carers, the work we have done together with carers and from local and national information. All of this will be used to develop the LLR Carers Strategy 2022-2025....
The Leicester City Council is running a survey on the following:
Overview
"Key partners and stakeholders were asked for their views on a draft Special Education Needs and Disabilities Strategy in 2019. As a result of this consultation, a new strategy was developed and launched in April of that year.
We would now like to develop the strategy further, by encouraging families, schools, colleges, community groups and partner organisations to work together to further improve services for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities across Leicester."
Survey
SEND Strategy can be read here:
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As you may well be aware, Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland have been placed in Tier 4 by the Government. Schools have been expected to still be open this term, with secondary schools experiencing a staggered return, whilst primary schools have been expected to reopen today or tomorrow.
There has been some pressure from Unions on the Government to change this plan. Today, the Leicester City Mayor Peter Soulsby stated:
“We all recognise the immense pressures that schools are facing, in particular around the new variant of coronavirus and the rapid rate at which it spreads.“We hold no expectations of a full scale re-opening this week and will support whatever decisions schools make. We do, of course, hope that that they will be able to continue to provide for key workers’ and vulnerable children.”Sir Peter Soulsby
You can find the latest updates on school closures on the Leicestershire Live website here.
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The following organisations have developed a draft joint commissioning strategy for SEND to encourage and develop joint working:
East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG Leicester City CCGLeicester City CouncilLeicestershire County CouncilRutland County CouncilWest Leicestershire CCG
They are seeking views on the strategy and action plan to ensure the strategy fully reflects the views of those represented, including service providers and individuals in receipt of services commissioned by the organisations listed above.
Online Survey
Read the draft plan below:
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Are you a parent/carer of a child/young person between the ages of 6 and 16? Do you live in Leicester City? Does your child/young person have a diagnosis of dyslexia (or going through the diagnostic process)?
The Learning Communication & Interaction Team (LCI) are offering free online workshops. Bookings will be made available here.
Workshop 1: Digital Technology to Support Leaning
Workshop 2: Supporting Spelling
Workshop 3: Supporting Personal Organisation
For more, please read the poster below:
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Leicester City Council are proposing a change to funding in council-maintained special schools, as these have not been reviewed since 2014. The aim of the proposal is to ensure fair and equitable funding to meet pupil needs.
The schools under review include:
EllesmereKeyham LodgeMillgateNetherhallOaklandsWest Gate
The Children’s Hospital School and Pupil Referral Units will not be included within this review due to the specialist nature of their provision. Ashfield academy pupils have a much wider range of needs therefore a single unit funding rate is not appropriate.
Consultation details are available on Leicester City Council’s Citizen Portal: https://consultations.leicester.gov.uk
The Process of the Consultation:
The consultation will commence 2 October and run for 6 weeks through to 13 NovemberA report with recommendations will be taken back to the city council’s Executive and will require agreement from all special schools, and the Department for Education
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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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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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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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