SEND updates

South Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum has worked with South Gloucestershire Local Authority to answer some of the most common questions parents and carers of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities have been asking. The current situation is changing rapidly, and we will be endeavouring…

Integra Schools and South Gloucestershire Council are pleased to launch the first of what we hope will be a short series of newsletters to support parents and carers with learning at home for children. We know that this is a time of adjustment for families,…

Vicky Ford, MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, has asked us to circulate her open letter to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), their parents/carers and families, and all others who support them. The letter covers the…

Local schools will shortly be asked to distribute the following letter, from the Head of Education, Learning and Skills at South Gloucestershire Council, to all parents and carers. This letter provides information on how South Gloucestershire Local Authority and school leaders will respond to the government’s announcement yesterday…

Cousins Jack and Nathan are young people who both have a diagnosis of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Jack and Nathan have worked with children’s charity Barnardo’s to make a short film, where they explain in their own words what having ADHD is like,…

SGC Pegasus School is a new school located in Patchway, and is intended to create a calm, progressive learning environment for children with a primary diagnosis of autism. Its classrooms have been designed to support young people to learn and thrive without distractions. While the…

Did you spot the new SEND Local Offer in the latest edition of South Gloucestershire News? Page 6 of the March 2020 edition included a feature on the new co-produced website, and is being delivered to all households in the South Gloucestershire area. We hope…