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- Book your place- Training for school staff
Book your place on this important upcoming training. Middle Leaders Are you a middle leader looking to enhance your skills in leading and supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? This 2 day workshop is aimed at Middle Leaders. It will ensure that Middle Leaders have a clear understanding of… Read more: Book your place- Training for school staff - Regan upskills in Hospital Estates team. Supported internship story
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust have been proudly supporting Project Search for more than a year, offering placements within their Estates and Facilities team and other departments at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby. Working in partnership with Linkage Community Trust and North East Lincolnshire Council, they have… Read more: Regan upskills in Hospital Estates team. Supported internship story - Our Council helps three interns on their pathway to employment
“It is fantastic that the staff at the Crematoriums share our values and commitment to supporting our young people’s journey towards employment.“ Currently, three of our Supported Internship students from Grimsby Institute are on work experience at Grimsby Crematorium. Two students are working on grounds maintenance and one student is at the… Read more: Our Council helps three interns on their pathway to employment - Happy Easter! See what’s on over the breakLearning4life-GY- Holiday Activities Food (HAF) programme If your child is aged 11-13 and gets free school meals they are eligible for the HAF programme. Learning4life-GY has sessions for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). All sessions will run from 10am – 12pm, and will include activities such as… Our sessions… Read more: Happy Easter! See what’s on over the break
- National Supported Internships Day. We support young people’s aspirations for the future.We’re celebrating National Supported Internships day today, Wednesday March 27 2024. Our Local Authority works together with local educational settings and organisations to support student’s aspirations for the future through supported internships. A supported internship allows young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who also have an Education Health and… Read more: National Supported Internships Day. We support young people’s aspirations for the future.
- Help us develop our short breaks
Is your child eligible for short breaks? We would like your views about how we can enhance our short breaks offer. Short breaks can include community based activities alongside 1 to 1 and group activities. We would like to hear from you what you think this offer should look like, what activities… Read more: Help us develop our short breaks - Assistive Technology offered to schools
As part of the Delivering Better Value Project we are keen to support schools to access Assistive Technology in a cost-effective way. We have partnered with the Learn Teach SEND Hub to bring the following opportunity to schools in North East Lincolnshire: We have been offered a special deal on Scanner Reading Pens,… Read more: Assistive Technology offered to schools - Watch the video! Local SENCo talks about working with the Local Authority and settingsIn this video, Katie Brougham, Assistant Principal and SENCo at Grange Primary School talks about working together with the Local Authority and other educational settings.
- Book your place on the SENCo Network event
We would like to invite you to the next SENCO Network. The theme of the network is “Professional Development.” Come and join us for key SEND updates, training sessions and a networking lunch at the Humber Royal Hotel, Little Coates Road Grimsby DN34 4LX from 9am to 4pm. We are providing two… Read more: Book your place on the SENCo Network event - Local children thrive at special provision ‘Launchpad’
“I love how Launchpad has provided a safe and happy environment for all the children, with many different activities catering to their individuality.” In 2023 the Local Authority opened a new specialist provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Littlecoates Primary Academy, a mainstream setting in Grimsby. Launchpad offers specialised support to students with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Families have praised Launchpad saying how much the resources… Read more: Local children thrive at special provision ‘Launchpad’ - Annual Health Checks – Awareness Training
This training is open to any member of staff, carers, and family members who provide support to a person with a learning disability. Working in partnership to increase the uptake of Annual Health Checks and Health Action Plans for people with a learning disability. Day Date Time Monday 18 March 2024 1.30pm… Read more: Annual Health Checks – Awareness Training - Professionals upskill to support children’s communication
Professionals from around the borough came together to learn from the Intensive Interaction training course this March. Intensive Interaction is an approach to teaching the pre-speech fundamentals of communication to children and adults who have severe learning difficulties and/or autism who are still at an early stage of communication development. The approach… Read more: Professionals upskill to support children’s communication - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
We’re proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024! Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by providing schools, universities, and organisations with the opportunity to recognise the many talents and advantages of… Read more: Neurodiversity Celebration Week - SEND Newsletter- 15 March 2024
Closing soon! Supported Internship with Humberside Police There isn’t long left to apply for the supported internship programme DFN Project Search Programme. This is a joint programme with Humberside Police and North East Lincolnshire Council. Starting this September Interns will do three rotations during the year long programme in various departments in… Read more: SEND Newsletter- 15 March 2024 - Foundations of phonics- free training
The Foundations of Phonics workshop is a 90 minute twilight session that helps school staff to support children in the physical production of speech sounds. It is compatible with packages such as RWI, Jollyphonics, Little Wandle and similar programmes. This is ideal training for Early Years Foundation Stages, and Key Stage 1… Read more: Foundations of phonics- free training