A local offer for social care and SEND: from Short Breaks to Family Hubs Training Outline

22 Mar 2024

When

22 Mar 2024 10:00 to 25 Mar 12:30

Online (MS Teams)

Under the RISE programme, funded by the Department for Education, the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) conducted a SEND workforce survey, designed to understand workforce learning needs and identify key content for new training. One of the themes identified in the survey was “A Local Offer for social care and SEND: from Short Breaks to Family Hubs”.

This training is aimed at professionals working in the SEND system who would like to increase their knowledge of how early help and the local offer for social care and SEND can be applied to effectively support disabled children and young people and those with SEN.

By the end of this training attendees will have increased understanding of the pathways of support for families, including universal services, community support options, short breaks, SENDIAS and SEN support in schools. The session will also explore how family hubs and the Government’s commitment to improving access to support through family help links to the Local Offer, to help ensure families are able to access the right support at the right time in their communities.

Objectives

By the end of this training attendees will have:

  • Increased understanding of the legislative framework of early help and the local offer for social care and SEND.
  • Increased knowledge of the key services and supports that should be included in the Local Offer, including short breaks provision, family hubs, and how to ensure pathways to services can ensure families are able to access the right support at the right time.
  • Increased knowledge and understanding of how to ensure the Local Offer provides clear, accessible advice and information to disabled children and young people and their families.
  • Learn from good practice examples of early help services from the local authority project teams funded by the Department for Education's Short Breaks Innovation Fund.
  • Reflect on and share local strengths, challenges and opportunities with colleagues from other local areas.

Dates and registration details

We are running this training for each of the 9 regions, please register for your region of the dates below via the links provided.

The password for all of these is: risetraining

If you have any questions, please contact Thamara Moncada ([email protected])