Central Bedfordshire Council: SEND News and Update
Date Added: 01/09/2022
Welcome to this edition of the SEND News Bulletin. This week includes information on:
• Health Hub update
• Parent Insight -Managing Anxieties and Transition
• Epilepsy Transition event - 11 November 2022
• SEND Summer Activities Programme
• Disability Related Discounts
• Free activities during the summer holidays for children who receive free school meals.
• What's On
• Children's Centres SEND Support Coffee Mornings
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Health Hub update
The Beds and Luton Speech and Language Service, and the Beds Community Paediatric Service have now joined the Health HUB.
You can now call the Health HUB telephone number - 0300 555 0606 for these services.
If you wish to contact these services by email please continue to use their current email addresses:
Speech and Language Service: [email protected]
Beds Community Paediatrics: [email protected]
Also Luton and Beds Health EHCP coordination services will move over for telephone calls. For all EHCP paperwork, please continue to email the relevant team:
Bedford: [email protected]
Luton: [email protected]
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Parent Insight -Managing Anxieties and Transition
This is a virtual information session to support young people to manage anxiety and transitions when changing year groups or schools
The session will be split into 2 parts:
16.00-16.30 pm: Information on managing anxiety and strong emotions, presentation from Rebecca Gooch Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
16.30-17.00 pm:Time to ask questions
To book a space:
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Epilepsy Transition event - 11 November 2022
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SEND Summer Activities Programme
Check out our summer of fun and make sure your family experiences a range of exciting and unforgettable activities and adventures this summer holiday for SEND children, young people and their families.
Together with SNAP Parent Carer Forum we have co-produced this jam-packed timetable for over the summer holidays.
Families can enjoy exclusive swimming sessions at multiple pools across Central Bedfordshire, relaxed screenings at Grove Theatre in Dunstable, as well as countryside activities at Rushmere Country Park.
For further information and how to book visit the:
SEND local offer
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Disability Related Discounts
Did you know that as a parent or carer of a child with special educational needs or disabilities, you may be able to get discounted or free entry to a range of leisure options?
You may also find that you can skip lengthy queues. Not all attractions will advertise their discounts, so don't be afraid to ask! You may need to have with you evidence of disability - a copy of your award letter for Disability Living Allowance for example.
Further information can be found on our:
SEND Local Offer
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Free activities during the summer holidays for children who receive free school meals.
Sessions are inclusive so are suitable for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) and they'll also be running a series of activities specifically for children with SEND.
More information:
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What's on
More events and workshops that are being held this month are on our What's On Calendar
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Children's Centres SEND Support Coffee Mornings
Leighton Buzzard Mencap Opportunity Group
Thursdays 10 – 11:30 (Termtime only)
Casual chat & play session for parents, carers & their children who have additional needs. Support for parents, carers & their children who have additional needs.
Ring 01525 384368 to book on.
SEND Stay and Play
Every Friday from 10:00 – 11:00 am
Dunstable Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8106/0300 300 8104
SEND Support coffee afternoon every second Monday of the month,
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Shefford and Stotfold Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8112
SEND Support coffee afternoon every 4th Thursday of the month,
1:30 – 2:30 am
Flitwick Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8111
SEND Coffee morning, Stay and Play every first and third Friday of the month,
10:30 – 11:30 am
Houghton Regis Children’s Centre
If you would like to book a space please call 0300 300 8115
Support group for parents or carers with children who have SEND
Biggleswade Youth Centre - every other Wednesday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Fortnightly catch ups and support online and face-to-face. A chance to speak to professionals from the CDC, Early Years Support Team, Speech and Language plus more.
To book a free place contact Karen on 0300 300 6009 or email [email protected]
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Please visit the Local Offer for more information on activities, services, advice and support across Central Bedfordshire for children and young people with SEND or follow us on Facebook
We hope you have found the information in the bulletin helpful.
We would love to hear your feedback and what you would like to see in future editions.
Please let us know by emailing [email protected]
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Do you provide a service or run events for children and young people with SEND and their families?
We would like to offer providers the opportunity to advertise local SEND services and events in our fortnightly SEND news bulletin, on our local offer Facebook page and to be included in the local offer What's On page.
If you would like to be featured then please email details about your service and/or event to [email protected]