Latest Articles

• • 7th March 2025

  • Information day improves family finances

  • Over 60 parents attended our event at Niagara - and a vast majority said they had learnt something that would improve their family's finances.
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• • 17th February 2025

  • We are recruiting a Peer Support Service Manager!

  • Due to our current manager retiring, we are looking to recruit a part-time manager for our busy Peer Support Service for parent carers.
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• • 27th January 2025

  • Award for a “pocket cheerleader”

  • Helen Bolt is the sixth recipient of our annual David Woodhouse Community Award. She was nominated for her amazing work with Sheffield Young Carers.
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• • 22nd January 2025

  • NeurodiverCity offers ADHD and ASD drop-in sessions

  • NeurodiverCity is a service run by Family Action. It offers drop-in sessions for parents of neurodivergent children and young people, such as those with ADHD or autism.
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• • 22nd January 2025

  • Consultation on post-16 transport changes

  • Sheffield City Council is consulting on a proposal to replace SEN transport by minibus or taxi with personal transport budgets for most post-16 students.
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• • 7th January 2025

  • Changes to speech and language therapy for young children

  • The Sheffield Speech and Language Therapy Service is trialling a new approach based on coaching parents to deliver interventions for their pre-school children.
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• • 17th October 2024

  • Changes to SEND funding in mainstream schools

  • The way in which top-up funding for pupils with EHC plans is allocated to mainstream schools is changing. Pupils will be assigned to funding bands, and schools will receive money based on these bands.
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• • 17th October 2024

  • Hospital Carer’s Passport launched

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have launched a new Carer’s Passport Scheme. You can pick up a booklet that contains a Carer Partnership Agreement, and "Carer" identification stickers.
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• • 17th October 2024

  • Nexus launches new employment skills hub

  • Nexus Multi-Academy Trust has opened Enterprise Works, a new post-14 provision with a focus on employment skills for young people with SEND.
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• • 17th October 2024

  • Holgate Meadows renamed to Lotus Academy

  • Holgate Meadows Special School in Parson Cross has reopened as Lotus Academy after joining the Nexus Multi-Academy Trust.
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• • 17th October 2024

  • Bloom: New SEND provision at the Sheffield College

  • The Sheffield College has launched a new offer for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at its Peaks and Hillsborough Campuses.
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• • 17th October 2024

  • Autism in Schools project expands into primary schools

  • The Autism in Schools project has expanded into ten primary schools in Sheffield. We are running parent groups at these schools to help improve support for children with any type of SEND.
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