Type: Focus group

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  • Focus group: SSENDIAS (virtual meeting)

    • We want to hear what parents think about the support provided by SSENDIAS – what’s working well, and what could be improved.

      Please attend this VIRTUAL meeting and talk about your experiences. We welcome parents who have used SSENDIAS in the past, as well as those who haven’t yet accessed the service and just want to find out more. Your feedback will be used for service planning and improvement.

      Participants will receive a £15 shopping voucher as a thank you!

      Booking essential. A Teams link will be circulated 24 hours before the meeting.

      • WHEN
      • 6:30pm - 8:00pm Monday 1st Jul 2024
        • WHERE
        Virtual meeting
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  • Focus Group: Short Breaks (July)

    • Are you a parent or carer of a child with a disability in Sheffield?
      Sheffield City Council are looking for parents and carers to help improve their short break services. Please come along to this meeting if you have had experience of short breaks (such as SNIPS clubs, Direct Payments or the Short Break Grant) or are interested in learning more and sharing your experiences of caring with a child with a disability. You will receive a £15 SHOPPING VOUCHER as a thank you!
      Booking essential. Click on the ‘website’ button to be diverted to the booking page.
      This event is hosted by Sheffield City Council.
      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 12:00pm Monday 8th Jul 2024
        • WHERE
        St Mary's Church and Community Centre,
        Bramall Lane,
        Sheffield,
        S2 4QZ
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  • CANCELLED: Focus group – SSENDIAS (in-person meeting)

    • Unfortunately this meeting has been cancelled due to lack of bookings.

      We want to hear what parents think about the support provided by SSENDIAS – what’s working well, and what could be improved.

      Please come along to our focus group and talk about your experiences. We welcome parents who have used SSENDIAS in the past, as well as those who haven’t yet accessed the service and just want to find out more. Your feedback will be used for service planning and improvement.

      Booking essential.

      • WHEN
      • 12:30pm - 2:30pm Thursday 27th Jun 2024
        • WHERE
        Moorfoot,
        The Moor,
        Floor 2,
        Conference 2 ,
        Sheffield ,
        S1 4PL
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  • Focus group: Transition to adult social care

    • Is your young person currently moving from children’s to adult social care, or have they recently made this transition?

      The Council’s Adult Social Care Service is developing a new policy for young people with disabilities moving into adulthood. Whilst it will not solve every problem, they hope that the new policy will improve things for those young people and their families.

      They want to hear about the issues that families have experienced in recent times – what worked well and what worked less well. Please come along to this meeting and talk about your experiences. Booking essential.

      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 12:00pm Thursday 20th Jun 2024
        • WHERE
        Sheffield Town Hall,
        Pinstone Street,
        Sheffield,
        S1 2HH
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  • Focus Group: Transition from primary to secondary school (May)

    • Is your child moving from primary to secondary school in September? This meeting is a chance to talk through your hopes and fears and get ideas, strategies and resources to support your child’s transition.

      We’ll be joined by a worker from SSENDIAS and one of our own Autism in Schools project workers, who will be able to offer lots of useful information and advice.

      Please book your place.

      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 12:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2024
        • WHERE
        St Mary's Church and Community Centre,
        Bramall Lane,
        Sheffield,
        S2 4QZ
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  • Focus group: Housing

    • Sheffield City Council Adult Social Care is developing an Accommodation Plan, for housing for people who will require support. As part of writing this plan, they would like to talk to young people with disabilities and their parents about the sort of housing they will need in the future.

      Booking essential.

      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 12:00pm Thursday 29th Feb 2024
        • WHERE
        Nexus Multi-Academy Trust,
        Enterprise Works,
        300 Meadowhall Way,
        Sheffield,
        S9 1EA
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  • Coproduction event: Support for children with autism / ADHD (ONLINE)

    • This ONLINE session is for parents/carers of children aged 0-12 years with autism and/or ADHD, and the professionals who work with them.

      We’re developing Neurodisability training for professionals and want this to reflect your experiences of referrals, communication between families and services, and accessing information and support.

      You can attend for the full day, or just the morning or afternoon session. Booking essential – click here to reserve your place. A Microsoft Teams link will be emailed out 24 hours before the meeting.

      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 2:00pm Thursday 8th Feb 2024
        • WHERE
        Virtual meeting
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  • Coproduction event: Support for children with autism / ADHD (1 Feb)

    • This session is for parents/carers of children aged 0-12 years with autism and/or ADHD, and the professionals who work with them.

      We are developing Neurodisability training for professionals and want this to reflect your experiences of referrals, communication between families and services, and accessing information and support.

      You can attend for the full day, or just the morning or afternoon session. Free lunch provided!

      Booking essential – click here to reserve your place.

      • WHEN
      • 9:30am - 2:30pm Thursday 1st Feb 2024
        • WHERE
        Nexus Multi-Academy Trust,
        Enterprise Works,
        300 Meadowhall Way,
        Sheffield,
        S9 1EA
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  • Focus group: IR provision at secondary schools

    • Does your child attend an Integrated Resource (IR) at a secondary school?

      Then we want to hear from you! Come along to our meeting to talk about your experiences of having a child in an IR. Your views will help to shape both current provision and new IRs that are being developed.

      Places are limited, and participants will receive a £15 shopping voucher as a thank you.

      Booking essential – click here to reserve your place.

      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 12:00pm Thursday 25th Jan 2024
        • WHERE
        St Mary's Church and Community Centre,
        Bramall Lane,
        Sheffield,
        S2 4QZ
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  • Focus group: Neurodisability services for 0-12 year olds (ONLINE)

    • This session is about empowering parent voices, collecting their lived experience and expertise, then channeling it into the foundation of our new Neurodisability training. This training aims to improve signposting and attitudes of professionals working with families of children with autism and/or ADHD.

      This session is aimed at parents of children aged 0-12 with autism and/or ADHD who are willing to share their parental experiences to power change.

      Each participant will receive a £20 voucher for sharing their valuable time on the day. Booking essential – click here to reserve your place. You will receive a Teams link 24 hours before the event.

      • WHEN
      • 6:00pm - 7:30pm Monday 15th Jan 2024
        • WHERE
        Virtual meeting
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  • Focus group: Neurodisability services for 0-12 year olds (23 Jan)

    • This session is about empowering parent voices, collecting their lived experience and expertise, then channeling it into the foundation of our new Neurodisability training. This training aims to improve signposting and attitudes of professionals working with families of children with autism and/or ADHD.

      This session is aimed at parents of children aged 0-12 with autism and/or ADHD who are willing to share their parental experience to power change.

      Each participant will receive a £20 voucher for sharing their valuable time on the day. Booking essential – click here to reserve your place.

      • WHEN
      • 10:00am - 1:00pm Tuesday 23rd Jan 2024
        • WHERE
        St Mary's Church and Community Centre,
        Bramall Lane,
        Sheffield,
        S2 4QZ
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  • Focus group: Neurodisability services for 0-12 year olds (11 Jan)

    • This session is about empowering parent voices, collecting their lived experience and expertise, then channeling it into the foundation of our new Neurodisability training. This training aims to improve signposting and attitudes of professionals working with families of children with autism and/or ADHD.

      This session is aimed at parents of children aged 0-12 with autism and/or ADHD who are willing to share their parental experience to power change.

      Each participant will receive a £20 voucher for sharing their valuable time on the day. Booking essential – click here to reserve your place.

      • WHEN
      • 1:00pm - 2:40pm Thursday 11th Jan 2024
        • WHERE
        St Mary's Church and Community Centre,
        Bramall Lane,
        Sheffield,
        S2 4QZ
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