Latest Articles

• • 23rd October 2023

  • ADHD information sessions

  • The ADHD cafes and information sessions have started up again. See our overview for venues and dates.
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• • 5th October 2023

  • Snooker group for dads and male carers

  • We have set up a group for men who care for children and young people with SEND. It meets monthly on Wednesday evenings at the Stephen Harrison Snooker Academy.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Parents’ survey finds small improvements, but major challenges remain

  • Our State of Sheffield survey received almost 500 responses. It showed that families with disabled children still face significant challenges in all areas of life.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Are you a kinship carer?

  • Kinship is a national charity that works with all kinship carers – grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, family friends – who are caring for children when their parents can’t.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Wellbeing course for carers

  • STEP (Short-Term Educational Programme) run a five-week online course for adults who provide unpaid care for a child or an adult.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Mental health website relaunched

  • The Sheffield Mental Health Guide has been relaunched. It provides information about local and national mental health services, activities and resources.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Help with benefit forms

  • A new service called “Support Buddies” has been launched at St Mary’s Church. Help is available with things like Universal Credit claims, DLA and PIP forms, making phone calls, booking appointments and more.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Emosi: a new therapy centre in Burngreave

  • Emosi is a new transcultural therapy centre providing assessment and play-based therapies for children aged 2-12 years who are experiencing emotional and behavioural challenges.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Spaces available at speech and language group Small Talk

  • Small Talk is a free speech and language therapy clinic for pre-schoolers with speech, language and communication needs. They currently have a number of spaces available.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Speech and Language Therapy Service under pressure

  • The number and complexity of children with speech and language difficulties in Sheffield has been increasing in recent years, resulting in an ever-growing waiting list for the Speech and Language Therapy Service.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Proposal to create SEND post-16 centre on Peaks Campus

  • A proposal has been put forward to create a specialist post-16 hub for students with special educational needs and disabilities on the recently-vacated Peaks Campus.
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• • 29th September 2023

  • Transitions guide now available in other languages

  • A new transitions guide for parents of young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 13+ is now available in a range of community languages.
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