Latest Articles

• • 26th May 2020

  • Sheffield schools to open more widely from 15 June

  • Sheffield City Council has confirmed that schools and childcare settings can begin to open more widely from Monday 15 June. Sheffield had initially decided to delay wider opening on the advice of Greg Fell, Sheffield’s Director of Public Health.

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• • 7th May 2020

  • Coronavirus: Changes to local SEND services

  • This page explains how services in Sheffield that support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are responding to the coronavirus outbreak.

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• • 7th May 2020

  • Coronavirus: Useful information

  • We have put together a list of links to useful information and support for families with disabled children during the coronavirus crisis.

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• • 7th May 2020

  • Support from children’s social care during coronavirus

  • We have asked Sheffield City Council to answer some questions about the support provided by children’s social care during the coronavirus crisis. This article is for parents whose child has a social worker, MAST worker or SNIPS worker.

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• • 6th May 2020

  • Temporary changes to the law on EHC plans

  • The Secretary of State for Education has issued a notice under the Coronavirus Act. This temporarily modifies some aspects of the law that applies to children and young people with Education Health and Care (EHC) plans.

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• • 5th May 2020

  • Coronavirus: Announcements from public services

  • This page provides important updates from central and local government and the NHS that are relevant for families with disabled children in Sheffield.

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