Over the past two years, we have really appreciated all the engagement with, and feedback provided, by parents, carers, children and young people, and professionals across Bradford. We have been using this feedback to continually review and improve Services across the Bradford Local Area. Throughout November we will be running a series of Open Houses on the proposed Local Area's SEND Transformation (Change) Programme. We would welcome your input and value your views to help develop the services that families need. These events will be both virtual and in-person.
For those unable to attend any of these events, we will be providing further information on ways in which you can provide input and feedback shortly.
As always, we encourage you to provide feedback through the Local Offer pages for Services you use, or alternatively, please feel free to contact us via email: SENDTandC@bradford.gov.uk
Local Offer Refresh - This session will look at how we will continue to improve our Local Offer, allowing families easy access to the information, advice and support services available to them across the District.
Short Breaks - This session will look at how we take forward your recommendations from the Short Breaks review to ensure all children and young people with SEND are able to access the appropriate Short Breaks for their needs.
Family Finance - This session will look at how we will allow for families in Bradford to access the most appropriate finances through Direct Payments and Personal Budgets to support their needs.
Brokerage Services - This session will look at how a Brokerage team can best support families gain access to the Services that will meet their needs.
Bradford Marketplace - This session will look at how we create a 'market place' to ensure children and young people with SEND can access the appropriate services to meet their needs.
Young Persons Voice - This session will look at how partners across Bradford will ensure that the voice of children and young people is captured in all we do.
Employment, Training and Education - This session will look at how we will ensure all young people in Bradford with SEND have an appropriate ETE plan and the opportunities to meet their aspirations.
Workforce Development - This session will look at what training and support we need to provide to all professionals working with children and young people with SEND in Bradford.
Performance and Insight - This session will look at what data we need to monitor to ensure we are meeting the needs of children and young people with SEND in Bradford.
In-person Events
We are running two in-person events.
Please note: in order to keep people safe, places will be limited and we ask that all parents, carers and professionals who wish to attend email us to book a space.
We will be:
- ensuring the room is well ventilated,
- spreading the seating out to help with social distancing,
- asking people not to attend if they have any symptoms which would be suspicious of Covid
We are also asking all attendees to do a Lateral Flow Test either the night before, or the morning of these events as well.
The Bradford SEND Local Offer is a free and impartial service provided by Bradford Council. The information contained within the website is available for the purposes of identifying services and provision that are available to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This information does not represent a recommendation or an endorsement of a Service or Provider and neither does the Bradford Council or its partners make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy of the information.
Anyone seeking to use or access a service or provision is responsible for undertaking their own checks to determine the suitability and fitness for purpose of that service and provision. Some providers will be registered and inspected by external agencies, such as Ofsted or the Care Quality Commission. Anyone working with children and young people will be required to have appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service Check (the replacement for the Criminal Record Check), safeguarding policies and insurance in place, which they should make available to you on request.
