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…Can you give your views to help shape future support for children and young people with special educational needs in the city? In Sheffield, there are more than 13,500 school-aged children and young people with a special educational need or…
…Between 12 November 2018 and 16 November 2018, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted a joint inspection of the local area of Sheffield to judge the effectiveness of the area in implementing the disability and special educational…
/blog/watchdog-inspection-finds-grave-weaknesses-in-send-practice-in-sheffield-2019-01-31
…A group of children with special educational needs and their parents have launched a legal battle to challenge planned cuts which they say will affect them. The families from Surrey have taken their case to the High Court in a bid to stop their…
/blog/families-in-surrey-challenge-cuts-to-special-education-2018-10-03
…Sheffield City Council are developing an Inclusion Strategy for Sheffield, working with the Sheffield Parent Carer Forum, schools, health services and other partners. The Inclusion Strategy will set their priorities and help the council to improve…
/blog/have-your-say-on-sheffields-inclusion-strategy-survey-for-parents-and-carers-2019-08-05
…The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield’s oldest and smallest theatre, is starting its annual Writing Festival featuring works by new writers next week – with one written by Disability Sheffield news volunteer, John Quinn. The festival started…
/blog/lantern-shines-light-on-new-theatrical-talent-2022-10-05
…A series of free seminars has been set up to help parents whose children have Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND). This means they have a learning difficulty or disability which makes it much harder for them to learn than other pupils of…
…The Gleadless Valley and Heeley Unpaid Carers Support Group offers a welcoming and supportive environment for unpaid carers to drop in for support, chat, refreshments and regular special events. Facilitated by Reach South Sheffield the group meet…
/blog/gleadless-valley-heeley-unpaid-carers-support-group-2020-02-24
…Sheffield’s NHS is coming together in the City Centre to mark the 70th anniversary of the day the NHS was born at an interactive free event for adults and children showcasing past, present and future advances in healthcare. A VINTAGE ambulance,…
/blog/special-celebratory-event-to-mark-nhs-70th-birthday-2018-07-02
…The Light Cinema on The Moor in Sheffield is holding special dementia-friendly screenings to ensure that those living with the condition have the opportunity to watch films in adapted environments. At a dementia-friendly screening there are no…
/blog/see-the-light-at-dementia-friendly-film-screenings-2018-05-21
…Learning Disability Week 2017 is here and up and down the UK there are events going on to raise awareness of Learning Disabilities. The focus of this year’s Learning Disability Week is employment. Mencap, the learning disability charity, have…