Local Offer West Northants

ALT Timeline Update! Short Breaks Services - North Northamptonshire Council (logo) - North Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices (logo) - Northamptonshire Children's Trust (logo) - NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (logo) - West Northants Voices in Partnership (logo) - West Northamptonshire Council (logo)

ALT Re: Daytime Activities, Overnight Breaks and Respite (Short Breaks) Tender documents were published - Wed 7 Feb 2024 Deadline for clarification questions - Fri 5 Apr 2024 Deadline to answer clarification questions - Tue 9 Apr 2024 Deadline to submit bids - 12noon on Mon 15 Apr 2024 Evaluation of bids - Mon 15 to Wed 17 Apr 2024 Notification of Award to the Provider - Thu 25 Apr 2024 Standstill Period (Allows time for other provider feedback on process) - 26 Apr to 7 May 2024 Notification to all stakeholders - Thu 9 May 2024 Setting up of new service - 7 May to 31 Oct 2024 New service starts - Fri 1 Nov 2024 We will share further information on the outcome of the tender on Thu 9 May. If you have any questions in the meantime, please email [email protected]

ALT Welcoming Spaces are run by local people from the voluntary, community & faith sectors in West Northants. Residents are offered a warm, trusted setting for people to socialise & access services tackling social isolation & cost of living. Each space may include: • Community activities • Homework club • Community meals • Film nights • Access to computers, free Wi-Fi and charging points • Access to wrap around support provision about money, welfare & wellbeing • Provision of refreshments/hot soups

ALT To find your nearest Welcoming Space, please call 0300 126 7000 or scan [QR code] We also have information on the Cost-of-Living Support, Chatty Cafes, and Good Neighbour Schemes. Cost of living support [QR code] Chatty Café Scheme [QR code] Good Neighbours Scheme [QR code] West Northamptonshire Council logo #welcomingspacesWN

ALT West Northamptonshire SEND Support Service (SSS) Autism and PUBERTY (Boys) Online Workshop For parent/carers of boys aged 0-19 with ASD or related social interaction and communication difficulties, living in West Northamptonshire. Mon 29 Apr, 10am This free 2-hour workshop will be held on Teams. Joining details will be sent prior to the session. Book your place: https://ow.ly/9O8i50Rcpm7

ALT West Northamptonshire SEND Support Service (SSS) Autism and PUBERTY (Girls) Online Workshop For parent/carers of girls aged 0-19 with ASD or related social interaction and communication difficulties, living in West Northamptonshire. Mon 22 Apr, 10am This free 2-hour workshop will be held on Teams. Joining details will be sent prior to the session. Book your place: https://ow.ly/ZJI350RcoMu

ALT West Northamptonshire SEND Support Service (SSS) In-Person Spectrum Course Kingsthorpe Children’s Centre, St David's Road, Northampton NN2 7QJ A free six-session course for parent/carers of children aged 8+ with confirmed or suspected ASD and related social-communication difficulties. Wed 17 Apr (6-8pm) Wed 24 Apr (6-8pm) Wed 1 May (6-8pm) Wed 8 May (6-8pm) Wed 15 May (6-8pm) Wed 22 May (6-8pm) Book your place: https://ow.ly/2v8650RbeKA

ALT Before we go…… Help us celebrate the work of Get on Board Get on Board and the champions have worked hard to speak up for people with a learning disability in Northamptonshire for many years. To celebrate all the things GOB did, you are invited to one of our free events in May. There will be lots of fun for everyone. All friends of GOB are welcome. There will be a free buffet lunch. 'It's My Life' will put on a great show for you. Choose either: Friday 10th May in Corby or Friday 31st May in Northampton. Both events will be from 10.30am to 2pm. To save your place send an email to [email protected] Or phone Carol Coe on 07793 407848 Places will be limited so please let us know as soon as possible if you want to come. We will send you more information nearer the event.

ALT West Northamptonshire SEND Support Service (SSS) Online ASD & Toileting Workshop For parent/carers of children aged 0-19 with ASD or related social interaction and communication difficulties (living in West Northamptonshire). Tue 26 Mar, 10am Please Note: This course is free but requires a £5 booking fee. It will be fully refunded on attendance or cancellation. Book your place: https://ow.ly/cY1L50QUy0H

ALT A decorative (and very text-heavy) screen-grab of a calendar of events for Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024. Visit https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events for a list of the events, their dates and times, and links to book spaces.

ALT A photo of a young man creating a decorative mural

ALT SEND Funding Event A communication and training session on SEND funding changes for mainstream education providers, parents, and carers in West Northamptonshire. In September 2022, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) set up a SEND Funding Steering Group. It was made up of representatives from the parent carer forum group, SENCos, and staff from schools, colleges, units, and early years settings. Sub-groups were set up to carry out more detailed reviews for early years settings, mainstream schools, and post-16 settings. The team focused on creating a funding framework that would allow WNC to allocate funds to schools, colleges, units, and early years settings in a more consistent and transparent way. The framework includes changes to funding administration, funding criteria, and funding levels for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with and without EHC Plans. Many of the changes will be rolled out soon. So WNC will be hosting a SEND Funding Update Event on: Tuesday 12th March

ALT Time 4 Support Support group for Parent Carers of children/young people aged 0-25 who have SEND will be held on the FIRST MONDAY of every month. When: Our first session will be Monday 5th February, 9:30am-11:00am. Where: Hunsbury Park Primary, Dayrell Road, Northampton NN4 9RR West Northants SEND Support Service (SSS) and West Northants Voices in Partnership (WNVP) will join us at EVERY session!

ALT WE HEARD YOU! You told us what you wanted to see from the new way of delivering activities and respite for children with disabilities (short breaks). Now we can share with you the results. SCAN THE CODE TO FIND OUT MORE! North Northamptonshire Council Northamptonshire Children's Trust North Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices West Northants Voices in Partnership NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board West Northamptonshire Council

ALT How do you feel about the new SEND Local Offer West Northants website? We are doing a 2nd phase of development on the Local Offer pages of the website, and we are looking for the opinions of the people that use the site. We would love to capture your thoughts and feelings on the Local Offer pages, how you use them, how you approach different elements of the pages, and any challenges you may face with them. We expect that this will be a 30-minute meeting, which we will hold on MS Teams. We’ll ask you to share your screen so we can watch you use the website. We’ll ask some questions about it as we go. We're just looking to get real-life experiences from real-life users so we can understand (1st-hand) what is good and what needs to improve. If you have 30 minutes to spare, please book into the Local Offer Phase 2 calendar using the link below. Kate and Beyza will meet you on Teams at the time slot you have chosen. Dates are available between now and 7 Feb 2024. https://ow.ly/TTlF50QulPl

ALT New SEND Drop-In Group for pre-school children and their parents / carers Friday, 12th January 2024 (09:30-11:30am) Runs on the second Friday of the month Come and join us! Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 147-155 Kettering Road, Northampton NN1 4BS (Small amount of parking behind the church in Cowper Street). For more information, email [email protected] or phone 01604 516809

ALT Barriers to Attendance Working Group ONLINE WORKSHOP: Shaping the Future of School Attendance Support Has your child experienced school attendance difficulties? Help us understand the challenges faced by children and young people Friday 2 Feb, 2024 6pm to 7.30pm MS Teams Book your place here: https://ow.ly/jrN850Qp9xw

ALT TIME FOR US ALL SEN Support Group Monthly meet at Brixworth Community Hall Please see Facebook page Time For Us All Or email [email protected] All welcome Carers welcome and kids too Free tea / coffee or juice Feel free to pop in and meet the team Brixworth SEN Support Group In touch with Northamptonshire Carers

ALT West Northamptonshire SEND Support Service (SSS) Puberty (Boys) Online Workshop For parent/carers of boys aged 0-19 with ASD or related social interaction and communication difficulties, living in West Northamptonshire. Mon 15 Jan, 10am This workshop requires a £5 booking fee. It will be fully refunded on attendance or cancellation. Book your place: https://ow.ly/S0GO50QpesY