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Information on Right to Choose
Information on Right to Choose Following the Family Voice Surrey Neurodiversity online event with Mindworks Surrey professionals in February, families requested further information on Right to Choose. Current access to the ND Pathway for referrals for ADHD and Autism assessment and diagnosis, is restricted to the consultation process through schools. [...]
*** UPDATE ON TRANSPORT POLICY FOR UNDER 5’s***
The Surrey Transport Team have added some frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding under 5’s home to school transport to the Local Offer, which can be found here: Surrey Local Offer Travel Assistance We are aware that these FAQs do not cover all the issues that some families have raised, [...]
Family Voice Surrey would like to draw your attention to the following open letter on Post-16 Key Stage Transfers by Julia Katherine, Director of Education and Lifelong Learning at Surrey CC.
Family Voice Surrey would like to draw your attention to the following open letter on Post-16 Key Stage Transfers by Julia Katherine, Director of Education and Lifelong Learning at Surrey CC. If you would like to share your experience regarding the status of your child’s Post-16 placement by the statutory [...]
NHS England is urging parents and carers to book their children in for their MMR vaccine
Cases of measles are rising across England, including among children. Measles is an infection that spreads very easily and for some people can cause serious problems. NHS England is urging parents and carers to book their children in for their MMR vaccine, as measles cases continue to rise across the [...]
Open Letter from the Interim Director of Education and Lifelong Learning.
You can find the latest update from Dr Julia Katherine, Interim Director of Education and Lifelong Learning, Surrey County Council regarding Education Health and Care Needs Assessment and Annual Review timeliness: https://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/news/open-letter-regarding-ehcp-and-annual-review-timeliness As noted in Julia Katherine's Open Letter, please note that the temporary offer to accept private educational psychology [...]
*** Update on the Neurodiversity (ND) Pathway ***
*** Update on the Neurodiversity (ND) Pathway *** As many of you are aware, following the changes to the ND Pathway for referrals and diagnosis, Family Voice Surrey held an online ND event for parent carers in February. At the event, we stressed the importance of Mindworks providing regular communication [...]
FVS AGM Postponed to Thursday 8th February
Dear FVS Member, Hopefully by now you will have seen the update we shared on 25th January advising that we have postponed the planned AGM. We are proposing to hold the AGM on Thursday 8th February at 7.30pm. Like before this will be held via Zoom and streamed on Facebook [...]
Neurodevelopmental referrals update
*** JOIN US ONLINE *** Neurodevelopmental referrals update Thursday 8th February 12.15-13.45 Led by Kerry Clarke, CYP Head of Emotional Mental Health & Wellbeing Commissioning, NHS Surrey Heartlands and members of the Mindworks Surrey Team. As many of you are aware, there is currently a pause of ND referrals via schools, [...]
FVS AGM NEW DATE – Family Voice Surrey 2023 AGM (Thursday 8th February)
Thursday 8th February 2024 at 7.30pm To be held virtually via Zoom and streamed on Facebook Live (This was postponed from Thursday 25th January use this link for further details) Attendance To register your attendance and/or ask a question in advance, please complete the following registration form. It takes just [...]
An audience with Michael Charles CEO of Sinclairs Law – special education law.
Thursday, March 21st 6pm - 8pm An audience with Michael Charles CEO of Sinclairs Law - special education law. Family Voice Surrey is delighted to welcome Michael Charles, SEND Lawyer, to an in-person talk/Q&A session especially for Surrey parent carers held in Guildford. Spaces are limited, please reserve your free [...]
Surrey Local Area SEND Partnership Improvement Plan, January 2024
Surrey Local Area SEND Partnership Improvement Plan, January 2024 We are pleased to share the Surrey Local Area SEND Partnership Improvement Plan which has been produced in response to the Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, which the Surrey Additional Needs and Disabilities (AND) Partnership have worked together to [...]