Category SEND

New specialist Free School for Somerset children gets green light

3 March 2023 · by · in Councillor Tessa Munt, education, Families and Children, SEND

Children in Somerset will benefit from a new free specialist school in Wells which will provide places for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. Somerset County Council has been successful in its application to the Department for Education (DfE) to open the school, one of 33 new free special schools nationally.  Councillor Tessa […]

Latest Ofsted and CQC review shows improvements in Somerset’s SEND services

1 February 2023 · by · in Councillor Tessa Munt, Press releases, SEND

An Ofsted and Care Quality Commission letter has shown improvements in Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) services in Somerset. Inspectors carried out a re-visit of the SEND Local Area Partnership (Somerset County Council, NHS Somerset and schools) in late 2022, and released their letter, detailing progress to the Partnership on Wednesday 1 February. The […]

Families urged to share their thoughts as SEND consultation nears its closing date  

13 December 2022 · by · in Councillor Tessa Munt, Latest information, Press releases, SEND

There is just over one week left to have your say on Somerset’s new plan for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).  The Somerset SEND Partnership (made up of Somerset County Council, NHS Somerset, Somerset Parent Carer Forum and local education providers), is urging families to share their thoughts before […]

School time capsule marks an eco-build first for Somerset climate strategy

18 November 2022 · by · in Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Tessa Munt, education, Environment, low carbon, Press releases, Schools, SEND

Pupils from St Dunstan’s School in Glastonbury have marked a significant step in eco- building by burying a time capsule on the site of their new Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) base, the first of its kind in Somerset. The new ASC school building on the site of St Dunstan’s School is the first educational building […]

Have your say on Somerset’s SEND strategy

26 October 2022 · by · in Councillor Tessa Munt, education, Latest information, Press releases, SEND

Members of the public in Somerset are invited to have their say on a new draft strategy for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The Somerset SEND Partnership, which includes Somerset County Council, NHS Somerset, Somerset Parent Carer Forum and local education providers, have launched a consultation for the public […]

Campaign launched to tackle under-reporting of Disability Hate Crimes in Somerset

10 October 2022 · by · in Councillor Adam Dance, health and wellbeing, Latest information, mental health, Press releases, Public Health, SEND

Disability Hate Crime is under-reported in Somerset, so Somerset County Council has teamed up with Frome-based community arts learning disability charity OpenStoryTellers to raise awareness this National Hate Crime Awareness Week (10 – 15 October). Hate crime can take many forms – including verbal abuse and insults, bullying (both online and in person), anti-social behaviours, […]

An opportunity for Parent Carers to help shape the future of SEND in Somerset

26 September 2022 · by · in Families and Children, Press releases, SEND

Somerset County Council, NHS Somerset and Somerset Parent Carer Forum are inviting families as well as school leads, education, and health professionals to join a webinar this October to help shape the future of Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) in Somerset. The partnership is currently in the process of developing a Somerset SEND strategy […]

Former Misterton School site given green light to continue supporting Somerset young people

5 August 2022 · by · in Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Tessa Munt, education, Press releases, Projects, SEND, youth services

The former Misterton school site has been given the green light to help up to 15 Somerset vulnerable children and young people improve their educational and life outcomes after a Somerset County Council key decision made today (5 August). Somerset County Council, in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, is working to support […]

Celebrating Somerset’s Children Looked After and Young People

29 July 2022 · by · in adoption, Annual Achievement Awards, Cllr Tessa Munt, Events, families, Families and Children, fostering, Press releases, SEND, Social Care

The achievements of more than 360 Somerset children looked after and young people in care have been celebrated at the return of the Annual Achievement Awards. Somerset County Council recognised 364 children and young people for their outstanding efforts following nominations from social workers, leaving care workers, schools, and other Children’s Services professionals. The entrants […]

Food vouchers return for Summer Holidays

20 July 2022 · by · in adoption, Adult Social Care, education, families, Families and Children, fostering, SEND, youth services

Schools will once again provide food vouchers to families eligible for Free School Meals to combat holiday hunger over the summer holidays. Somerset County Council is distributing approximately £1.2m from the Government’s Household Support Fund directly to schools to help fund food vouchers for children eligible for Free School Meals over the summer holidays. The […]

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