The purpose of the survey is to identify the needs and inequalities facing children and young people and vulnerable groups who experience poor educational, health or social outcomes. Our aim is to listen to and learn from children and young people and act on their views and opinions. Your feedback will inform future decision.
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The survey will close at 4pm on 22nd November 2024
Welcome to Issue 136 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).
Download Issue 136 – FYI – 7th November 2024
(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)
More activities, opportunities, training and awareness for you to have a look at in the Southern Area. Please feel free to click on the links provided to find out more and register.
For anyone who attends our Locality Planning Groups, please complete the survey on Page 3 to give your feedback on how you would like to see next year’s meetings. For those who do not attend these meetings, contact us to find out what they are and what they do, and, most importantly, what benefit they can be to you.
See you again in a fortnight!
Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)
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On Wednesday 6 November, Family Fund will be hosting an information and support event in Portadown, for families raising disabled or seriously ill children. Come and meet organisations and charities that can help, and find out more about access to Family Fund’s support services, grants and information.
Location: Millennium Court, 5-7 William Street, Portadown, Craigavon, BT62 3NX
Date and time: Wednesday 6 November, between 9.30am and 2pm
Register for event here: www.familyfund.org.uk/portadownnov24
Welcome to Issue 135 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).
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(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)
With the half-term breaking coming up, the next issue of ‘FYI’ will be circulated in three weeks time, on Thursday 7th November. (We’ll send out a reminder closer to the time!).
In the meantime, next Monday, 21st October, sees the start of Parenting Week. We have included, in this edition, a wide range of support and opportunities for parents, and encourage as many people to avail of these resources as possible.
Have a listen to the fantastic Podcast on Page 34 on Anxiety-Based School Avoidance by Parentline NI, where they share some of the stories and experiences from parents and shine a light on this pertinent issue.
Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)
The Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register and Queen’s University Belfast are delighted to share with you our free resources on sleep and CP. These resources are the results of Dr Mary-Elaine McCavert’s PhD on sleep disturbances in children with CP and were created alongside children with CP and their parents thanks to the support of the John Glover Memorial Award.
All three resources (including one for families and one for the GP core team) can be found and downloaded from here: https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/NorthernIrelandCerebralPalsyRegister/Sleep-disturbances-Cerebral-palsy/ . For your convenience, we have attached the resource for educational staff. We hope this supports you and your pupils with CP, who may also have difficulties with sleep.
