How SEND Support is Helping Local Families
Find out how the Mencap Family Engagement Project and SEND Health Navigator Service have been helping families across Tameside and how to access their support.
Mencap Family Engagement Project
- 115 families are registered with over 60 parents working with Family Connectors for 1:1 support.
- There are four regular in person groups with approximately six sessions per month. More than 200 parents or caregivers have attended face-to-face sessions.
- 156 children have attended SEND play groups.
- The project has co-produced sessions with six local services.
- 83 parents or carers attended information sessions on Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
What Families Say
“Thank you for all your support over the past year. We are ending the year on a high as we have been awarded DLA (for son) which will be a massive help for him and us. Thank you so much we didn’t even know DLA was available to us till you both told us.”
“Thank you for all your support this year. Really appreciate your help at the start of the year we had no DLA, no EHCP, no autism referral. Now we have a band 3 EHCP, DLA and just this week an accepted referral to the MAAT pathway.”
“Brilliant thank you Jen. You don’t understand how much yours and Tiffany’s help and support mean to mean right now. At one point I felt like I was drowning but now I feel like I have 2 people at least who understand my point of view.”
Look out for pop up events in your community and follow on social media or contact the team to be kept up to date.
www.facebook.com/familyengagementtameside
Phone 07977 162375
Email familyengagementgm@mencap.org.uk
SEND Health Navigator Service
The service aims to listen, support, provide advice and information and help families navigate systems and services.
- Since June 2024, the Service received 7,021 contacts from parents/carers and professionals
- 94% of people said it was very easy to access the service
- 96% of people said the Service was helpful
393 new families have registered to access a variety of support and activities such as:
- Family activities
- Trips
- Coffee mornings
- Support groups
- Workshops
14 Parent Carer Workshops have been provided based on trends and queries to the Navigator Service
342 parents/carers have attended the events on topics like:
- Reasonable adjustments in education
- Sensory processing and sleep
- Challenging behaviour
- Understanding EHCPs
- Autism and sleep
- Mental health
92% of people would recommend the workshops to another parent and 97% rated the workshops ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’.
The SEND Health Navigator Service is the first port of call for all families who need advice, signposting and support with health or mental health needs and is open to Glossop families and professionals. Families need to register with OKE to ensure they are kept up to date with what is going on.
Phone: 0161 342 5550 or 07867 484290
Email Oke@ourkidseyes.com
