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Carers Assessments

Who is a carer? An unpaid carer looks after someone who couldn’t cope without their support due to illness, dementia, disability, addiction, mental health or special educational need. A carer might look after a parent, child, partner or other family member or friend. They could…

Triple P Spring Term Dates January to March 2024 mixture of online and face to face training

Unless stated all courses are online The current climate has raised new parenting challenges for everyone. Children and teenagers have experienced disruptions to their daily life and increased worries about their safety and that of their family and friends. Children can react in unexpected ways…

Monthly Training for parents/carers

Following feedback we now provide round up of all training for the next two months available for SEND parents/carers in Bedford Borough.

FREE Spectrum Gaming Autism Parent and Professional Training for 6 weeks starts 1st May 7pm to 9pm or watch back for 30 days

FREE Spectrum Gaming Parent and Professional Training Who are Spectrum Gaming? OUR MISSION: To create a world where autistic young people can reach their true potential! OUR VISION: Spectrum Gaming is an autistic-led UK based charity that supports autistic young people. We aim to…

Training round up for practitioners

Welcome to the practictioners training round up.

Help & Advice

As a parent or professional it is not always easy to know where to go for support, who to ask for advice or what next steps are needed. We have included a list of services and support you might find useful but if you still…

SEND Glossary

Is there a term, word or Acronym. that you need clarification on please use the SEND glossary below. If you we missed a term, word or Acronym please let us know by emailing local.offer@bedford.gov.uk A Academy – a publicly funded school which operates outside of local authority…

Personal Assistants

Welcome to the Bedford Borough Personal Assistant Hub! This is a brand new page which we have coproduced with our Parent Carer Forum to hold all of the information regarding Personal Assistants (PA's) in one place. Here you will find out more information regarding 'What…

Assessment and diagnosis of autism: what to expect A quick guide for young people and their families

Assessment and diagnosis of autism: what to expect A quick guide for young people and their families Jump to: Why assessment is offered? Arranging assessment During assessment After assessment Information and support Further information More than 1 in 100 people are autistic. This affects people in…

What is a learning disability?

What is a Learning disability? A learning disability can affect the way a person understands information and how they communicate. This means they can have ongoing difficulties with; understanding new or complex information learning new skills coping independently A learning disability happens when a person's…

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