Individual parent/carers
Alongside the service specific ways to have your say, (such as surveys hosted on the Local Offer here), there are many regular chances for parent/carers to learn how they can be part of shaping our local area.
You can find out about these:
💻 Online and through Social Media
64.95% of people who filled in the co-production survey told us that they wanted a specific Facebook page for co-production in SEND. This has been created and you can like and follow the SEND Co-Production Barnsley page here. The page will only share opportunities related to co-production and having your say. The Barnsley SEND Local Offer will continue to share opportunities for co-production and having your say, alongside all other SEND related opportunities and information, through the Barnsley SEND Local Offer Facebook page which you can like and follow here. You can find visit the Get Involved and Have Your Say section here, on the Local Offer website.
🧒 Through Schools and Early Years Settings
71.50% of people who filled in the co-production survey told us that they wanted to find information out through schools and early years settings. The Participation Team are now regularly attending parent events in 41.5% of schools across Barnsley and the number is growing every month. Speak to your SENCO to find out if they are in your school or setting.
📧 By email
70.56% of people who filled in the co-production survey told us they wanted to find information out about co-production opportunities and updates through a dedicated email list that people can sign up to. You can do this by:
- Speaking to a member of the Participation Team at an event in school or the community
- By contacting the team directly on SENDWorkingTogether@barnsley.gov.uk
- By filling in the online registration form, this form also has an option to add your child to the Disabled Childrens Register (DCR)
🤝 Face to Face
The Participation Team host and attend physical events throughout the year such as:
- Our Local Offer Live market place events that take place throughout the year, information about these can be found on the Local Offer website and Facebook page.
- The Monthly Central Participation Drop in on the 3rd Wednesday of every month 10am-12noon at the Ozone, Barnsley Football Club.
- SEND Participation Community Drop-Ins that take place in different venues across the area every month. Information about these drop in sessions can be found here.
Keeping you up to date with the work of the Barnsley SEND Community Consortium
Anyone who wants to keep up to date with what the Barnsley SEND Community Consortium are up to can attend the Central Participation Drop-In which takes place 10am-12noon on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Ozone, Barnsley Football Club.
Hosted by the SEND Participation Team, with members of consortium groups regularly in attendance, you can keep up to date with what's going on in the key work streams BSCC are working on.
There is also a Community Participation Drop-In that takes place in a different area each month. The dates for these can be found on the SEND Co-Production Barnsley Facebook Page