PfA Showcase & Celebration Event, 11 March 2022
On 11 March 2022, the PfA team delivered an online event to showcase not only what the PfA team has achieved, but also to celebrate some of the fantastic things that are going on around the country to support young people with additional needs to have a good life.
Contributors
A big thank you to those who presented and shared their learning at this event. The full list of sessions and contributors can be found in the agenda.
Recording
Chapters for the different presentations are marked in the video.
Presentation Slides & Additional Resources
Presentation Slides & Links:
1. Person-centred Practice & Camden (Crina)
- Children & Young People Disability Service – a Camden Council video
2. What Matters Island (Barry & Jon)
- What Matters Island – a person-centred planning tool
3. Essex County Council Targeted Employment (Suzanne & Jethro Picton)
4. Preparing for Adulthood Minimum Standards (Jayne & Alice)
- PfA Minimum Standards Tool – a tool to support productive conversations to enable young people with SEND to achieve good PfA and life outcomes
- ‘Must Dos’: SEND Code of Practice – a summary of the statutory requirements under primary legislation, regulations or case law within the SEND code of practice
5. Imagine the Possibilities Update (Julie Y)
6. DPD Work on Supported Internships & Apprenticeships (Steve Mills)
- DPD Inspire Booklet – an employer's guide to starting a supported employment journey
7. Independence Skills & Community Inclusion in Manchester (Maria)
- Summer SEND Offer, Manchester – a video to showcase the SEND summer family activities in 2021
- Manchester Local Offer - helps children, young people and their parents to understand what services and support they can expect from a range of local agencies
- UK Bus Checker App - tickets, travel times and more
- SimpleMind - mind mapping app
- Social Story Creator & Library - an app easily create, print & share
- Comic Life 3 App
- ChatAble Symbol-based App
- Picture Board App - communicate with pictures
- Story Creator App - easy story book maker for kids
- Easy Read App - large text
8. Community Inclusion from the Earliest Years (Natalie & Emma)
9. Ruth’s Top Tips - Brilliant Meetings with Young People (Ruth & Alice)
- Ruth’s Top Tips: Brilliant Meetings with Young People – a resource about how to make meetings accessible for everyone
- Time to Talk Next Steps – NDTi's three-year programme to support young people with additional needs to build confidence, provide motivation and make plans for the future
10. Developing a Top Tips Resource for Young People with Sensory Needs (Thomas & Alice)
- It’s Not Rocket Science – report and webinar about what autism ‘feels like from the inside’
11. LD Annual Health Checks 14-25 Years (Marie)
12. Kent Local Offer & Resources for Schools (Sharon)
13. Outcomes Based Accountability & Northumberland (Barry)
- Final Annual Review Guide – this guide is designed to help everyone involved in annual reviews to think about what a good final review would look like
14. Leadership Across SEND (Julie)
15. Reflections on the SEND Leadership Programme (Natalie)
Other Useful Links:
- Planning My Future Life – a suite of person-centred planning tools
- Additional Helpful Tools: Planning My Future Life – extra tools to support person-centred planning
- Let’s Be Clear (So Employers Know What You Are Asking For) – this brief document seeks to add some clarity about what we mean when we are approaching employers for work opportunities for young people with SEND
- Vocational Profile – a tool and guidance to help find out what a young person wants to do
- 100 Days for Inclusion – an NDTi programme of tailored development training and support for local areas
