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PODS Forest School Session, February Activities & Lots More...
PODS Forest School Session
Tuesday 21st February 2023 from 10.30am-1.30pm at Wrekin Forest School, Telford, TF6 6EE
Join PODS for session at Wrekin Forest School in the Feb Half Term on 21st Feb from 10.30am-1.30pm. During the session the children will be able to enjoy archery, woodcraft, go on the zip wire, make their own pizzas and roast marshmallows.
Each child/young person ticket costs £4/- The places are limited and booking is essential. Please only book the tickets for the child/young person. Parents/carers to stay for the session. Tea /coffee will be available for the parents/carers.
To book your place, please click here: PODS Forest School Session
PODS February Activity Sessions
Come and join PODS for a variety of activity sessions during February! Tickets available via Ticketsource. Booking is essential and parent/carer attendance is required.
To book, please click on the links below:
New Warm Hub Activity Sessions Starting in February!
New Warm Hub Activity Sessions Starting in February! No need to book and all are welcome.
Limited knitting needles and wool will be available for the Knit and Natter session and complete beginners are also welcomed.
PODS Warm Hub Dates - February & March
Please see the poster below for our Warm Hub dates during February and March.
FBC Manby Bowdler Care Fees Seminar
Wednesday 12 April 2023 from 9.15am-12.30pm at Shrewsbury Town Football Club Montgomery Waters Meadow, Oteley Rd, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ST
Please see the poster below for details on FBC Manby Bowdler's upcoming Care Fees Seminar.
They will be covering the following important topics:
- Why understanding the care system matters?
- How to stay in control when facing the care system?
- Do you have to sell your house to pay for your care?
- How can you protect your assets from care fees?
PODS Befriending Scheme Recruitment Event
Thursday 9th February 2023 from 10am-12pm at PODS Hub, 1 Hawksworth Road, Central Park, Telford, TF2 9TU
Are you the Parent Carer of a child or young person with a special need or disability? Do you have some spare time to spend listening and supporting other parent carers on a 1:1 basis?
Then why not come and join us for our Befriending Scheme Recruitment Event, where you can find out more about being a Befriender, the Befriending Scheme and the support we offer.
To book your place, please click here: PODS Befriending Scheme Recruitment Event
If you're unable to join us on the day, but would like to know more about becoming a PODS Befriender, please contact Kerrie by email: kerrie@podstelford.org or call: 07309 753044
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PODS Admaston Family Group
Monday 6th February 2023 from 10am-12pm at Admaston House Community Centre, Telford, TF5 0BN
Join us at our friendly Family group, a chance to catch up on updates, discuss services and access non-judgemental peer support with fellow parent carers.
Any family members welcome to join us and we'll supply the refreshments and treats too (donations welcome).
To book your place, please click here: PODS Admaston Family Group
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PODS After School Clubs
Please see the poster below for details of PODS After School Clubs held at PODS Hub during Term Time. Cost is £3 per child.
To book your place, please click on the links below:
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Women's Safety Matters Survey
Sharing from Telford & Wrekin Council...
"Do you think being female affects your personal safety? If so, could you help us by filling out our latest ‘Safety Matters’ survey please?
We know that women are disproportionally affected by violence such as domestic abuse, stalking and harassment and have long since championed support and preventative measures in Telford and Wrekin. This survey will build on that work through the Safer & Stronger Communities project, but we need your input to make sure investment into safety measures are in areas that really count.
Please take five minutes to complete the survey here? http://www.telford.gov.uk/safetymatters
It’s not exclusively for women so if you’re a man and have a view on how to improve safety please feel free to complete the survey too.
Read more about why we’re investing here https://newsroom.telford.gov.uk/News/Details/16604"
Taylor Support - Life Skills Project
Please see the poster below for Taylor Support's Life Skills Project.
Information from Telford & Wrekin Community Champions
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Working Together Charter Goes 'Live'
We know at PODS, the power and importance of our parent carer voices, which we gather every day. We gather these voices and experiences to help us to co-produce local services.
As the formal Parent Carer Forum leading on Participation and Co-Production for the past fifteen years, we are in a really important place to share our families’ experiences – where it matters most – at a strategic and operational level, with key commissioners, managers and service leads across health, social care and education teams.
This Working Together Charter has been developed over the past three years to further support co-production and strengthen working together to ensure parent carer voices are included in all decisions and developments in the SEND World.
Over the years we have had many conversations with families and feedback has always mentioned communication and how important it is. We have worked with partners to develop this charter, learning from best practice and a Department for Education recognised project. The Working Together Charter (named by families) embeds 4 key principles to build ‘TRUST’. They are:
- Open Communication
- Feeling Welcomed and Cared For
- Feeling Valued and Included
- Working in Partnership
Read more about the Working Together Charter here that is shared to the Telford & Wrekin Local Offer: https://orlo.uk/KUSz9
If you would like to get involved in supporting us to embed the Working Together Charter, or have any questions about it, please contact Jayne Stevens, Strategic Co-ordinator, 0777 534 2092 or jayne@podstelford.org
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Update from Jayne, Strategic Co-ordinator
Hello all - how are you doing?
We wanted to update you on what's been happening this last few weeks. I'm sure that you've seen the 'Working Together' Charter news release; we are really excited for this piece of work and we will be sharing more with you. We already have a commitment to work with a couple of schools, so we'll be starting that work soon - with family groups and mini-forums. If you are interested in getting involved in this work and you think your school would be a great mini-base, we'd love to hear from you, 0777 534 2092 / jayne@podstelford.org.
Our ongoing conversations regarding short breaks are continuing, and with the new Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO) we have begun having more discussions regarding eligibility, criteria, access routes etc.
SEND boards are continuing and these are expanding to include more health, so we have the whole BeeU and mental health, early years work areas that we are continuing to feed into. We know that BeeU service access remains a challenge for our families and recovery plans are being discussed. I'm happy to pick up individual cases and can access the team to check what is happening. We've had some recent communication regarding letters that have been shared and we've asked to be part of how these are written so families have the right information at the right time.
The 0-5 pathway work has continued, we're representing families on the various pathways, autism, communication and speech and language.
Some great news from leisure services with more inclusive offers across ice rink, soft play and the new developments and equipment going into the gyms for our young people to be able to access.
The annual review workshop on Friday was really well attended, and as any workshop/training goes, always able to learn something new - even me! We look forward to more of these joint events with the council SEND Team and SENDIASS.
For anyone who has missed the social stories workshop, we will be running another workshop again, and also the 'Challenges at Home' sessions are open for bookings again from February.
Look forward to catching up with families soon again.
Best Regards
Jayne@podstelford.org / 0777 534 2092
Action for Happiness Calendar - Happier January 2023
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Thank you for reading our latest Ebulletin, please stay safe & well.
Kerrie Seagrave, Member Support Co-ordinator
on behalf of PODS Parent Carer Forum.
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