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PODS SEND Education Conference & Lots More...

PODS SEND Education Conference - **Spaces still Available**

Thursday 27th February 2025 from 9.30am-2.30pm at Holiday Inn, Telford Town Centre, Telford, TF13 4EH

PODS Parent Carer Forum & Telford & Wrekin Council

Invite you to our free SEND Education Conference (0-25years).

Focus on discussions and navigating the local system with updates on SEN Support, Inclusive Provision, Graduated Response, ELSEC (Early Language skills), Alternative Provision (Change Programme).

Local Key Note Speakers. Open to Parent Carers and Professionals.

Registration at 9am-9.30am, start 9.45am / Ends at 2.30pm.

Free Lunch, parking and refreshments.

To book, please click here: SEND Education Conference

PODS Sleep Course

Are you having trouble getting your child/young person to sleep at night?

From Thursday 6th March we will be running our 3 week Sleep Tight Course.

The course will cover; The importance of sleep, Causes of sleep issues, sleep physiology, good sleep practice and strategies.

Sessions will last 1.5 hours and run weekly at 10am on Thursday’s at the PODS Hub. Parent/carers must attend all 3 sessions in order to successfully complete the course. Places are limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis.

To register your interest please email elaine@podstelford.org

PODS February Half Term Activities - **BOOKING NOW OPEN**

Join PODS in February Half Term for a variety of activity sessions! Parents and carers must attend and tickets are required for all children and young people.

Open to children and young people, including siblings.

To book, please click the links below:

Saturday 15th February - Cooking Session 

Monday 17th February - Pancake Session - SOLD OUT

Wednesday 19th February - Blist Hill Museum - SOLD OUT 

Friday 21st February - Gardening Session 

PODS Pre-School Sensory Sessions 

Join our warm welcoming staff for our pre-school sensory sessions on a Friday morning 10.30am-11.30am during term-time.

The sessions are held at PODS Hub, this session is for children from 0-5. Please only take photos of your own children. 

No refunds available. 

These will begin on the 31st January. To book, please click here: PODS Pre-School Sensory Sessions 

Nurture & Grow

Care in the Community by the Community

Nurture and Grow provides specialist PA support for children and young people aged 0-25 with disabilities and additional needs.

We are now accepting applications for support from individuals who are self funding or using direct payments.

Please follow the QR code in the poster or click below to apply:

Nurture & Grow Personal Support Application

Fully trained support workers providing 1:1 and 2:1 care.

Blossom & Bloom Stay and Play Session

Blossom & Bloom is a stay and play session for infants and pre-schoolers aged 0-5. There will be fun activities every week, come for a coffee, meet other parents in our welcome and inclusive environment. 

This will be open to all children prior and post diagnosis, this group every Tuesday term-time only it will run 10-11.30 at PODS hub for any extra information contact Louise@podstelford.org 

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service Update

Sharing from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin...

EXTRACT "The BeeU service, delivered by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), has been extended until the end of September 2025. This extension provides the necessary time to develop and commission a new and improved Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service (previously known as the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)), building on ongoing transformation efforts. This includes reducing waiting times, expanding capacity, enhancing preventative support in schools and communities, and ensuring services remain responsive to the needs of children, young people, and their families.

Upcoming Period of Engagement

We are now entering a critical six-week period of engagement, starting 27 January 2025 and ending on 7 March 2025, to gather feedback that will shape the future of emotional wellbeing and mental health services. This engagement builds on previous feedback and is essential to ensuring that the voices of children, young people, parents, carers, and professionals guide the planning and delivery of these vital services."

To read the full update and complete the survey, please click here: Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service Update

Survey - Short Breaks Statement 2025

Sharing from Telford & Wrekin Council...

"Telford and Wrekin Council’s Short Breaks Statement is designed to show how we meet the social care needs of Children and Young People, up to the age of 18, with disabilities in Telford and Wrekin. It shows the levels of support available, who it is available to and how to access it. The statement was initially published in Spring 2023, and we are now carrying out annual reviews to ensure it is fit for purpose and remains up to date. By completing this survey, you are helping us to produce our new statement. Your thoughts and views are invaluable.

It is important to have access to and have read the Short Breaks Statement when completing this survey."

You can view a copy of the Short Breaks Statement and take part in the survey here: Survey - Short Breaks Statement 2025

Lawley Community Coffee Morning

Thursday 13th February from 10.30am-12pm at Lawley Community Hub

Please see the poster below for details on the upcoming coffee morning at Lawley Community Hub.

The Movement Centre

Sharing from The Movement Centre...

"Who we are and what we do: The Movement Centre is a UK registered charity providing a specialist therapy called Targeted Training to help children with movement disabilities gain movement control. Targeted Training can help children with Cerebral Palsy, Global Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome and other problems affecting movement control to gain functional skills and independence.

Support is given directly beneath where control is an issue. As each child makes progress the level of support is lowered so that they can continue to develop movement control. This mimics the way in which movement control is naturally developed in a young infant, from the head downwards.

Children we support may have conditions such as:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Global Developmental Delay
• Genetic Disorders
• Down Syndrome
• An Acquired Brain Injury
• Childhood Strokes
• Undiagnosed Syndrome Without a Name (SWAN)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy"

To find out more, please click here: The Movement Centre

Events at Telford & Wrekin Libraries 

Please see the posters below for details on upcoming events being held at Telford & Wrekin Libraries.

Little Sensory Story Explorers - Donnington & Muxton Community Library

The Story Detectives

Bounce & Rhyme

Little Sensory Story Explorers - Dawley House

Action for Happiness Calendar - Friendly February 2025

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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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