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Self-harm
This page provides information about self-harm, and where you can get advice and support. Overview of self-harm Self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with a build-up of difficult feelings or thoughts. Self-harm can be in a form of scratching, cutting,…Stress
This page provides information about stress, and where you can get advice and support. Overview of stress Stress is our body’s response to pressure, new situations or experiences and unexpected life events. Stress also occurs when we feel threatened or feel like we no control…Tax free childcare
Last reviewed: January 2023 Tax-Free Childcare is a Government scheme to help working families with their childcare costs. Parents use online childcare accounts to pay their registered childcare providers directly. For every £8 parents pay in to these accounts, the Government will add £2. The…Time To Listen Events
In 2021, we published the final report following the independent review of SEND Services in Suffolk undertaken by Lincolnshire County Council. You can read more about the review here. One of the things families fed back to us as part of the review was that you wanted…Specialist Provision: panels and processes
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities – How we make decisions The decisions we make about the support our children and young people receive is central to our vision and can have a profound effect on their outcomes. We have been working over recent months to…Improving SEND services in Suffolk
This page provides information about our ongoing work to improve SEND Services in Suffolk. The dropdowns below signpost to the latest information and updates available.Activities Unlimited Services Grants for children with SEND and Young Carers 2023/24
We are now inviting new applications for the funding of Short Break and Young Carers/Siblings activities for the 2023/24 financial year. This year has seen the introduction of a small grant application form for proposals up to £3,000 and the full grant application for proposals…Activities Unlimited Service Redesign
March 2020 When we opened our Short Break Service in 2009 we had around 350 members. Eleven years later we now have over 5,000 children and young people registered with us from across Suffolk, nearly 2000 of whom receive a financial award. We are proud…Activities Unlimited appendices
A list of useful documents for managing your Short Break Personal Budget. AU Personal Budget Leaflet AU Spending Guidelines AU Spending Record Template AU Excess Funds Policy AU Know Your Customer Policy AU Debt Recovery Policy Short Break Personal Budget Pro Rata Amounts Short Break…Activities Unlimited Short Breaks Personal Budgets - Appeals Process
April 2023: Please note that due to exceptionally high demand, appeals are currently taking longer to process than our published timescales. We will start hearing appeals in May 2023 - we apologise for this delay and would like to assure families that we are working…