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SEND training and workshops
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) training and workshops for parents, carers and health professionals.
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A rough guide to not putting your foot in it!
Lincolnshire Young Voices (LYVs) is a group of young people with experience of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Lincolnshire Young Voices have been working with professionals to help them communicate better with children and young people with SEND. They have developed an online training programme to help professionals improve their communication skills. The training is aptly named ‘A rough guide to not putting your foot in it!’.
Currently the e-learning resource sits in the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Partnership website but we are working hard to get it embedded in organisations training platforms for use in induction and continued professional development.
Lincolnshire Young Voices are a pan-disability participation group. They research and act upon issues faced by young people with SEND. The group is funded by Lincolnshire County Council and supported by NHS Lincolnshire ICB. Their aims are to improve accessibility - in its broadest terms - support services and raise awareness of SEND.
For more information on their work, visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/youngvoices
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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Basic Awareness programme
This course will help users to understand SEND, the system as a whole, the key legislations regarding SEND and the impact of SEND on a family, The course will also help users know where to find more information and how practitioners play a part in supporting good outcomes.
Catalogue (learninghub.nhs.uk)
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Liaise - SEND Support & The Graduated Approach
Join us for an informative workshop aimed at health care professionals working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
These Workshops are delivered by Liaise virtually via Microsoft Teams and each session will cover:
- An introduction to Liaise – Lincolnshire’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIAS)
- The legal framework: Children and Families Act 2014, SEND Code of Practice, and SEND Regulations
- What “Special Educational Needs” and “Special Educational Provision” mean in law
- Roles and responsibilities in schools, from SENCOs to class teachers
- Understanding SEN funding, including the notional SEN budget and £6,000 threshold
- The Graduated Approach (Assess, Plan, Do, Review) and examples of provision
- Local support services, assessment tools, and the role of health professionals
- The EHC needs assessment process – law, timelines, and what the local authority must consider
- Myth-busting common EHCP misunderstandings
- Useful resources and how to refer to Liaise for support
These interactive sessions are split into 2 parts with a break in the middle and there will be opportunities to ask questions at the end of the session.
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Thursday 16th October 2025 13:00 – 15:30 – Click the link to register Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 13:00 – 15:30 – Click the link to register Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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Sensory Processing Difficulties Workshops
The NHS, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum (LPCF) and Aspens are offering an online support workshop for parents and carers of children and young people with sensory processing difficulties. Follow the link to book onto a workshop lincolnshirechildrenstherapyservices.nhs.uk/training