Bromley Parent Voice aims to empower parents and carers by providing information on essential services.
Here you will find information on services and support for parents, carers and families of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in Bromley.
This information can also be used as a guide for those working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including the voluntary sector.
I am delighted to have been asked to introduce the Bromley Parent Voice website, which details the much valued work that the forum does to support the engagement of parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs or disabilities in Bromley.
‘Parent Carer Forums are representative local groups of parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities who work alongside local authorities, education, health and other service providers to ensure the services they plan, commission, deliver and monitor meet the needs of children and families.’ (1.13 Code of Practice for the Children & Families Act 2014)
LB Bromley is committed to ensuring that children and young people and families are listened to and are involved in the decisions which affect their lives and to working in co-production with parent carers, children and young people (birth-25 years) with additional needs or disabilities to ensure the Local Offer is shaped by our families.
http://bromley.mylifeportal.co.uk/localoffer.
LB Bromley values the commitment of the forum members who work hard to ensure the views, wishes and feelings of parent carers across our borough are fed into both the commissioning and delivery of services. Working in partnership with Bromley Parent Voice enables all partners to develop a better shared understanding of how to secure the best possible outcomes for all children and young people within the resources available.
Our vision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities living in the London Borough of Bromley is shared – that they achieve well in their early years, at school and in college, and lead happy and fulfilled lives. We have a shared and collective responsibility and will work together and challenge each other to allow us to meet our moral and legal obligations.
I do hope that you will find this website to be a valuable source of information for you. If you require further information regarding engagement opportunities in Bromley please contact:
Kay Moore, Children, Young People and Parent SEND Lead, LB Bromley
T: 0208 776 3170
E:info@bromleyparentvoice.org.uk
Ade Adetosoye OBE
Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Education, Care and Health Services
‘Get Information’ provides information for parents, carers and families of school age children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in Bromley. A downloadable Resource Guide is available – click here or further copies can be obtained through specialist support and disability services.
There are two other booklets updated regularly and all guides are downloadable through www.bromley.gov.uk(keyword disabled children) Printed copies of the booklets are also available through the relevant teams.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the services detailed here, please do contact the relevant professional for support and advice, or for signposting to the services you require contact;
Pelin Ahmet, Specialist Information Officer
Tel: 020 8313 4511
Email: pelin.ahmet@bromley.gov.uk
Kay Moore, Parent Representative and Parent Participation Officer
Tel: 020 8776 3170
Email: kay.moore@phoenixsch.org.uk
The Local Offer includes information on the services and support that the local authority expects to be available locally for children and young people.
General Information – The Bromley Local Offer
The Bromley Local Offer Website
The Bromley Local Offer – Calendar of Events
Early Support is a core partner supporting the new Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms and is a key approach to meeting the needs of the disabled children, young people and their families.
Read more here to find more information, downloadable resources etc.
Bromley’s Special Educational Needs and Disability Services is organised through three teams offering a wide range of support and services who work closely with commissioning and the Disabled Children’s Team to provide integrated services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. These are: Special Educational Needs Services, Specialist Support and Disability Services and Inclusion Support Services.
You will find here information on Community services in Bromley.
You will find here information on Community Health services in Bromley.
You will find here information on Activity Holiday and Summer Camps available.
You will find here information on benefits you may be entitled to receive. Some of the benefits are dependent on income and whether a couple or single parent is in employment and/or not in receipt of other benefits.
You will find here information on Education Grants available.
Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) offers impartial information, advice and support for parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) as well as providing information and advice for parents of all children (regardless of SEN) on their child’s transition from primary school to secondary school.
For further information please visit –
Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS)
Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) Leaflets
You will find here information on Local Leisure and Social Activities available. For further information regarding activities and places to visit Bromley’s on-line directory of community and voluntary services: www.infobromley.org
To find your local leisure centre, go to; www.bromleymytime.org.uk
Please also look at Bromley Parent Voice Events page which gives dates and times of activities.
You will find here information on Local Support available in Bromley. Some of Bromley Voluntary Sector partners are supported by grants from the London Borough of Bromley.
You will find here information on National Support available.
You will find here information on Practical Support for Families.
Short Breaks are offered by the London Borough of Bromley to support disabled children and young people and their families. From April 2011, all local authorities have a duty to provide short breaks and have the Short Break Services Statement published by October 2011.
Short breaks provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to have enjoyable social experiences as well as providing a valuable break for their parents or carers. Short breaks can enhance social development and reduce social isolation. Short breaks include day, evening, overnight or weekend activities and take place in the child’s own home, the home of a carer, a residential or community setting.
We regularly consult with disabled children and young people and their parents and carers to ensure that services meet their needs.
http://bromley.mylifeportal.co.uk/social-care-local-offer.aspx
You will find here information on Suppliers of Specialist Equipment.
There can be difficulties for all parents when raising child, but for the most, parents of disabled children will have many more factors to consider when juggling their parenting roles, which can be a full-time job. This can sometimes mean that there is only one income within the household and many families may struggle to make ends meet. Charity organisations have been set up to give advice and support, and supplement some of the shortfalls and financial difficulties that some of us may face without the additional assistance. Most of us have all at some time given to charities and still continue to support such worthy causes.
You will find here information on Support from Charitable Organisations.
You will find here toolkits to ensure you understand processes, jargon busters, examples of letters, templates.
Look here to find links to documents which will help you understand the new SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Reforms.
Edward Timpson Open Letter to Parents
Independent Support : Questions and Answers
The SEND Reforms : what parent carers need to know and what they need to do
Look here to see some great ideas and strategies parent/carers have shared at our Workshops.
SALTS
A great visual to help a child or young person to think about their actions.
Keeping up with all the abbreviations and acronyms can be confusing so here is a glossary of some that you may come across.
You will find here information on Working Rights for Parents and Carers.
Here you will find a large number of links to local and national organisations and bodies that you may find useful.
The Specialist Support and Disability Service working to improve services for children and young people with disabilities and their families by the London Borough of Bromley.
The London Borough of Bromley
Education and Care Services Civic Centre
Stockwell Close Bromley
BR1 3UH
Tel: 020 8464 3333
www.bromley.gov.uk
Specialist Support and Disability Services
Phoenix Children’s Resource Centre
40 Masons Hill
Bromley
BR2 9JG
Tel: 020 8315 4741/49
Fax: 020 8466 8855
Hawes Down Centre
Hawes Lane
WestWickham
BR4 9AE
Tel: 020 8776 3160
Fax: 020 8777 1914
Inclusion Support Services
Griffins
LovibondsAvenue
Orpington
Kent
BR6 8ER
Tel: 01689 889 851
Fax: 01689 889 865
Special Educational Needs Services
Bromley Civic Centre
Stockwell Close
Bromley
BR1 3UH
Tel: 020 8313 4488
Fax: 020 8313 4145
Bromley Healthcare
The Phoenix Children’s Resource Centre
40 Masons Hill
Bromley
BR2 9JG
Tel: 020 8466 9988
Fax: 020 8466 8855
Community Provider Unit
Children andYoung People Beckenham Beacon
379 Croydon Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 3QL
Tel: 01689 866548
Fax: 020 8289 3242
How to complain
Website: www.bromley.gov.uk
By phonetotheComplaintsOfficer:02084617644
By email to the Complaints Officer: cypsocialcarecomplaints@bromley.gov.uk
You can also get help from;
All information and contact details were updated at the time of print September 2013. Government legislation at that time was reflected, however, it should be recognized that this may change during the period covered by this booklet. Please note that any products or organisations included on this website are not recommended or endorsed by Education and Care Services.
This information is written for parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities living in the London Borough of Bromley. Professionals working with children, young people and their families may also find it useful.
It is designed to enable individuals to find out what is available as a means of support and to access services available, both locally and nationally, more easily and directly.This is by no means a definitive guide to provision and services and we recommend you contact the service or organisation directly for further information.
It must be pointed out, however, that not all services are available or appropriate for every child, parent or carer. Some services are available only to children who have been assessed and referred by a professional.
The information is not a substitute for contact between parents/carers and professionals, but should be viewed as a working tool to supplement them.