1. Regional Development Project June 2015 - March 2016 Sarah Wike Work for IPSEA 12 hours a week to deliver the regional development project in the Yorkshire and Humber Region

2. Regional Development Project This is the outline of the session and we will go through each item individually as we move through the presentation Independent Parental Support Education Advice (IPSEA) Department for Education (DfE) Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) Main Issues families face Information and Advice Volunteering and Training Questions and how to contact me

3. Regional Development Project Independent Parental Special Educational Advice (known as IPSEA) is a registered Charity (Charity Number 327961) IPSEA provides ……… You can find this information on the IPSEA website www.ipsea.org.uk

4. Regional Development Project Department for Education (DfE) - is responsible for education and children's services in England. They have given some funding to IPSEA to run a short project to help raise awareness of the new SEND Law outlined in the Children and Families act 2014

5. Regional Development Project Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is an emotive subject Essential that families receive the right information and advice

6. Regional Development Project Families need to challenge – but how? IPSEA provide: Website Resources Information Service Advice Line Tribunal Helpline Tribunal Support

7. Regional Development Project Information and Advice available: SEN and Disability Law LA Duties Schools Duties Challenging Decisions Mediation SEND Tribunal

8. Regional Development Project Volunteering Volunteers at the heart of IPSEA Contact me if you want to know more about volunteering swike@ipsea.net swike@ipsea.net Training Range of SEND training available for parents, school staff, parents forums, parent support groups, local authority teams, IAS Services (IASS), school governors and other organisations. Training enquiries: training@ipsea.net

9. Regional Development Project Being a volunteer with IPSEA: Requires commitment but has huge benefits Valued by IPSEA Full training package given with mentoring and support whilst being a volunteer More information is available on our website swike@ipsea.net

10. Regional Development Project Yorkshire and Humber Region covers the following Local Authority Areas: Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, North Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York Any Questions? Contact me: swike@ipsea.netswike@ipsea.net