The Local Authority Proposes:-

Non-statutory consultation on proposals for: A new provision for children with communication and interaction needs at Windmill Church of England Primary School

The LA proposes to create 12 new transitional places at Windmill Church of England Primary School for children with complex communication and interaction needs

Please follow this link to the School Organisation and Planning team web page, where the consultation document is available to view and make comments online,  this link is mobile friendly:-

http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/schools/school-organisation-and-planning.aspx

details of activities are below

5 Kirklees Activity Table Spring Bank 2017

Parents!!! We need you!
We are pleased to announce that Healthcare services for children and young people in Kirklees will, from 1 April, be provided by a partnership called ‘Thriving Kirklees’. Locala is the lead organisation and we are joined in the partnership by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Northorpe Hall, Home-Start and Yorkshire Children’s Centre.
We are looking for interested parents to join us at a social event in Huddersfield Town centre to help shape and improve Children’s services.
To kick start a series of sessions we would like to explore the introduction of a Single Point of Contact. This telephone number will be the main route for parents contacting health care services including Health visiting, Nursery Nursing, School Nursing and also Emotional Health and Wellbeing services.
VENUE: Brian Jackson House, 2 New North Parade, Huddersfield HD1 5JP
TIME: 1-230pm (please note this is a very flexible session so arrive and leave when you need to!)
DATE: 5th May 2017
For more information please contact emma.boyes@locala.org.uk or call 07976 482442. Everybody is welcome! Please bring along your children! This is a great opportunity to get involved with Locala and meet other local people.
If you think that you will be able to attend please drop Emma a quick email to allow her to gather a rough idea of numbers…..Equally if you cannot attend on this day but would like to contribute electronically or by telephone still get in touch.
(Refreshments and a few toys will be provided but feel free to bring more!)

The registration and booking forms can be found below

Metrodome Flyer

CYPF Day Events and Actionnaires Registration form

we have details of courses run by kirklees council for carers.

The Health Trainer Service delivers a range of courses for unpaid carers who are looking for coping strategies to manage their day to day role of being a carer. Our courses run throughout the year and are held in Dewsbury and Huddersfield. This sheet provides dates and times of the courses /sessions which are running in Dewsbury and Huddersfield.   Eligibility is based on an adult over the age of 18 years, who is caring for someone who lives in Kirklees. If you are receiving financial support including carers attendance allowance or PIP, you are eligible to attend our free courses

Course dates in Huddersfield can be found below

HTH Carers Journey and LaM Dates 2017

Course dates in Dewsbury can be found below

DTH Carers Journey and LaM Dates 2017

Disability Sport Yorkshire and Leonard Cheshire Disability are delighted
to give details of a new project for Kirklees

“Opening Doors Kirklees”

It is a project to help disabled people to get out and about in Kirklees
with the aims of reducing social isolation, and improving general
well-being of disabled people.

The project involves a number of different approaches to encourage
disabled people to access social and leisure opportunities across
Kirklees.
Including:
•       An online forum for disabled people, their families and friends to
share their experiences, make recommendations and
make friends.
•       Volunteer scheme to support disabled people in accessing
opportunities of their choice
•       Directory of Opportunities
•       Ambassadors Programme, where disabled people can access training and
become a role model for their chosen activity.
•       Activity Fund, where groups can apply for funding to support
equipment, facility or delivery costs

We are currently recruiting and training volunteers to be 1:1 buddies to
help people access activities of their choice.

We are also taking referrals for people who would like to get out, but
need a helping hand. If you know someone who needs help, let us know.
 
For further details of the project, or to make an enquiry on how to get
out and about in Kirklees, please contact Lorraine Wrigley
lorraine.wrigley@leonardcheshire.org 07738 329527 or Fiona Hall
fhall@disabilitysportyorkshire.org 07341 265319

Voluntary Action Calderdale have several part time job opportunities which may suit some of our parents. see this link for more detail.

A small number of adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) have contacted Healthwatch Calderdale and Healthwatch Kirklees to discuss some difficulties that they are having in getting an initial diagnosis, and in accessing appropriate clinical support following a diagnosis.

Because of this they would like to have a better understanding of the issues that people with ASC face in Calderdale and Kirklees, so that they can raise them with the appropriate organisations and hopefully improve people’s experiences.

To do this we have designed two surveys, one for people with ASC to complete so that they can tell us about their experiences, and another one for the parents, partners and carers of adults with ASC to use to give us their views and ideas.

More information is available on their website here