SEND community engagement events and survey
Tell us about your lived experience of education, health and social care services and hear about local SEND system developments
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Key Southend buildings and landmarks to be lit up in September to encourage people to talk about preventing suicide
From the 4th to the 10 September, organisations, people and communities across Essex are lighting up buildings and landmarks green.
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Know Your Numbers Week 2023
Find out how you could safeguard against a heart attack or stroke as part of ‘Know Your Numbers Week’.
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Southend Volunteer Hub Launches New Social Media Channels to Support Organisations with Volunteer Recruitment
Following on from the successful launch of the Southend Volunteer Hub service, SAVS are excited to share that they now have their very own Southend Volunteer Hub social media channels.
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Council issues advice on staying cool and hydrated to cope with future heatwaves
Southend-on-Sea City Council is reminding residents to stay cool and hydrated to cope with future heat waves and to avoid heat stress.
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NHS launches new programme to help residents to lose weight and stay healthy
Local residents are set to benefit from the launch of a new 12-week self-referral programme that is free and easy to access and is designed to help them manage their weight and improve their health.
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British Sign Language and the Summer Reading Challenge
Southend-on-Sea Libraries are offering British Sign Language sessions for their Summer Reading Challenge.
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Summer catch up vaccination clinics offered across Essex
If your child has missed their school vaccinations, it is easy to catch up in one of the local vaccination summer clinics being offered by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT).
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SEND Strategic Action Plan announced
In March 2023 the Southend-on-Sea Local Area Partnership was subject to a focussed Area SEND inspection from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Mental Health Urgent Care Department in Basildon
A Mental Health Urgent Care Department for mid and south Essex has opened at Basildon Hospital, offering an alternative to the Emergency Department for those in crisis with urgent mental health needs.
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EHCP annual review survey video launched
The SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Local Offer team worked with members of the Southend SEND Youth Forum to create an annual review survey, which launched in January 2023.