

Family Voice Surrey - Spring events for your diary
Please find below all the online events and chats we are holding over the next couple of months. If you want to share ideas, talk to other SEND Parents/carers or just see a different face then please get in touch and we will email you the link to join in. You are welcome to join in on any one, or all of them if you prefer, just simply email the coordinator responsible for that date and they will send you the zoom login details. All our events listed below are free to FVS memb


New Preparing for Adulthood brochure
Surrey County Council is in the process of developing a new Preparing for Adulthood brochure, to provide families and Carers, young people with additional needs and disabilities, and staff with a resource that outlines the pathway for transitioning into adulthood. Surrey CC are hosting co-production sessions to ensure the brochure is designed collaboratively, and that we receive feedback throughout the development process. We are looking to involve young people with additi

***FREE Sensory Theatre Tickets***
Family Voice Surrey would like to offer families a FREE Head2Head activity. Visit https://www.h2hsensorytheatre.com/whats-on-2021 and choose from one of the following Head2Head Sensory Theatre activities. Places are restricted and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Tell Family Voice Surrey which one you want and, if available, we will provide it Free of Charge. Please email rachael.f@familyvoicesurrey.org with your chosen performance ASAP to avoid disappointment


Transport Consultation Surrey CC
Transport Consultation Surrey CC
We were notified by Surrey CC on Friday that they were opening a consultation on the current Transport policy from Tuesday 22nd February to 31st March 2022. We appreciate this will have come as quite a shock and understand there will be many mixed views and emotions. We are committed to working with Surrey CC to ensure that they understand the impact this has on families. Family Voice Surrey will have the opportunity to feed parental comments


Update on Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) Survey
Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) Survey Update Our Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) Survey has now closed. We have been amazed at the incredible response this has had and we can tell you that we have had 366 responses! This is a clear indicator of the scale of this issue and will be invaluable in working with the local authority in finding ways to support the young people and their families affected by this. We will now be taking time to analyse

Learning Disabilities Communications updates for the week of the 7th February
They would really like to hear any feedback from anything they have advertised so that they know that they are hitting the right areas of interest. For example if you have been participating in any virtual groups, know of any opportunities that would be great for other people to get involved with in their local communities then please let them know how it went by submitting some feedback to: ldcommunications@surreycc.gov.uk. This edition includes: Hospital Liaison Extended We


COVID vaccinations for children aged 5-11
You may be aware that Covid vaccinations are now available for vulnerable children aged 5-11. To get an invitation, your child must be known to your GP for one or more of the following reasons: Be on the GP’s learning disability register severe neurodisabilities immunosuppression – those whose immune systems don’t work as well and those who live with someone who is immunosuppressed profound and multiple or severe learning disabilities Down’s syndrome long term serious conditi


November 2021 - January 2022 FVS Monthly overview
We are continuing with our monthly overview to ensure that you know what we do. You will no doubt have joined us in one of our many coffee mornings or speaker events that we tend to host via zoom, but it's likely that you're less aware of the work we do when working with partners such as the local authority, health partners or the voluntary sector. Click the link below to find out a little bit more.