Join this insightful session to explore neurodivergences like ADHD, Autism, and Dyslexia. Kate La Trobe will be sharing her personal experiences along the way.
Discover practical tips for creating inclusive messaging and developing policies that nurture a supportive, neuroinclusive organisational culture.
This session will empower your organisation with the knowledge and tools to better support neurodivergent individuals, helping everyone in your community thrive.
For more information, and to book you place, click the link below.
This is a FREE webinar hosted by Plunkett Foundation to look at the practical steps to establish a community-owned business and where to get support to take your idea to reality.
The event will be hosted online.
The webinar will focus on early-stage groups to find out more about community ownership, including understanding the practical steps to take a community business from idea to reality, and where communities can find support with their project.
This event is a reflection from the results of feedback received from the NEL Prevent conference. North East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership have asked Ali from Deflect & Protect to come and deliver a longer version of the presentation received at the conference. Deflect and protect is an autistic owned and operated non profit focused on keeping neurodivergent young people safe online
Ali will talk about the myriads of factors that lead his community towards disenfranchisement, including interactions with figures of authority, the medical model of disability and SEMH factors.
The Peter Harrison Foundation is an independent charity that helps people with disabilities or facing major challenges achieve their potential. Through the Active Lives programme, they fund projects that:
Provide life-changing opportunities for people with disabilities or living in deprived UK areas.
Use grassroots sports or physical activities to build life skills and boost confidence.
Grant amount: £5,001 – £30,000
Funding is available for capital, projects, or core costs, spread over 1–3 years.
To apply, projects must:
Focus on community-level activity, not elite sports.
Prioritise skill-building and confidence development.
Include strategies for broader impact, like training or partnerships.
Actively involve beneficiaries, including those with lived experience.
Healthwatch North East Lincolnshire currently has a survey focusing on young people’s experiences of health in coastal communities. Click the link below to access the survey.
Active Partnerships SWO Network have teamed up with Ygam to hold free workshops for Sports Staff and Volunteers, Health and Social Care staff and Parent and Carers.
The course will help people to:-
• Understand why children and young people might game/gamble
• Understand what is meant by gaming/gambling-related harm.
•Recognise the signs of gaming/gambling-related harm.
• Know where to find further support.
• Have increased confidence when talking to children and young people about gaming and gambling.
On completion you will receive a City & Guilds Certificate and Digital Credential, and have access to over 1000 resources, including 1:1 and small group work activities which you can download and use in your setting.
Attached are flyers for these sessions with QR codes for the booking links. Be encouraged to take up this opportunity to join these training sessions.
Active Humber, in collaboration with North Yorkshire Sport and the Yorkshire Sport Foundation, will be hosting a free online event titled ‘Sport Welfare Connect’ on the 28th of January 2025, at 6:00 PM.
The theme for this event is “See Something, Say Something”, and it promises to be an invaluable opportunity for sports clubs to connect and discuss vital safeguarding practices.
Please view or download the new NE Lincs SEND monthly Newsletter.
The SEND Newsletter for November 2024 highlights several key updates and events:
New Schools: Two new primary schools with SEND Resource Bases are set to open in September 2025 in Scartho Top and near Sunningdale in Waltham.
Training and Engagement: Jacob Lawton from Wellspring Academy Trust conducted Positive Regard sessions for teaching professionals.
Building for Our Future: The High Needs Capital Grant small awards scheme is available for mainstream settings to improve spaces.
YPAG Meeting: The SEND Young People’s Advisory Group met to discuss the Pier Gardens project and shared their experiences.
Lisle Marsden School: Featured for its successful Makaton Club and Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) program.
Events and Training: Various training sessions are scheduled, including bereavement training, ARC training, and multiple Makaton levels.
Early Years Support: The Early Years team conducted training and presented at the NE Lincs Parent Carer Conference. Portage continues to offer social communication groups.
Road Safety: November is Road Safety month, with resources available for teaching road safety to children with additional needs.
Independent Travel Training (ITT): A free scheme for young people with an EHCP to help them travel independently.
Supported Internships: Programs for young people with learning disabilities and/or Autism to gain on-the-job training and pathways to employment.
SENDIASS: Continues to provide impartial information, advice, and guidance for families, with increased enquiries since April 2022.
NELCP: North East Lincs Parent Carer Forum have a range of dates and venues where you can meet the team.
The Engagement Grants Programme provides grants of up to £3,000 to those organisations who wish to conduct outreach and engagement projects that will connect archives with their local communities. This grant is usually awarded in response to cultural events and days of national importance. This year, grant applications will be based on the concept of ‘Community‘.
