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Accessing a Mainstream Base (Also known as ARP or SEN Unit)
In Middlesbrough, we have various bases in mainstream settings which provide additional support for children and young people with special educational needs. They are called either: SEN Units - special provisions within a mainstream school where the children with a specific type of SEN are…Annual Health Checks - Mencap Easy Read
If you have a learning disability and have joined the learning disability register, you might also be able to have a free Annual Health Check. What is an Annual Health Check? An Annual Health Check is done by your doctor once a year. Your doctor will…Annual Health Checks
People with a learning disability often have poorer physical and mental health than other people. This does not need to be the case. Annual health checks are for adults and young people aged 14 or over with a learning disability. An annual health check helps…Changing Places - Accessible toilets in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough has a number of purpose-built Changing Places toilets for disabled people. Changing Places toilets are bigger than standard wheelchair accessible toilets, which don't provide changing benches or hoists, and are too small to accommodate a wheelchair user and more than one carer. Changing Places toilets are…Life Skills Checklist - Preparing for Adulthood
The Preparation for Adulthood team has produced a Life Skills sheet to help develop the essential skills for independence. The list is designed to give young people and families some ideas about useful skills for the future. Not everyone will be able to achieve every…Smoking in Pregnancy
A short animated video with information about Smoking in PregnancyHigh Needs Funding for Mainstream Schools
Mainstream schools can apply for additional High Needs Funding to support young people with Special Educational needs whether they have an EHCP or a SEN Support Plan. Guidance and Step by Step guide available to download. Excel appendices for Provision Map and Headcount will be…Middlesbrough Tribunal Guidance
Middlesbrough SEND Assessment team have produced a guidance document to help explain what to expect when there is a need to go to tribunal. The guidance can be downloaded from the bottom righthand download section of this page.The Transforming Care Approach
Transforming care is a national programme led by NHS England which is all about improving health and care services so that more people with learning disabilities and/or autism can live in the community, with the right support, close to home and have the same opportunities…