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Useful information about SEND Short Breaks to help you and your school.

In Plymouth, we have a SEND Strategic Board who meet six times a year to oversee the progress of the improvement work in the City regarding children and young people with SEND.

The purpose of this group is to work collaboratively across agencies, including family voice, to oversee the provision for Plymouth children with SEND, and to develop and implement the agreed SEND Strategy.

Within the Local offer, you will also find information for a number of SEND teams with the Council.

SEND Teams that help support Plymouth's Local Offer for children and young people between 0 and 25 years old.

Taking place at the City College, these sessions offer people with SEND a safe, welcoming environment in which they can engage with youth workers and like-minded young people.

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Read the September 2021 edition of the Plymouth Young Carers newsletter.

Read the September 2022 edition of the Plymouth Young Carers newsletter.

Read the September 2023 edition of the Plymouth Young Carers newsletter.

Taking place at various locations throughout the city, these drop-in sessions support young people with any sexual health or relationship questions or issues they might have.

If you're the victim of rape or sexual assault, the police and other organisations are there to help.

Friendships and relationships are an important part of everyone's life. People with a learning disability have the same rights as anyone else to express their sexuality and have personal and sexual relationships if they want to.

If you're worried you have got an STI, go for a check-up at a sexual health clinic as soon as you can.

Shared Lives is a care and support service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health issues, and dementia. It is an alternative to supported living or residential care. Share your home, share your life.

In Plymouth we are committed to sharing examples of practice in order to support innovating and the best outcomes for pupils.

Feeling comfortable and confident enough to be able to do your own shopping is important to many people. However, the experience of shopping in a large supermarket can be daunting and can cause anxiety. One way to combat this is to use a shopping app to shop online so that you may still choose what products you are purchasing.

A Short Break can range from two hours, a day activity, overnight, or longer depending on the circumstances and needs of the child or young person and their family. It can be time spent away from the home, in the community, or in the home with or without the main carer.