January 2025 – Barking and Dagenham SEND Local Offer

Preparing for Adulthood: Adult Social Care and Health Information Meeting

It was wonderful to see and meet so many Just Say and other parents and carers during the Adult Social Care Information Meeting on 26th November 2024, which was organised by Douglas Maitland-Jones (Head of Mental Health – Adult Social Care), presented by Carolyn Greenaway (Head of Service Children & Young People with Disabilities), Sam […]

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New specialist places to be created in mainstream schools

From Department for Education and Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, published 4 December 2024 Thousands of pupils are to benefit from a £740 million cash injection from the Government to pave the way for more pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to achieve and thrive in mainstream schools. This new funding

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B&D Opportunities

In Barking and Dagenham, we have our dedicated portal, B&D Opportunities, to help you access training, jobs and business opportunities! Please keep visiting to discover latest jobs, local training and programmes and the employment support. Supported Employment Programme We offer a Local Supported Employment (LSE) programme to help adults (18+) with learning disabilities, autism or

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