AfC Info website - Kingston and Richmond

published by: Ofsted published on: 21 November 2018 The Department for Education announced a programme of revisits to those local areas which were asked to produce a WSoA following their SEND inspections.

published by: Ian Dodds - Interim Chief Executive Achieving for Children published on: 21 November 2018 Pauline Maddison has been appointed as the new Director of Children’s Services (DCS) for Kingston on a twelve month contract.

published by: Kingston Council published on: 19 November 2018 Help Kingston Council to develop a new vision and strategy for children, young people and adults who are on the autistic spectrum.

published by: From GOV.UK published on: 07 November 2018 The UK Civil Service has launched the UK’s first degree-level apprenticeship in economics.

published by: Achieving for Children (AfC), Kingston Council and Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) published on: 05 November 2018 The outcome of a recent inspection of services across the Royal Borough of Kingston for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will be published on the Ofs...

published by: Richmond Council and Achieving for Children published on: 26 October 2018 Richmond Council is inviting parents, carers, young people and other stakeholders for their views on the future of services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabili...

published by: Catherine Ratcliffe - Contact Associate published on: 24 October 2018     My name is Catherine Ratcliffe and I am an Associate working for Contact (formerly Contact a Family).

published by: From Mayor of London published on: 23 October 2018   The following guidance has been issued by the Mayor Of London  Guidance for young Londoners on securing rights to citizenship and residence

published by: Gabrielle Rayner - Home and Community Support Manager For The Integrated Service for Children With Disabilities published on: 19 October 2018 Achieving for Children are recruiting sessional workers.

published by: Achieving for Children published on: 11 October 2018 Contact will shortly be inviting parents and carers to share their views on how a new model of parent carer participation will work across Kingston and Richmond.

published by: Achieving for Children published on: 10 October 2018 Under the Children Act 1989, the council has a duty as part of the range of services they provide for families, to provide breaks from caring to assist parents and others who provide care for disa...

published by: Kingston and Richmond Councils and Achieving for Children published on: 25 September 2018 Statement regarding SEND Family Voices closure.

published by: Achieving for Children published on: 25 September 2018 Robert Henderson, the Director of Children’s Services for Richmond and Kingston councils and Deputy Chief Executive for Achieving for Children, will be taking up a new role as Executive Director of...

published by: Robert Henderson - Achieving for Children Director of Children’s Services and Cllr Penny Frost - Cabinet member for Children and Schools published on: 20 September 2018 Confirmation that short break care will continue to be provided at Croft Cottage for the foreseeable future.

published by: Richmond Communications published on: 18 September 2018 Clarendon School, for children with special educational needs and disabilities, has moved into its brand new, fit for purpose, school building on the Richmond Education and Enterprise Campus in T...

published by: SENDIASS published on: 30 August 2018 KIDS is carrying out a review of the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

published by: With thanks to Richmond Council for Voluntary Service published on: 30 August 2018 The UK Safer Internet Centre has published a blog looking at online safety films parents and carers can use with their children to engage them in online safety education.

published by: Charis Penfold - Director for Education Services published on: 22 August 2018 We held consultations with schools, governors and families earlier in 2018 and laid out our plan to focus on identifying children and young people’s needs earlier.

published by: ADHD Richmond and Kingston published on: 14 August 2018 ADHD Richmond and Kingston Management Committee deeply regrets to announce the sad news that our Chair, Alastair Yates, passed away suddenly on 26th July.

published by: Geraldine Burgess - Short Breaks and Family Support Operational Manager published on: 14 August 2018 At a recent meeting SEND Family Voices highlighted that Richmond children and young people with SEND did not have many opportunities to access groups this summer.

published by: DM Thomas Foundation for Young People published on: 10 August 2018 DM Thomas Foundation for Young People has awarded a grant of £11,758 to provide free residential activities camps with Over The Wall for young people who are experiencing serious health challenges

published by: Achieving for Children published on: 02 August 2018 Some photos and a video about the recent Play Day event .

published by: Department of Transport published on: 31 July 2018 People with hidden disabilities, including autism and mental health conditions will soon have access to Blue Badges, removing the barriers many face to travel.

published by: SEND Family Voices published on: 25 July 2018 The latest "Dear All" newsletter from parent forum SEND Family Voices.

published by: DisabledGo published on: 23 July 2018 DisabledGo are running this survey to understand how easy it is to access places you want to go, from planning in advance to the experience you have while you are there.

published by: Eamonn Gilbert - Associate Director Commissioning, Achieving for Children published on: 17 July 2018 Achieving for Children are pleased to confirm KIDS as the contracted provider of SENDIASS services until June 2019, has successfully applied for funding from CDC as part of the information-advice-a...

published by: Ben Skelton MA Youth Work Lead - North East Cluster published on: 13 July 2018 On Wednesday 4th July staff from the NE Cluster Youth Team and the youth participation team held a successful event looking at the rise in hate crime and prejudice in the UK.

published by: Healthwatch Kingston published on: 11 July 2018   Hello Healthwatchers!     'The right to complain is a key consumer right. Our role is to ensure that

published by: Laura Turner - Chief Officer Richmond Mencap published on: 10 July 2018 Information regarding current children’s and young people’s services

published by: Courtesy of Driver Youth Trust and Whole School SEND published on: 28 June 2018 The SEND Governance Review Guide is now available to download.