On this page you will find news stories on a range of topics for families, children and young people.
If you are a family member of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities, or one of the professionals who help them, you can get the latest updates via the Kirklees SEND Newsletter.
If you would like to sign up to receive the newsletter via email, then please contact Localoffer@kirklees.gov.uk or call 01484 416919.
You can also sign up to the Additional Needs Register (ANR), you can also choose to receive a copy of the newsletter every 2 months. More information can more found on our ANR page.
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are responsible for planning and buying the service want to know what is working well and what could be better. They are working with Disability Partnership Calderdale, PCAN, Healthwatch Kirklees, Healthwatch Calderdale and Ross Care who have helped the ICB design a survey and online events where people can give their views.
Please read on to see how you can be involved.
Made By Dyslexia is a fantastic charity which promotes the strength of the Dyslexic Brain.
Workshops for children and young people and their parents/carers.
Ambitious new plans for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) will move ahead to the next stage after being approved by Kirklees Cabinet.
The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded a grant to Huddersfield Literature Festival to deliver a special project as part of its spring 2022 Festival. My Family Creates will comprise free online creative activities specially designed for SEND (special educational needs or disability) families, with particular focus on those of South Asian, African and Caribbean heritage.
Find out more about the plans to invest in facilities for leisure activities and specialist SEND support for children and young people with additional needs in our mainstream schools.
New report on how we worked alongside schools to support pupils during Covid-19 pandemic and how this will help inform the future of learning in Kirklees.
Whats going on this summer in the Ashbrow & Birkby Community
Consultation drop in sessions about new proposals for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) places in Kirklees schools.