1.How do you currently find out information about SEND services and support?

Nursery, school or college

Sheffield Parent Carer Forum (newsletter/social media/events)

Local Offer website

Sheffield SEND Facebook Group

Google search

AI platform e.g. ChatGPT, CoPilot

Parent/ carer support group (Facebook group/in person events)

Friends or family

Family Hubs (e.g. social media)

Other (please specify)

2.Are you aware of the Local Offer website (part of the Sheffield Directory)?

Yes

No

Would like to know more

3.If you have used it, do you have any feedback about the Sheffield Local Offer website?
(This may be positive or negative)

4.Are you aware of the Sheffield SEND Facebook Group run by Sheffield City Council?

I know it exists but am not a member

Yes I am a member

No

5.What feedback do you have about the Sheffield SEND Facebook Group?
(This may be positive or negative)

6.What other communications and engagement activities would you like to see from the Council and/or the SEND Local Area Partnership?

SEND Newsletter for families - monthly email

Regular engagement events about the Sheffield SEND improvement programme with Q&A

Regular SEND, health care or social care service spotlight events with Q&A

Other (please specify)

7.What type of information would you want to know?

SEND services / support

SSENDIAS service

Sheffield SEND improvement programme

Family Hubs activities / facilities

Things to do for children with SEND e.g. school holidays, HAF programme

National SEND Reforms

Parent/ carer support group info and carer wellbeing

Preparation for Adulthood

Reminders about key dates e.g. phase transfers, transport applications

Health care information

Social care information

Using the SEND Local Offer website

Other (please specify)

8.What format of engagement events would be helpful?

Teams or Zoom session

In person session

Recorded session so I can catch up in my own time

Other (please specify)

9.Are you aware of the Sheffield SEND Local Area Partnership?
(Partners: Sheffield City Council, NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, Sheffield Children's NHS FoundationTrust, Sheffield Parent Carer Forum, Learn Sheffield)

Yes

No

Would like to find out more

10.Would you be interested in being part of a small focus group of parent/ carers who meets half termly or termly to develop ideas for better communications and engagement activities for parent/ carers about SEND? This can be done in person or via Teams/Zoom.

If so, please provide an email address so we can contact you.