What is an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan? It’s a document that outlines a child or young person’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and the support they need. It describes a child’s educational, health, and social care needs, as well as their desired outcomes and aspirations. An EHC plan is created when a […]
At the start of the year, we were looking to implement some improvements to our website, www.icanbea.org.uk – a free, easy to use careers inspiration tool, focussed on helping 12-25 year olds in Suffolk and Norfolk. We met with students from the SEND Young Person’s Network who took part in a fun and fascinating workshop, after which […]
Last year we spoke to some year 9 students at East Bergholt school and they gave use these tips to help you (they also gave some tips to school careers co-ordinators). You can find more advice and support on choosing your next steps in the ‘Your Future’ section on The Source. Find specific advice on […]
The PROUD Trust offers a live chat and a mentoring programme. Visit the website. Proud Connections Live Chat Proud Connections Live Chat is here to provide online support for LGBT+ young people (13+) and the adults in their lives. Are you LGBT+ or questioning your gender or sexuality and looking for someone to talk to? […]
Take part in our survey and make your voice heard! Your help is needed to make decisions about services that you can use on your phone or a tablet or laptop to help with your feelings and mental health. It does not matter if you have not used or even heard of these things, we […]
In Suffolk, we’re developing a Serious Violence Strategy, to look at how organisations across the county will prevent and reduce violent crimes. We want to understand more about serious violence in Suffolk, and how we can keep our communities safe. We want to make sure that young people have a voice and are able to […]
We are pleased to be launching a tour of Ipswich Parks, for our Pic Nic in the Park summer event! That’s right 1pm to 3.30, there will be a football, creative corners, photography scavenger hunts and so much more, it’s a great place to bring your young people if they are wanting support with careers, […]
June is PRIDE month and we thought it would be great to hear from the wonderful Outreach Youth about PRIDE and what it means to some of them. PRIDE Month Pride Month happens in June and it is dedicated to the celebration and commemoration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer + pride, highlighting the movement […]
A young person put together this list of pros and cons of home-schooling for us (Thank you :)). The Pros and Cons of Home Education: Pros: Cons: Home education really works for me, but it was a big decision and it was really helpful for me and my family to speak to other home educating […]
Ace Anglia deliver FREE NHS annual health check workshop sessions to people aged 14+ with Learning Disabilities in Suffolk as well as families, support workers and carers. It is important that everyone over the age of 14 with a learning disability has an annual health check. The workshops aim is to increase the number of […]