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  1. Day opportunities

    Staffordshire has a diverse community offer, sometimes known as 'day opportunities'. This gives you a variety of practical, meaningful and enjoyable activities or opportunities. These enable you to: Express choice and control  Build on your independence and life skills  Achieve your outcomes  Meet your needs, in the most appropriate environment
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  2. Direct payments

    If you or your child have been assessed as needing care and support services, direct payments may be an option for you.  You can talk this over with your social worker who will be able to provide you with more information. Direct payments allows you…
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  5. Housing options for all ages

    Finding suitable housing, or adapting your current home, can make a huge difference to your quality of life, whether you need support yourself or are caring for someone else. The advice and information here is aimed at young people aged 16 – 25 with special educational…
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  6. Personal Budgets & Direct Payments Policy

    This policy sets out when the opportunity to receive a personal budget or direct payment will be made available for individuals receiving support from Children’s Social Care or through an Education Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan).  Document owner: (person responsible for implementation & day-to-day management…
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  7. Preparing for adulthood - series of webinars

    A series of online presentations have been produced and recorded on Preparing for Adulthood.  They aim to inform parents of young people in Year 9 and above with an Education, Health and Care Plan.  Video recordings of webinars Options Post-16 and 18/19+ and College SEND…
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