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  • School Social Media - X (Twitter)

    During term time classes post activities and news on X (Twitter) on a frequent basis.  Please follow @YsgolPenCoch to keep up to date with what the children are learning and getting up to, and reports on school activities.  School notices, eg: publicity or reminders for events, do not appear on X.  Families will receive this information directly through the Class Dojo app.

    • Useful Links

      Please find below links to organisations that offer a range of services, advice, activities and training to families who have children and young people who have additional learning needs.  This signposting list is offered in good faith.  Please note:

      • Ysgol Pen Coch cannot guarantee that the information given here is accurate and up to date
      • inclusion of an organisation in this list is not to be taken as an endorsement by Ysgol Pen Coch - it is the responsibility of each individual to assess if an organisation is suitable to meet their needs
      • Ysgol Pen Coch will not be liable for loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this list
      • views expressed by an organisation in this list do not represent the views or values of Ysgol Pen Coch

      • Logo of Contact is a brown circular symbol suggesting a smiley face with the words in brown font "Contact - for families with disabled children" curving around the top left of the circle. The circular symbol and text are on a pale blue square background.

        Contact - for families with disabled children provides support for parents and carers with a disabled child aged from birth to 25. Your child can have any kind of disability or additional need, and you do not need to have a diagnosis.

        • www.contact.org.uk - advice and information regarding raising a child with additional needs
        • 0808 808 3555 – free helpline, Mon- Fri, 9.30am – 5.00pm
        • Listening Ear Service – a free call back service, day and evening you can make an appointment to suit you, reassurance, and both practical and emotional support with a family support adviser
        • free Family workshops on a variety of topics, eg: behaviour, sleep, money matters
        • private Facebook group where parents share and support one another
        • Wales team contact: cymru@contact.org.uk.
        • Wales Facebook: Contact Cymru
        • UK wide Facebook: Contact Families
        • Welsh families can sign up to Contact's monthly e-bulletins online

        • Logo of the Disabilities And Family Friendships Offering Dependent Integrated Life Skills charity

          DAFFODILS is a Flintshire charity which provides leisure and recreational activities for children and young people up to the age of 25 who have additional learning needs or disability, along with their parents, carers and siblings.  Parents/carers must attend with their child or young person, who must become a member of DAFFODILS.  Parent/carer support is gained by joining the activities and events on a regular basis.

          01352 250 147          daffodils@tiscali.co.uk

          • Logo of Flintshire County Council Cyngor Sir y Fflint, with stylised castle tower in dark olive green and a swash symbolising the estuary in cherry. Welsh text is also in cherry, English text in dark olive green.

            Information on the additional learning needs system and related services managed by the Council, eg: sensory support service and education psychology.

            Children & Young People with Additional Learning Needs (flintshire.gov.uk)

            • Action for Children logo. English text Action for Children in white joined up writing against a bright red star with rounded corners. Welsh text Gweithredu dros Blant in red next to the star on the right.

              Flintshire Families Disability Service believes that every disabled child and young person has the right to a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.  FFDS runs services and activities for children and young people aged to 25 with a range of physical and neurological issues to building life skills, social interaction and develop personal and interpersonal skills in inclusive and non judgemental ways.

              • provide young disabled people access to sport, leisure, and lifestyle opportunities
              • parents’/carers’ forums
              • disability training for the wider workforce
              • support for young carers with an additional need
              • youth clubs and family events
              • advice and guidance to support both disabled children and childcare settings

              07834 006 275          FFDS@actionforchildren.org.uk

              • North East Wales Carers' Information Service logo. Stylised tree with purple trunk and bright green canopy. The trunk includes a shape like a letter C.

                North East Wales Carers' Information Service provides a lifeline to carers of all ages and backgrounds in North East Wales and offers a range of services tailored to meet individual needs.  Services include information about financial support, respite scheme, carer needs assessments, young carers, counselling, training, peer support groups, hospital support and much more.  NEWCIS can help carers get the information, guidance and support they need to help them in their caring role. 

                www.newcis.org.uk          01352 752 525          enquiries@newcis.org.uk

                • SNAP Cymru logo. Four blue squares arranged in a square. Top right is dark blue and tilted slightly with the word SNAP in white capitals at the bottom of it. Other squares are the same pale blue. The bottom right square has the word cymru in lower case white font at the top of that square.

                  SNAP Cymru offers free and independent information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of additional learning needs and disabilities.  They give advice and support on a range of issues including assessments, individual development plans, bullying, school attendance, exclusion, health and social care provision and discrimination.  They also provide advocacy, disagreement resolution, discrimination advice, advocacy and training for young people, parents/carers and professionals.

                  www.snapcymru.org          02920 348 990          enquiries@snapcymru.org

                  helpline (book an appointment): 0808 801 0608          discrimination helpline: 0300 222 5711

                  • Stronger Together for Additional Needs and Disabilities Borth Wales logo. STAND written in capitals, the central A stylised to be a stick person.

                    Stronger Together for Additional Needs and Disabilities North Wales is a parent led organisation that works to support families with children, young people and adults with speech language communication needs, additional needs and disabilities by:

                    • offering a listening ear and support for families
                    • parent/carer support groups face to face in the community
                    • training for parents and professionals
                    • workshops for parents and for children, young people and adults with additional needs and disabilities
                    • family and activity days
                    • online youth groups and Youth Council
                    • STAND for Change parent forums
                    • adult social groups
                    • Early Years programmes

                    www.standnw.org          07749 998 708 or 07826 108273          admin@standnw.org