Bradford Families SEND Support and Portage

NEW POST: The Portage Effect. National Portage Association - NPA explains why every child deserves Portage, and why waiting ultimately costs more https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/every-child-deserves-portage/

Starting Thursday 6th August for 4 weeks

In just under one month, our Connecting Families Summer Group will be welcoming families with children aged 0–5 for four weeks of fun, friendship and support.

Whether you're looking to meet other local parents, enjoy activities with your little ones, or simply spend time in a warm and welcoming environment, we'd love to see you there.

💛 FREE to attend
👶 For families with children aged 0–5
📍 Peel Park Youth & Community Hub
📅 Thursdays: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th August

This summer we'll be exploring:

📚 Getting School Ready
🧸 Teddy Bears Picnic
🐻 Going on a Bear Hunt
🦷 Oral Health, Weaning & Healthy Eating

Places are filling up, so now is a great time to book your family's place!

📞 01274 666711
📧 [email protected]

📖 Have you read our new document yet?

We’re proud to share Time To Deliver: A Case for Universal Portage Intervention – The Cost of Waiting, our latest publication exploring what happens when early intervention doesn’t arrive in time.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life. This document highlights why timely support matters, the impact delays can have on children, families and local services, and why investing in early intervention benefits everyone. Whether you’re a parent, practitioner, commissioner, educator or policymaker, we hope this resource will encourage important conversations and inspire positive change and ensure Portage is made available to all children that need this vital support

📲 Read the document today by clicking the link below or scanning the QR code in our post.
https://www.portage.org.uk/file/1685/download?token=Jw8kbzdl

Together, we can support children, empower families and help transform futures.

Guys we still need your help 📣‼️

Please take a moment to support this incredibly important petition from the National Portage Association. Early SEND support can make a life-changing difference for children and families — but right now, access depends too much on where you live in the UK.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/752530

You do NOT need to have personally used Portage services, know someone personally affected, or work in education to support this. But if you believe children with SEND deserve early help, equal opportunities, and the right support from the very beginning then please sign and share as far and wide as you can!! A simple share could help this reach someone who will sign too and displaying the petition in local areas on noticeboards or community spaces for us could help us reach our signature goal 🙏

✅ Sign the petition- (make sure to verify the email that is sent through afterwards or the signature doesn’t count)
✅ Share this post

Together, we can help ensure no child is left without early SEND support and has access to vital Portage services that have proven positive results and outcomes 💙

Our SEN group is changing it's opening time!!

We are now opening at 1pm - 2pm on Tuesday's (term time only)

No need to book; just turn up :D

For further information contact Haley (details below)

Our summer stay and play session have now gone live.
All our members can book via the information form sent out on our update WhatsApp group.

If you’re interested in becoming a member and accessing our toy loan service or holiday activities, please email [email protected].
To join our zone groups, please WhatsApp Amanda (8+) on 07922693801 or Megan (under 8s) on 07359340413. New member meetings are held at St Luke’s Mon–Thurs, 9:30am–1:30pm. As we work part-time, replies may take a little time, but we’ll get back to you as soon as we can :)

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🍼🤱🏼Our Early Years SEN Support Pack is designed to support you and your family, offering clear and practical guidance across key areas, including:

🍼 Signs and behaviours
🍼 Communication, independence and Social Skills
🍼 Assessment, diagnosis and Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)

Sign up: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0sG9j50