Find details on co-production work we've completed or work we're currently doing in Nottinghamshire in the SEND Local Offer.
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Current projects
Here you can find out about the co-production projects currently underway and follow their progress. We will also share opportunities for children, young people, families and professionals to contribute their views and experiences as we work together to shape and improve SEND services across Nottinghamshire.
Previous projects
Young People's Zone
Who was involved?
The project was developed in partnership with the student forum at Portland College and the Nottinghamshire Pioneers Youth Forum, ensuring that young people with SEND played a central role in shaping the content and design of the Young People's Zone.
What work was carried out?
Young people worked alongside Futures, commissioned by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, to review, design and develop the Young People's Zone within the Ask Us Nottinghamshire website. The aim was to create an online space that reflected the needs, interests and aspirations of young people with SEND.
What was achieved?
The Young People's Zone was successfully designed, developed and launched as part of the Ask Us Nottinghamshire website. Through co-production, young people helped create dedicated webpages for young people with disabilities, as well as promotional materials including posters and leaflets. They also contributed to the "What it's Like to Be Me" section, which shares the experiences and perspectives of young people with SEND.
The project has now been completed, resulting in an accessible and engaging online resource developed with and for young people across Nottinghamshire.
Visit the Young People's zone via the Local Offer
Keyworking Service development
Who is involved?
Children and young people who had received a service from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and social care.
Also involved were Rainbows parent carer forum for families of children with disabilities and Tu Vida, a carer support service.
What work are you doing together?
Developing the new service providing autism and learning disability keyworkers to children, young people and families to help avoid unnecessary admissions to mental health hospitals.
We wanted to understand children and young people’s experiences and find out what was important to them in developing the new keyworking service in Nottinghamshire.
What has been achieved so far?
- We joined Rainbows Parents Carers Forum to get them involved in developing the vision of what a ‘good’ keyworker would be, using the themes and attributes that the young people came up with.
- We worked with parent carer groups at Rainbows and TuVida to develop the keyworking model of intervention, job advertisement, person specifications and job descriptions. We co-produced our interview questions with a parent/carer and a different parent joined the interview panel.
- The service has co-produced a conference with parents and carers, for parents and carers. We used surveys to explore what the conference should offer for workshop topics and ideas for speakers.
Can anyone join this group?
Yes this group is open to anyone.
The co-production and peer support team is made up of individuals who are experts by experience ad have many years of personal and professional lived experience of autism, learning disabilities and mental health struggles.
We also aim to set up a group for young people and parent carers to be involved in ongoing co-production.
For more information or to receive regular updates about activities and events, contact the keyworking service by email at KeyworkingService@nottscc.gov.uk
Neurodiverse website for children and young people
What has been achieved?
The Minds of All Kinds Notts website is now live, providing children, young people, parents, carers and professionals with clear information about neurodiversity, local services and available support. Developed in partnership with people with lived experience and a range of local organisations, the website helps families navigate pathways, access support earlier and find trusted information in one place.
Who was involved?
Children and young people with neurodivergent lived experience and their parents and carers, along with colleagues from The Integrated Care Board, the keyworking service and others including:
- Specialist nurses
- Department of Works & Pensions
- Education services
- Speech and language therapists
- CAMHS
- Neurodevelopment Pathway Service Leads from Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire County and Bassetlaw
- Community paediatricians
- Autistic Nottingham
- Mid Mercia Citizens advice
- The university neurodevelopmental network leads
- Transition service leads
- Integrated Children’s Disability Service
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