A new centre for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and neurodiverse adults will be located in Rotherham town centre.
This is part of a project between Rotherham Parent Forum Ltd (RPFL) and Rotherham Council. RPFL is made up of Rotherham Parent Carers Forum (RPCF) for families of children and young people with additional needs aged 0 to 25, and Rotherham Adult Neurodiverse Support Service (RANSS), for neurodivergent adults in Rotherham aged over 18.
The SEND Hub will be based in the Eric Manns building and will offer a range of activities, training, support and partnership with services, with inclusive amenities throughout to reflect the needs of the whole SEND community.
RPCF and RANSS are planning to develop a timetable of daily activities, inviting organisations to deliver specific sessions based on their areas of expertise.
The timetable will be developed through co-production with the SEND community to ensure that it provides a wide and varied offer to meet people's interests and needs. The activity within the SEND Hub will be focused on developing inclusion in a safe and familiar environment, thereby reducing social isolation and improving wellbeing.
Updates will be shared as this project progresses.
Project updates
April 2024
Work is taking place to develop a design specification for the SEND Hub.
More information
Rotherham Parent Carers Forum Ltd are a registered charity run by and for families of children and young people (aged 0 to 25) who have SEND. RPCF and RANSS are the group's two service delivery models. For more information visit the Rotherham Parent Carers Forum website
If you have a child up to the age of 25 with SEND, you can find out more about available support on the Rotherham SEND Local Offer website
