'You Said, We Did' SEND in Norfolk 2023-4

Many children and young people with SEND feel bullied.

Children and Young People (CYP) participation officers shared that many CYP with SEND feel bullied widely within Norfolk County Council and in multi-agency meetings.

The partnership, schools and communities team:

• Delivered a virtual classroom and digital online noticeboard of resources for education settings wanting to mark Anti-Bullying Week in November 2023
• Delivered a workshop 'Creating an anti-bullying charter ensuring it is autistic spectrum condition friendly' at the Norfolk Youth Against Bullying Anti-Bullying Conference in November 2023
• Delivered a workshop 'Be an anti-bullying change maker' at the Youth Participation Workshop Day in May 2024
• Published an article in the Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) SEND Network Briefing in March 2024 for schools. It was about the topics needing to be prioritised when teaching RSHE to pupils with SEND. For example:
  • Caring friendships
  • Respectful relationships
  • Asking for help
  • Online and media
  • Mental wellbeing
• Published an article in the RSHE SEND Network Briefing in June 2024 for schools. This explored how to overcome the challenges of pupil engagement, complexity and range of SEND, curriculum and resources to ensure all pupils can access this subject.

The inclusion and opportunity team developed thematic toolkits, including information and guidance on how to approach anti-bullying in schools.