A new SEND Local Offer site that was functional, easy to ease and accessible to families across Milton Keynes was requested by families and professionals in Milton Keynes. In order to do this we created a new hub site of the Local Offer. The Local Offer working group (including parent/carer representatives, education, health and social care professionals) agreed the following actions were needed on the new site. 

• 9 new headings on the Local Offer website - these have been created to make the site easier to navigate
• Restructure of content in the new headings for easy access - ensuring relevant information is on one page rather than across multiple pages
• A calendar of events on the website for families to access - this is now located on the homepage 
• More images - images have been added through out the site
• More colour - along with having more images we have had more flexibility with using colour on the site
• Being able to reach your chosen destination in 3 clicks - you are able to reach your chosen destination mostly, in three clicks.
• Health information - there is ongoing coproduction with health colleagues to update the health offer available on the Local Offer
• A work SEND Directory - the useful contacts and the SEND Directory have been merged, updated and re-set with new filters to enable the directory to be a working tool.
• Including more about leisure and things to do - the team have added a leisure and things to do tile on the homepage and are working with providers of activities in Milton Keynes to ensure they are able to share the most up to date information around leisure in Milton Keynes.
• Updated information for prep for adulthood - the prep for adulthood/young people's section of the Local Offer has been updated, working with health colleagues, to ensure the information is easy to access for young people. This includes adding more videos, images and breaking up text. 

The SEND Local Offer team have been attending events in Milton Keynes to showcase the SEND Local Offer, we are working alongside other partners in Milton Keynes to continue to share the SEND Local Offer

You can often find us at:

• SEND Drop in Days hosted by MK SENDIAS.

We also share our SEND Local Offer website on our Facebook page, and link back to it in our SEND Newsletter.

As the new site goes live there will be a promotion of the site, which we will work with partners across MK in order to support with reaching as many families as possible.

The SEND Newsletter is co-produced with Parents and Carers Alliance (PACA) and SENDIAS MK.

The newsletter goes out half termly and is primarily for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in and around Milton Keynes.

A special edition of the SEND Newsletter in summer designed specifically to share SEND events and activities happening across the summer holiday period

More information about the SEND Newsletter is available here.

Free training for external providers in Milton Keynes to support their provision available to children and young people with SEND in and around Milton Keynes.

Dates to be added soon! 

The SEND Local Offer working group is a group established of:

• The SEND Local Offer team
• Parent and carer representatives
• Milton Keynes SENDIAS
• Professionals across Milton Keynes

The group allows us to co-produce our SEND Local Offer and the information and support available to families in Milton Keynes. If you would like to know more about the Local Offer working group, or provide feedback about the SEND Local Offer please email us.

The SEND Strategy details the strategic vision and the outcomes we want for our children and young people with SEND, please see our SEND Strategy page for more information. 

More information can be found in the Local Offer strategy document.