Do you have a child or young person with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) in primary or secondary school? If so, we’ve got two great events coming up that could be just what you need!

A Priority Action Plan has been published, to drive improvements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Wirral.

Prenton carer shares her experience during Carers Week 2025.

The plans will be discussed at Wirral's Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee on 10 June.

The SEND Improvement Notice, issued by the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, to Wirral Council in May 2024, has today been replaced with an updated version.

An inspection by OFSTED and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) notes that “things are changing for the better”, but Wirral’s Area SEND Partnership has “considerable work remaining” to ensure a consistently positive experience for children and young people with SEND.

Shared Lives helped this Wirral mum with learning difficulties as she navigated becoming a parent.

Could you benefit from the support of a Shared Lives carer?

Do you think you have the care and love it takes to be a Shared Lives carer?

Wirral Council has led the regional partnership for the Step Up to Social Work programme for eight cohorts, successfully training more than 225 social workers.

The committee met at Wallasey Town Hall on Tuesday 4 March 2025.

Natalie, a newly qualified social worker, talks about the Step Up to Social Work programme.