The All In Programme is part of Shropshire’s Early Help service for children aged up to the age of 18 who live in Shropshire and have a disability that prevents them accessing universal services without additional support.

‘All In’ short breaks are available to families when universal services aren't able to meet the needs of their disabled child and provide a range of opportunities from horse riding, football, swimming, cycling, arts and music.

The activities are managed and commissioned by Actio and you can see the latest activity offer on the Actio website. Activities | Actio (actioconsortium.wixsite.com)

The activities are provided as a 'targeted provision offer', this means that if your child requires personal care support, dedicated one to one, or has complex care or health needs, you will need to speak to Shropshire Councils Disabled Children’s Team about accessing additional support to be able to access these activities safely and appropriately. Many activity providers are happy for PA's, parent carers, or other trusted adults to support a child to access an activity but please check with them as they may need to undertake some risk assessments for your child's safety and wellbeing. Please contact First Point of Contact at Shropshire Council on 0345 678 9021 to discuss how to access any additional support.

If your child isn’t already an ‘All In’ member you can apply through the SEND Local Offer.

Shropshire’s Family Information Service (FIS) has been providing free information, support and guidance to families of children and young people aged 0-19 years in Shropshire since 2000. It provides information on all aspects of family life, from childcare and things to do through to the sort of family support matters which many families face.

The FIS is always keen to make sure that the information it provides, and the way in which it's provided, meets the ever-changing needs of families in Shropshire.

We'd like to know more about the sort of information parents may want now or what they think would be useful in the future, and would be grateful if you could please ask them to complete our short survey  which covers some of the many issues affecting families.

To find out more about the FIS please take a look at our webpages.

You can also follow the FIS on Facebook.

Parenthood can be extremely rewarding and enjoyable. It can also be demanding, frustrating and exhausting. Shropshire Council’s Parenting Team is here to support parent carers to raise healthy, well-rounded children in a loving and stable environment.

Do you have any questions around child development and parenting?

Why not call our Parenting Helpline where one of our trained Parenting Practitioners will be ready to listen?

Parenting Helpline Call 01743 250950 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 12.30pm

If you would like to find out about other services the Parenting Team offers please email Parenting.team@shropshire.gov.uk

We are delighted to be able to share with you a new video we have produced which explains what the Shropshire SEND Local Offer  is, and how it can help parent carers and families. The video shows the full range of information available on the Local Offer and the directory element. It also shares how parent carers can get involved in producing the Local Offer. You can watch this short video on the Shropshire SEND Local Offer YouTube channel:

What is the SEND Local Offer? (signed version)

What is the SEND Local Offer?

The Public Health Nursing Service have developed a video called Toileting Support Session teaching children how to wipe their bottoms, following a number of referrals from primary schools. This video   supports children in a fun and visual way.