Making sure the voice and needs of Kingston SEND families are heard
Kingston SEND PCF is made up of local parents and carers who work to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities and their needs are heard and understood by local services and decision makers.
We also make sure parents and carers have access to events and information that they might find useful as a SEND family.
Amazing Things
We love this introduction to autism by amazing things. It aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations. It is intended to be viewed, discussed and shared widely by anyone but especially teachers and parents.
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With the free school meal holiday vouchers scheme having ended, we’ll be sharing several posts over the next couple of weeks about support, free & low‑cost food options, and free & low cost activities for children with SEND to help families plan ahead.
We don't want to dilute other people’s posts in local groups, so please follow our page, share our posts, and keep an eye on our website to keep up to date on these posts.
One such place we want our community to know about is this free access to fresh fruit and vegetables scheme, supporting local families and reducing food waste:
👉Kingston Voluntary Action's Surplus to Supper Pop‑Up Market
📍Surbiton Library, Ewell Road, KT6 6AG
📆Friday 22 May
🕙10am–12pm
More info: connectedkingston.uk/events/surplus-to-supper-hub-pop-up-market-surbiton-library-1
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Planning for the May Half term holiday
The Big Bahooey | Hampton Court Palace | Historic Royal Palaces share.google/cxlBiBooVzYFGVDjh
Half term fun at Hampton Court Palace.
Families in receipt of some benefits are ablr to access £1 Tickets for Hampton Court Palace for up to six people.
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We’ve just been made aware of important changes to the free school meal holiday vouchers that families usually receive for half‑terms, Easter, Christmas and the summer holidays.
The Department for Work and Pensions change has been confirmed by Kingston council:
“The previous Household Support Fund has now closed, including the associated free school meal holiday voucher scheme… The Department for Work and Pensions ran the free school meal holiday voucher scheme until 31 March 2026. This has now ended.”
From 1 April 2026, vouchers are no longer being sent automatically to families in receipt of free school meals.
If families need support for school holidays, they must now apply through the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF).
The CRF provides short‑term emergency help and aims to support residents to stay out of crisis long‑term. This new scheme runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
More information and the application form can be found here:
www.kingston.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/crisis-and-resilience-fund
We would be very grateful if you could share this update widely with families so they are aware of the change and can plan ahead for the quickly approaching upcoming May half‑term. … See MoreSee Less
Crisis and Resilience Fund | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
www.kingston.gov.uk
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