Annual event for children and families with special needs in Milton Keynes will be virtual this year

    Milton Keynes’ annual event for children and families with special educational needs and disabilities is going virtual for 2021.

    The MK SEND Information Day, hosted in partnership between the SENDIAS Service and PACA MK (Parent Carer Forum), is held annually and is typically attended by more than 500 people.

    This year’s event, renamed the MK SEND Information Festival 2021, is taking place online and via video across three days instead of the usual one, starting on Thursday 4 February until Saturday 6 February.

    Mayor of Milton Keynes Andrew Geary will formally open the festival live by video on this link, followed by keynote speaker and Paralympian Natasha Baker MBE. View the live opening ceremony here.

    This year’s event, which is themed around support for SEND in a virtual world, includes a packed programme of online activities and workshops designed for parents and carers of children and young people (aged under 25) living with special education needs and disabilities.

    A full list of activities can be found here.

    You’ll must pre-register to take part in activities here.

    Cllr Zoe Nolan, Cabinet Member for Children and Families at MK Council, said: “We’re really excited to see the annual SEND event go virtual this year.  SEND Information Days are always really well attended and this year’s online festival has the potential to reach even more local people.

    “Young people and their families regularly tell us how important it is to know what specialist support is out there for them locally, so I’m really pleased that council colleagues and their partners in the health and the voluntary sectors have found a way that we can safely continue to offer the event during the pandemic.”

    Keynote speaker Natasha Baker MBE, a British para-equestrian who won two gold medals at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics and three at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics, said:

    “Events like this are really good in normal times, but in the current uncertain times we find ourselves in they are vital, not only to ensure people are gaining the necessary support and information needed, but also keeping us all connected.  So, to be asked to be part of this year’s SEND Information Festival is a privilege.  I look forward to meeting you on 4 February.”

    If you would like to know more, please call: MK SENDIAS on 01908 254518 or PACA on 07852 526057.

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