Special Educational Needs
Please find below the recently created video for the Local Offer website. It’s very short (less than a minute) and it’s aimed at parents and carers of children and young people with SEND to help them understand what the Local Offer website is, and what kind of information and resources they can find on there. … Read more
Family Lives are delivering online parenting groups, funded by Herts County Council, in the Autumn term for parents/carers. Bringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children with ADHD/ASD – Online (6 weeks) Thursday 15th September to 20th Oct, 9.30 – 11.30 Tuesday 4th October to 15th November, 9.30-11.30 Tues 8th November to 13th December 7.30pm – … Read more
The ‘Local Offer’ is available to all parents of children with SEND, with useful information on a variety of topics. Please see below for a few links to specific pages which you may find useful: Services for parents, carers and families (hertfordshire.gov.uk) From this page you can find all the different types of support that … Read more
Supporting Links are offering an online course for parents/carers of children with diagnosed or suspected ASD or ADHD on Wednesday 13th July, 9.30-11.30am. Run by highly experienced facilitators, counsellors and parenting practitioners, this online workshop will help parents to understand: The difference between healthy & unhealthy anger. The pattern that anger often takes and how … Read more
Supporting Links are offering a course on Tuesday 28th June, 19.30-21.30 for parents/carers of children with ASD or ADHD who are suffering with anxiety and stress. Run by highly experienced facilitators, counsellors and parenting practitioners, this online workshop will help parents to understand: The difference between stress and anxiety. Understanding anxiety related conditions amongst young … Read more
SPACE Hertfordshire runs many free online workshops for parents and carers covering many aspects of supporting children and young people who are autistic, have ADHD or other neurodiverse conditions. Some upcoming ones include:Understanding Specific Math Difficulties (Dyscalculia) Tickets, Fri 17 Jun 2022 at 10:00 | Eventbrite Understanding Autism and ADHD Workshop Tickets, Mon 20 Jun 2022 … Read more
The Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners have recorded a webinar focused on school based anxiety which includes: anxiety psychoeducation and strategies and tips to support children who are currently struggling with attending school due to anxiety. The webinar is split into Part 1 (Theory and Psychoeducation) and Part 2 (Strategies and Tips). There are handouts which can … Read more
‘Family Lives’ offer both a ‘Helpline’ (0808 800 2222) and an online chat option to offer support to families who are finding things difficult. Their website is: https://www.familylives.org.uk/ Two courses are currently being offered: Bringing up confident children for parents of children with ADHD/ASD 7 June to 12 July 7pm to 9pm OR 8 June to 13 July 9:30am … Read more
Please find below details of a 6-week, online course, free to Hertfordshire parents, about raising resilience in children. It seems that the course would be most suited to parents of children aged 9+. All information and booking details can be found here:
Please see below for a flyer with details of SEND Advice lines currently being offered for parents to access telephone advice for their children from external professionals. Specific times are available to speak to Educational Psychologists, teachers for Specific Learning Difficulties and members of the Speech, Language, Communication and Autism Team.
