SEND News

‘Mental Health First Aid’ Training for Parents

Please find below details of a one-day champion course for parents or carers of children aged 8-18, offered on several different dates.

The course aims to offer:

An understanding of common mental health issues and how they can affect young people;

The ability to spot signs of mental ill health in young people and guide them to a place of support;

The knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness;

The skills to support positive wellbeing.


DSPL 1 – SEND Weekly News – 58

Please find below a link to the DSPL Weekly News, with apologies for the missing weeks when I struggled to get onto the website page.

The intention of the newsletter is to keep parents/carers up to date with training, support and signposting.

Please do not hesitate to contact me (senco@wransom.herts.sch.uk) if you have any questions about anything on this newsletter.

Disability Living Allowance

Many of our children with SEND are entitled to some level of Disability Living Allowance (DLA). If you think that this might apply to you and would like to find out more, click on the link to go to the government website:

https://www.gov.uk/disability-living-allowance-children

If you plan to apply, I am happy to write an account of how the children present in school, to be included on the application. Just contact me at: senco@wransom.herts.sch.uk