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
DSPL 1 SEND Weekly News – 48
Please find below a link to the DSPL 1 SEND Weekly News. I hope to continue receiving this in order to attach an updated copy each week.
The intention of the newsletter is to keep parents up to date with training, support and signposting.
Please do not hesitate to contact me (senco@wransom.herts.sch.uk) if you would like any more information about anything on this newsletter.
Facebook Live Q&A with Speech and Language Therapists!
Speech and Language UK are teaming up with BBC Tiny Happy People for their first ever Facebook Live!
This special hour-long programme will offer you the chance to learn more about the 1.7 million children across the UK who struggle with talking and understanding words, and have your questions answered by speech and language therapists live in the studio.
Register to attend here
ADD-vance online parent support group
ADD-vance are offering a free online support group for parents/carers of primary aged children with diagnosed or suspected ASD or ADHD, on Tuesday 10th January 1pm – 2pm.
You can book your tickets below. This will probably be a very popular event, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Parent/Carer Workshop
As part of their ‘Positive Minds’ PSHE work, Watford FC are offering two parent/carer workshops entitled, ‘Managing Conflict for Children and Young People’.
Both are on 24th November, one is 12.30-1.15 and the other is 6.00-6.45.
If you are interested in finding out more details, the email addresses of two of the Mental Health Project Officers are on the following page:
Positive Minds;
Herts Parent Carer Involvement Survey
Please see below a message from Herts Parent Carer Involvement:
Herts Parent Carer Involvement exists to represent the views of the parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in Hertfordshire. We work alongside Hertfordshire health, education and social care services, to help focus the decision makers on improving services and outcomes for our children.
We’re launching our first annual survey, to find out more about what families in Hertfordshire are experiencing. We want to know what works and what doesn’t, so that we can make sure we are concentrating on the areas that matter most to you.
Please complete our survey. It’s open until 11 November 2022 and the information we gain is vital. It will help us prioritise our work and importantly, give us more data to back up what we are saying to the education, health and social care systems that we engage with.
The more families who take part in our survey, the more powerful our voices become.
To complete the survey, please click here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HPCISurvey2022
Weekly round up of training, information and events from North Herts DSPL
Please find below a link to the North Herts DSPL website where there are links to a range of courses and events available to parents and carers:
Specialist Advice Lines for Parents
Please see below for a link to a page giving details of specialist advice lines that can be accessed by parents of children with SEND, including Specific Learning Difficulties, the Communication and Autism team, the Educational Psychology team, advice about EHCPs and more.
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/microsites/local-offer/contact-a-send-service.aspx
Hertfordshire Local Offer
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. You can see the video on Youtube here:
Bringing up Confident Children (ADHD/ASD) Course
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 – 9.30pm
- Wednesday 9th November to 14th December, 9.30 – 11.30
This programme provides support, information and resources to parents/carers and adult family members so they can help their child reach their full potential.
Sessions will cover :
* ADHD – a whole-family issue
* Understanding your child’s behaviour
* Helping your child manage their feelings and outbursts
* Balancing support of siblings
* Learning new parenting strategies to address challenging behaviour and to make a difference in your family life
We accept referrals from professionals as well as self-referrals. Please click here for the online referral form . If you would like me to make the referral for you, please email me at: senco@wransom.herts.sch.uk
The completed referral form should be returned to services@familylives.org.uk
Parents can also email services@familylives.org.uk or call 0204 522 8700 or 0204 522 8701 for more information.