Special Educational Needs
Please find below information about a wide range of free online courses being offered to parents this Autumn. If you would like to book a place on any of them, please go to the individual provider’s website to do so.
Please see the poster attached below for details of a wide range of online courses being offered free in the next few months to parents of children with diagnosed or suspected ADHD and/or Autism.
Supporting Links are offering two free online courses this term, for parents of children with ASD or ADHD (although no formal diagnosis is required): Monday 5th October – ‘Talking ASD & ADHD: Transition and Change Thursday 12th November – ‘Talking ASD & ADHD: Anxiety and Stress Please see the flyers below for further details about … Read more
Please see below for details of a sensory movement class in Hitchin for 3-6 year olds, that uses props, music and dance-based activities to improve social interaction and expand imagination.
Please see below for information about 3 online parent workshops, taking place this term, which are being offered by ‘Family Lives’ and funded by HCC. The following courses are being offered: 1. Bringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children aged 5 to 13 with ADHD (1 x 6-week group) 2. Bringing Up Confident Children … Read more
Please find links below to the July newsletter for ADD-vance, with useful information for parents of children with diagnosed or suspected ADHD and ASD. They are running their hugely popular free course: ‘Understanding ADHD and Autism’ online and are offering some new dates for this. It gets booked up very quickly and booking opens on … Read more
BBC Bitesize have published an article about building resilience in children, which will be helpful for so many children in these very uncertain times. Please find the link to the article below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zy4rn9q?xtor=ES-211-[33061_PANUK_SOT_24_SNO_SendAS1to8Opens_RET]-20200618-[bbcbitesize_fivewaystobuildyourchildsresilience_parenting]
NESSie are offering 2 free counselling sessions to parents/carers or children either via Zoom or a phone call. Each session will last up to 50 minutes. I imagine this will get booked up very quickly. See the document below to find out how to register your interest.
NESSie are offering this free virtual training on Thursday 11th June, 2-3pm, for parents of children up to the age of 13. Please click on the link below for further details if you are interested.
A recording of the LIVE Young People’s COVID-19 webinar is now available to view via the link below. It may be of interest to some of our older children. The webinar addressed questions that have been raised by young people. The webinar panel included Professor Jim McManus, Herts Director of Public Health; Councillor Tim Hutchings, … Read more
