Children’s Additional Needs Network
Irwin Mitchell are holding a live webinar for families to provide coping strategies during lockdown and the upcoming summer holidays for parents of disabled children on 10th July 2020 at 1.00pm. Schools are closed, therapists and carers aren’t able to visit and assist vulnerable children with complex needs, many of whom are shielding, and carer parents are isolated with children demonstrating progressively more challenging behaviour. How do you structure your day? How do you encourage physical activity? How can you involve the whole family? How do you make it fun? We’re hosting a webinar panel discussion with experts in education, […]
Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield
During July to September 2020 we’ll be running a series of short webinars aimed specifically at all parents and carers supporting children with additional needs at home. We recognise that in the current environment there have been many changes to the ways in which services are accessed and delivered. In our first webinar, we take a closer look at how to get the most out of each contact with medical and therapeutic appointments. We’ll discuss practical ways of preparing your child for the changes and support you to feel more confident when asking questions and raising concerns and help you […]
Technology plays a day to day role in our lives and mobile phones, tablets, Alexa and Siri are common place. Imagine the impact on your life if you were no longer able to interact with a touch screen or keyboard or give voice commands. Join us for a virtual event in which assistive technology expert, Andy Fell, will give practical demonstrations of how everyday technology and specialist technology can be used to help give independence to those who need it most and why specialist technology may be needed. Case managers, ancillary medical professionals, as well as interested members in healthcare, […]
With the new academic year fast approaching, this session will help parents and carers prepare their child for a return to school. The disruptions to education, extended time away from school, and the measures in place to protect people from the spread of COVID have left many children feeling unprepared and anxious about returning to the classroom. Expert practitioner and occupational therapist Shelley Williams will go through the steps you can take to help children transition back to school, including: · How to get back into school uniform · What to expect in the new classroom environment · Re-establishing school […]
The team from Irwin Mitchell are running a brand new drawing competition for children with learning or physical disabilities. The competition will be split into 3 age categories: – under 5, – 5 – 10 – 11 – 16. The aim of the competition is to ask our young artists to describe their perfect day through their drawing. That could be a drawing of the people that make a day perfect like mum and dad, their favourite pet or anything around the way they would spend this day like playing a game or going to the zoo. The competition opened on the […]
If you care for or support a child who has a degenerative, physical or mental illness, they may require additional support as they transition in to adulthood. In this live webinar, our Court of Protection experts Kirsty Stuart and Victoria Ward explain health, welfare and financial deputyships, and how a family member or a professional may wish to consider becoming a Deputy. Deputyships allow someone in a trusted position to be responsible for a vulnerable person’s decisions, and we understand that many people find the process of applying to be a Deputy confusing and stressful. Our experts will also explain […]
Our upcoming bite-size webinar series will look at child protection issues, including as a child transitions to adulthood. The sessions are tailored to parents who have children with additional needs but will also benefit you if you support these families.
Start: 18th February, 2021 at 10:00am End: 18th February, 2021 at 11:30am Location: Online Family Fund is hosting a webinar to provide information and answer questions about the grants and support available to children, young people and families. There will also be workshops hosted by Irwin Mitchell on the following topics: EHCPs Access to benefits/financial support for families Financial tips for families to help with debt issues Lasting Powers of Attorney We invite you to join us at 10am on Thursday 18 February for this free 90 minute webinar. Background information Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or […]
In this exclusive two-hour session, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the provision available to children with additional educational needs.
About the event In 2019, DJ Mark One and Dr Penny Trayner pooled their expertise to deliver the first DJ’ing for rehabilitation programme, as part of a 4-day non-residential brain camp that aimed to impart key cognitive rehabilitation strategies to camp participants alongside real-world application of the skills in learning how to DJ. From there the BPM (Brain’s Powered by Music) programme was born: https://www.bpm.rehab/ In this webinar, Dr Trayner and DJ Mark One will discuss how the programme is delivered in practice, how it has been received so far and outcomes for participants which include procuring DJ slots at festivals. […]
Making a positive difference through Inclusive, Active,Social Tennis in communities, clubs, centres parks and schools.
Brentwood Tennis Club Brentwood Road Sheffield S11 9BU
brainstrust is a brain tumour charity that focuses on support and wellbeing. Little brainstrust is designed for children and teenagers living with a brain tumour diagnosis. Our support specialist for children and families is based in Sussex however has a national role. 500 children a year are diagnosed with a brain tumour, and there are thousands of families living with a brain tumour. Two thirds of children diagnosed with a brain tumour are left with a disability. Families can find communication difficult, and awareness of brain tumours in children is low; this is even though brain tumours now kill more children than any other illness in the UK. We are actively trying to grow clinical links with hospitals and other charities locally and nationally, so that we can collectively work together to provide optimum care to our young patients. Families facing a brain tumour diagnosis of a child feel scared, confused and alone. We know. That’s why we’re working to support families by: Providing unique, honest, coaching-led support by phone (24/7) or email, helping families overcome challenges and find the best possible outcome for their child, and their family Helping families feel less alone by creating communities of peer support, […]
Josephs Well C19 brainstrust Hanover Lane Leeds LS3 1AD
Changing Faces is the UK’s leading charity for everyone with a mark, scar or condition on their face or body that makes them look different. We offer free emotional, social and counselling support for people who have a visible difference which affects their mental or emotional wellbeing. This include a support and information line, one-to-one social and emotional support sessions, an online community forum, peer support group sessions (18yrs +), and online workshops for children, young people and parents, and a skin camouflage service. Our skin camouflage service is available at locations across England & Scotland. Our free wellbeing services are all delivered via telephone, video session or online, meaning they can be accessed across the UK, wherever you live. On our website you will also find self-help guides and resources for schools.
The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane Sheffield S1 4FW
University Student’s Union volunteering department, that acts as a broker to match Sheffield Hallam University’s roughly 30,000 students with volunteering opportunities in the area.
The Hubs, 6 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2QQ
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