Children’s Additional Needs Network
Are you worried about your child’s behaviour? Come along to learn more about what a demand-avoidant profile is and the effect it can have on children. We will signpost you to support and resources that can help. Please note: This session is not suitable for children. No diagnosis required. You must be a member of Sheffield Parent Carer Forum to attend – register here. Booking essential.
Sheffield
We will explore sensory needs and introduce practical strategies to support your child or young person. A member of the NHS Sensory Service will come along. Please note: This session is not suitable for children. No diagnosis required. You must be a member of Sheffield Parent Carer Forum to attend – register here. Booking essential.
The start of a new academic year can bring up a range of feelings and mixed responses when your child has a visual impairment and additional needs. Families with SEND often experience additional challenges during these transitions. In this online session, we’ll explore practical tips and strategies to help you build resilience, empathy, and self-esteem while strengthening positive family relationships. We’ll also look at ways to support your child’s big emotions and help you respond with care and compassion. Join us for a supportive discussion focused on balancing your child’s needs with your own wellbeing. Book here: https://luma.com/j5kmoc5n
Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield
From washing and dressing to toileting, periods & shaving to home adaptations and life hacks. Join us for a session with Rosie, our Habilitation Specialist to discuss how small wins around the home can empower your children and boost their wellbeing and confidence. This is a relaxed, judgment-free space where you can ask questions – big or small! Our group understands the unique challenges you’re facing. Book here: https://luma.com/791fvpqq
Due to popular demand, we’re hosting a FREE EHCP webinar online for parent carers who want clear, practical guidance on the process. Our aim with this session is to give families simple, actionable steps to navigate Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs) so you can secure the right support for your child DATE: 01 October 2025 TIME: 20:00pm – 21:30pm LOCATION: Online Who Is This For? This webinar is open to all parents and carers of children with disabilities. Note: Content focuses on the EHCP process in England. What Will You Learn? Led by an Educational Psychologist, the […]
Registrations are live for our next online B&A events for 11–25-year-olds. Open for any young person 11-25 years old wop has been impacted by Meningitis. This event is open to the young person who has experienced the disease and their siblings Our 11–17-year-olds will take part in a creative session with The Crafty Hen and our 18–25-year-olds will enjoy a practical session looking at their personal strengths and how to use them to move forward positively in their lives, with Morissa from Family Action https://www.meningitisnow.org/get-support/supporting-young-people/believe-achieve/events-weekends/
Barnsley CVS stands for Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services. Established in 2022, we operate as the infrastructure organisation for voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) groups in the Barnsley Borough. Our mission is to support and champion the VCSE sector, helping it reach its full potential.
23 Queens Rd Barnsley S711AN
Define Fine has been created by a small, committed team of parents and professionals who have lived experience of school attendance difficulties We are a parent/carer-led organisation set up in response to the growing number of children and young people who experience school attendance difficulties. This is sometimes referred to as ‘school refusal’, or emotionally based school avoidance and may be due to unmet Special Educational Needs & Disabilities including physical or mental illness, either suspected or diagnosed, bullying or issues relating to academic pressure, or even the school environment. We provide peer support, using our tried and tested resources and to help parents advocate for the support their children and young people need to be able to learn and achieve. We hope to build up our growing network of peer supporters, who we can train to use our guides for their own family and ultimately to then help other families experiencing attendance difficulties. Empowering parents to be able to effectively work with professionals, should encourage not only earlier intervention, with much better outcomes, but also reduce the risk and impact of unhelpful, and unnecessary attendance prosecutions and social services safeguarding interventions. It is vital that children, young people […]
Bluebell House Gumley Leicestershire LE16 7RU
A small user-led charity which makes life better for children with hydrocephalus (known as water on the brain) and the families who love and care for them. We deliver : Awareness: Every year 1 in 770 babies will be diagnosed with hydrocephalus, yet there is little awareness of the condition and its impact. We are working to change this through targeted awareness raising. Support: We direct families affected by hydrocephalus to organisations that can offer help. We also provide peer-to-peer support, so families feel less alone and can meet others from within their community who are going through the same. Campaigns Through our ‘Get-A-Head’ campaign, we speak up for better awareness of infant head circumference measurement as a tool for early diagnosis of hydrocephalus. Research and training We support research and fund training. This improves understanding of the condition and its management amongst front-line health care professionals, which improves patient care.
Yateley, Hampshire
An annual student-lead initiative in the University of Sheffield where we invite students across different studies creating innovative solutions for individuals with disabled needs. Hackcessible is a 6 week long competition where we find people with disabled needs, known as challengers, to share their problems and propose a challenge to students to build an assistive device or prototype to help with their needs. Hackcessible has been running since 2018. It has brought challengers, engineering students, designers together to co-develop impactful solutions.
The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN
