Children’s Additional Needs Network
Talk to other parents about special educational needs, swap useful information, and help us influence education policy in Sheffield. No specialist knowledge required! We’ll be joined by Laura Chambers, the new leader of the Autism Team, for the first hour of the meeting. No need to book, just turn up. Can’t attend in person? Let us know and we’ll send you a Zoom link.
Our ‘Parents Together’ workshop on Tuesday 28th June at 7.30pm will look at how parents can feel more empowered to support their child in everyday issues that they may experience because of looking different. We’ll look at specific tools on how to deal with staring, teasing and bullying, handling awkward social situations, as well as ways to increase confidence and build resilience. We’ll also have one of our fantastic young champions talking about their lived experiences. We are currently delivering our workshop events online due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We have successfully delivered many workshops during lockdown and continue to offer […]
Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield
Sign up to our ‘Make it work for you’ workshop to learn how to make your iPad work for your child’s support needs. Join the ‘Make it work for you’ workshop on Tuesday 21 June. In the workshop, we can cover: How to make text larger, so it is easier to read How to set up Siri so your iPad will talk to you How to set up other spoken content features, like dictation (so your iPad will write for you) Q&A with our experienced trainer This workshop will take place with a Family Fund team member and trainer at […]
Our popular Family Fun Day will take place on Friday 26th August, 10am-3pm, at Hillsborough Sports Arena. Since the event is always hugely oversubscribed, we will operate a two-step process to make ticket allocation as fair as possible:1. Register your interest now via this form. You have until Monday 18th July, 10am, to do this.2. We will then draw names out of a hat at random. If you have been selected, we’ll contact you by email, and you’ll have 48 hours to buy your tickets (£1.50 per person). Good luck!
Sheffield
Come along to our next coffee morning! Our coffee mornings are run by our friendly volunteers. They are open to all parent carers, whatever their children’s needs, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed, mild or severe. Pre-schoolers and home-educated children are welcome too. Pop in for a few minutes or stay for the whole session – no need to book. You can be sure of a warm welcome and plenty of tea, coffee and cake! Funded by People’s Health Trust using money raised by Health Lottery Yorkshire and Humber.
Please join our new subgroup for parents of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs! We will look at proposed changes to speech and language therapy provision in Sheffield and give feedback. Can’t attend in person? Let us know and we’ll send you a Zoom link. Please book your place
Barnsley SEND Local Offer is promoting Accessible Sport events at Nostell Priory NT during the summer holidays on Thursday 4th and 25th August. Contact Fay Bland, Programming and Participation Offers at the National Trust – 01924 866841 fay.bland@nationaltrust.org.uk
Barnsley
Get informed and live your life your way with these informative online workshops! Navigating the transition into adulthood, being independent, securing funding/PA’s, going to University etc… it can all be one big overwhelming nightmare! We’re excited to announce that CP Teens UK has partnered with LiveYou! LiveYou’s mission is to enable those with physical disabilities to live life without limits by removing barriers and turning, what would ordinarily be disadvantages, into advantages. They are a user-led organisation and specialise in helping young adults. WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE – Care Funding & Your Rights MONDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER – Getting the Best University […]
Join us for our summer party at Rother Valley Country Park! We’ll have accessible biking, boating and water activities for everyone to try. Our whole charity parties are always a great chance to meet old friends and new, all of whom have personal experience with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Bring your own lunch or hit up the cafe near the car park. All SHASBAH members and friends are invited and the whole event is FREE. Don’t miss out on this accessible summer activity! Click here to book your place now.
Supporting anyone affected by Spina Bifida, hydrocephalus and related conditions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
42 Park Road Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Go Kids Go have been running wheelchair skills training for young wheelchair users since 1990. The training is designed to enable independence and to help ensure that the young people are able to reach their full potential. We run workshops for manual and powered wheelchair users. Some of the skills we teach on the workshop include back wheel balancing, road safety, manoeuvring skills and emergency evacuation as well as an introduction to wheelchair basketball. We bring extra wheelchairs so that parents, siblings and friends can join in with the activities. We also run disability/wheelchair awareness workshops in mainstream schools for pupils and staff. TV presenter Ade Adepitan MBE, learnt wheelchair skills with us as a young man and is now a patron of Go Kids Go.
90 Wilbert Lane Beverley East Yorkshire HU17 0AL
Family Action is a charity committed to building stronger families by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people. We seek to empower people and communities to address their issues and challenges through practical, financial and emotional help. At Sheffield ADHD, we recognise that raising any child is difficult and at times stressful, but raising a child with ADHD can sometimes feel impossible. There is no magic wand or an easy solution, but it is possible to reduce the difficulties of managing ADHD and to find positives and strengths in the young people diagnosed. We can help. The project is commissioned by Sheffield City Council and has been running in Sheffield for over 14 years. We support the families of children and young people who are affected by ADHD. We do this by raising knowledge and awareness of the disorder, providing strategies for managing the associated symptoms and promoting the individuality and potential of those affected.
Scotia Works Leadmill Road Sheffield S1 4SE
Educational Psychologists work mainly with schools and places where children are educated. We help to find solutions to worries and concerns people might have about how children are developing, progressing or learning. We often work with children who are the most vulnerable and have the greatest complexity of needs. Mainly a specialist service but timely intervention can sometimes prevent issues becoming more complex. The Service consists of a team of Educational Psychologists and an admin team. There are 22 psychologists, some working part time and others full time. This is the equivalent of Just over 18 full time posts for the whole of the city. The Service is currently managed by two Principal Educational Psychologists, supported by three Senior Educational Psychologists. The service has a specialist senior Educational Psychologists for Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs All Educational Psychologists are qualified practitioners, and registered with the HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council) Most practicing psychologists are also members of the Association of Educational Psychologists, and/or the British Psychological Service
Sheffield Educational Psychology Service Floor 4, North Wing Moorfoot Building Sheffield S1 4PL
