SEND Early Identification and Support Services

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Support Group for Parents/Carers of children with ASD

Would you like to talk to someone about ASD? If so, why not come to our coffee mornings and meet other parents of a child with ASD. We discuss ASD challenges, what support is available and have professional agencies attending.

Venue: Special Needs Early Years Service, Brickkiln Community, Centre, Cherry Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0QW
Time: 9:30am to 11:30am

2024
Thursday 18th July 2024
Thursday 3rd October 2024
Thursday 7th November 2024
Thursday 5th December 2024

2025
Thursday 16th January 2025
Thursday 13th February 2025
Thursday 6th March 2025
Thursday 10th April 2025
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Thursday 10th July 2025

For further information or if you wish to attend, please email EmbraceAutismWV@outlook.com

Parent/Guardian Workshops

Act for Autism

Provide inspirational and informative workshops for people involved in the autistic community, including parents. Workshops are delivered by professionals, parents and autistic advocates, all part of the Act for Autism Team. All workshops include the 3 C Pathway  (Connect, Calm, Communicate) - a relational approach to supporting children and young people on the autistic spectrum.

Teachers and professionals can attend seminars and coaching (at a cost). Parents can access workshops online at no cost – simply call or email to find out more information.

Find out more

Early Bird Plus

The Early Bird Plus programme is a fantastic 10 week programme from the National Autistic Society that aims to support the parents of Primary School aged (4-9 years) children with Autism and those on the pathway.

Expertly delivered by staff from the Wolverhampton Outreach Service and Tettenhall Wood School, the programme supports parents in understanding their child's diagnosis, exploring how their child experiences Autism and in building a support network for now and the future.

Parents are encouraged to attend alongside professionals from their child's school, so that consistency can be established across both settings.

There is no charge for the Early Bird Plus Course.

Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis with a maximum of 6 families per programme

To apply for a place on the programme please download a copy of the application form which can be found in the Downloads section and return it to: RWatson1@aatrust.co.uk

Teen Life

Teen Life is a programme for the parents of teenagers (aged 10 - 16) with autism and those on the pathway.

Written by the National Autistic Society and run by expert Autism practitioners from the Wolverhampton Outreach Service and Tettenhall Wood School, the programme aims to support parents in really understanding more about how autism is experienced by their teenagers. The 6-week course will help any parent or professional to develop and understand useful strategies to support an individual with autism through their teenage years.

Topics covered include: stress and anxiety, spending time with others, self esteem, intense interests, understanding your diagnosis and puberty. 

There is no charge for the Teenlife course.

Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Places are limited to six families per programme. 

To apply for a place on the programme please download a copy of the application form which can be found in the Downloads section and return it to: RWatson1@aatrust.co.uk

Understanding Autism and Understanding Behaviour

• Date: 20th June 2024
• Time: 9.30am-12pm
• Location: Online
• Booking: Eventbrite

Understanding Autism and Understanding Behaviour

• Date: 12th July 2024
• Time: 10am-12.30pm
• Location: Children's Village
• Booking: Eventbrite

There are currently no training sessions for this subject, but please check back soon.

BSL Course: 10/10/24 - 6/2/25

This engaging 15 Week course is designed for beginners to learn basic British Sign Language (BSL) in a relaxed and friendly environment. This course will be led by a Deaf Tutor and qualified BSL user. No formal qualification will be given at the end of this course.

• When: Every term-time Thursday, 1pm-2pm or 4:30pm-5:30pm
• Where: Brickkiln Community Centre, Cherry Street, WV3 0QW
• Cost: FREE
• Booking: This is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information or to book your place email: danielle.smith@wolverhampton.gov.uk

There are currently no training sessions for this subject, but please check back soon.

Trip to Twycross Zoo

This trip is for KS1 and KS2 deaf children. Contact Rachael Armstrong, SIS Team Leader for more details.

Date: 10th July 2024

Book tickets

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There are currently no training sessions for this subject, but please check back soon.

Supporting School Transitions - Tips for Parents and Carers of SEND children

Wolverhampton SENCo Area IASS will be delivering a workshop for parents and carers of children with SEND on Friday 12th July 12.30-2.30 offering tips and advice to support their children who may be transitioning or even just to prepare for the new school year.  Please do share this link with any parents/carers who have children  who may be a little anxious or they may be anxious themselves and may benefit from some reassuring advice.

• Date: Friday 12th July 2024
• Time: 12.30pm-2.30pm
• Location: Brickkiln Community Centre, Cherry Street Wolverhampton WV3 0QW
• Booking: Eventbrite

Voice4Parents

Voice4Parents represents the voices of parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in Wolverhampton. They run monthly coffee mornings and a monthly autism café. Leisure activities are also occasionally run.
 
Information can be found on the Voice4Parents website or Facebook page or via email to : emma@voice4parents.co.uk

SEND Coffee Morning

• Date: 27th June 2024
• Time: 10am-12pm
• Location: Graiseley Family Hub
• Booking: Eventbrite

SEND Professionals Drop in Sessions

Speak to a SEND professional to gain advice and support.

No need to book for the in-person drop in sessions.

• Phone Appointments: 20 June, 12.30am-2.30pm, To book email R.Watson1@aatrust.co.uk
• Graiseley Family Hub: 1 July, 1am-1pm

SEND Squad - SEND Families

Weekly themed activities in a calm, relaxed setting: Sensory room, Arts and crafts, SEND cricket (fortnightly), Board games & lego, Sensory activities, Scavenger hunt, Music, Cafe and SEND MMA. 

All ages welcome, accompanied by an adult.

• Date: Every Saturday
• Time: 10am-12.30pm
• Location: The Way Youth Zone, School Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0NR
• Cost: 50p per person

There are currently no training sessions for this subject, but please check back soon.

KOOTH

An online digital counselling service for young people aged 11-18.
Web: www.kooth.com

The Mix Helpline

Tel: 0808 808 4994

Crisis message service

24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Text: THEMIX to 85258

www.BASE25.org

Base 25 have a MiChoice, Emotional Wellbeing Service for young people who have a Wolverhampton GP, address or school. They have recently begun group sessions for SEMH for 6/7 young people and their parent at a time. Referral is via a referral form completed on their website. These are then triaged to find the most suitable support for your child’s needs.

There are currently no training sessions for this subject, but please check back soon.

There are currently no training sessions for this subject, but please check back soon.

Parent Pathways

Parent Pathways is a series of free, online sessions for parents and carers of children and young people with vision impairment. The aim of Parent Pathways is to provide information and signposting on a range of topics and give families the chance to meet and share experiences in a safe, welcoming environment.

Each Parent Pathways series is split into different areas:

First Steps is a 2-week course, covering point of diagnosis information.

‘Focus on’ sessions are one-off, and topic based:

• Education
• Family Finances
• Play and social development

Parents/Carers can choose the sessions that are most relevant to them from the a range of dates in our Event Calendar.

To find out more and book, visit www.rnib.org.uk/pathways