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St Andrew's C of E Primary Academy

Inspiring children to achieve their personal best

SEND Parent Information and Support

Our SENCo is Mrs Norman.

Please feel free to contact her via the following email address

senco@st-andrewscofe.essex.sch.uk

 

alternatively, feel free to contact the school office to make an appointment. 

 

 

Please note, that any new information will be dated and added to the top of this page. 

School SEND Information Report December 23

Canonium Learning Trust Inclusion Policy

SEND Services in North Essex for families

ACL Families and SEND Support Courses

Meow Cat Cafe Essex

A cat cafe offering a relaxing and inclusive space.

 

How it can help

The Meow Cat Cafe provides a safe and relaxing space to be around cats. They also provide sessions for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

 

Opening hours

Monday: 10:30-18:00

Tuesday: 11:30-19:15

Wednesday: 9:30-17:00

Thursday: 9:30-20:30

Friday: 9:30-20:30

Saturday: 9:30-18:00

Sunday: 9:30-15:30

 

Opening Hours

ASD sessions - Saturday mornings and Monday afternoons

location

7 High Street
7 High
Halstead
CO9 2AA
United Kingdom

 

Contact

Emailinfo@meowcatcafeessex.co.uk

Phone07923696044

 

Website: 

https://www.meowcatcafeessex.co.uk/

 

Childhood Neurodiversity Parent workshops

 

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are running a series of workshops for parents and carers. These cover a range of different topics including childhood neurodiversity, supporting young people with anxiety and understanding the adolescent brain. 

 

Workshops are held online and are free to join. You do not need to be a resident of Norfolk or Suffolk. Tickets can be booked via the Eventbrite website.  

  • SENDIAS SENDIAS would like to invite parents and carers to join them for a range of training sessions.

Online safety for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families 

 

The NSPCC have partnered with Ambitious about Autism to bring online safety tips, advice and activities specifically for parents and carers of children with SEND. 

 

They have created a number of activities to help with talking about online safety including online friendships and sharing personal details. 

 

To find out more, visit the NSPCC website.  

 

Say hello to... MAZE

Find out more about The Maze Group.

 

Tell us about what you do:

We provide specialist support for parents and carers of neurodiverse children and young people. We do this via our weekly specialist parenting groups, our monthly drop-in coffee mornings, online groups and webinars. We have lots of free videos. We also work with a range of professionals who can advise. These include our specialist 1 to 1 emotional wellbeing support for parents/carers and young people.

 

What would you like families and young people to know?

All our services are free to those in NE Essex, but anyone can access our support from outside this area. We are a community of parent/carers supporting other parent/carers. So, we all have our own lived experiences to share to help others on their journey.

 

What do you enjoy most about your job?

We love meeting and helping people. Especially when we know that families have gone on to thrive and get good outcomes for their young people as a result of Maze's support. We love it when families come back to see us after many years to tell us how things turned out for them.

 

How can families find out more?

We have made sure that the MAZE website is easy to use and that it contains all of the information that you will need to start with.

 

You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube where we share lots of information and free videos.

Supporting your neurodiverse child- Essex family forum supportive document for parents and carers of SEND

SEND TERM AHEAD MEETING AUTUMN 2023

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Peer Educator Programme-support parents and carers of autistic children

  • Autism Anglia Autism Central website Autism Central East of England Hub where online sessions can be booked onto. The Peer Educators for the programme will still be providing advice and support for those who need it over the summer holiday and parents/carers can access this by filling in the form on the website

New Inclusive Play space at Stanway Lakelands Centre

Information from SENCo Parent forum meetings

Overview of SEND Support Stages

Useful Links to parent support websites and documentation

  • The Essex Local Offer Essex County Council's website which signposts information about Health, SEN, Education, Local Provision and much more.

SENDIAS Information Poster

  • Families in Focus Essex An independent charity, working with families who have a child (or children), or a young person, with any special educational need or disability (SEND). We provide advice and support to families with SEND children on how to access appropriate education, how to apply for an Education Health Care Plan and appeals to the SEND tribunal, as well as providing support with disability benefits, and social care issues. They also run weekend activity clubs In Colchester and Chelmsford for SEND children and their siblings, and have just started to pilot a peer-to-peer family support service.
  • The Maze Group Supporting families of children with additional needs. The Maze offer free monthly drop in sessions, a specialist weekly programme and additional workshops to guide, advise and support you for as long as you need us.
  • ADHD+ Support group Provides information, advice and support for people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families. Conditions they support with are: ADHD, ASD, Tourette Syndrome, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Dyslexia.
  • Autism Anglia Autism Anglia is an independent charity that provides care and support to autistic children, adults, and their families in East Anglia. Services in Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, managed from office in Colchester, offer personalised approaches that provide each individual with the necessary skills and strategies to enable them to realise their own strengths and abilities. The charity also seeks to promote greater knowledge and understanding of autism through training, education, and supplying information to the public and professionals.
  • Colchester Toy Library Colchester Toy Library offer a relaxed and welcoming space above Prettygate Library for anyone to come along and try out our toys, enjoy our soft play area and just have some fun! Colchester toy library is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10.30-12.30pm.

Essex Educational Psychologist- A guide for parents

InterAct Colchester Club- Copford Village Hall

Self regulation coping strategies

Zones of Regulation

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