Every family with a child with additional needs should have one of these, it gives you huge discounts and free entry to places like Seven stories which can be hours of free fun.

It will help make days out more financially accessible for foster families and families of children with additional needs.

The Max Card is the UK’s leading discount card for foster families and families of children with additional needs. Families can use their Max Card at venues across the UK to get free or discounted admission.

I found 114 locations within 50miles from Newcastle upon Tyne some examples are:

Mister Twisters
4.8 mi
2 for 1 on admission.

Gibside
6.2 mi
Carer and child go free.

Beamish Wild TreeTop Adventure
6.6 mi
£5 off adult tickets

The lists endless.

mymaxcard.co.uk

Any problems accessing this page or getting a card please get in touch and I will gladly help you.

Is it a struggle to have your child’s hair cut?

We are going to trial run a pop up hair shop, hoping your child may cope with the experience in a calm, relaxed, familiar environment with staff they know.

We have a date for Friday 7th December where your child will have their haircut within school hours, or Saturday 15th December where you could bring your child along and be with them during the haircut.

We are asking for a £3.00 donation and all funds will be donated to school.

We can only offer dry cuts and we have qualified hairdressing staff who work in school who will be cutting hair.

We are also going to be offering a manicure/pedicure for children.

Hadrian School are offering FREE training for parents/carers who have children with additional needs within the North East area. Our training is being facilitated by Hadrian School staff and other professionals that we work with. All of the training is of high quality and all delegates will receive an attendance certificate. Please see the dates and times of the free training courses below:

Behaviour Support Training for Parents

28th February 2019 9.30am – 12.30pm

Course Content:

• to raise awareness of the causes and underlying factors leading to inappropriate behaviour
• to examine our view point on behaviour and become aware of the effect our behaviour has on youngsters with SEN.
• to examine the communication element in behaviour support

• to look at what works and what can help keep things going well
• to look at trouble shooting and how to cope with inappropriate behaviour
• to look at support mechanisms and ways forward
• The focus will be on positive and proactive strategies
• The importance of using person centred approaches will also be highlighted.

Appointed Persons Training (First Aid)

29th January 9.30am – 12.30pm 2019

Course Content:

What to do in an emergency

CPR for children and adults

First Aid for an unconscious casualty

Wounds and Bleeding

Choking

Burns/Scalds

We will also cover any additional topics that parents want to cover

Further training dates will be organised over the next few weeks and advertised to parents/carers very soon, these courses will involve mental health, makaton basics and many more!

What is Rebound Therapy?

The phrase “Rebound Therapy” describes the use of trampolines in providing therapeutic exercise and recreation for people with a wide range of special needs. These include participants who may have profound and complex learning difficulties, severe and moderate learning difficulties, asd and motor coordination difficulties, dual sensory impairments or sensory processing difficulties.
Rebound Therapy is used to facilitate movement, promote balance, promote an increase or decrease in muscle tone, promote relaxation, promote sensory integration, improve fitness and to improve communication skills.

You could check with your child’s Teacher whether your child receives rebound therapy during school time and if they enjoy it.

On completion of the course you will receive a Rebound Therapy Coaching Qualification and this will enable you to deliver your own child’s therapy. Hadrian School have built the first Rebound centre in the UK which is open evenings, weekends and school holidays, meaning you can keep up with your child’s therapy out of school time.

Rebound therapy training is available for parents at a cost price of £75.00 instead of the usual £315.00.

The course runs for two days, from 9.00am – 4.30pm but can be adjusted to fit around your childcare needs if necessary.

The next course is running on the 21st/22nd January 2019.

If you would like to book a place on the training please contact David Palmer School Business Manager on 0191 273 4440 or david.palmer@hadrian.newcastle.sch.uk

If your child wears AFOs you will understand the struggles with finding shoes to fit and how hard it can be getting shoes over AFOs.

These boots made by Billy boots are fantastic !  BILLY Footwear has revolutionized how shoes are put on and taken off. By incorporating a zipper that goes along the side of the shoe and around the toe, the upper of each shoe opens and folds over completely. The design allows for unobstructed foot placement onto the shoe footbed. Then with a flip and a zip, the shoe securely closes.

They’re not available in the UK but can be ordered online from America. They come in lots of colours and styles. I found a good selection on https://www.zappos.com/b/billy-footwear-kids/brand

They are expensive, around £65 with delivery.

Does your child receive continence products ? If so you will know they have recently changed suppliers from TENA to Hartman. The nursing team are holding a coffee morning at 10am on Friday 30th November with a representative from Hartman’s to hold a discussion of any issues or concerns you may have.

Your child will have a letter with reply slip in their diary, please complete and return it if you are interested in coming along to this session.

Another busy and productive coffee morning with the Pass it on Parents ladies ! Doing their fabulous stuff.

These relaxed coffee mornings are once a month in school and the next date is Friday 30th November, they run from 10am – 11.30am.

Pass it on Parents run support groups in many locations around the North East :

Our Families Advice and Support Team offers information, advice and support for families of disabled children in Newcastle. The team can help you with problems, and help you apply for funding. They can let you know about activities and services for your child and your family.

Pass it on Parents Newcastle is a parents group that supports families with children who have additional needs living in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. We are part of the Family Advice and Support Team based at Skills for People,

Our Pass it on Parents peer support team, reaches around 1600 family carers through its facebook group. We strongly believe in the value of parent to parent support, and would like to help other parents by sharing experience and knowledge at one of our drop-in sessions or coffee mornings. Come along and find out some useful information that may help you or your family.