SEND Parent & Carer Support Group

8th February 2025Elaine Quinn

SEND Parent & Carer Support Group – Guest Programme

Join us for our upcoming SEND parent and carer support sessions at Great Park Community Centre!
These sessions provide a fantastic opportunity to connect, share experiences, and hear from guest speakers.

Upcoming Dates & Guests:
✨ Monday 3rd February – Children North East
✨ Monday 3rd March – Skills for People
✨ Monday 7th April – Daisy Chain

⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Great Park Community Centre, Roseden Way, NE13 9BD

No need to book – just turn up!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Free Social Stories Workshop

8th February 2025Elaine Quinn

FREE Social Stories Workshop

Family Fund are running a FREE online workshop on Social Stories..

iPad session: Thursday 13 February at 10.30am
Android session: Thursday 13 February at 1.30pm

Social stories help children with additional needs to develop a greater social understanding of how the world around them works, help them stay safe and explain scenarios like:

A trip to the shops
Getting ready
Going to school
‍⚕️Going to the doctor, and more.

Free – Toileting Webinar

21st January 2025Elaine Quinn

FREE – TOILETING WEBINAR

LOTS of our Autistic families require support around toileting. The Toby Henderson Trust are running a FREE webinar delivered by an Autism Nurse

MONDAY 27th January
9:30-11:30 am

For more information and/or to book your place, follow this link:

https://www.ttht.co.uk/event/toileting-issues-webinar-2/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3HJEMyzX8bIcz-ZFJv8ug8SCmpxapGHSOpNUqhpNyynGRY6ifWFwx3RDw_aem_eTxAToNPWW3ryoUyQ9cSxA

#disabilitysupport #community #NorthTyneside #autismsupport #parentcarers #SEND #resources #sendsupport #toileting

Junior Wheelchair Rugby Taster Sessions – Tyne and Wear – Saturday 14 Dec – 1pm to 4pm

19th November 2024Elaine Quinn

 

If your child has a physical impairment and is aged between 8 and 17 years old, then they can play wheelchair rugby. Wheelchair Rugby is a mixed gender sport and has two versions of wheelchair rugby, catering for different levels of impairments.

 

Your child does not need to be a wheelchair user to play, every child who has a permanent physical disability can play wheelchair rugby.

 

North East Junior Session – Gateshead

 

Come along and allow your child to try wheelchair rugby and meet Paralympic Gold medal winner Jack Smith MBE.

 

Register your child here: https://forms.gle/dw8EGm6Go6LoHPgU7

 

Wheelchair Rugby Junior Engagement Session

 

 – 8 to 17 years old

 – All equipment provided

 – Saturday 14th December 2024

 – 1pm to 4pm

 – Gateshead Leisure Centre, Alexandra Rd, Gateshead NE8 4JA

 

 

Parent Carer Forum Free SEND Activities this December

19th November 2024Elaine Quinn

We are very pleased to be able to offer some free SEND Christmas activities in December!

 

Our first activity is  Wreath Making on Saturday 7th December!

We have two sessions available:

Family session 10:00 – 12:00

Adult only session: 13:00 – 15:00

Location: Gosforth Civic Theatre

 

Our second activity is an accessible cinema screening for the full family to watch Polar Express on Sunday 15th December, 11:00am at Cineworld Newcastle

 

Our events are available to families of children with SEND living within Newcastle upon Tyne local authority area. You must also be a member of Newcastle PCF – Its free and easy to sign up (just let us know when booking!)

 

To book a place, please send an email to contact@newcastlepcf.co.uk confirming the following:

 

Event name and time

Name & Address

Number of Adults Attending

Number of Children Attending

 

Please note spaces are limited – you will receive a confirmation email once your place has been booked. A reserve list will also be created for any last minute availability.

Northumbria Water Priority Register

18th November 2024Elaine Quinn

ARE YOU READY FOR WINTER?

You can register for this service when you have a child with additional needs 

We know everyone needs a little extra help from time to time, so that’s why we offer a range of FREE Priority Services. It means if things ever go wrong, we know what to do to support you.

Here’s some of the ways our Priority Services can help you:

  • Water delivered to you if it goes off for an extended period and you aren’t able to get to a bottled water station.
  • Add a password to your account for extra peace of mind.
  • Bills and information provided to you in Braille, large print or audio CD.
  • Extra help with taking meter readings
  • Translation services with over 100 languages.

Click on link below to register

 

Priority Services