SEND Support Service - Courses for parents and carers
The SEND Support Service are currently suspending all workshops that were due to start after 29 April 2025.
See our Local Offer, where you can search for charities and organisations who offer courses and workshops for families.
If you need further support regarding any of the areas below, you can request a telephone consultation. Further details can be found at our SEND Support Service.
Courses and workshops
Type of course
Virtual or face-to-face workshop.
Length of course
2 sessions over 2 weeks
What the course will include
This workshop for parents and carers provides practical tools and strategies to support children with ADHD or ADHD-related behaviours. We will focus on:
- understanding ADHD and its co-occurring challenges
- exploring effective strategies and techniques to support your child
Book a place
Find dates for the next available course and sign up on Eventbrite.
Type of course
Virtual or face-to-face workshop.
Length of course
2 sessions over 2 weeks.
What the course will include
You will be informed of:
- anger and emotions in children and young people with a Special Educational Need and Disability (SEND)
- strategies to aid regulation
- how to improve your confidence in recognising and managing your child’s emotions
- practical skills used to track behaviour
Book a place
You can find dates of the next available course and sign up using Eventbrite.
Type of course
Virtual or face-to-face workshop.
Length of course
2 sessions over 2 weeks.
What the course will include
The workshop is intended to aid you on:
- anxiety in children and young people with SEND
- the methods for helping to manage their anxiety
- improving your confidence in recognising and managing your child’s anxiety
Book a place
You can find dates of the next available course and sign up using Eventbrite.
We have decided to suspend this workshop due to low interest.
If you need advice about food and SEND difficulties, please request a telephone consultation by completing our online form. Make sure to specify the area you need support with so we can assign the right practitioner.
A practitioner can help you:
- understand more about food and SEND difficulties
- explore strategies and visual resources to overcome food and eating challenges
- create bespoke resources to support positive change
Due to a lack of uptake we have made the decision to suspend this workshop for the foreseeable future.
If you need support, advice or signposting relating to puberty, please request a telephone consultation by completing our online consultation form. Please make sure you highlight which area you need support with so we can allocate a practitioner accordingly.
Areas a practitioner could support with:
- physical changes
- personal care
- examples of visual supports to aid understanding
Type of course
Virtual or face-to-face workshop.
Length of course
90 minutes if virtual, 120 minutes if face to face.
What the course will include
The workshop is designed to help you:
- gain a basic understanding of sensory
- consider how sensory differences and their challenges relates to you and your child
- understand the formula of sensory circuits and how to set one up
Book a place
You can find dates of the next available course and sign up using Eventbrite.
Spectrum course
Spectrum is a 4-week course for parents and carers of children aged 8 to 19 with neurodiversity, such as ASD or ADHD, whether formally diagnosed or not. Each session is 2 hours long and held once a week over 4 weeks.
The sessions will help you develop a range of support strategies for your child.
Reflections course
For parents and carers of children with social and communication difficulties and / or autism aged 7 years and under
We have decided to suspend this workshop due to low interest.
If you need advice about toileting and SEND difficulties, please request a telephone consultation by completing our online form. Make sure to specify the area you need support with so we can assign the right practitioner.
A practitioner can help you with:
- sequencing of toileting
- strategies to bridge your child's gaps or sticking points (including sensory)
- ways to move the sequence on from your child's starting point
- covering the sequence from start to finish, breaking it down into each step, discussing potential barriers, and ways to overcome them
Type of course
Virtual or face to face workshop. This workshop is suitable for parents and carers of children aged 0 to 5 years.
Length of course
90 minutes if virtual, 120 minutes if face to face.
What the course will include
The workshop aims to tutor you on:
- developmental age verses chronological age in play
- understanding communication in play
- explore how to support children’s interests in play
Book a place
You can find dates of the next available course and sign up using Eventbrite.
If you have any queries, you can contact us at [email protected].
Last updated 27 March 2025