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At Collingwood Primary School, we strive to meet the needs of all our pupils.
This includes pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
For parents / carers seeking support for children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) please have at look through our SEND Support page for lots of useful links and guidance.
Emotionally Healthy Minds Coffee morning: It was lovely to see so many parents taking part in our coffee morning all about supporting our children with anxiety. If you would like further information then please visit www.emotionallyhealthyminds.com
Our upcoming Parent/Carer Coffee mornings with Emotionally Healthy Minds is:
Friday 13th of February focusing in building resilience
Friday 13th March focusing on improving self-esteem
Please let our front office staff know if you are interested in attending.
We are always happy to hear if you have any suggestions for our next Coffee Morning - please let us know.
SPACE - Supporting Parents and Carers in Essex:
SPACE stands for Support for Parents and Carers in Essex. It is a new service designed to provide advice, guidance and support for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND aged 0 to 25.
SPACE is run by a team of peer educators - parents and carers all with lived experience. They understand the challenges and triumphs first-hand. Their role is to support families navigate the process, whatever stage they're at.
The Contented Child: An empowering and inspirational approach to the family’s wellbeing
The Contented Child is a South-East based company that offers parents/carers and professionals a wide range of training, consultancy and resource based packages aimed at nurturing the whole child. Their consultants have a wide range of experience including Autism, ADHD, Emotional Wellbeing, Dyslexia and Early Years. At Collingwood Primary school, we use some of their resources to support children and families in our school. Please helpful approaches and strategies that you can use at home to support your child/ren please have a look at their website, or follow them on their Facebook Page. Click on their logo to be taken to their website.
Transitions from Screens with out Meltdowns:
Please have a look at the supportive posters below to help you with transitions from screens without meltdowns.
Transitions for a child's brain are harder than we often realise. Especially if your child is a neurodivergent child. Coming away from a screen isn't a behaviour choice. It is a nervous system shift.
Screens create focus, comfort and predictable reward, so stopping suddenly can feel like a falling off a cliff. Understanding the brain chemistry behind the struggle helps us to respond with support rather than frustration. Is is not always defiance. So many meltdowns are simply a child overwhelmed by the jump from one state to another. Their brain isn't misbehaving - it's protecting them from overload.
Please have a look at the posters below which will give you ideas of how to make transitions kinder, through just making a few small changes.
Videos to support your neurodivergent child:
15 Films have been created as part of a wider programme of work to support families who are waiting for a diagnostic assessment for autism and/or ADHD. The films are designed to provide a resource for families early in their SEND journey, who want to understand how they can best support their neurodivergent child. Please click on the button below to access these videos.
Autism Central
Autism Central Hub offers guidance to families, carers and personal assistants of autistic people. All of their sessions are run by Peer Educators. These are parents or carers of autistic people, who are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. They offer group and one-to-one sessions to help you and other parents and carers find the information and services available in your area. Hubs may also run events such as workshops, drop-in sessions, coffee mornings or virtual meet-ups.
Click on the button below to access a range of training sessions to help you with supporting and understanding autism.
Five tips to support the after-school ‘meltdown’
Five tips to support the after-school ‘meltdown’
Picture the scene: your child comes out of school and the teacher says they’ve behaved like the perfect child all day, but the moment you get home they have a complete meltdown. Your child screams, shouts, lashes out, sulks or generally acts in an unruly manner.
Click on the button below to read about how to support the after-school 'meltdown'.
Do you need help with supporting your SEND child with potty training or their toileting needs?
The following button will take you to information and resources to help with potty training, toileting and children's bowel and bladder conditions for children with additional needs. The ERIC website is fantastic for support.
SEND 4 All
SEND 4 All is a not-for-profit community organisation supporting families of SEND children in the local area. They hold monthly support groups where they can talk to you and signpost you to the right professional services.
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