This part of our Making Sense of SEND training aims to help parents to feel more confident about speaking up for their child and working with professionals. It includes:

• Your views and your role – what is a parents role and what isn’t, sharing your views, day to day contact with your child’s nursery, school or college, taking part in meetings.
• Sharing what you know - collecting and sharing your child or young person’s views, gathering and sharing useful evidence.
• Asking for help at the right time and in the right way – key contacts and organisations, filling in forms, when things go wrong, what to do if your child needs more help.

You may find it most useful if you are a parent carer living in Devon and you’re new to SEND or have a child being supported without an EHC plan, but anyone is welcome to join!

The session is run by Sarah Smith, Information and Training Officer, and Steph Maynard, DiAS Officer, who works on our enquiry line. The main session is one hour long, with 30 minutes for questions and discussion at the end.