Welcome to St Albans, Harpenden and Villages DSPL7 Website
Forthcoming Events
Training and Support for Schools/Settings:
Early Years Training - Supporting Children with Autism & Social Communication Needs Date: Wednesday 23rd October Cost: FREE to schools within DSPL7
Date: Summer 2019 - see flyer for details Venue: see flyer for details Cost: DSPL7 part-funds schools and settings
Elkan - Children's Speech and Language Therapy Date: Autumn 2019 Venue: see flyer for details Cost: DSPL7 part-fund schools and settings
Mental Health Leads Level 2 Training Date: various 2019 - see flyer for details. Venue: various FREE to attend As requested by a number of schools, a Mental Health Lead and Deputy Lead job role description has been put together with input from a number of agencies and schools. As we know for many schools, this is an ‘add on’ responsibility for existing members of staff and we are hoping this will support the message of the role and raise awareness with SLT and other staff members. The job role description also includes 5 new Mental Health Leads Training dates. Bookings can be made via SchoolMHTraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Mental Health First Aid courses Date: various 2019/20 - see flyer for details. Venue: various FREE to attend
Date: various 2019/20 - see flyer for details. Venue: TBC FREE to attend
Leading Good Autism Practice (referred to as Tier 3) for Senior Leadership, SEND Governors, INCO/SENCo Date: 27th June, 9th July Venue: Hertfordshire Development Centre To book, or for further information on both training courses, email: training-aet@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Date: 9th October 2019 Venue: Hertford County Hospital, Hertford Cost: £80 To book, visit http://tiny.cc/0moe7y
Promoting Communication Development Date: 14th October 2019 Venue: St Nicholas and Martins Wood Family Centre, The Oval Community Centre, Stevenage To book, visit http://tinyurl.com/yy7qfrbz FREE to attend
Training and Advice on Language in Education Date: various 2019 Venue: various - see flyer for details. FREE to attend
Communication and Autism Team Advice Line Phone line to Communication and Autism Team - to discuss an issue or query about a child or young person with autism, speech, language or communication needs. Open to professionals and also to parents
Educational Psychology Service Contactline A quick queries service available to parents/carers, school staff and other professionals
Hertfordshire's SEND Local Offer Events
Gross Motor Skills Development and Sensory Circuits Date: Wednesday 6th November 2019 Venue: Fleetville Junior School, 228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire Cost: Free to parents/carers and professionals from the DSPL7 area.
SEND Lead Professionals Programme Date: Various 2019/20 Venue: Various - see flyer for more details Cost: Free to SEND Lead professionals working in DSPL7.
Date: Thursday 14th November & Thursday 28th November 2019 Venue: Fleetville Junior School, 228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire Cost: Free for school staff in the DSPL7 area.
Zones of Regulation (School Staff) Date: Thursday 26th September 2019 Venue: Fleetville Junior School, 228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire Cost: Free for school staff in the DSPL7 area.
Mental Health Matters Conference Date: Wednesday 6th November 2019 Venue: St Clement Danes School, Chenies Road, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire Cost: £30
SEND Toolkit Workshops 2019/20 Date: various - see flyer for details Venue: various - see flyer for details Cost: Free
Sessions and support for Parents/Carers:
ADD-vance Understanding Teens with ADHD and Autism Dates: 6 week course, starting June 5th 2019 Venue: Hatfield Fire Station Community Room, Wellfield Road, Hatfield Cost: FREE but booking is essential For more information please contact ADD-vance directly - see flyer for details.
SPACE Parent Support Group - St Albans For more information please contact SPACE directly: Website: www.spaceherts.org.uk Email: spaceherts@gmail.com
NAS Herts Branch Parent/Carer Drop In Session Date/time: Ongoing throughout 2019 - see flyer for details Venue: Fleetville Community Centre, St Albans FREE to attend
Parent on the Autistic Spectrum Support Group (P.A.S.S.) Date/time: Monthly - see flyer for details Venue: Hemel Hempstead FREE to attend
Supporting Links Date: various 2019 Venue: various - see individual flyer for more details. FREE to attend
Families in Focus Handling anger in your family (St Albans) Handling anger in your family (Hatfield) Date: various 2019 Venue: various - see individual flyer for more details. FREE to attend
A Complete Guide to Parenting Children with Any Special Educational Need Date: various 2019 Venue: Maple room, Fleetville Junior School, St Albans. FREE to attend
Parent Network support & information drop in sessions Date: various 2019/20 Venue: The Harpenden Trust Centre, Harpenden FREE to attend
Communication and Autism Team Advice Line Phone line to Communication and Autism Team - to discuss an issue or query about a child or young person with autism, speech, language or communication needs. Open to professionals and also to parents
Simple Solutions Workshops with Sally Glossop. Problem solving sessions for parents/carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with ASD.
Support sessions for parents of children/young people with a diagnosis of ASC These sessions are offered by Anne Pocock, Specialist Teacher for Autism and Magda Glinkowska, Early Years Autism Specialist
Educational Psychology Service Contactline A quick queries service available to parents/carers, school staff and other professionals
Phoenix Parents Support Group - please contact us for details
Up On Downs Hertfordshire - For children with Down's Syndrome and their parents/carers
Natural Flair Parenting Courses and Workshops
Families Feeling Safe – Protective Behaviours for mums, dads and carers
Hertfordshire's SEND Local Offer Events
Guest blog - Improving the Specialist Advice and Support Service The SEND specialist advice and support service (SEND SAS team) is made up of teachers and support staff who work with children, families and schools across the county when children need extra support for their learning. Gemma Wishart is managing some changes that are currently being made with this service. In this blog post https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/microsites/local-offer/news/local-offer-blog/guest-blog-improving-the-specialist-advice-and-support-service.aspx she explains what the changes are, why it's happening, and how parents can get involved. We need your help: We'll be making these changes happen in 4 stages. In "stage 1", we're asking parents, schools and other interested people to help us gather initial ideas. If you've got any thoughts about:
We'd love to hear from you by 13 September 2019, when stage 1 of the process ends. Email us at: sendsas.restructure@hertfordshire.gov.uk
FLASH (Families Learning about Self Harm) Workshops
FLASH 10-week Parent Support Programme Date: Various - see flyer for details Venue: Nicholas Breakspear School, Colney Heath Ln, St Albans Cost: £75
Gross Motor Skills Development and Sensory Circuits Date: Wednesday 6th November 2019 Venue: Fleetville Junior School, 228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire Cost: Free to parents/carers and professionals from the DSPL7 area.
Date: Various - see flyer for details Venue: Margaret Wix Primary School, High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire Cost: Free to parents and carers in the DSPL7 area.
Zones of Regulation (for parents and carers) Date: Wednesday 2nd October 2019 Venue: Fleetville Junior School, 228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire Cost: Free to parents and carers in the DSPL7 area.
Sessions for Children/Young People:
Dates: see flyer for details Venue: Fleetville Community Centre Cost: £2 for child, £1 per sibling
Potential Kids - social/activities group for young people on the autistic spectrum or with ADHD
Up On Downs Hertfordshire - For children with Down's Syndrome and their parents/carers
Spectrum Basketball sessions at Westminster Lodge
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