DSPL7 Courses for Parents and Carers
DSPL7 courses are in high demand so please note that non-attendance having booked will unfortunately lead to the inability to book on future courses. If there is a valid reason for not attending, please let the organiser (admin@dspl7.org.uk) know as soon as possible so that the above is not invalidated.
Please find below a list of parenting support available during the Summer term 2022 in DSPL7:
Parenting Support Summer Term 2022
There are currently no DSPL7 courses running.
External Courses for Parents and Carers
Family Lives: Referral form
Please find attached the referral form for family lives courses. Forms can be used for self-referrals and for referrals from professionals for parents/careers who live in Hertfordshire or whose children attend a Hertfordshire school.
DS Achieve: Little Achievers
DS Achieve provide a group called Little Achievers which offers specialist teaching for children aged 1-5yrs with Down Syndrome and a wraparound Stay and Play group for children with DS aged 0+. Siblings are very welcome to attend the Stay and Play too. There are clickable links on the poster for more information. DS Achieve really don’t want cost to be a barrier and so if a family would struggle with the cost, they can offer a subsidised or free place.
HPCI Autumn Term Webinars
HPCI Autumn Term Webinars are free and open to book.
These include courses on: SEN Support in Mainstream schools; EHC Needs Assessments part 1; SEND Strategy; Understanding the Local Offer; Choosing a secondary school; Choosing a primary school; EHC Needs Assessments part 2; Tribunals part 1; Making Meetings Matter; EHCP Annual Reviews; Tribunals part 2 and EHC Needs Assessments part 3.
Beezee Bodies: The HENRY programme
Dates & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Online
Families in Focus: Parenting with empathy for primary aged children with SEND
Dates & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Online via Zoom
Families in Focus: Managing Anxiety in your primary aged child
Dates & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Online via Zoom
Families in Focus: Supporting Siblings living with brothers and sisters with SEND
Dates & Times: Monday 23rd May, 9.30 – 11.30am
Cost: Free
Where: Online via Zoom
Families in Focus: Parenting apart and children with SEND – putting children first
Dates & Times: Monday 16th May, 6.30 – 8.30pm
Cost: Free
Where: Online via Zoom
Hertfordshire's Health and Wellbeing strategy survey
Hertfordshire’s Health and Wellbeing strategy are renewing the strategy for 2022-26 so that it reflects current health needs in the county, and need your help to make sure that they are focusing on the right things.
Please help them to shape these values and ambitions by giving your feedback by 13 February at: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/HWBStrategy
Reading and Language Intervention for Children with SEND
Date & Times: Thursday 24th March & Thursday 19th May
Where: Hilltop Community Centre, The Downs, Hatfield, AL10 8JW
Number sense training for children with SEND
Date & Times: Thursday 10th March & Thursday 28th April, 9:30am – 2:30pm
Where: BTC Stevenage, Bessemer Drive, Stevenage, SG1 2DX
Angels Support Group
Date & Times: Every Thursday during term time
Cost: Free
Where: Greenside School, Shephall Green, Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Families in Focus Summer 2022 courses
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom/face-to-face
Families in Focus: summer courses
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus courses 2.0
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
SPACE Summer Term courses
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Supporting Links: Talking ASD and ADHD workshops
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Supporting Links: Talking families/teens/dads/additional needs
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
ADD-vance: Summer courses
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
ADD-vance: Understand ADHD and Autism & Understanding Teens with ADHD and Autism
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Family Lives: Bringing up confident children – for parents of children with ADHD/ASD (morning)
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Family Lives: Bringing up confident children – for parents of children with ADHD/ASD (evening)
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Family Lives: Bringing up confident children – for parents of children with SEN
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus: Parent Network May
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus: Parent Network June
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus: Parent Network July
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus: A complete guide to parenting children with SEND
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families feeling safe – for mums, dads, step-parents and carers
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families feeling safe – for dads, step-dads and male carers
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Ollie's Spring Wellbeing Programme
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: £3.00
Where: OLLIE’s Community Garden, Sandridge Road Allotment, St Albans, AL3 5HS
Families in Focus – Handling anger in your primary aged child with ASD or ADHD
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus – Handling anger in your primary aged child with ASD or ADHD
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus – Handling anger in your family
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Families in Focus – Handling anger in your family
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Supporting Links: Talking Teens
Date & Times: Various – see flyer for details.
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Norwood Carnival
Date & Times: Sunday 22nd May
Cost: £6 child, £3 adult
Where: HJPS, Watling Street, Radlett