Inside our Autistic Minds

Dear Families,

Many of you may already be aware of the fantastic series that Chris Packham has made about autism called ‘Inside our Autistic Minds’.  For those of you that have not seen any of the programmes yet, they offer an incredible window into the minds of some autistic young adults.  This includes a video describing sensory overload and insight into mind of brilliant and articulate non speaker. The series in available of BBC iPlayer now.

Warm regards,

The SENCO Team

 

Helping your child with fears and worries – Parents Workshops for (March, April & June 2023)

The Educational Psychology Service and Primary Mental Health Team have been running regular half termly virtual parent workshops on helping your child with fears and worries.

The aim of the programme is to teach parents cognitive behavioural strategies so they can use them with their children to overcome their anxiety. It is based on the book: ‘Overcoming your child’s worries and fears’ by Cathy Cresswell and Lucy Willetts.  The group will be a 2.5 hour online workshop – a “whistle stop tour” of key principles for parents.

There are two further sessions planned for the summer term:

  • Wednesday 15th March 9:30 – 12:00.
  • Wednesday 26th April 9:30 – 12:00.
  • Wednesday 21st June 9:30 – 12:00.

Sessions will be via Teams.  There is capacity for around 4 – 10 participants each session.

If parents are interested, they should email Wilma Williams and include: their name, email and phone number (for contact – they will be emailed a Teams link) and their child’s age and school.  Please also state which of the dates for the course they are able to make, and whether you have a preferred date – so we can allocate spaces.

Wilma.Williams@brighterfuturesforchildren.org

Term 3 SEND coffee morning

We warmly welcome families of children with SEND to our third SEND coffee morning of this academic year.

Friday 3rd February from 9am-10am.

This is a relaxed session where parents and carers of children with SEND will have opportunity to meet and mingle.  Younger siblings are welcome to attend this informal session.  Mrs van Schie and Mrs Mullaney will be present.

We hope to see you there.

Kind regards,

The SENCo team

Baylab- Hands on Science

Hands on Science – Christmas 2022

Come and join us in the Baylab [Baylab | Bayer global] for a hands-on science activity session. If you have children between the ages of 7 and 13, we will be looking at the science behind such Christmas gifts as bath bombs, lip balms, candle and homemade snowflakes and then putting our knowledge to the test as we make some.

We welcome children with SEN, but they must be accompanied throughout the session by a parent or carer.

Where: Baylab, Bayer plc, Green Park, Reading RG2 6AD

When: Morning Session: Thursday 22nd December 9.30am – Midday (12.00)

           Afternoon Session: Thursday 22nd December 1.30 – 4pm

To book your place, please contact the Baylab team on baylabinfo@bayer.com with the subject line “Hands on Science Christmas 2022”