Parent Carer  Workshop – Sensory Processing  for children aged 0-11

February 11th 2022 10am-2pm

Free for parent carers of children and young people, aged 0-11 who have a special education or additional needs/disability, within the City of Sunderland (inlcudes Washington and the Coalfields). We receive a grant that enables us to provide things like this free to parent carers in our area.  If you outside the City of Sunderland, please contact your local parent carer forum (details here)

Location: Beacon Of Light, Stadium Way, Sunderland, SR5 1SN

To book your place, please visit HERE

If you wish to attend, but would have transport issues, please email spcfoffice@sunderlandpcf.co.uk as we may be able to help.

Approximate timings for the day

• 9:45am – welcome tea and coffee
• 10:am – workshop start
• 12:00pm – Lunch
• 12:45pm – afternoon session
• 2:00pm – event end

If you are a practitioner (IE someone who does paid work with children and young people with SEND, eg, teaching assistant, youth worker, etc), please do not use the booking link when it goes live; please email the forum at spcfoffice@sunderlandpcf.co.uk.

Parent Carer Workshop – Sensory Processing for young people aged 11-25

February 18th 2022 10am-2pm

Free for parent carers of children and young people, aged 11-25 who have a special education or additional needs/disability, within the City of Sunderland (inlcudes Washington and the Coalfields). We receive a grant that enables us to provide things like this free to parent carers in our area.  If you outside the City of Sunderland, please contact your local parent carer forum (details here)

Location: Beacon Of Light, Stadium Way, Sunderland, SR5 1SN

To book your place, please visit HERE

If you wish to attend, but would have transport issues, please email spcfoffice@sunderlandpcf.co.uk as we may be able to help.

Approximate timings for the day

• 9:45am – welcome tea and coffee
• 10:am – workshop start
• 12:00pm – Lunch
• 12:45pm – afternoon session
• 2:00pm – event end

If you are a practitioner (IE someone who does paid work with children and young people with SEND, eg, teaching assistant, youth worker, etc), please do not use the booking link when it goes live; please email the forum at spcfoffice@sunderlandpcf.co.uk.

Coffee Mornings 2022

All coffee mornings are 10:30am-12:oopm, unless otherwise stated; they are held in the hall at St Mary & St Peter’s Community Project, Sunningdale Road, Sunderland, DR3 4DY.  There is a small carpack, and also a bus stop directly outside for the number 23 Stagecoach bus.  Any guest speakers will usually begin at 11am so there is time for a natter beforehand.

• March 11th – Guest Speaker Alison McNally, NHS Carer’s Passports
• April 29th – Joanne (Brook Advisory) & Karen Lightfoot Gencli (Public Health) RSE for SEND
• May 27th  –  Healthwatch Sunderland
  
• June 24th
• July 15th

Parent Carers of children and young people aged 0-25, with a special or additional need, and’or disability are warmly invited along for a cuppa, chat, and a biscuit (or two), family members are also welcome, and please feel free to bring along a friend to support you – we  know it can be very daunting walking into a coffee morning for the first time, but honestly, we’re a friendly, welcoming bunch 🙂

Wheelchair fun & skills day

April 12th 2022 10am-2pm

Please note this has been re-scheduled from February 12th – booking details to follow.

Event will be held at the Beacon of Light, and will be free for parent carers of children and young people, aged 0-25 who have a special education need/disability, within the City of Sunderland (inlcudes Washington and the Coalfields). We receive a grant that enables us to provide things like this free to parent carers in our area.
Activities will be provided by Whizz Kids and Smile Thru Sport, and more will be announced once confirmed.

If you outside the City of Sunderland, please contact your local parent carer forum (details here)

If you are a practitioner (IE someone who does paid work with children and young people with SEND, eg, teaching assistant, youth worker, etc), please do not use the booking link when it goes live; please email the forum at spcfoffice@sunderlandpcf.co.uk.