Halton SEND Parent Carer's Forum
A collective voice for parents and carers accessing services in Halton for children with a disability or special education need. Supporting contact for parent carers and service providers in Halton.
A voice for Halton SEND families
A Non-Profit organisation run by and for families of children and young people (aged 0-25) who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
We work independently but in partnership with service commissioners and providers, sharing knowledge and experience of families to help plan and develop the quality, range and accessibility of provision, creating better outcomes for families through participation and co-production.
Keep up today on our latest news & events from Halton SEND Parent Carers Forum. We will keep you up to date with the latest information that will help you with any concerns and questions you may have.
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School Holidays are often so hard for our kiddos, and for lots of different reasons.
One of the reasons is, #schoolholidays are not really a “holiday” for our kiddos – as in “getting a break from it all” – at all.
#School holidays are really just part of a never-ending cycle. A cycle where our child is forever sandwiched:
– struggling so much in their school environment and desperate for a break
– being too stressed (often just by changes in routine) to really enjoy the break when it comes…
– knowing the break is going end very soon and the stress cycle will begin again..
– so being stressed that the break is coming to an end …
– then being thrown straight back into the #schooldistress and #trauma that they haven’t had time to recover from, as soon as they get back to school.
Added to that, well-meaning family or friends may be just that: well-meaning. But constantly reminding the child that they’ll soon be back at school does literally *nothing* to help anyone.
Yet our kiddos will be expected to just bounce straight back through the school gate on the first day back, all bright eyed, refreshed and “ready to learn”.
These kids are not bright eyed, or refreshed.
Many of them will not have slept well, or been able to eat well, or find any kind of respite, for days before the first day back.
They are hyper-vigilant, #anxious, scared.
Inhabited by a sense of dread.
Because they know more of what met them last term – the pressure to perform and just keep up, no matter what .. the competition .. the social exclusion .. the punishment or shaming .. the days upon days of their needs going unseen/unmet .. all that stuff that made them so unhappy and anxious all through the last term, is exactly what’s coming at them again for another 6-8 weeks 😔
**We Are Not Seeing It: How & Why Mainstream Schools Break SEND Kids by Luisa Gray/#longroadsendmum is out now on Kindle & Amazon: amzn.eu/d/f0b12Sg **
Words & original artwork (c) LongRoadSENDMum. All rights reserved.
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Thank you for sharing x
I'm half way through your new book. I'd have loved an audio version due to never having spare time, especially of an evening. My youngest is starting to struggle with school and he has expressed over the Xmas holidays that school is too much and is torture (his words not mine). My eldest stopped attending Oct 23 & now has a pathetic EOTIS package. It never ends 😭
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The Max Card is a discount card for families of disabled children that can be used at various leisure and holiday activities across Britain. The scheme is designed to help families save money on great days out at castles, zoos, bowling alleys and more.
HSPCF has registered with this national scheme in the hope that some activities may be more affordable for families. Please see the website for further details:
Please print the Max Card Application and email us back on [email protected].
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Who can be a member of the Forum?
Membership is open to parents and carers of children and young adults aged 0-25 with a disability, that access services in Halton Borough.
Does membership cost anything?
The Forum is free to join.
The Forum will reimburse you travel expenses for fuel/train or bus.
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