Partnership with Parents

to post information on this page about voluntary organisation and parent group activities that may be of interest to parents/carers living in Surrey please contact

PwP provides training and workshops for parent/carers and professionals who may find them of interest. Our 2008-09 programme is currently being developed and will include sessions on School Action, School Action Plus, Statements and Annual Reviews, how to communicate effectively in meetings, and school admissions.

You can help us, by suggesting any topics you would like us to add to our existing training programme. Please email us your thoughts.

If you son or daughter has learning difficulties or disabilities and is in Year 8 or above you will find the information in NEXT STEPS of interest.

At the beginning of July 2008 we will be holding 2 transition "taster sessions" for parents of children and young people in year 8 who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs. These will be held on 2 July in Guildford and 8 July in Ashtead from 10 am to 12 noon. Please contact us by telephone 01737 737302 or email pwp@surreycc.gov.uk for more information or to book a place.

There will be a further 1/2 day workshop about Transition for parents and carers of young people aged 12 - 19 at the beginning of November. This will include workshops on benefits, wills and trusts, the role of connextion and the role of the social care transition team. Please either contact us to express an interest by telephone on 01737 737302 or email pwp@surreycc.gov.uk to express an interest or WATCH THIS SPACE for more details.

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Starting School?

Follow the links below to obtain copies of these new booklets produced by Surrey County Council and Surrey Parenting Education and Support and aimed at parents of young children. The four topics covered are:

Contact a Family and Parentline Plus are to produce new guidance for parents/carers of disabled children to help them to cope if their child is being bullied. The researchers want to speak to parents/carers of disabled children about their child's experience of bullying - how you spotted the signs, which stategies you used to deal with the bullying and how successful they were, how you coped with the situation and any advice you would like to give to other parents in a similar situation. All contributions will be treated anonymously.

To contribute or for more information, please contact Penny Roper at Contact a Family on freephone 0808 808 3555 or email penny.roper@cafamily.org.yk

To read the September to October edition of the Surrey Child & Adolesent Mental Health Services Newsletter - CAMHS News click here.

Or to find out more about CAMHS and see the free publications and helpful resources they have to offer view the website at www.surrey-camhs.org.uk

Then New Guidance for Exclusions (as of 1st September 2007) is avaiable on the TeacherNet. You can click here to see it.

This guide, called 'Benefits Guide: What Can I Claim If...', is a brief introduction to some of the main benefits and other forms of financial help that carers' might be entitled to. It also tells you how and where to claim.

You may be interested in Carers UK campaign for a better deal:

Carers are worth more than £48 a week! Carers UK is calling for a radical overhaul of carers' benefits. Thousands of carers are signing up to support our campaign and send their message to Gordon Brown.

Every Disabled Child Matters too!

Stay up to date with information about the Aiming High for Disabled Children agenda by visiting
http://www.edcm.org.uk

Link to the ASC Guide

The ASC Good Practice Guide, is a free monthly resource for individuals with an autistic spectrum condition, professionals, and parents. It is written under the banner of the St. Nicholas Academy for Autism Trust, a non-denominational North-London based ASC and special needs charity. If you find the guide of use you can follow the links to sign up to your own free copy.

(N.B. Partnership with Parents cannot take responsibility for the content of any third party information on this site. Any queries must be addressed directly to the voluntary organisation or parent group that asked for the information to be posted on this page.