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Programme 2009

DATE OF MEETINGSPEAKER AND SUBJECT
Thurs 15th Jan

Maria Kiely (Carers In Herts) - info on the Parent Carer Participation Project .

Thurs 19th  Feb

No meeting - half term
Thurs  19th MarchDawn Owen (Parent Partnership) - offering advice on schooling issues including what schools should or cannot  be doing to support children with SEN, statements of SEN, provision maps, disputes etc.
Thurs 16 th April No meeting - Easter break
Thurs 21st May Sue Clarke (Special Needs Advisory Teacher for Autistic Spectrum Disorders)  - advice and info on this subject.
Thurs 18th June Julie Carter (SEN School Nurse) - explaining the role of the school nurse and offering advice on schooling and health issues.
Thurs 16th July No speaker - time to relax and unwind  before Summer holidays start.
Thurs 20th Augustno meeting - Summer holidays.  CHIPS summer playschemes.
Thurs 17th SeptTony Phillips (Realife Trust) - support and advice to allow young adults with SEN to lead a full life within the community.
Thurs 15th OctPhilippa Heslop (Out and About) - a charity helping children and young people with disabilites to access mainstream activities, with support.
Thurs  19th Nov Kerry Fox (AHEAD) - Altering the Haircutting Experience for Autism  through Desensitisation - but the use of these techniques are not restricted  to haircutting or children with Autism.......
Thurs 17th DecNo speaker - time to relax and unwind  before Christmas holidays start

Sessions also include time for parents to chat and to opt out of speakers, if wished.
Refreshments 50p – Children welcome, crèche available