Programme 2009
| DATE OF MEETING | SPEAKER 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 March | Dawn 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 |
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| 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 August | no meeting - Summer holidays. CHIPS summer playschemes. |
| Thurs 17th Sept | Tony Phillips (Realife Trust) - support and advice to allow young adults with SEN to lead a full life within the community. |
| Thurs 15th Oct | Philippa 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 Dec | No 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