SEND events
Parent carer events - ‘What can be done to support our children in mainstream school?’
As part of our Delivering Better Value Programme, we have a parent carer-led pilot to deliver events to parent carers this summer term.
At these events, parent carers can access clear and accessible information on the type of support that can be offered to their child if they have additional needs.
There are 2 expert speakers at the event, who will be sharing practical help, advice and guidance for supporting children in the home and at school.
Refreshments will be available at our in-person events, along with a marketplace from other services in West Sussex, so that parents can find out more information about what support is available for their child locally.
Details of the remaining events:
- Tuesday 3 June 2025. Online for children aged 11 or over
- Thursday 5 June 2025. For children aged 11 or over at Charis Centre, Crawley
Free online disability benefits webinars with the Citizens Advice Bureau
Understanding the benefits system can be confusing, especially when you're supporting a young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Citizens Advice, working with The Aldingbourne Trust in West Sussex, runs regular online advice sessions to help parents and carers. These webinars explain how to apply for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children under 16, and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for those aged 16 and over.
You’ll learn who can get these benefits, how to fill in the forms and what other support might be available.
Each session takes place on Zoom and is limited to 20 people.
Visit the Citizens Advice website to find out more and book your place.
West Sussex Libraries SEND events
Events across West Sussex, including regular, multi-sensory story sessions ‘Story Magic’
West Sussex Parent Carer Forum (WSPCF) events
WSPCF is an independent charity for the parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
Reaching Families parent support groups
Reaching Families is a West Sussex charity with the mission ‘to empower, inform and support parent-carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex’.
They hold parent support groups called Umbrellas across the county.
Free online disability benefits webinars with the Citizens Advice Bureau
Understanding the benefits system can be confusing, especially when you're supporting a young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Citizens Advice, working with The Aldingbourne Trust in West Sussex, runs regular online advice sessions to help parents and carers. These webinars explain how to apply for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children under 16, and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for those aged 16 and over.
You’ll learn who can get these benefits, how to fill in the forms and what other support might be available.
Each session takes place on Zoom and is limited to 20 people.
Visit the Citizens Advice website to find out more and book your place.