COVID19

Returning to school: Advice for parents of children with ADHD

Many children will be looking forward to returning to school and seeing friends and a return to a familiar routine will be welcomed by many. However, even our most confident children may feel nerves and anxieties creeping in as the date gets closer. For some children who may have settled into being at home and home schooling or perhaps …

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Free virtual SEN conference: ‘Positive minds, positive behaviour’.

Witherslack Group are hosting a free virtual SEN conference on 26th November at 10am entitled ‘Supporting you and your child: Positive Minds, Positive Behaviour’ aimed at helping you understand, support and manage your child’s behaviour, as well as tips on promoting positive behaviour. The conference will help you understand, support and manage your child’s behaviour, …

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Parent and child washing hands

COVID-19 & Anxiety: helpful resources for children and young people

The University of Oxford and the University of Reading have gathered a resource for supporting children and young people with worries about COVID-19.  During this difficult period, many children and young people will be feeling anxious and worried. This behaviour is expected – to address their concerns, the resource provides advice on what adults can …

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EHCP laws temporarily “relaxed” and local authorities told to make reasonable efforts

The Government has announced temporary changes to the law on educational, health and care needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus. The Department for Education and the Secretary of State have invoked the easements to the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014 contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020. This means that some aspects of the …

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