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Hampshire Parent Partnership Service and Contact a Family Special Needs Information Day 2012 The Petersfield School Saturday 24 March Evaluation Report Background Our aim in holding the Special Needs Information Days is to give families with children who have special needs, and practitioners who support those families, the opportunity to gather information about advice and services available across the county. The events are free to visitors and exhibitors. The days are widely advertised in the months leading up to the events, via schools and early years settings, exhibitors, voluntary organisations, colleagues in Children’s Services, doctors’ surgeries, libraries, newsletters and press releases (see attached Appendix A, flyer advertising the 2012 information day). This year’s event This was the 14th year of the Parent Partnership Service and Contact a Family jointly organising a Special Needs Information Day, after taking a break in 2011. In the main hall were a record 47 exhibitors from the voluntary, commercial and statutory sectors. As well as information gathering, both parents and exhibitors used the day as a networking opportunity, meeting and discussing issues with other families, exhibitors and professionals. Thanks go to Mr Giant, Honeypot Playbus, Jiggy Wrigglers and Caterpillar Crafts for providing entertainment for the children during the day. Visitors were also able to Special Needs Information Day 2012/Evaluation Report 1

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Hampshire Parent Partnership Serviceand Contact a Family

Special Needs Information Day 2012 The Petersfield School

Saturday 24 MarchEvaluation Report

Background

Our aim in holding the Special Needs Information Days is to give families with children who have special needs, and practitioners who support those families, the opportunity to gather information about advice and services available across the county. The events are free to visitors and exhibitors.

The days are widely advertised in the months leading up to the events, via schools and early years settings, exhibitors, voluntary organisations, colleagues in Children’s Services, doctors’ surgeries, libraries, newsletters and press releases (see attached Appendix A, flyer advertising the 2012 information day).

This year’s event

This was the 14th year of the Parent Partnership Service and Contact a Family jointly organising a Special Needs Information Day, after taking a break in 2011. In the main hall were a record 47 exhibitors from the voluntary, commercial and statutory sectors. As well as information gathering, both parents and exhibitors used the day as a networking opportunity, meeting and discussing issues with other families, exhibitors and professionals.

Thanks go to Mr Giant, Honeypot Playbus, Jiggy Wrigglers and Caterpillar Crafts for providing entertainment for the children during the day. Visitors were also able to take time out during the event by stopping at the café for hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, cakes and snacks.

Attached to this report is a list of exhibitors (Appendix B).

Workshops and Talks

This year, 10 workshops and talks were held throughout the day, on which visitors could book free of charge (see Appendix C)

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Demand for places on most of the workshops and talks was again high. 278 places were pre-booked, and some visitors booked further places on the day. Feedback

Visitors and exhibitors were invited to complete a questionnaire and the following responses were collected:1) Have you attended the information day as:

2) How did you find out about the

day:

(There was a nil

response to “library” and “press/radio”.) 3) What was the most valuable aspect of the day:

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16

6

5

4

2

16

24

16

6

School

Voluntary organisation

Support group

I nternet

Doctor's Surgery/ HealthVisitorFriend/ relative/ workcolleagueDirect f rom Contact a Family

Direct f rom ParentPartnershipChildren's Services

32

7

11

36

9

Parent/ carer

Member of school staff

Member of a voluntaryorganisation/ parent support group

Exhibitor/ workshop leader

Other professional

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(Responses to “other” included: opportunity to raise profile, and interacting with children.)

4) Was the layout of the exhibition areas:

(There was a nil response

to “poor”)

5) Were the refreshments:

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14

21

38

48

33

4 Workshops

Talks

I nformation stands

Opportunity to meet parentsand exhibitors

Opportunity to gatherinf ormation in aninf ormal/ relaxed environmentOther

73%

26%

1%

Good

Reasonable

Not applicable/ nocomment

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6)

Was the children’s entertainment:

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64%

20%

1%

15%

Good

Reasonable

Poor

Not applicable/ nocomment

41%

7%

52%

Good

Reasonable

Not applicable/ nocomment

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(Note: nil response to “poor”)

7) Were the signs to the exhibition areas, refreshments, workshops and toilets:

8) Are there any

other organisations you would like to see represented or exhibiting at future events?

Advocacy Services Behavioural Occupational Therapy like “Hemispheres” Behavioural Optometrist Benefits advisors CAMHS Childhood cancer Citizens Advice Disabled Riding Association Down Syndrome Dyslexia For Short Breaks, if you are near another county, the

neighbouring authority could also be invited, e.g. Portsmouth Hampshire Fire and Rescue, Hampshire Ambulance KIDS – surprised they were not here! Missed Hampshire Parent Carer Network on the list of

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76%

19%

4% 1%

Good

Reasonable

Poor

Not applicable/ nocomment

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More schools Neurofibromatosis Association Perhaps to let everyone know how pets can make a huge

difference in helping in everyday situations Representatives from Health Rose Road Association Someone to give information on benefits for families of

children with disabilities/special needs may be useful to families

Speech and language therapy service Youth Support Services for information on transition

planning/S139as

(Note: some of the above organisations/services were either represented, or had been invited to attend but had been unable to).

9) Were you able to make use of the childcare facilities offered?

10) Would you like to be notified of the date and venue of next year’s Special Needs Information Day?

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8 0

87

5

Yes

No, it was full

Didn't need support withchildcareNo comment

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93

2 5

Yes

No

No comment

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11) General comments:

Very enjoyable/informative/interesting/well organised/excellent (several comments)

A lovely day for families. Nice to have whole family interaction on the Playbus

As a charity run playscheme, we have found the day brilliant because we have hopefully gained new children, and spoken to people about what we do

Bigger venue if possible Childcare facilities confusing to be booked in and if you could

leave a 6 year old while you were at a talk Everyone was friendly and helpful and it was a fun day Extremely useful and thought provoking Extremely well organised. Lots of useful communications

before the event Fantastic organisation, as always. Feedback given to me by

parents and professionals was how valuable they found the event

Fantastic! Loved meeting so many knowledgeable people Friendly atmosphere, good layout and interesting workshops From the flyer inviting interest, I had not realised the event

would be so large. I am really pleased we had a presence Good day. Perhaps not enough space for

pushchairs/wheelchairs down the aisles Great turnout, well organised, good workshops, glad we could

support Greater capacity of more popular workshops. I couldn’t get a

space unfortunately I think the event was very well organised and advertised. Staff

and other organisations were friendly and welcoming. We had a lot of positive interest in our stand – well worth attending

I’d love to come and run a workshop taster session for 16-25 years next year. A brilliant day – thanks so much for the invite

It was a valuable day for us Lots of help available, good advice and information.

Particularly impressed with the talk given by Luke Dicker and his mum, amazing!

More info re what can be done for children in mainstream primary school

Potentially best to have all talks on ground floor level for basis of people with disability

Really nice atmosphere Really well organised and a great opportunity to promote

Boardmaker and the library Shame such a negative view of SENCos (from ex-SENCos)

particularly as things change, all schools are different and all SENCos doing as County/Government say!

Some very good talks and stands with some knowledgeable professionals. However the primitive childhood reflexes

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workshop – no evidence, not willing to share reasons for activities or just didn’t know – very misleading

Talks/workshops fully booked before today, please make provision for people who turn up on the day. Did not know we needed to book talks/workshops (allowed in without booking)

Thank you very much. I maximised the opportunity to go to talks but did not have enough time to do all the stands. Could stands be available for say half an hour after the last talk in future?

The day was generally a very good information day – everyone was very friendly and I was able to tell everyone about what is on offer at Avon Tyrrell

These days are very helpful for parents and the talks are very valuable and the information available

Unless I had been told by a chance phone call to PPS, I would not have known about this fantastic event

Very accommodating, warm welcome and friendly A very helpful day. Finding out about organisations I didn’t

know about. I wasn’t able to attend the talks on ADHD, could you send me the information about it?

This was our first experience so was not sure what to expect, but found it very informative

A huge thank you to those who organised the day. It was incredibly well planned and extremely informative! My three children had a fantastic day and therefore I did too. I was able to come away with lots and lots of really useful information

What a fantastic day you and the team organised. The pupils (showing everyone where the workshops were taking place) were really helpful and polite, an absolute credit to the school. Everybody involved was well prepared and the atmosphere of everyone working together was a triumph. A job well done!

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We also asked visitors to advise us where they had travelled from to visit the event:

Feedback from workshops/talks

Participants at the workshops and talks were asked to complete an additional feedback form and the comments received are shown in Appendix D.

Thanks

Our thanks go to all the exhibitors and workshop/talk leaders for giving up their time to help us in Petersfield.

We would also like to thank The Petersfield School for their support, and in particular the SENCo, Shelley Brill, and the young people who gave up their Saturday to help visitors to find their way around. Their support was extremely valuable, and they played a huge part in making the event run smoothly.

Lastly, the Parent Partnership Service wishes to extend their gratitude again to Cay Byford of Contact a Family for organising the event with us. Sadly next year’s event will be the last one for Cay, and we shall miss her greatly.

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21

13

866

6

5

5

84

Petersfi eld, Bordon, Alton etc

Havant, Fareham, Gosport,Portsmouth areasSouthampton

Eastleigh

Winchester

Romsey/ New Forest

Farnborough/ Fleet

Basingstoke

Out of county

No comment

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We look forward to seeing you all again at the next Special Needs Information Day on Saturday 27 April 2013 at The Mountbatten School, Romsey. If you would like to preregister your interest in attending – either as an exhibitor or visitor – please contact us by email.

Parent Partnership Service01962 [email protected]

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APPENDIX A

FLYER

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Saturday 24 March 2012The Petersfield School

Cranford RoadPetersfield GU32 3LU10.00am to 3.00pm

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A free event for parents and carers ofchildren and young people with special needs, and professionals involved in supporting them

Drop in at any time to browse the displayson a variety of topics related to special needs

– no need to bookWorkshops and Talks on:

Dyslexia - Speech language and communication difficulties –Boardmaker - Information for parent support groups –

Sensory processing difficulties - Rhythmic movement training –Good sleep strategies – Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills and Trusts –

Understanding young people’s behaviour – Information for carersPlus Luke Dicker and Jan Greenman will be giving their talk

on “Luke’s Life with Labels”

For further information and to book free places on the workshops/talks, visit www.hants.gov.uk/parentpartnership

or contact Parent Partnership ServiceTel: 01962 845870 email:[email protected]

Mr Giant will be here! Balloon models, circus skills and more!

Come and sing songs and jiggy to music with Jiggy Wrigglers

Visit theHoneypotPlaybus!

Free parkingRefreshments and food on sale

Limited childcare facilities available

Get crafty with

Caterpillar Crafts!

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APPENDIX B

LIST OF EXHIBITORS

(see separate attachment)

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APPENDIX C

WORKSHOPS AND TALKS

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Talk: Content:Dyslexia – how to support from pre-school through to college

Signs and symptoms of dyslexiaHow dyslexia is identifiedDifficulties which people with dyslexia may have.Support that parents, carers, schools and colleges can provide.

By:Sue McKenna and Edwina Cole. Hampshire Dyslexia Association

Both Sue McKenna and Edwina Cole. are Hampshire Dyslexia Association committee members. Both have many years teaching experience working closely with students with dyslexia and their families. Both are experienced presenters and have a wide range of knowledge of all types of specific learning difficulties.

Times: Length: Relevant for age range:10.30am and 1.00pm 75 mins All

Talk: Content:Good sleep strategies Why we need sleep- why it is important

Good sleep hygiene information and tips Sleep management strategies for all children but specifically aimed at children with a learning disability/ neurological condition.Lots of easy ways to improve sleep for all

By:Marion Miller. Cerebra Marion has been working with Cerebra for three

years as a sleep practitioner. She lives in Somerset and cover the south of England.Marion has worked in the caring profession all of her working life. She tries to look holistically at the whole family situation to enable parents to bring about the changes needed to improve sleep for all.

Times: Length: Relevant for age range:10.30am 90 mins All

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Talk: Content:How to use Boardmaker software to make pictures and symbol based stories and timetables in selected libraries in Hampshire

What Boardmaker is and how it could be useful How to book a session in a library

Getting started Finding and selecting symbols Pasting symbols into word documents Printing and laminating

Overview of what the library can offer families with Special Needs Children

By:Brenda Pullen and Sue Leach,Hampshire Library and Information Service

Sue Leach is Library Outreach Team Manager for Hampshire.Brenda Pullen has worked for many years at Petersfield library as Childrens Librarian and now as part of the Outreach Team. Boardmaker is a new service in Hampshire and although Sue and Brenda are by no means experts, they are eager for families to know about and use the software.

Times: Length: Relevant for age range:10.30am and 12.30pm 60 mins All

Talk: Content:Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills and Trusts

Legal issues on giving assistance to a person during their lifetime and ensuring continued assistance after death.

By:Ruth Keighley, Herrington & Carmichael LLP, Solicitors

Ruth is Senior Chartered Legal Executive, Member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and Member of Solicitors for the Elderly. Ruth has specialised in legal issues relating to Vulnerable and Elderly Clients, particularly Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications.

Times: Length: Relevant for age range:11.45am and 1.45pm 60 mins Adults

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Talk: Content:Luke’s Life with Labels Luke and his mum talk about their life with

Luke’s labels – what it’s like for them to live with. They talk honestly and openly about the difficulties and the successes too, and where they now are in life.

By:Luke Dicker and Jan Greenman

Luke is a young man with ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome and Chronic Anxiety. Jan is his mum and author of Life At The Edge and Beyond

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:11.30am 90 mins All

Interactive workshop: Content:Primitive Childhood Reflexes and their effect on development

If you wish to try the exercises for yourself during this workshop, please be prepared to lie on floor mats, and we recommend you wear loose and comfortable clothing

The Primitive Childhood reflexes are present in all of us to assist the baby to move through the various stages of development. When these reflexes get stuck the child is unable to move smoothly through a developmental stage. The workshop will explain some of the reflexes and how they work followed by a chance to see and then experience some simple movements to help to integrate the reflexes. This workshop is based on Rhythmic Movement Training, the work of Dr Harald Blomberg, a Swedish doctor and specialist in childhood development and special needs.

Led by:Irene Lock, Deal with Stress Irene is a Rhythmic Movement Training

instructor and provider. She trained with Dr Harald Blomberg the originator of this programme. Irene is also a Brain Gym© instructor and former teacher.

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:10.30am and 1.30pm 60 mins All

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Workshop: Content:SEND Project: Information Workshop

This workshop will:1. Look at how families find information in their area2. What is good information and why it’s good3. Identify how families like to receive information4. Next steps to improve provision of information

Led by:Claire Harding, Contact a Family

Claire is a parent of a teenager with learning difficulties. She has worked as Parent Participation Adviser for 3 years, supporting the development of parent forums. Claire organises regular workshops and events, bringing together parents and professionals to promote joint working.

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:11.00am and 1.00pm 60 mins All

Workshop: ContentSensory Processing Difficulties associated with ASD and ADHD

The workshop will explore: The brain and Sensory Integration. Behaviours which point to particular sensory

processing difficulties. Ways to cope and ways to help children deal

with sensory issues. Building up a sensory profile of your child

Led by:Gill Jacobs, Care for the Family (Positive Parenting)

Gill is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist who has worked for the past 25 years in Special needs and in particular with children on the Autistic Spectrum. She is now semi-retired and help develop training materials for the special needs parenting courses run by Care for the Family.

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:1.45pm 70 mins 5 – 12 years

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Talk: Content:Speech, Language and Communication Needs, an introduction

What are Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)?How do children with SLCN present?What can we do to support children with SLCN?

By:Barbara Browne, Specialist Teacher Adviser, Communication and Language (CaL) Team, Children’s Services

Barbara has been working with children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs for over 15 years in primary and secondary school settings.As a Specialist Teacher Adviser for Communication and Language she is part of a multidisciplinary team and works closely with Speech and Language Therapists to support secondary mainstream secondary schools in Hampshire to meet the needs of pupils with SLCN.

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:10.30am and 1.15pm 90 mins 10 years and over

Workshop: Content:Understanding and supporting young people during their teenage years

Introduction to the psychology of the teenage years. A discussion of the behaviour management strategies parents, carers and school staff can introduce to support young people.

Led by:Dr Philip Navarro and Dr Jemma Murray, Hampshire Educational Psychology Service

Phil and Jemma are experienced and fully qualified educational psychologists with Hampshire Educational Psychology. They work with young people in a range of educational and community settings and with parents, carers, teachers and other professionals to support young people’s development and well being.

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:10.15am 60 mins 12 – 16 years

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Talk: Content:Your choice, your support

Information to help you support the “whole family”

By:Janet Chierchia and Tracey Eldridge, Carers Together

Janet is a parent carer and Chair of Carers TogetherTracey has five years’ experience in carers support with Carers Together

Time: Length: Relevant for age range:10.00am and 1.45pm 60 mins 5 years and over

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APPENDIX D

EVALUATION OFWORKSHOP AND TALK

FEEDBACK FORMS

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Talk: Dyslexia – how to support from pre-school through to college

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

82% 6% 12%

2. Did you find the talk useful? 88% 12%

3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

94% 6%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

82% 6% 12%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Very interesting Great information – thanks Great to hear from other people’s personal experience Very, very useful advice and support More practical suggestions about reading and spelling. A

specific question time – hearing others Q &A can be very useful. (The presenters did stay and answer lots of questions individually and were knowledgeable.)

It was helpful to be able to find out where to look for extra help.

What support does the British Dyslexia Association provide? Very helpful opportunity at the end for 1-1.

8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a talk at future events?

Dyslexia – transition from primary to secondary school

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Talk: Good sleep strategies

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

57% 43%

2. Did you find the talk useful? 100%

3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

100%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Informative and helpful but got off to a slow start. It was a good insight into a variety of sleep issues. Very helpful, thanks. Many of the children I am working with have no sight, no

verbal communication – and are very poor sleepers. Strategies specific to them or acknowledgement of these special needs would be great.

Excellent talk, thank you. Really helpful talk, lots of new strategies to take home and try

out.

Talk: How to use Boardmaker

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

66% 34%

2. Did you find the talk useful? 100%

3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

100%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Not sure of what the content would be before I came. Nice involvement for the family that was there – nice mixed

audience.

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It will be very useful as I’m putting together a display of feelings. – a feelings interactive wall.

8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a talk at future events?

Powerpoint

Talk: Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills and Trusts

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

86% 7% 7%

2. Did you find the talk useful? 86% 14%

3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

93% 7%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

86% 14%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Very useful – lots of useful information, very clearly explained. Fabulous – very, very informative. Basic entry level talk. Useful to be focussed more specifically

on children who will be unlikely to ever have capacity (as audience are parents)

It was an eye opener! Very informative and interesting. It would be lovely if this

information was more readily available. Very interesting but has now left us with even more Q’s as

even more complicated than we anticipated! Carefully structured and clear presentation on this complex

area. It would have been pertinent to expand on the Court of

Protection process for people without mental capacity. The speaker was very knowledgeable but as the day was

‘special needs information’ I thought the talk would be more centred around young people, disabilities, poa etc. I feel more worried for the future than before the talk.

Talk: Luke’s Life with Labels

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

100%

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3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

100%

6. Was the room suitable? 89% 11% (too warm/hot)

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Excellent thank you. It was really inspiring and enjoyable. Thank you. Excellent and inspiring. Loved it – a real eye opener. Very informative and so relates to my situation. Really engaging and informative – thank you. It’s nice to hear other families talk about their experiences of

how Aspergers has changed their lives and how you can take away the information and see how you can use it.

Fantastic – very uplifting and informative Very well presented to make a serious situation into

something to laugh with. Very insightful Both Luke and Jan’s honesty was refreshing and inspiring. What an amazing , inspiring young man! It was very

informative and positive. Thank you for your honesty, humour and passion for the

subject! It’s generous of you to share your feelings. You are a joy and delight to listen to.

Fantastic – a real eye opener. Inspirational to know success can be achieved. Highlighted the importance of specialist support.

I have understood so much more. I understand that I need to accommodate my granddaughter’s world – not ask her to accommodate mine.

Luke is an inspirational young person, it has given me a greater understanding of autism, ADHD for my work role and in my personal life. Thank you.

A real eye opener. Thank you. What an inspirational young man – will read the book. Has

made me get my ‘fight’ back for my son. Very interesting, informative and moving – thank you for

sharing your stories with us. Brilliant – really informative. Luke and Jan are inspirational. Would happily have listened all

day.

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8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a talk at future events?

All social, emotional, behavioural challenge in young people. Education of teaching staff with the understanding of all

asperger, ADHD and sensory needs. Self-harm Anything to do with autism ME – Lightening process Parents rights within school / SEN Does Luke do any mentoring for young people? My son is 17

and I would love for him to be able to talk to someone like Luke.

Interactive workshop: Primitive Childhood Reflexes and their effect on development

Yes No Partly1. Did the workshop give you the

information you expected?66% 34%

2. Did you find the workshop useful? 89% 11%

3. Did you feel the workshop leader was knowledgeable?

89%(11% no comment)

4. Was the workshop delivered in an understandable way?

89% 11%

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5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

89% 11%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the workshop? Enjoyable relaxed setting Liked the interactive elements Useful – fascinating. No evidence based – recommending 1 hour of exercises.

Not sure what going to do or if needed!? Very interesting, thank you

Workshop: SEND Project

Yes No Partly1. Did the workshop give you the

information you expected?86% 14%

2. Did you find the workshop useful? 100%

3. Did you feel the workshop leader was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the workshop delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

100%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the workshop? Excellent Very informative Very informative – useful websites Needed more time – more info about what it would be in

advance.

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Workshop: Sensory processing difficulties associated with ASD and ADHD

Yes No Partly1. Did the workshop give you the

information you expected?85% 15%

2. Did you find the workshop useful? 93% 7%

3. Did you feel the workshop leader was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the workshop delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

93% 7%

6. Was the room suitable? 79% 7% (too small)

14% (too small/hot)

7. Do you have any comments about the workshop? Great explanations of issues & why children may behave in

the way they do Very valuable, thank you Good entry level course Lots of info. Needed longer for questions and on workshop Very informative – thank you More time for questions Fantastic and an eye opener Could have been much longer More concrete recommendations and strategies would be

useful Not interactive enough Advice on how to deal with episodes Hope to receive more help on how to deal with episodes Very informative – 2 sessions with smaller groups to allow

discussion would have been helpful Made a lot of sense of jargon thrown at us by other

professionals during diagnosis Need more time Would be good if could be longer Very good and helpful I am pleased the lady let me into the group

8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a workshop at future events?

Dyspraxia Issues with eating (over-eating too) More sensory workshops The disorders ME / LP

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Any other info on sensory integration and overcoming anxiety related to it.

Foetal alcohol syndrome defects and strategies Sensory integration therapy Food / behaviour Dietary and autism

Talk: Speech, language and communication needs, an introduction

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

85% 15%

2. Did you find the talk useful? 85% 15%

3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

90% 10%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

95% 5%

6. Was the room suitable? 85% 15%

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Covered a broad spectrum of SL difficulties therefore very

basic introduction. Very knowledgeable speaker, good use of interactive activities

Possibly tried to cover too much, but subject so vast, difficult to pitch as well as probably some at start of process with some further along. Would like to have learned more about watching for early signs.

Simple, clear examples and a broad outlook. Not too much theory!

Excellent intro to the subject Talk OK – best to avoid having educational expression with the

audience – it can lead to language getting too difficult. Very informative – the speaker obviously cares a lot about the

topic Always good to be with parents in similar situations Excellent – there are some points that I will go and put into

practice Interesting subject – speaker was clearly knowledgeable &

passionate about the subject Clear and informative Excellent – very relevant

8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a talk at future events?

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More specific to situation I am in (child with SLCN in special school)

ASD specific Parent / teacher relationships Coping with violent outbursts Understanding young people’s behaviour Specific talk on children suffering speech (verbalisation)

problems How to liaise with secondary schools effectively ASD ASD and ADD – sensory processing difficulties Anything linked to autism and Speech and Language Non-verbal children – lots of the children I work with have no

speech due to complex medical needs / Angelman’s / unknown diagnosis

Advice re choosing mainstream or SEN school

Workshop: Understanding and supporting young people during their teenage years

Yes No Partly2. Did the workshop give you the

information you expected?78% 22%

2. Did you find the workshop useful? 89% 11%

3. Did you feel the workshop leader was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the workshop delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

78% 11% 11%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the workshop? Some more information about how to deal with the behaviours

would be helpful Good ideas to try – practical not just theory Very interesting – it is a shame that this information isn’t

given out to parents automatically Very useful general advice on teenagers, but it might have

been helpful to cover specific strategies/issues associated with special needs children

Useful to hear that every parent goes through the same situations with their teenagers

Good – plus the handouts will be useful A lot of the course content is similar to the Family Links

Parenting Puzzle, a 10 week parenting course

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8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a workshop at future events? Social networking – management Special educational needs Learning disorders and emotional development Exactly the same topic but more focused on special needs and

disabilities.

Talk: Your choice, your support

Yes No Partly1. Did the talk give you the information you expected?

100%

2. Did you find the talk useful? 86% 14%

3. Did you feel the speaker was knowledgeable?

100%

4. Was the talk delivered in an understandable way?

100%

5. Did you feel comfortable about asking questions?

100%

6. Was the room suitable? 100%

7. Do you have any comments about the talk? Very good – interesting Great to have all the information needed at last! Very informative, good links Fantastic group – very informative. Thank you.

8. Are there any other topics about which you would like to attend a talk at future events?

Understanding children’s behaviour

Summary of places pre-booked andfeedback forms returned

Workshop/talk No of places pre-booked

No of questionnaires returned

Dyslexia – how to support from pre-school through to college

43 17

Good sleep strategies 16 7How to use Boardmaker software 6 3Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills and Trusts 30 14Luke’s Life with Labels 53 26

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Primitive Childhood Reflexes and their effect on development

9 9

SEND Project: Information Workshop 9 7Sensory Processing Difficulties associated with ASD and ADHD

38 27

Speech, Language and Communication Needs, an introduction

35 20

Understanding and supporting young people during their teenage years

31 9

Your choice, your support 8 7

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