Our meetings are a chance for parent/carers to share information and experiences over coffee and biscuits. If you have only just found out that your child has additional needs or you have been living with a diagnosis for years, it is always good to talk to others in your situation and to feel that you are not alone. Don't worry if your child has not been given a firm diagnosis, we welcome all families, diagnosed or not.
It can be extremely difficult coming to terms with your child's needs and a lot of parents have to deal with the same situations, the same types of professionals, the same day to day struggles. We all need to feel that there is someone that understands and our group of parents are always here to lend an ear.
If you are coming for the first time, please feel free to bring a friend, a support worker, or another family member with you. All are welcome!
We sometimes also invite various professionals to come and attend our mornings both to meet parents informally and to discuss subjects of general interest.
The group is run by volunteers Julie Moule and Michelle Sugg
We have our own Facebook Page that you can join to receive information about SEN&D related topics and upcoming meetings.
Our group also supports the Somerset Parent Carer Forum. We are able to feedback information from members (anonymously & with the members consent) which then, in turn, is fed back to the services that we all use: Education, Social Care & the Health Service to say what is working well for families or what needs improving.
**The only data that we hold are members names, contact numbers & email addresses if they are provided. This information will never be sold or passed to anyone without the members consent. For more information view our Privacy Policy.
We would like to express our appreciation to the following services for providing funding to our group:
