North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together are pleased to invite parent carers in North Somerset to free training with Lisa Baker-Murray at BakerMurray Consulting on How to become a strong advocate for your child with SEN.

Do you often feel overwhelmed when entering meetings regarding your child or young person? Do you easily become emotional in situations? You will find this training may benefit you as you gain the strength and knowledge on how to properly advocate for your child. Parent carers are used to having to stand their ground and fight for their child, however sometimes this can be exhausting, upsetting and overwhelming. Let us help you give you the tools to manage this.

Outcomes from the training:

• Parents and carers of children with additional and special educational needs feel more confident in attending and presenting at panels/meeting etc.

• Supporting parents and careers to be able to advocate for the child within difficult meetings and or settings.

• Support with the language that is used to describe the child.

• Remaining professional in the setting even though dealing with a very emotive subject.

This is a free training event for parent carers of children with additional needs and/or disabilities within North Somerset. This event is also open to professionals who work with children/young people with additional needs and/or disabilities in North Somerset. Priority on place allocation will be given based on the criteria above.

North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together are incredibly excited to extend our training offer with more diverse topics to benefit you and your families.