Wise Up Workshop- Empowering Parents: Building Strong SEN Partnerships with Schools

This session will give parents the clarity and tools to become informed advocates and valued partners in their child’s educational journey. With a focus on positivity, collaboration, and practical steps, you’ll gain confidence to navigate Special Educational Needs (SEN) discussions, strengthening your relationship with the school.

What you’ll explore:
What Special Educational Needs (SEN) means and looks like including breakdown of ‘the graduated response’ to Special Educational Needs (SEN).
Understanding school roles: who to approach and when.
Reasonable adjustments that make a difference—and how to request them.
How to ‘organise your thinking’ around Special Educational Needs (SEN) so that you bring focussed and clear information to a discussion.
Key questions to ask in Special Educational Needs (SEN) discussions to spark conversations and actions that support your child or young person.
What you should expect from a meeting—and how to follow up effectively.

These sessions are open to all parent carers in Somerset who have a child with additional needs and/or a disability.