Wise Workshop: Empowering Parent: Building Strong Special Educational Needs Partnerships with Schools

About the event

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 (Special Educational Needs) discussions, strengthening your relationship with the school.

What you’ll explore:
What Special Educational Needs means and looks like including breakdown of ‘the graduated response’ to Special Educational Needs.
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 so that you bring focussed and clear information to a discussion.
Key questions to ask in Special Educational Needs 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.