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New Services:

Speech Link Parent Portal

3D Community Support - Circles Network

Reaching Families: Face-2-Face befriending Reaching Families Counselling

Happy Minds Sussex

Upcoming Events

Fun things to do:

• Short Breaks Children/Young People Fishing Day, 29th Oct
• A Spellbinding Halloween at Borde Hill Garden, everyday till 1st Nov
• Snacks & Chats Zoom Event - Hatter’s Hectic High Tea Dance, 30th Oct & 1st Nov
• Snacks & Chats Zoom Event Beach combers & Mudlarking, 31st Oct
• Reaching Higher SEND Table Tennis Course, every Tuesday starts 3 Nov
• Challengers Virtual Youth Scheme, every Monday & Wednesday

Training/ learning/ support:

• Talking to young people about mental health, 3rd Nov
• Asc and Gaming Addiction, 3rd Nov
• Making Sense of Wellbeing - Relaxation and self care, 3rd Nov
• Communication on the Autistic Spectrum, 4th Nov
• Sibling Support for families with SEN children, 4th Nov
• Sensory Processing (for parents and carers), 4th Nov
• Self Harm and Autism, 5th Nov
• Umbrellas Virtual Support Group, every Thursday
• Disordered Eating and autism related food issues, 5th Nov
• 'Talking Heads' - Universal Credit & Tax Credits, 10th Nov
• Making Sense of Education Health Care Needs Assessments and Plans, 10th Nov
• Making Sense of Wellbeing - Mindfulness: Mind and body relaxation, 10th Nov
• Youth Mental Health First Aid, 11th Nov
• Making Sense of It All Foundation Course, 11th, 18th & 25th Nov
• SEN Home Learning - making it fun and how to engage your SEN child, 11th Nov
• Anxiety and Low Mood in Primary Aged Children, 13th Nov
• Demand Avoidance, 17th Nov
• Making Sense of Wellbeing, 17th Nov
• Meltdowns and Shutdowns (Autism Families & Carers Programme), 19th Nov
• Autism and Girls (for parents and carers), 24th Nov
• Making Sense of Wellbeing - Mindfulness: Go with life's flow, 24th Nov
• Social Anxiety in Young People, 26th Nov
• Making Sense of Anxiety in Adolescence (11+), 26th Nov

Other News:

Compass Card Information Page

The Compass Card is a leisure incentive card for children and young people up to the age of 25 living or going to school in West Sussex, but are you aware of the benefits of your child or young person being ‘on the Compass’ and having a Compass Card? Find out the more on the Local Offer.

Young Voices Skills workshop recordings

The West Sussex SEND participation lead has developed some workshops for young people, see the topics below and links to watch the recordings:

• Proud to be me! Celebrating and using my strengths and talents.
• Assertiveness and confident communication