Please note change of arrangements for the Parent/Carer Support Group which are taking place.

The evening group will now start next Wednesday 30.11.2013 at Williamwood High and run for the next five Thursdays. The day group starts on Monday 28.10.2013 as planned but will now be held in Clarkston Halls, Clarkston Road, Clarkston, G76 8NE. 

Any interested parents please contact the school.

Reminder about the forthcoming parent/carer group of children with additional support needs

Dear Parent/Carer

 Group for parents and carers of children with additional needs

 We are running a group work programme for parents and carers of children & young people who have additional support needs.  The focus of the group will be varied and we plan to cover issues such as grief and loss reactions to disability, handling behaviour strategies, person centred planning, building self esteem, recognising gifts and capacities and benefit entitlement.  

 The group will be run by three social workers from the Integrated Schools Team, Roberta Margison, Lynn Devine and Lucy Rutherford.  The aim of the group is to inform and empower parents and carers for the benefit of themselves and the children they look after. There will be short talks from a Welfare Rights Officer, Educational Psychologist, Enable and East Renfrewshire Carers Centre to help people make the most of services offered in their local communities.

 The groups will run over six concurrent weeks, a day group starting on Monday 28^th October 2013 between 10 and 12:30am and an evening group starting on Thursday 24^th of October 2013 between 6 and 8:30pm. The venue for the groups will be Williamwood School, Eaglesham Road,Clarkston, G67 8RF.  Refreshments will be provided.

 If you wish to attend the group please reply to me by 21^st of October 2013 by phone 0141 5772034 or email Lucy.Rutherford@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk. Confirmation of a place will follow on receipt of your reply.

Looking for ideas?

Are you always looking for ideas for places to go with your young person at weekends and during the holidays?

We have created a page for Parents and Carers with links to ideas and suggestions for our young people.

If you have any suggestions of places to go, parks or clubs that you attend, could you possibly let us know so that we can populate the page and share with other families who might be struggling with ideas.

This information can be given via the school diary or contact the school office.

Thank You

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