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This page contains workshops and information sessions that maybe of interest to parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

If you experience problems booking onto a workshop, please email us at: pias@plymouth.gov.uk and tell us which workshop you would like to attend, your name, email, contact number, address and any special requirements.

How To Understand & Support My Child’s Behaviour
Strategies to support your child's challenging behaviour.
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How to Understand my Child’s Behaviour using Visuals for Support
Using objects, pictures and symbols to support your child's behaviour.
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How to Understand and Support my Child's Communication
Strategies to help increase communication.
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How To Understand my Child's Communication using Visuals for Support
Using visual aids to help your child communicate their wants and needs.
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How to Understand and Support my Child's Play and Social Skills
Strategies to support your child's play and social skills.
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How to Use Rewards and Incentives
Using rewards and incentives to encourage positive behaviour.
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How to Understand and Support my Child's Everyday Transitions
Exploring strategies to support parents in understanding the importance of preparing their child for everyday changes that may occur in their daily routine.
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How to Understand and Support my Child's Emotions
Learn new strategies to support and manage your child's emotions as well as exploring parents own experiences of supporting their child's needs,
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How to have Successful Meetings
Information, strategies and tips on making the most of meetings, how to feel more confident and how to feel empowered to share yours and your child's points of view.
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Voice of the Young Person
Strategies and ideas on how to gather and share your child's/young person views, understand why this is important and the difference it can make.
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Annual Reviews
Learn more about annual reviews, their purpose, what happens before, during and after a review, annual reviews for children from year 9, transition annual reviews and when the local authority can cease an EHCP.
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Choosing a Primary School for Children with SEND
Information session on choosing a primary school for September 2025 for parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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The Next Step: Primary to Secondary for Children with SEND
Information session on choosing a secondary school for September 2025 for parents of children in years 5 or 6 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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Publications
Publications

A wide range of useful documents

Plymouth Online Directory
Plymouth Online Directory

A wide range of useful links

Plymouth Local Offer
Plymouth Local Offer

A wide range of useful links regarding SEND