Free Information Sessions
Our members always talk to us about how hard it is to get the information they want, when they want it. A group of PCAN parents helped to co-produce the Kirklees Local Offer – a website that should contain all the information you need to know as a parent/carer or guardian of a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (aged 0-25). Every effort has been made to make it user-friendly.
If you’re struggling to find information, please come along to one of our sessions and we can help you with that. People from the Local Offer Team will be on hand to present it and talk you through how to use it. Trustees will be there from PCAN to offer signposting, and we will have our usual information table there.
There will be chance to relax and chat with other parents, share information and enjoy lovely refreshments. If you have any feedback about the Local Offer, the LO Team will happy to receive and discuss it.
It would be really helpful if you could book a place especially if you have special dietary requirements. Dates, times and links to booking a place are below:
Day time events:
Tuesday 14th March 10 am to 12.30 pm at Royds Mill, Calder Road, Lower Hopton, Mirfield, WF14 8PJ
Friday 17th March, 10 am to 12.30 pm at Cathedral House, 1 St Thomas’ Road, Huddersfield HD1 3LG
Evening events:
Wednesday 15th March 6 pm to 8.30 pm at Brian Jackson Centre, 2 New North Parade, Huddersfield HD1 5JP
Monday 20th March 6 pm to 8.30 pm at Dewsbury Town Hall, Wakefield Old Road, Dewsbury, WF12 8DG
Click here to choose your event and book a place.
We will be holding an additional virtual event on Wednesday 29th March. After registering you will receive an email with instructions on how to join the webinar. You can book a place here
We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Local Offer Live 17th November 2022 at John Smith’s Stadium 10-3
Come along and chat face to face with a range of teams and services who support children and young people with special additional needs and disabilities in Kirklees. This event is being hosted by Kirklees Council in response to demand from parents so please support it – it’s very rare to get all of these people under one roof on the same day!!
Stall holders include activity providers, early support, KIAS, careers and education information, social care, benefits information (and of course ourselves) – a full list can be found here
There will also be some 30 minute workshops on:
Mental Health, Anxiety and Autism hosted by Northorpe Hall
Managing Sensory Needs, hosted by Locala
Managing Behaviour that challenges hosted by Marcus Farrington
The EHCP Process hosted by SENDACT
Benefits and Financial Help hostd by Carers Count
If you want to book tickets in advance for any of these sessions, please click here to get to the Local Offer Live website, then scroll down to the individual workshop and click on the link there to book your place. It should be a great event!!
Feel free to come and see us at our stand, and also if you wish, you can attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Big Meet Up in the Big Red Suite at the Stadium at 1.45. If you wish to attend our AGM, please click here to book a place
Look forward to seeing you there,
The PCAN Team
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PCAN AGM and Big Meet Up 17th November 2022
Hi folks, it’s that time again when PCAN will be hosting our Big Meet Up with guest speakers from Kirklees Council and an update on PCAN’s activities.
As a registered charity, we need to hold an Annual General Meeting(AGM) for our members every year. This year the AGM will take place at the Big Red Suite at the John Smith’s Stadium at 1.45 pm on 17th November 2022 and as usual we will share what PCAN has been working on. We will also have two speakers from Kirklees Council who will talk about planned improvements to educational provision in Kirklees and answer questions – Jo-Anne Sanders (Service Director for Learning and Early Support) and Kelsey Clark-Davies (Head of Educational Safeguarding and Inclusion). Councillor Viv Kendrick will also be in attendance. Lunch (sandwiches and wedges) will be available. Please book your ticket here.
The Local Offer Live information event is also taking place at the John Smith’s Stadium and starts at 10. The event has lots of stall holders across all sorts of services and activities so we hope that it will be really helpful for parents of children and young people with SEND in Kirklees.
It’s lovely to be able to meet up in person again, and we really hope to see you there. We will also have Maxcards available for sale.
Regards The PCAN Team
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Carers’ Treat Session by Carers’ Trust
Carer’s Trust are running some lovely events for carers. tobook a place ring 01484537036 (choose option 1) or email info@ctmy.org.uk
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