SEND support groups and events

Making Sense of SEND are free events for parents/carers who have a child with SEND. They are also for professionals who work with them.

Each event has between 15-20 information stands. They'll give you the chance to:

• Visit information stands to learn about local services and support
• Listen to a talk on a specialist subject
• Ask questions
• Share ideas 

Next event

• Theme: My family is supported
• Date: Thursday 23 January 2025
• Time: 10am-12pm
• Place: Cromer Parish Hall, Cromer
• Talk: The Family Network Approach - supporting families to feel confident in identifying and using their support network when they need it most

Go to Eventbrite to book your free place

Services attending this event

We (SEND Local Offer) will be there alongside:

• Norfolk SEND information advice and support service (SEND IASS): give SEND information, advice and support to children, young people, and parent/carers 
• Family Voice Norfolk: Norfolk's parent/carer forum who work with families and service providers. They help improve outcomes for children and young people living with SEND. 
• Healthwatch Norfolk: making sure NHS leaders and other decision-makers hear your voice 
• Vision Norfolk: support to vision impaired children and young adults aged 0-25 years, and their families through information, advice and guidance
• Travel independence training across Norfolk (TITAN): focuses on helping young people with SEND get skills for safe independent travel
• Norfolk and Waveney children and young person's health services: children's health information and advice and the delivery of speech and language services 
• Learning disability health checks: helping young people with a learning disability aged 14 or over get a yearly health check 
• Family hubs Norfolk: support for parents and carers of children and young people from birth to 19 (or 25 with SEND) 
• Dyslexia outreach service (DOS): provide services to all schools and key stages. They offer advice and support, teaching strategies and inset training, as well as workshops and courses for parent carers. 
• Community Dental Services CiC: specialist dental care services for people with learning disabilities, mental health difficulties and severe anxiety, covering Norfolk and Waveney  
• Short Breaks: provides young people aged 5-17 years with an enjoyable break away from their parent carers, while giving their parent carers a break from their caring responsibilities 
• Family Action: provides support and advice, resources and signposting to parents/carers of children awaiting assessment of a neurodevelopmental different or recently diagnosed 
• Norfolk Library Information Services (NLIS): nationally recognised as being among the best library services in the country, offering lots of inclusive activities and signposting to useful resources 
• Carers Matter Norfolk: specialise in supporting carers and young people to ensure the right support is put in place to remove or reduce the caring the young carer provides, and assisting parent carers with their responsibilities
• Sunbeams: a registered charity which provides a fun, safe and caring environment for autistic children and young people to thrive
• Adult Learning: offers courses and apprenticeships for adult learners, as well as information, advice and guidance to support learners while studying

Future events

• Wednesday 19 March 2025, 10am-12pm (Knight's Hill Hotel, King's Lynn)
• Thursday 22 May 2025, 10am-12pm (Fakenham Community Centre, Fakenham)
• Thursday 3 July 2025, 10am-12pm (County Hall, Norwich)
• Thursday 18 September 2025, 10am-12pm (Charles Burrell Centre, Thetford)
• November 2025 (TBC)
• Wednesday 21 January 2026, 1-3pm (Sheringham Community Centre)
• March 2026 (TBC)
• May 2026 (TBC)
• July 2026 (TBC)