Events

Friday 5 July 2024, 10am to 12pm (Zoom meeting)

With Tracy and Tuhina from Merton’s parent carer forum, Merton Parent Carer Forum, and Stamatia Filippou, a Wellbeing Practitioner from Merton Uplift

Meet other parent carers of children and young people with SEND and find out more about Merton Parent Carer Forum, your local parent carer forum!

Stamatia from Merton Uplift will be joining too and teaching us some mindfulness exercises along the way.
After our morning’s walk in the sunshine (fingers crossed!), enjoy a drink and cake on us at the café.

All parent carers of children and young people with SEND aged 0-25 who live or go to school/college in Merton are welcome to join us.
Please book your place in advance using the contact details below, so we know you are coming, or just turn up on the day.

Meet us at the entrance to the park near the car park between the garden centre and the cafe at 10.15am.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Morden Hall Park, Morden Hall Road, SM4 5JD

Tuesday 25 June 2024, 10.15am to 12.15pm

With Tracy and Tuhina from Merton’s parent carer forum, Merton Parent Carer Forum, and Stamatia Filippou, a Wellbeing Practitioner from Merton Talking Therapies

Join us for a stroll in Morden Hall Park followed by refreshments in the Potting Shed café. New members welcome!

Meet other parent carers of children and young people with SEND and find out more about Merton Parent Carer Forum, your local parent carer forum! Stamatia from Merton Talking Therapies will be joining too and teaching us some mindfulness exercises along the way. After our morning’s walk in the sunshine (fingers crossed!), enjoy a drink and cake on us at the café.

All parent carers of children and young people with SEND aged 0-25 who live or go to school/college in Merton are welcome to join us. Please book your place in advance using the contact details below, so we know you are coming, or just turn up on the day.

Meet us at the entrance to the park near the car park between the garden centre and the cafe at 10.15am. We look forward to seeing you there! Morden Hall Park, Morden Hall Road, SM4 5JD.

Friday 17 May 2024, 10am to 12pm (Zoom session)

With Kelly Lewis-Cole, Merton Borough Lead for the Education Wellbeing Service (EWS), and Vicky Muschietti-Piana, SEN Merton & Sutton Mental Health Support Team Lead

Kelly Lewis-Cole, Merton Borough Lead for the Education Wellbeing Service (EWS), will talk about the work of the EWS and will present some initial findings from a recent audit of Merton services looking at mental health support available for families of children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs. This interactive session will explore the apparent mismatch between what services feel/say they are offering and what families feel they are receiving and will be an opportunity to share your thoughts.

Plus, Vicky Muschietti-Piana, SEN Merton and Sutton mental health support team lead will talk about her team and its offer.

She is also currently working with families of children in Merton and Sutton that have Avoidant Restrictive Food intake Disorder( ARFID). Vicky will discuss the disorder and think how school and organizations can work together to raise awareness.

Thursday 9 May 2024, 10am to 12pm (Zoom session)

W ith Eleanor Wright, SEN Solicitor & SOS!SEN! Legal Officer

Find out more about the Appeal and SEND Tribunal process!

You can appeal to the SEND Tribunal if you’re unhappy with a decision made in relation to an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment or an EHC plan. Eleanor will talk you through this process step by step, including updates on Tribunal practice and procedure. Other topics to be covered by Eleanor include Behaviour and Exclusions Guidance School Transport Department for Education Change Programme including proposals for a standard EHCP template Children out of school and EOTAS Don’t miss this chance to hear from Eleanor; a great speaker and SEND legal expert!