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Specialist Courses
Specialist Courses

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The Parenting Service offers a wide range of courses and workshops for parent/carers of neurodivergent children/young people, children with SEND or early life trauma.

he image provides key information about two specialist programmes designed for parents and carers: Time Out for Special Needs Target Audience: Parents and carers of children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities). Topics covered include: Self-esteem Coping with feelings Understanding behaviour Home/school issues The wider family Who’s in Charge? Target Audience: Parents and carers of CYP (children and young people) who are violent or aggressive. Programme Aims: Provide a supportive environment for sharing Reduce guilt and shame Offer strategies Decrease stress Increase safety The design has a dark blue background with white panels, featuring text in pink and white. Icons of people are placed next to each programme title to represent parents and carers.

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Time Out for Special Needs Who’s In Charge
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Who’s in Charge? (Sept-Nov 2026)

 Starts on Monday 28th September

An 8 week course for parents and carers of children and young people with special needs (aged 8-18) who are violent or aggressive. Held online via Zoom from 7-9pm.

Open to

  • Bracknell
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Hampshire
  • Other
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Wokingham
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Education directory

Discover a wide range of resources and support links relating to education, special needs and neurodivergence in this education directory

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Jargon Buster

Read our glossary of neurodivergence, early life trauma and SEN jargon to help understand some of the terms you might hear

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Find out about Diagnosis/Assessment

This page focuses on the typical diagnosis/assessment pathway a family follows when they become aware their CYP may have additional needs.

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Capturing the stories of change in the lives of families who have received support

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