WACA recently held a Special Educational Needs Support Event at The Skipton Hotel which was really well attended by both local organisations and families and carers of young people with special educational needs.
The WACA Children's Social Prescribing Team, 'GR8 Minds', who arranged the event were there alongside eighteen other local voluntary and community organisations' including AWARE, Mencap, Treacle and Exclusively Inclusive covering a wide geographical area including Keighley, Settle, Ilkley and Skipton.
The event gave the opportunity for families and carers to meet with specialists who were on hand to offer practical advice on accessing additional support and to foster greater understanding, support, and advocacy for children with special educational needs.
Attendees were asked to feedback on the event as well as local provision in SEN services which will help to identify gaps in services and to shape future events.
" We found it a great event to make connections with organisations and the range of people there was impressive. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Thankyou"
" I am so grateful for the opportunity to speak with someone who could help me; I was feeling so lost with no support from school and came away from the event with contact and am now just awaiting an appointment with one of the teams you had there. Thank you!"
If you would like more information about the support available locally for people with learning disabilities, please contact your Social Prescribing team at your WACA GP Practice
