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May 14th, 2012
How can personal budgets work for you?
From 10am – 1pm
Free workshop on personalisation for disabled people and their families living in Hackney, facilitated by Julia Winter who has held a personal budget for seven years. Julia also runs training on Personalisation for Local Authorities and Organisations.
City and Hackney Carers’ Centre
96 - 102 Springfield House
5 Tyssen Street
Dalston
Hackney
E8 2LZ
Drinks and refreshments will be provided.
Places are limited so prior booking is essential.
May 4th
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in the classroom
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in the classroom: Practical ideas to teach and include children who use alternative methods of communication.
Learning outcomes
Multi-sensory learning
10am to 3pm
6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW
Multi-sensory learning: Ideas for working with children operating within P Scales 1-3.
Learning outcomes
Working with families of disabled children
10am to 3pm
6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW
An introduction to the journey families undertake with their disabled child and ways to support them and work together.
Learning outcomes
Neurologically based behaviours
10am to 3pm
6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW
Neurologically based behaviours: An introduction to the way that behaviours are compelled within the brain and strategies to support behaviour managements based on environmental changes.
Learning outcomes
May 3rd
Cerebral palsy in the classroom
10am to 3pm
6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW
An introduction to the causes and effects of cerebral palsy on the child and adolescent, common learning difficulties and strategies to support classroom learning.
Learning outcomes
Free Cerebra Parent/Carer Advice Day
10am-3pm
The Orangery, Arnos Manor Hotel, 470 Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3HQ
An excellent opportunity for parents/carers of children with brain-related neurological conditions to ‘drop in’ and gain advice on a range of important issues, including:
- Managing stress
- Welfare and benefits
- Sleep problems
- General parent/carer support
Scope will also be offering information and advice, along with The Family Fund, Contact a Family, Remap, Bristol Parent Carers and Supportive Parents.
Tea/coffee and cookies will be available.
April 20th
Summer activity schemes for disabled children
Scope Inclusion North London is running summer activity schemes for disabled children and young people in Islington.
The schemes will be running from 4-8 June, which will be four sessions in total all running from 9am to 4pm.
The summer scheme will run from 30 July - 24 August, age group 5-11 or 8-19 years.
For more details, please contact Islington Short Breaks Team on 020 7527 8611 regarding places on any of our holiday schemes.
2012 Virgin London Marathon Exhibition
Come and meet the Scope events team at stand 316 at the 2012 Virgin London Marathon Exhibition, described as the "The Best Free Event In The Running Year".
March 21st
Roadside charity single for Scope
Duncan Leitch from the band Roadside is taking part in one of our charity bike rides, London to Paris in 24 hours.
To raise money for Scope, the band is releasing a charity single on 16 April 2012, where all downloaded sales will go directly to Scope.
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