Dear Parent/Carer,

We’re inviting you to take part in Salford’s Annual SEND Survey, brought to you by Salford Parent Carer Forum in collaboration with partners across the city.

This is your opportunity to share your experiences of services and support for children and young people (0–25) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Salford.
Your feedback will help shape how education, health, and care services are planned and improved in the future.

Whether things are going well or need to change, we want to hear from you.

📝 Click here to complete the survey: Annual SEND Survey

The survey only takes around 10 minutes, and every voice counts.

Thank you for helping to make Salford a more inclusive and supportive place for all families.

Warm regards,

The management committee
On behalf of Salford Parent Carer Forum

***EDUCATIONAL TRANSITIONS TRAINING FOR PARENTS AND CARERS ONLINE***

This training session will be held online via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 27^th May 2025 at 6pm-8pm and again at 8pm-10pm (re-scheduled).

This SIASS training is for parents and carers. It outlines key educational transitions, such as from early years to primary, from primary to secondary, and from secondary to further education. It includes discussions on how schools can support transitions, transitions policies, and what families can do to help.

To BOOK on either complete the form below or scan the QR code.

We require a certain number for the course to run.

Transitions reg form:

https://forms.office.com/e/5EmYexMX7U

Or use the QR code.

Please find attached a link below for parents and carers to book onto the next online session ‘Working Together With My Child’s School’ with Autism Specialist Teacher/Team Lead Simone Leese, from the Learning Support Service. This is a workshop focusing on how to have successful conversations with settings to meet CYP needs, and chance for parents/carers to share their stories and seek advice.

When: Weds 23^rd April 9.15am-10.45am

Session online, please book here

A Zipporah account is required to book

The session is free

Community Events Leaders

Our Community event leaders for this year 2024/2025 at Mesne Lea Primary School are:

Year 1 - Laith and Myles

Year 2 - Georgia and Benjamin

Year 3 - Francesca, Belle and Zayne

Year 4 - Thomas and Brooke 

Our community events group have met in the Autumn and Spring term to discuss ways in which we can work with the local community for events and what we can do to help.

Our first idea to begin with is creating rocks with positive messages on which we can place in our local area to spread kindness which is one of our school values. The children are working hard to come up with new ideas which will promote relationships within the community.

Family sessions webinars

Please see the below universal relationship sessions taking place over the next few weeks.

For full schedule please see: Being a parent•Salford City Council

Triple P Discussion Group: Hassle-free mealtimes with children (0-12) – 2.12.24 12-2pm at Swinton Family Hub.

This discussion topic explores things that influence children’s mealtime behaviour, setting limits and teaching children good mealtime habits. Parents will look at ways to increase food variety, be introduced to some positive parenting strategies to help manage mealtimes and develop a personal plan for their family’s mealtimes. 

Triple P seminar: Changing problem behaviour into positive behaviour – SEND (0-12) 4.12.24 1-2:30pm on-line.

Parents are introduced to the six key​ steps of how to help children learn​ alternative behaviour:​

• Tracking the behaviour ​
• Understanding why the behaviour is occurring ​
• Changing events that occur before the problem​
• Encouraging alternative behaviour​
• Removing accidental rewards​
• Putting the plan into action

Triple P Discussion Group: Dealing with disobedience (0-12) – 6.12.24 12-2pm at Swinton Family Hub.

This discussion topic provides examples of common forms of challenging behaviour and some reasons why children have difficulty learning to follow instructions. A number of positive parenting strategies are then introduced to help parents develop a personal plan to prevent challenging behaviour, teach their child limits, and also to manage challenging behaviour when necessary.

Triple P seminar: Helping your child reach their potential – SEND (0-12) 9.12.24 10-11:30am on-line.

Practitioners show parents how​ they can use positive parenting​ principles to promote their child’s​ development by teaching them new​ skills and behaviours:​

• Choosing a skill to teach​
• Breaking the skill into steps​
• Choosing rewards​
• Deciding on when and where to teach​
• Using effective teaching strategies ​
• Keeping track and review

Triple P Discussion Group: Getting teenagers to co-operate – 9.12.24 12-2pm at Swinton Family Hub.

During this discussion, parents share some of their experiences and ideas about dealing with non-cooperation and discuss reasons why teenagers can be uncooperative. Several positive parenting strategies are introduced to help parents develop a plan to motivate their teenager to be cooperative at home.

Triple P Discussion Group: Building teenagers’ survival skills – 12.12.24 10am-12pm at Winton Family Hub.

This discussion topic explores why teenagers sometimes make risky decisions and how they can learn to keep themselves safe while gradually developing independence. Parents are introduced to positive parenting strategies to help their teen plan for situations which may potentially put their health or wellbeing at risk.

Triple P Discussion Group: Reducing family conflict (teen) – 13.12.24 12-2pm at Swinton Family Hub.

Parents share some of their experiences of conflict with their teenager and discuss why sometimes this occurs. Positive parenting strategies are introduced to help parents teach their teens how to get along with other family members and resolve problems. Ways to manage times when conflict affects the whole family are also discussed.