Other events & drop-ins
SEN Team Drop-In at Sunshine House
Southwark's Special Educational Needs (SEN) team holds weekly drop-ins for parents and carers every Friday morning from 9.30 to 12.00 at Sunshine House, 27 Peckham Road, SE5 8UH.
The SEN team processes requests for and conducts statutory assessments, attends annual reviews and oversees transitions and placements. You can call to make an appointment for a 20-minute slot or alternatively just drop in and wait to see one of the team. Special Educational Needs Section: tel: 0207 525 2719.
SOS! SEN Advice Centre
If you live in the South London area and want to talk to someone about your child's special educational needs, drop in at SOS!SEN's new weekly walk-in advice centre. Get initial advice from experienced educational and legal advisers on how parents of children with SEN or disabilities can fight for their educational rights.
• First Monday of each month
• 10.15-12.15am
• The Salvation Army, 66 High Street, Thornton Heath, CR7 8LF
Bring any useful documents (statements, letters from SEN Officers, school documents). No appointment necessary. Just come along - first come, first helped.
Parent Partnership SEN Sessions
Southwark Parent Partnership runs the following SEN drop-in sessions for parent/carers of children with special educational needs:
• Tuesday mornings 9.30am to 12.00 noon
• Thursday afternoons from 4.30pm to 6pm
Both above sessions at Sunshine House, 27 Peckham Road, SE5 8UH.
• Thursday mornings 9.30am to 12.00 noon at the One Stop Shop, 151 Walworth Road, SE17 1RY.
• In conjunction with Contact-a-Family and at the Contact-a-Family office at Walworth Methodist Church, Walworth Road from 10am-12pm on: Monday 4th October, Friday 5th November, Monday 6th December.
The sessions offer information, advice and guidance to help make informed decisions about your child's education.
You can also telephone the Parent Partnership team on 020 7525 5256. Email: parentpartnership@southwark.gov.uk or go to: www.southwarkparentpartnership.co.uk.
For the Parent Parnership calendar, go to: www.southwarkparentpartnership.co.uk
Parent Partnership Cygnet Group: 11-14 years
Cygnet is a new parenting support programme for parents and carers of children with Autistic Spectrum Condition aged 11-14 years.
Offering practical strategies to implement at home and an opportunity to meet others in a similar position and hear about their experiences. Held at Sunshine House. For more information or to book a place, please contact Southwark Parent Partnership on 020 7525 5256 or email: parentpartnership@southwark.gov.uk
Early Support Key Worker Drop-ins: Under 5s
Drop-ins at Sunshine House from 1-3pm every Monday fortnight: 30 January, 13 and 27 February, 12 and 26 March at Sunshine House.
These drop-ins with the Early Support Key Worker focus on services available to children and families, accessing services, introducing early support materials, childcare and children's centres.
For more info, contact:
Natalie Monerville, Early Support Key Worker, Southwark Integrated Child Support Services, Southwark Council, Tooley Street, 4th Floor, Hub 2. Tel: 020 7525 0628/ 07949 452503. Email: natalie.monerville@southwark.gov.uk
NAS Southwark Support Groups
The Southwark Branch of the National Autistic Society (NAS) runs drop-in support groups for parents/carers at Alfred Salter Primary School, Quebec Way, Rotherhithe, SE16 and the Magnolia Pub (the Mag), 211 Lordship Lane, SE22.
Dates and times of sessions are as follows:
At Alfred Salter Primary School, 10am-12pm
• Every third Friday of the month
At The Magnolia
• Last Wednesday of every month, 7.30-9.30pm
Additional drop-ins (supported by NAS Southwark Autism Support) take place at Spa School, Monnow Road, SE1 5RN, and a Dads’ Club meets at InSpire at the Crypt, St Peter’s Church, Liverpool Grove, SE17 2HH.
If you would like to receive information about dates and times of NAS Southwark meetings, or join their mailing list to receive news of events and services, please email southwark@nas.org.uk, or tel: 020 3049 8013.
Contact a Family Drop-in Sessions
Mondays: Contact a Family Office: Coffee Mornings - contact them for more details
Tuesdays:
• 9:30am – 12pm: Crawford Children’s Centre*
Crawford Road, SE5 9NF
• 1pm – 3pm: 1st Place Children’s Centre (Fortnightly), Chumleigh Street, SE5 0RN
Wednesdays:
• 9.30am – 12pm: Sunshine House, Peckham Road, SE5 8UH
• 9.30am – 12pm: Rye Oak Children’s Centre*, Whorlton Road, SE15 3PD
Thursdays:
• 9.30am – 12pm: Sunshine House, Peckham Road, SE5 8UH
• 9.30am – 12pm: Dulwich Wood Children’s Centre (2nd Thursday of the month)*, Lyall Avenue, SE21 8QS
• 9.30 – 12 pm: Kintore Way Children’s Centre*, Grange Road, SE1 3BW
Fridays:
• 9.30am – 12pm: Victory Children’s Centre*, Victory Place, Rodney Road, SE17 1PT
* Term-time only
Please call 020 7277 4436 to make an appointment as drop-ins may change at short notice.
Speech and Language Drop-Ins: Children under 5
For parents and parent carers of younger children, who would like some speech and language advice, please note that a Speech and Language Therapist will be available at the following drop-ins - to find out about days and times: Tel: 020 3049 8097 or go to: www.southwarkpct.nhs.uk
Newington Library, Bookstart, Walworth Road, SE17 1RS
John Harvard Library, Borough High Street, SE1 1JA
Dulwich Wood Children’s Centre, Lyall Avenue, SE21 8QS
Parent & Toddler Group
Albrighton Community Centre, 37 Albrighton Road, SE22 8AH
Bookstart
Cambridge House, 131 Camberwell Road, SE5 0HF
Parent & Toddler Group
The Blue Anchor Library, Market Place, Southwark Park Road, SE16
Bookstart
Pilgrim’s Way Primary School, Tustin Estate, Manor Grove, SE15 1EF
Parent & Toddler Group
Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR
Rye Oak School & Children’s Centre, Whorlton Road, SE15 3PD