Parent Advice Centre

Parent / Carer Support Groups

Name of Group / Detail / Date / Time / Drop-in / open access / referrals / Contacts
Parent Advice Centre Drop-In / Advice information support and mediation for parents/ carers whose children have Special Educational Needs (SEN) on any issues affecting their education including admissions, appeals, exclusions, bullying, Annual Reviews, school meetings and transition / Every Tuesday during term time
9:30am – 3:30pm / Open access / Drop-in
Self referral / Kevin Kimare / Jenny Miller
Tel: 020 7364 6489
Email:
Parent Advice Centre, 30 Greatorex St
E1 5NP
SEN Advice and Information Surgeries / For parents / carers whose children are going through the statement process. This is an information session followed by one to one advice surgeries. / Dates as follows:
7th June
21st June
5th July
19th July
10:00am – 12:00pm / Open access / Drop-in / Kevin Kimare / Jenny Miller
Tel: 020 7364 6489
Email:
Parent Advice Centre, 30 Greatorex St
E1 5NP
SEN Parent Support Group / This group is open to all parents / carers of children or young people with additional needs / disabilities. It is a parent run support group with occasional invited speakers / Every Thursday during term time
10:00am -12:00pm / Open access / Drop-in / Jenny Miller
Tel: 020 7364 6489
Email:
Parent Advice Centre, 30 Greatorex St
E1 5NP
Bengali SEN Parent Support Group / For Bengali parents / carers of children or young people with additional needs / disabilities. Different speakers and topics each month subject to parents’ requests / 1st Tuesday of every month during term time
7th June
12th July (due to bank holiday)
10:00am -12:00pm / Open access / Drop-in / Sudha Solaiman
020 7364 6489
Email:
Parent Advice Centre, 30 Greatorex St
E1 5NP
ADHD Parent Support Group / For parents / carers of children or young people with ADHD. We run 10 week parenting programme for parents/carers.
ADHD parents support group meets every Thursday at CAMHS and is led by parents who have completed the course to provide mutual support / Please contact PAC to confirm / Referral / Self Referral / Maureen Lajolie
Tel: 020 7364 6489
Email:
Parent Advice Centre, 30 Greatorex St
E1 5NP
Dyslexia Parents’ Support Group / For parents / carers of children who have dyslexia or dyslexia-type difficulties. / Please contact PAC to confirm / Open access / Drop-in / Maureen Lajolie
Tel: 020 7364 6489
Email:
Parent Advice Centre, 30 Greatorex St
E1 5NP
PACSEN / PACSEN (Parents and Carers of Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). A forum for parents and carers of children with SEN in Tower Hamlets.
The Forum helps shape policy and practice within the borough and is consulted regularly by statutory authorities. / The group meet termly so please contact PAC for dates.
Website launch is on 9th June 2011 / Open access for all parents/carers of children with disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs resident in Tower Hamlets / Contact : Jenny Miller
Tel: 020 7364 7127
Email: