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Challenges at Home Sessions - New Dates & Lots More...

Challenges at Home Sessions - New Dates

Tuesday 23rd May, Wednesday 21st June, Wednesday 21st July 2023

We are pleased to continue to run our sessions in person and online with an experienced and Principal Educational Psychologist to support with issues at home

Who? Family members who have a child/young person undergoing assessment or on the pathway for Autism.

Age Range? Open to 0-18 years from mainstream and special schools

What for? For families to discuss home/life concerns and seek information and advice from Educational Psychologist team around emotional, behaviour, social, anxieties, routines, etc.

Please click on the links below to book your place:

DAYTIME - Challenges at Home Support Sessions

EVENING ONLINE - Challenges At Home Sessions

Support PODS Through Twincl

PODS Charity has just received a generous donation of £25.00 from a lucky Twincl winner! Thank you so much.

Why not support our cause and take part in the community lottery, click below for a chance to win and support PODS (Parents Opening Doors) https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/pods-parent-carer-forum

Thank you for all of your support!

PODS Blists Hill Family Group

Wednesday 26th April 2023 from 10am-12pm at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Telford, TF7 5UD

Come and join us at PODS Family Group in Blists Hill Victorian Town for a chat, relax  and meet with friendly faces. Ask us for some advice or just enjoy a walk around the village. Please note a facemask is required in some parts of the village. Tickets are available at a subsidised cost of £3 per person. PODS will provide 1 tea/coffee/soft drink to each person booked, however you will have to purchase your own other refreshments if required.

Places are limited and booking is essential, open to all PODS members living in Telford and Wrekin. Please note that the tickets are non-refundable. Children, of any age, are welcome however if they are under 2 years old, no ticket is required. We will be meeting at the entrance at 10am, please let us know if you will be late or can no longer make it so as the group can enter on time.

To book your place, please click here: PODS Blists Hill Family Group

PODS Befriender Telephone Training

Do you have some time to spare to spend listening and supporting other oarent carers on a 1:1 basis?  Why not become a PODS Befriender? 

PODS Befriending Scheme offers emotional support to parent carers who have a child with a disability or additional need. Many parents find it invaluable to have another parent to talk to who can listen and understand without judgement. 

We are running PODS Befriender Telephone Training on Thursday 27th April from 12pm-2pm, if you'd like to find out more about the Befriending Scheme or to book on the training, please email Kerrie: kerrie@podstelford.org

Befriending Scheme Family Group

Thursday 20th April 2023 from 10am-12pm at PODS Hub, 1 Hawksworth Road, Central Park, Telford, TF2 9TU

Do you fancy a cuppa and a natter in a friendly, non-judgemental environment? Join us at our PODS Befriending Scheme Family Group, at ​PODS Hub.

For a chance to have a catch up, find out more about the Befriending Scheme and access non-judgemental befriending peer support with fellow parent carers.

Places must be pre-booked. We look forward to seeing you there.

To book, please click here: Befriending Scheme Family Group

Challenging Perceptions - Under 5's SEND Parent & Toddler Group

Please see the poster for Challenging Perceptions, under 5's SEND Parent & Toddler Group.

Pre-booking required. The next session is 21st April from 10am-11am.

Save the Date for PODS Picnic in the Park at a New Venue!!

Monday 7th August 2023 from 10am-4pm at Charlton School, Apley, Avenue, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3FA

Please see the poster below for PODS Picnic in the Park at a new venue, further details will follow soon.

Update from Jayne, Strategic Co-ordinator

Hello and Good Morning.

Hope everyone has had a good Easter Break and have enjoyed activities and trips.

We've had a a great meeting this last couple weeks with Inclusive Leisure Team, we've talked about the gym at Stirchley, the Ice Rink, the splash-area in Town Park, Bike Hub, swimming at Newport and all sorts of plans for better community - and then a further conversation regarding adaptive bikes in Town Park....all these conversations are going on based on what families are saying and feeding back in to us, so thank you for your continued involvement.

We're now having regular meeting with BeeU Service Managers, and as part of these we have a series of letters that we are reviewing, to ensure that information that is provided is up to date and provides the right links for signposting.
Thank you to families who attended our EHCP session, even though this was run in the holidays, we had a great take up! We have plenty of feedback from this to take forward to the the EHCP Quality Assurance discussions.

Yesterday, we had a visit to Telford Steam Railway and thanks to our reps and staff who also attended. We're going to be writing up a report about feedback and recommendations, and as part of the review we're going to be having a look at their website. We'll let you know an update but in the meaning if you want to provide us any feedback, please let us know.

Best Regards
Jayne Stevens

Information from Telford & Wrekin Community Champions

Stress Awareness Month

April marks Stress Awareness Month. Almost any form of exercise or movement can increase your fitness level while decreasing your stress. The most important thing is to pick an activity that you enjoy, such as walking, stair climbing, jogging, dancing, bicycling, yoga, tai chi, gardening, weightlifting or swimming.

Find an exercise session near you at Live Well Telford and T&W Leisure Services.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month- April 2023

April 2023 is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness month. GUTS UK have put some information together to raise awareness of IBS. See more below and visit the GUTS UK website. 

TACT/Branches

Action for Happiness Calendar - Active April 2023

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Thank you for reading our latest Ebulletin, please stay safe & well. 

Kerrie Seagrave, Member Support Co-ordinator

on behalf of PODS Parent Carer Forum.

We hope you enjoyed reading our latest e-bulletin - we hope you continue to find it useful. If you have any suggestions to make it better feel free to let me know.