There were so many festive and seasonal highlights that we enjoyed together in December. The month started with our young artists doing themselves proud in our last online painting session of the year. Just look at these amazing snowmen! Each one looks as full of character as the painters that created them. What a wonderful … Continue reading December Highlights
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Many of our local schools in Hertfordshire are closed today due to the overnight snow. While some of our neurodiverse children with be filled with unbridled delight and be enjoying sensory bliss, for others snow days can be more challenging. This one in particular may have taken lots of families by surprise as there was … Continue reading SPACE Tips for ‘Snow Days’ with autistic children
Help us make a difference to other Hertfordshire families this Christmas.For Christmas, we're asking supporters to please consider donating to SPACE Hertfordshire instead of sending Christmas cards.In return, you will be able to share a specially designed Christmas image with friends and loved ones explaining that you have donated what you'd usually spend on cards … Continue reading SPACE Christmas Card Appeal 2022
We are pleased to announce that we are now providing Alternative Provision. SPACE are offering this as a service to families, schools and DSPLs as well as being commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council. We offer the following services: Tutoring for children with SEND Effective, supportive tuition for neurodivergent children and young people. All tutoring is … Continue reading New Launch: Alternative Provision
Our biggest highlight in October has to have been seeing so many of our families back again and welcoming new ones when we reopened Lending SPACE after a short temporary closure while we had to relocate premises. We are now open again at Unit 19, The Maltings Business Centre, Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8HG. If you … Continue reading October Highlights
Supporting Neurodivergent Children and Young People Come and join us at our Autumn Conference where you are guaranteed a day packed full of exploring best practice and lots and lots of practical, actionable strategies for supporting our neurodivergent children and young people at home. Listen to our Ambassador, Emma Weaver, who is also Deputy CEO … Continue reading Autumn Conference for Parents and Carers
Don't miss our flagship Autumn conference produced in association with the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity. Professionals: Thursday 10th November, 4:30-7:30pm, Cheshunt For those working in education and related professions from Early Years through to Secondary. https://space-for-professionals.eventbrite.co.uk We will explore Neurodiversity and look at how we can implement practices across the key stages to support learners … Continue reading SPACE Autumn Conference: Supporting Neurodiversity in Children and Young People
School may have been out for the summer but here at SPACE HQ we continued to run lots of events and activities to keep our families busy. There were four pottery painting sessions over the course of the holidays and we saw so much passion and creativity from our pottery artists - brushes, fingertips, handprints … Continue reading August Highlights
Like many of the families in our private Facebook Group you may be experiencing after school meltdowns - or after school restraint collapse as it is also called. Maybe you are told they are "fine at school" but once they see you, their safe place, it is a very different story. After school restraint collapse … Continue reading After school restraint collapse
With less than a week to go until most schools in Hertfordshire open their doors again to pupils for the Autumn term, many of you will already be doing transition work and back to school preparation with your children. As we highlight in our Back to School transition tips, now is also a good time … Continue reading Pupil Passports / One-page profiles