Family Support
I offer wrap around support for your family while your child is at Hinderton.
I host our parents support groups and coffee afternoons sessions, offering you valuable support from other families.
I can offer advice and support regarding sleep, restricted diets, behaviour and the day-to-day issues that come with family life.
I am in school 5 days a week and can be contacted by
Phone: 0151 329 2142
Email: karen.gray@hinderton.cheshire.sch.uk
Facebook: Gray Karen
Home visits available on request
Family workshops
At Hinderton we deliver a variety of workshops such as PECS, The use of visual supports at Home, Sensory Sensitivities and Toileting. The workshops are delivered in partnership with our Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy colleagues. We also run coffee mornings where families have an opportunity to network and meet others within the Hinderton community, this is a great source of support.
NAS EarlyBird+
The National Autistic Society EarlyBird Plus programme is designed to meet the needs of families whose child has received a later diagnosis of autism and is aged four to eight years of age. It addresses the needs of both home and school settings by training parents/carers together with a professional who is working regularly with their child.
We use the established EarlyBird framework of teaching about autism before considering how to develop communication or manage behaviour. The programme consists of eight group sessions, and two home visit weeks. A follow-up session is held three months after the programme. The programme empowers parents and helps to provide a support network for them to deal with their everyday challenges.
Sleep Scotland Programme
Does your child have issues with sleep?
We are aware that many children have issues with sleep. Sleep is so important for all our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. In order to support parents and children with this issue at Hinderton School we would like to offer you advice and support through our school Sleep Counsellors.
If you think a sleep programme would be beneficial for your child please do not hesitate to contact us. We will arrange a convenient time to call you to arrange an initial meeting. This will be to discuss the implementation of a sleep programme, and to complete a 2 week diary which we would ask you to fill in as it will help us to get an idea of your child's routines and sleep patterns.
Please ask a member of your class team if you would like some more information about our sleep counselling service we offer. Everyone deserves a good night sleep.
For more information about Sleep Scotland, please look at the Sleep Scotland website