Learning & events for forums

Our upcoming learning and events for parent carer forums, from online learning sessions to the national Contact and NNPCF conference.

Upcoming events

Online learning sessions:

‘Portsmouth Neurodiversity Profiling Tool – Information Session‘

Please join us for the upcoming online learning session ‘Portsmouth Neurodiversity Tool Information Session’ taking place on Monday 8^th July from 12:00 to 13:00 via Zoom.

Please email [email protected] ASAP if you would like to make us aware of any accessibility issues, so that we can assist your access to the session.

Description: This session will be presented by Cat Sidwell, Chair of Portsmouth Parent Carer Forum and Claire Mason from Portsmouth’s Neurodiversity team. Portsmouth launched a new neurodiversity pathway in September 2002. The pathway encompasses identifying needs at earlier stage using the neurodiversity profiling tool and then building a plan to ensure the support is put in place at the right time.

The session will cover:

• Background to the Neurodiversity Pathway and Profiling tool
• Information about the Portsmouth Neurodiversity multi-disciplinary team
• Information about the profiling tool and training for forums that will be run for Contact in September
• Where to find out more
• Different ways to access the Neurodiversity Profiling tool training

There will also be the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have and the pathway and how this has been rolled out in Portsmouth.

To register in advance for the session please see the registrations details; You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Monday 8th July 2024 12:00 PM London. Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsd-ytqj8rH90dzDnKVILMl-UdC-QGzLLW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please note if you are unable to attend on the day, a recording of the session along with any relevant documents will be available shortly after the session on our Resource Pages.

2023-24 joint face to face Conference recordings now available

The 2023-24 Contact & NNPCF joint face to face Conference took place on 29th February 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Recordings from sessions on the day and a highlights film are now available on our dedicated Conference page.

2023-24 Virtual Conference Recordings now available

We’re pleased to be able to share recordings from the November 2023 Contact & NNPCF Joint Virtual Conference which took place across 14, 15, and 16 November. See our dedicated conference page.

Further upcoming online learning sessions will be updated here as they become available. Please note that further information and resources for forums along with recently recorded online learning sessions are available on our Resource Pages.

2022-23 Face-to-face conference recordings now available

The face-to-face conference took place on 28^th February 2023 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Bristol City Centre. Many thanks to all of those who joined us in person and those who joined us via the live stream. The face-to-face conference included presentations from key partners including the Department for Education, Ofsted and NHS England. In addition, there was a Q&A panel and a workshop session to co-produce policy areas.

We are pleased to be able to share recordings of the conference sessions and relevant presentations. These can be viewed on our dedicated conference page.

New to online learning?

An online learning session is a presentation live on the internet. You will be able to hear presentations live, follow the slides and ask or submit questions for the presenters to answer.

You will need a home computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone. You can also join via telephone, although you won’t be able to see the presentation or submit questions.

Past online learning

Visit out resources page to view past online learning sessions which cover a range of topics

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