91首发

Monday 10^th March 14-15.00 FoPHS Meeting.

Monday 17^th 惭补谤肠丑:听 St Patrick鈥檚 Day themed menu

Friday 21^st March: Red Nose Day.

Here are the links to the calendars

• 听Term dates 2024-25: /percy-hedley-school/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/12/2024-25-PHS-calendar-FINAL.pdf
• 听Term dates 2025-26: /percy-hedley-school/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/2025-26-PHS-Calendar-final-201124.pdf

听Events calendar 2024-25:

The link to the Online safety information can be found on the school website under the heading 鈥淧arent and carers area鈥�, then 鈥渙nline safety鈥� from the dropdown menu.

It is here: /percy-hedley-school/e-safety/

This week鈥檚 online safety blog is about communicating boundaries and encouraging healthy habits and helping your child to foster healthy online habits. You will find the link here: /percy-hedley-school/weekly-newsletter/online-safety-blogs/#story-1

There is a wealth of important and topical information on the online safety section. There are several useful topics covered in the weekly blogs. You can find the link to previous weekly online blogs here: /percy-hedley-school/weekly-newsletter/online-safety-blogs/

Preparation for Adulthood.

Hannah Fuller and I are working on a toolkit for parents/carers on the above. We have focused on areas many of you identified as ones you aren鈥檛 confidant about and the implications for your young people as they transition to being adults with special needs.

Shortly we will have a second date for the Parent Carer Forum on PfA and we want to involve you in plans which will help you and your young people be prepared for this step.

We will also add the toolkit to the school website once it is complete. Some of you have asked for paper copies. This will be possible, but it will contain links. A paper copy, referring to rules, regulations, policies is only as up to date as when it is published. Over the last few years there have been changes and there will be more. It isn鈥檛 practical to review on a daily basis, although I will always share what I know in my blogs.

I would like to draw your attention to a list of subjects I have covered over the last few months.

Toby Henderson Trust webinar:

We will be delivering a webinar all about supporting the autistic sibling relationship with team members Lynda and Alice on Wednesday 12th March from 9.30am-11.30am. This coincides with Young Carers Action Day. A day to raise awareness of the UK’s young carers and particularly looking at young people who have an autistic brother or sister and ways we can support them!

If you would like to attend this online webinar, please register via our website: . Alternatively you can contact us via email at support@ttht.co.uk or by calling us on 0300 365 3055.

Easter Open Day at the Hub – We will be hosting an Easter Drop in event, giving everyone the opportunity to come along and enjoy some Free Easter Treats, chat with the team, take a look around, check out our reference & resource libraries, and if you are into crafts we will have some free Easter activities available too. 听Just call in on Tuesday 8^th April 10am 鈥� 2pm. This is mainly for South Tyneside residents, as are most activities in the hub.

Easter Sibling Workshop – We are running a Sibling workshop during the Easter holidays at the Autism Hub. 听This is a free 1-day workshop on Wednesday 23^rd April 10am 鈥� 2pm for children/YP aged 8 – 17 years living in South Tyneside, who have an autistic sibling or a sibling undergoing the diagnostic pathway. 听This is a 鈥榙rop off鈥� session for siblings only, parents are not required to stay. Places are limited, booking essential.

For details of all the above events, please check our webpage –

Northumberland residents:

Northumberland PDS Time to Talk – TIME TO TALK is our our face-to-face monthly post diagnostic support group at The Toby Henderson Trust in Bedlington.

This group is for Northumberland parents/carers only of children and young people of ALL ages. The group is free to attend and is for parents & carers who live in Northumberland and their child has a diagnosis of Autism. It is a chance to come along and meet and chat with other families as well as our experienced family support team.
Our next session is 19th March and we will be joined by Vicky Graham from the Northumberland IASS team. This will be a great opportunity for parents to come along and ask her any questions about all things education.
For more info click – Northumberland PDS Time to Talk – The Toby Henderson Trust (ttht.co.uk)

Webinars – Don鈥檛 forget to check out our FREE webinars that are available to book, covering a wide range of topics 鈥� Toileting, Understanding Autism, Managing Meltdowns, Social Stories, Autism and Mental Health, Siblings etc. Check out our Webinar page Webinars – The Toby Henderson Trust (ttht.co.uk).
Website – If you want to know anything about us, check out our website www.ttht.co.uk. We are constantly updating it with Latest News, resources, webinars and support groups etc. We also have a fantastic 鈥淏ook Recommendations鈥� page Book Recommendations – The Toby Henderson Trust (ttht.co.uk). These books cover many of the topics that we regularly get asked about.

Support Groups – We hold regular support groups for grandparents and families of girls with autism Support Groups – The Toby Henderson Trust (ttht.co.uk). These events are free and available to all families.

National Lottery Open Week!

This looks interesting but is only available between 15^th and 23^rd March. Purchase 1 lottery ticket to gain 1 free entry to selected venues. Most are the weekend of 22/23 March but some a week earlier.

During Open Week, you can get free or low-cost entry to all listed venues, along with special extras such as discounts in gift shops and restaurants, or half-price tours. You can use the Open Week to visit a range of historical houses, castles and museums, head to natural beauty spots, take tours of famous sport venues, or get access to participating art galleries, theatres and cinemas.

All you need to do is present a lottery card or scratch card at the entrance to participating venues (one per person). It can be digital or physical, and if you happen to have a ticket to hand from playing in the past, there鈥檚 no need to purchase a new one. If you do need to buy one, we found an Instant Win for just 50p on the听, and an even cheaper one for 25p on the National Lottery app.

Just make sure you鈥檙e presenting one lottery ticket per person at the entrance of the venue 鈥� the cheapest available that we saw was the Prize Ball Red Instant Win game for 25p, available via the free National Lottery app. Keep in mind that some venues might have capacity limits and be extra busy, so it might be worth trying to visit at a non-peak time.

Booking in advance? It depends on the venue. You should be able to find the specific rules for each one by clicking through from the听听to the venue鈥檚 offer page, and scrolling down.

It鈥檚 worth bearing in mind that some venues allow an entire group to enter with a lottery ticket, whereas some allow one adult and all accompanying children. Others may require you to pay for tickets for those under 18+ (as this is the age requirement for participating in the National Lottery).

Here is a link to the places in the North East you can visit.

Half price admission to Alnwick Garden and Lilledorei is on the list!

Its only 5 weeks to the Easter holidays so look out for Easter holiday activities starting now.

As I come across published programmes I will share in the blogs.

Tim Lamb Centre:

Spring is on its way鈿橈笍

Our popular Nature sessions are back for the Easter holidays. These sessions are fully outdoors, come rain or shine

Unfortunately, we do not have the staffing to provide 1 to1 support.

For more information contact janine@pathways4all.co.uk

Membership of Tim Lamb Centre will be required. Annual family membership is 拢20. Proof of disability is required. There are charges for using the centre, which has a lovely accessible outdoor space and much more.

Ease into Easter activities

Ease into is North Tyneside鈥檚 activities link. Students eligible for income based free school meals are eligible. So, those in receipt of the holiday vouchers are eligible. If you are interested, please see the information below:

More SEND targeted and SEND specialist activities will also be on offer for Easter

Please make sure you are on the booking system before the Easter events go live and if you think your child鈥檚 eligibility has changed, please email easeinto@northtyneside.gov.uk

Meeting: Monday 10^th March 14-15.00. The committee decided to defer the meeting planned for last week as it was the first day back after half term. Come along and join us in person or online as we discuss plans for the next few months. The link to join by TEAMS is below

Facebook page:

This is a closed group for family and friends of 91首发 School, where you can share news听and updates about school life. It is not for external professionals who may be working with families. To join, you need to answer the question stating your link with school.

Please note: this group is for sharing news and updates about school life and is not intended to discuss any issues around individual students, and as such all comments are moderated. If you have a particular issue or concern, please contact school directly on 0191 216 1811.