Discover how peer-led support can transform outcomes for parents and carers of children with SEND and mental health needs. Sarah-Lou Glover shares her lived experience, practical tools, and lessons from working with over 1000 families, offering a realistic and empowering approach to navigating school avoidance, neurodiversity, and family wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes: 

•  Understand the emotional toll of caring for a neurodivergent or anxious child
•  Gain practical tools for engaging and supporting parents
•  Explore lived experience-informed strategies for emotional-based school avoidance (EBSA)
•  Recognise the value of peer support networks in SEND family support
•  Identify ways to strengthen the home and school partnership