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About our Workshops

We run regular face to face and online workshops with expert speakers, for parents of Disabled young people. We also run more informal sessions with our Ruils staff, at the Ruils offices in Teddington.

Our workshops, which are run in Richmond and Hounslow boroughs by our Family Matters, SEND Advice and Bright Futures services, aim to provide parents and carers with information, practical strategies and support on a variety of subjects.

We cover anything from behavioural challenges, navigating the SEND legal system and health and social care pathways to supporting mental health and anxiety in our young people. We always welcome input from our clients on the subjects that would be most helpful.

Workshops are charged at £5 per parents or carer or £10 for professionals.  All funds raised from the workshops will go towards hiring high quality speakers and appropriate venues for future sessions.

Our informal sessions  – SEND Advice Sessions and Bright Futures @Home – are free of charge.

 

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Bright Futures @Home

Date: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington

A light touch session covering some of the things that come up for our young people in transitions.  Topic TBC

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SEND Session Richmond: Dealing with School Avoidance

Date: Wednesday 18 March 2026
Time: 10.00am-12.00pm
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington

This session is for Richmond parents/carers and will be run by SEND Advisor Richard Wilding.

The session is suitable for Richmond parents/carers of children and young people with/without known special educational needs/disabilities.

Richard will talk through how to work with the school, Alternatives (or supplements) to school or college and Watchouts

This is a FREE session

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Bright Futures workshop: Friendships and relationships

Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington

This session will cover how we can support our young people in healthy friendships and closer relationships

This workshop is charged at £5 per parent/carer and £10 per professional

Bright Futures @Home: Scams - how to protect our young people

Date: Thursday 14 May 2026
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: DAAC, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington

Beth Burls from Trading Standards will be talking about scams and how we can support our young people to be safe

This is a FREE session

Get in touch

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Tora Sykes

Children’s Team Administrator