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Sweet Dreams - helping your child to sleep well - Sirona School Nurses Talk for parents

Sirona School Nurses 'Sweet dreams, helping your child sleep well' talk.

Kerry Boucher, a school nurse, delivered an interesting talk about sleep last week at our parents and carers coffee morning. We learned about our natural sleep cycles and how we can support our children to develop healthy sleep hygiene routines and habits. The school nursing service is also able to provide family support too – please see their website: School Nursing Service – Children and Young People’s Services (sirona-cic.org.uk)

Kerry shared some helpful weblinks should you want to find out more about supporting your child’s sleep:

Cerebra​

Sleep Advice Service – Cerebra​

National Autistic Society​

Sleep and autism​

The Sleep Council​

Home - The Sleep Council​

Every mind matters​

Fall asleep faster and sleep better - Every Mind Matters – NHS

A calmer, more connected Christmas - Coffee Morning December 2025

A calmer, more connected Christmas - handouts and resources

North Somerset Parents and Carers Working Together NSPCWT Family Support Fayre - Wednesday 12th November 2025

Supporting Positive Transitions - Parent and Carer Coffee Morning

SEND and You - Youth Matters July edition.

North Somerset SEND Newsletter - October 2024 - Lots of information about events, training and access to family time passes.

The North Somerset Parents and Carers Working Together (NSPCWT) organisation often runs free training, coffee mornings and can offer parent support. Visit their website for more information and to see their upcoming courses. https://www.nspcwt.org/

SEND and You (SENDIAS) - From providing you with information to address your earliest concerns, to helping you with complex legal processes like statutory assessments, Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP), mediation, appeals, exclusions and complaints. Visit their website: https://www.sendandyou.org.uk/how-we-help/areas-covered/north-somerset-services/

  • Bridging the Gap - link to their events and groups page. Bridging the Gap Together! is an independent Community Interest Company, our aim is to provide a wide range of workshops for parents/carers of children as well as young people with complex needs or disabilities, this could include mental health needs, learning difficulties, sensory or communication impairment, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and/or on the Autistic Spectrum. We facilitate these workshops by inviting guest professionals and where possible young people living with these conditions to deliver this training in venues across North Somerset. We work collaboratively with other service providers to deliver the best possible service through a wide variety of workshops that best meet the needs of young people, parents and carers, the subject of which may include anxiety, challenging behaviour, self-harm, social skills and other issues. Please note you do not require any diagnosis to attend these events, they are open to everyone that comes into contact with your young person.
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