Starting school with your NICU child. With SENCO, Carolyn and safeguarding lead, Abbie | S3E30

Sending your NICU child to school for the first time can be really difficult – we know the feeling! So, with the aim of alleviating some difficulties for you, we’ve brought Abbie and Carolyn onto the podcast, where they’re sharing all their knowledge around educational support. Abbie is a qualified family worker and safeguarding lead. She's also a NICU mum to twin girls born at 27+5, who are now two and a half, and is now a neonatal advocate and storyteller since her NICU experience. And Carolyn is deputy head at her school, and SENCO. She has been teaching for 17 years and has been a SENCO for 14 of them.  We’d love to have them back for another episode in the future, so please do send us any questions you have for them via the usual channels below! In this episode, we’re chatting about: What a SENCO is and does and how they will support your child’s needs at school The role an EHCP plays in your child’s support Why it’s so important to reach out to your child’s school and discuss their neonatal stay, even if you haven’t got any issues to raise currently What parents need to be looking out for to work out if their child needs educational support 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at [email protected]. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk