Workshops and Webinars for Parents
We are pleased to invite you to join us for a supportive and informative session exploring:
Removing Barriers to Education: Understanding Anxiety and Emotionally‑Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Date: Thursday 9th June 2026
Time: 1:30 – 2:30pm
Venue: Online session via Teams
Facilitated by: Jennie Turner, Educational Psychologist (DCC)
Are you supporting a child who is anxious about school or struggling to attend?
Join us for a friendly and informative session designed especially for parent carers.
This session was run previously in February and was really well received by parent carers, who told us it was supportive, informative and insightful, and offered wonderful practical tips they could use straight away.
What we’ll cover:
- What anxiety is and how it may present in your child
- The impact anxiety can have on you as a parent/carer
- An introduction to Emotionally‑Based School Avoidance (EBSA), including insights from Derbyshire research
- Practical strategies to support your child and reduce barriers to education
This workshop will offer understanding, reassurance, and helpful tools you can use at home.
We’d love for you to join us.
Kind regards,
Sarah
Derbyshire Parent Carer Voice
Dear Parent Carers,
We’re pleased to invite you to an online workshop on Emotional Regulation, facilitated by Sarah Sanders, Educational Psychologist (Derbyshire County Council).
This relaxed and informative session will explore how children experience and express their emotions. We’ll look at why emotional regulation can be particularly challenging for some children and how behaviours are often a way of communicating underlying needs.
The workshop will share practical, supportive strategies you can use at home to help nurture your child’s emotional wellbeing. Our aim is to empower parents and carers with approaches that:
- Honour each child’s individuality
- Strengthen connection and relationships
- Promote emotional wellbeing and resilience
Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
To book your place please click here
This session is suitable for parent carers of children and young people with SEND and those who want to better understand emotional regulation in a compassionate, strengths‑based way.
