Email Phone
Sunshine & Smiles

SENCo Support in Schools & Nurseries

Earlier in the month, Ailith attended  the Leeds City Council Primary and Secondary SEN Conference and Exhibition yesterday to meet special educational needs co-ordinators and colleagues from nurseries & schools across Leeds to let them know how we can offer workshops, advice & guidance around ensuring children and young people with Down syndrome are well supported in a nursery or school setting.

We can offer free workshops, advice and support for nurseries and schools around the specific learning profile and support needs of children and young people with Down syndrome. 

These include: 

  • Staff team workshops - An Introduction to Down Syndrome
  • Attendance at meetings - EHCP reviews, ISAR or IEP reviews or joining meetings with other agencies such as SENIT
  • General advice and support by arrangement 

We are also hoping to re-start our teaching assistant forums on a regular basis so that teaching assistants from across Leeds who are supporting a child or young person with Down syndrome can come together for information and advice, peer support and sharing good practice. 

If you would be interested in either of the above please complete the form which you can access here: https://forms.gle/CD5Erhd6ihyDt5AC9 

More news articles

Run for Sunshine and Smiles at Endure24 2027

27th May 2026

If you are thinking of taking on Endure24 in 2027, and are looking for a charity to run for, we’d love you to consider supporting Sunshine & Smiles – Leeds Down Syndrome Network.

Read more...

Hollybush Plant Sale

18th May 2026

Sunday 31st May is Hollybush Conservation Centre's popular annual plant sale. 

Read more...

The Yorkshire Ability Triathlon

18th May 2026

What a fantastic day at the Yorkshire Ability Triathlon yesterday!  It was wonderful to see so many Sunshine and Smiles families coming together to enjoy such a  fun-filled event. 

Read more...

Sign up to our newsletter

Sunshine & Smiles will ensure your personal details are held securely to enable us to contact you moving forwards in line with our privacy notice.
We will never share them with anyone else. If you'd like to stop receiving our emails, please just contact us.