NEW DATE UPDATE

The Family Portrait Day will now take place on the 14 of July during our Family Walk and Summer Fun event. This will allow us to engage more participants and for families to have a broader range of activities than just the picture session, as there will be an all accessible walk on Wimbledon Common followed by a fun afternoon at school with a BBQ and entertainment.

So, if you would like to participate in the walk, please book your photo session for the afternoon. Or, if you would prefer to come in for the portrait session in the morning, you may want to skip the walk and stay afterwards to enjoy the BBQ and entertainment.

Two options are available for your booking:

• Option 1: Costs £50 and includes 5 professionally edited and printed photographs in any size up to A4.

• Option 2: Costs £60 and includes 5 professionally edited and printed photographs in any size up to A4 plus all phiotograp[hs taken during the session in digital format.

SPACES ARE LIMITED

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR SESSION AND SELECT YOUR PREFERRED TIME

C@LL is pleased to organise another summer event for our lovely community.

Feel free to join in with whatever suits your family whether that’s the joy of an all accessible walk on Wimbledon Common or the fun of a BBQ and entertainment at school. Please join us and celebrate the end of another school year. Everyone is welcome!

10:30 Walk on Wimbledon Common
12:30 BBQ at school
13:00-15:00 Entertainment with Action Amanda and music with The Marham Duo. Plus our Adventure Playground and Ice Cream!

10:00 - 16:00 Family Portraits Session will now take place on this day during our Family Walk and Summer Fun event. This will allow us to engage more participants and for families to have a broader range of activities than just the picture session, as there will be an all accessible walk on Wimbledon Common followed by a fun afternoon at school with a BBQ and entertainment. So, if you would like to participate in the walk, please rebook your photo session for the afternoon. Or, if you would prefer to come in for the portrait session in the morning, you may want to skip the walk and stay afterwards to enjoy the BBQ and entertainment.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR SESSION AND SELECT YOUR PREFERRED TIME

Join us for a family afternoon where you can meet and handle some friendly Birds of Prey, use the wonderful school playground and enjoy each other’s company.

If you’ve benefited from C@LL, please join the AGM to help keep us going.

Responding to your feedback, we have sourced an external provider to teach us basic first aid, tailored especially to account for some of our children’s needs.

We are so excited to welcome Siblings, friends, cousins and young people to the next SH@LL event, designed by your SH@LL committee (Siblings Herd @ Linden Lodge). As always, these events are an opportunity to dedicate time and activities to the amazing brothers, sisters and all young supporters of Linden Lodge pupils. Get to know the school, connect with each other and enjoy fun activities together.

It’s a free event, please confirm attendance to allow for planning. Contact us via classlist or communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com with any questions.

We look forward to seeing lots of you soon!

Annual Reviews - are you getting the most out of yours?

Hear from SEN legal professionals, Irwin Mitchell on the role of parent/carers in Annual Reviews and how to get the most out of them for your child.

Bring your instruments and energy for another interactive session with other Linden Lodge Families.

More information to come via Classlist or email communityatliondenlodge@gmail.com

Join us for another festive music session with Lucy Osborne from The Amber Trust. This is an interactive session which is great for siblings to get involved with too. Come along with your Christmas hats and musical instruments (whatever your child enjoys) and we’ll have a fun, Christmas-themed sing-along to get us all excited for the big day!

More information to come via Classlist or email communityatliondenlodge@gmail.com

Join us for Arts & Crafts, Music and delicious treats including a Hog Roast and vegetarian options.

C@LL is delighted to invite you to this very special session on what’s going on in the world of SEN right now and how it affects our children. You may know Sam Carlisle from when her daughter Elvi was at Linden Lodge or from her always to the point posts on our Classlist group. Sam is an award winning journalist and campaigner. With a general election looming, hear how the political parties are faring on disability policy and other extraordinary insights from Sam’s work with government, charities and families of disabled children across the country.

Sam really understands our world so do join us via Zoom for this rare opportunity to hear how the big issues at play impact our lives, it’s going to be a very relevant session for all of us.

Sam Carlisle:
Sam is mum to ex-Linden Lodge pupil Elvi, 22, and a co-founder of C@LL. A former journalist, she now runs Cause Communications, a PR company that works with charities. Her campaign work with the Disabled Children's Partnership has won multiple awards, and Cause's Guinness World Record winning campaign with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower has just won Campaign of the Year at the Shaw Trust 100. She regularly writes about life with Elvi in the media.

Please click here to confirm your attendance via Classlist and to join the online event.

Join us for a fun all-accesible walk around Wimbledon Common and meet other pupils, parents, school staff and pets. Everyone is welcome!

10:00 Meet at school (free parking)

10:30 Leave for the walk

11:30 Meet the rangers and their Horses at the Windmill

12:30 Return to school for a delicious BBQ (free)

13:30 15:00 Sensory storytelling and other surprises

More information to come via Classlist or email communityatliondenlodge@gmail.com

If you’ve benefited from C@LL, please join the AGM to help keep us going.

Get the Zoom link via Classlist or email communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com

Ever wondered if and how your child can be toilet trained? Hear from LL parents on how they empowered their children with this valuable life skill.

More information to come via Classlist or email communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com

Bring your instruments and energy for another interactive session with other Linden Lodge Families.

More information to come via Classlist or email communityatliondenlodge@gmail.com

An Easter themed sensory cookery session for the whole family to enjoy. Open to all Linden Lodge Pupils of all abilities.

More information to come via Classlist or email communityatliondenlodge@gmail.com

Siblings in charge!

We are so excited to welcome Siblings, friends, cousins and young people to the next SH@LL event, designed by your SH@LL committee (Siblings Herd @ Linden Lodge). As always, these events are an opportunity to dedicate time and activities to the amazing brothers, sisters and all young supporters of Linden Lodge pupils. Get to know the school, connect with each other and enjoy fun activities together.

The event will include:

· A unique 'access all areas' scavenger hunt around the amazing school facilities - all ages

· Junk yard percussion music session hosted by Street Style Surgery - groups will be arranged by age

· Pizza, snacks and exploring the new playground!

Venue: Linden Lodge School. Parking available on site.

Please bring a large recycled object that you can use to make music e.g. box/ bucket/ bottle.

Parents are welcome to refreshments throughout.

It’s a free event, please confirm attendance to allow for planning. Contact us via classlist or communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com with any questions.

We look forward to seeing lots of you soon!

C@LL is hosting an ONLINE session on Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).

As the parent or carer of a child with special needs, you may dismiss RSHE as not relevant to you. The devastating truth is that those with special needs and disabilities are more likely to experience all kinds of abuse. But equally, understanding RSHE can help us all build better relationships with our children and young people.

The first part of the session will be information-sharing led by Teacher & RSHE Lead Sinéad Bevan, Occupational Therapy Lead Fiona Pringle, and Speech and Language Therapy Lead Megan Armstrong.

The second part of the session will be a Q&A.

Please fill out the pre-session survey here: https://forms.office.com/r/h0TZGxLeur

Please confirm attendance via Classlist or via communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for a sensory Christmas baking and decorating session in the school holidays! The session will be run by Carola who is very familiar with the school and pupils. It will be suitable for children of all abilities and will involve smells, tastes (if appropriate) and hand activities. We ask that you:
- Pay £5 for a pupil place (C@LL is funding the rest)
- Attend with your child on the day or let them come with another family member/carer
- Let us know if they are bringing their brothers/sisters
- Stay on afterwards if you can, for mince pies, Xmas music and a chance to catch up with others and give your children lunch if needed
Christmas jumpers and tinsel very welcome but optional!

SOLD OUT

Shhh..... Santa is coming to Linden Lodge!
Our staff, our students, and everyone's families are invited to a very merry celebration. ​
What's in store?
​• A SEND-friendly grotto
• A photo with Santa
• Minced pies and mulled wine around the fire
• A hog roast
• Singalong carols
• Craft activities
Please confirm attendance via Classlist or via communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com (Santa likes to know how many presents to put in his sleigh). We hope to share some Christmas cheer with you.

Transition from school to college can be exciting but also daunting. All parents, carers and staff are invited to a virtual talk from a past Linden Lodge parent who has been through it. Join us via Zoom on Tuesday 8th November at 8pm to hear Britt Iversen, mum to Raz, share her experiences of the process and timings, what to look for in a college, pitfalls and top tips. We won’t cover Linden Lodge or individual local authority processes, but you'll be able to ask questions about getting the right outcome for your young person.

So, whether you’re about to go through this transition or are curious for future years, please let us know if you're coming and join us via the Zoom link. (For link visit Classlist or email us at communityatlindenlodge@gmail.com.)

SEN sleep expert Nickie Sutton will guide us through how to help the whole family get a good night’s sleep.

SEN sleep expert Nickie Sutton will guide us through how to help the whole family get a good night’s sleep.

If you’ve benefited from C@LL, please join the AGM to help keep us going.

C@LL has arranged for experts from SIBS (the sibling charity) to run an online workshop to help provide insights, ideas and answer our questions about supporting siblings. More info can be found here.

This is a FREE C@LL funded event but there is a 15-person limit so please get your ticket via Classlist or here ASAP.

An exclusive event for all brothers, sisters and any young people who support your Linden Lodge pupil. Open to all ages.