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Hello everyone, Apologies for cross-posting. The next meeting of the ADSHE AT specialists network is due to take place on Friday 15th December, 10.00-14.30 at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). The theme for the event is ‘providing group support’. In addition to this, based on requests from the last meeting, I have invited Pete Quinn to deliver a workshop on positive influencing skills. The workshop will focus on case studies from participants. Places can be booked via the following form - booking form <https://goo.gl/forms/NcpsUOuXHbNAESQy1> The provisional agenda is: 9.30-10.00 Arrival 10.00 - 10.10 Welcome and housekeeping 10.10 - 11.10 Session 1 Positive Influencing Skills Pete Quinn, formerly Director of Student Support at the University of York and Head of Disability Advisory Service at the University of Oxford, will discuss strategies to enable positive influencing skills. Visit www.petequinnconsulting.co.uk to learn more about Pete. The workshop will be based on case studies from the network." Case studies can be submitted via the booking form <https://goo.gl/forms/NcpsUOuXHbNAESQy1>. 11.10-11.20 Break 11.20-12.05 Session 2 How SHU are developing their AT service SHU will provide an overview of the service they provide to students, including the group workshops they have launched this year. 12.05-12.35 Lunch (Catering will not be provided) 12.35 - 13.20 Session 3 The network's approach to group training sessions We'd like some short presentations from our community (15 minutes each) where you tell us about the approaches you have taken to delivering group workshops at your institution. Ideally, this would including sharing a session plan, as well as any lesson you have learnt and positive experiences you have had with delivering these sessions. Proposals can be submitted via the ‘call for presentations form <https://goo.gl/forms/wL8grxOuCs3G9b2w1>’ 13.20 -13.30 Break 13.30-14.30 Session 4 - Solutions clinic/general networking An opportunity to get to know your wider colleagues and to seek advice from the network The room number and a map of the campus will be provided nearer the time. Sheffield Hallam is a few minutes walk from Sheffield train station and due to its city centre location on campus parking isn't available. If you'd like any more details, please email me at [log in to unmask] Best wishes, Gemma