On Wednesday 15th November, St Albans Girls’ School was delighted to host the 4th DSPL7 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Information Village held in the main hall. An impressive total of over 43 exhibitors gave up their own time to meet with parents, carers, and connect with each other. Throughout the morning a positive buzz began to develop around the room as enthusiastic visitors met up with a wide variety of exhibitors and engaged in valuable discussions. These keen representatives from organisations included, Hertfordshire Additional Needs Database (HAND), Herts Parent Carer Involvement (HPCI), Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS), The Early Years Action Group (EYAG), Oaklands College, The Speech language and communication team, Add-vance Training, Families in Focus, SPACE support group, PHAB St Albans, Special Olympics St Albans, Phoenix and also Playskills. Main organiser at STAGS, Mrs Nichols, said “It was lovely to see so many representatives helping and supporting our young people in one place. Bringing everyone together made the event very special indeed. She went on to say, we hope this collaborative event will continue in the future allowing us to achieve the very best possible outcomes for the SEN students in our area”. 100% of the visitors rated the event excellent / good. Here are some examples of the positive feedback received:  “Thank you, I found out so much information”  “All fab, friendly, approachable and knowledgeable”,  “Very useful, exceeded expectations, thank you”