SEND Parent Carer meetings
The SEND Parent Carer meetings are held twice a month during term time.
These meetings bring together your local parent carer forum, NELPCF, professionals from education, health and social care and guest speakers from around the borough to work with us on important topics that have been highlighted by NELPCF and the parents that engage with them.
The purpose of this group is for families of children and young people with SEND to have involvement in meaningfully working together with local leaders of SEND to co-produce the education, health and care information, advice, guidance and services that they need.
Learn more about the parent carer forum NELPCF.
What’s on?
| Date Autumn Term 2023 | Theme | Speakers |
| 13 September | Speech & Language (NHS) | Cheryl Hughes |
| 27 September | Early Help | Matt Clayton |
| 11 October | ## Various | Lauren King |
| 25 October | No meeting HALF TERM | |
| 1 November | Outside Spaces | Lisa Logan |
| 15 November | Autism Outreach | Vicky McGuire (INVITED) |
| 29 November | EHCP Process | Nikki Lambert |
| 13 December | Best Value in SEND | Anita Havercroft (Invited – awaiting response) |
Anyone is invited to join. If you would like to get involved please contact Lauren Thompson, SEND Local Offer Engagement Coordinator and Communications Officer at lauren.thompson2@nelincs.gov.uk.
Read the Terms of Reference Read the NE Lincs SEND weekly parent/carer meeting Terms of Reference (PDF, 354 KB) .
Looking back
These meetings were started during Covid with the previous parent carer forum to stay informed and involved with current events.
They continued with the new parent carer forum. Take a look at some of the topics we’ve covered in the 2022/23 academic year.
| Date | Theme | |
| Wed 10 May | SEND Support in Education settings | |
| Wed 17 May | Navigo Update | |
| Wed 24 May | Emotional based school avoidance and exclusions | |
| Wed 31 May | Half Term | |
| Wed 7 June | EHCP Process | |
| Wed 14 June | Short breaks and respite | |
| Wed 21 June | Parks, recreational spaces and Changing Places personal care facilities | |
| Wed 28 June | Neurodiversity/Access pathway and gaps in health support | |
| Wed 5 July | NELC SEND Local Offer | Delivering Better Value in SEND (nelincs.gov.uk) | |
| Wed 19 July | Rebecca Wilson Holiday Activity Food (HAF) | |