Does your child/young person receive SEND Support or have an EHCP?
Are you in the process of apply for an EHCP?
Would you like the opportunity to understand how the SEND Team looks after its reshuffle?
Do you have any experiences of school exclusions you would like to feedback?
Would you like to meet the SEND Leadership Team?
If so, this is your opportunity to talk to the decision makers of additional support....
A FREE event for all Parents and Carers of children/young people who have any Special Educational Needs &/or Disabilities (SEND)
Wednesday 22nd November⋅10:00am – 2:00pm
At:
Vicars Cross Golf Club
Chester, Tarvin Rd, Christleton, Chester CH3 7HN, UK
At the meeting - You will get to hear about and have your say on the following topics:
SEND Team - Roles and Responsibilities
Attendance and Exclusion
Alternative Provision - What is itMarketplace - Stands & Information on activities, groups and services in your area will also be available.

Free Parking, Free Lunch, Free Tea/Coffee & Cakes, Wheelchair Accessible.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Down Syndrome Cheshire and Disability Positive to host a Sip and Learn coffee event on 9th November.

Come along at 10 am to catch up with other parents in an informal setting and learn more about Advocacy. This session is aimed at parents/ carers across Cheshire who want to know more about where to get support.
Our partners at Disability Positive will be giving a presentation on how they can support you.
• Do you need support to say what matters to you and your child and understand your rights?
• Do you want to know more about Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
• Are you worried about your Child turning 18 and knowing how best to advocate for them?
The session will run from 10 am to 12 pm, with the chat from Disability Positive taking place between 10.30 - 11ish. No need to book. Just come along and have a chance to Sip and Learn.
No booking required. 

Working Parents...
Are you a working parent/carer?
Does your child have SEND?
The PCF CWaC has ran a number of evening zoom virtual forums and focus groups to help support working parents, unfortunately the uptake on these has been low with only five parents engaging.
This is your opportunity to let us know what would work best for working parents.
How would you like to access our service?
What would you like to learn?
Please use the link below to complete our quick feedback form to help us help you.
In the meantime don't forget that all our virtual sessions are recorded and available through our website and on our YouTube Channel. (please use the link below to access them)

What a fantastic start to the 2023/24 academic year, we hope you have found Octobers Events both informative and an opportunity to meet other parents/Carers of Children/Young people with SEND.

October saw our first virtual forum of the year presented by IASS and CWCT as well as our one day parent training course on the SEND Framework. 

With much more to come in November don't forget that you can keep up to date with the latest PCF news and signposting information by checking our website and following us on Facebook. 

October PCF Zoom - Support (where do I go?)
 

   Information, Advice and Support Service 



  Cheshire and Warrington Carers Trust 

The First of our Virtual Forums for 2023/24 were presented by IASS and C&WCT, both presentations were very informative and received really positive feedback from those attending.
The recording of the Forum has been uploaded onto our YouTube channel, making it accessible for you to watch back at your leisure.

Parent Carer SEND Law Training Session

On Wednesday the 18th of October parent carers met at the Down Syndrome Cheshire HQ in Northwich to take part in a SEND Law training session. The training was delivered by Claire Jackson from 'SENETA Ltd.' - Special Educational Needs Expert Training and Advocacy. Claire has 19 years experience in SEND which includes advising parents of children and young people with SEN and representing them at tribunal. The training session covered the process of applying for an EHC assessment to the final EHCP and the legal duty of Local Authorities and education providers and the rights of children, young people and their parents.

If you would like to view the slides from the training session, please use the link below...

Fancy a cuppa, lunch and a chat with other parents? Come along to our Friday parent carer lunch in our centre from 12 till 2pm . Allergies are catered for too and no need to rebook.

STOMP STAMP

The STOMP STAMP team at NHS England have created a survey to find out people’s views and experiences about psychotropic medication.
Psychotropic medication is any medication that affects the mind for example, medication used to treat psychosis, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, ADHD and epilepsy.
 
The survey is for children, young people and adults who are autistic or have a learning disability, their families and carers. The information from the survey will be used to inform plans to improve how psychotropic medication is used – so people get the right medication at the right time for the right reasons.
 
The more people who complete the survey, the better informed our work can be.

NEW FEATURE....  Discover Live Well Cheshire West.
Your new look PCF Newsletter will take you into "Live Well".
Let us help you explore what's on offer. 

This month we are looking at EHCP.
What is an Education Health Care (EHC) needs assessment? 
How long will this take?
How to Request an Education Health and Care Needs Assessment.
To find out the answers to these questions and more .....

Click on the link below to enter "Live Well" and view the full PowerPoint presentation of the Early Years Road Map with links to useful resources

USEFUL CONTACTS....

Live Well Cheshire West - www.livewell.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Information Advice and Support Service (IASS) - Tel 0300 123 7001 

www.livewell.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/Services/1279 

SEN Team - Tel 0151 337 6505
senteam@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Starting Well - www.startingwell.org.uk/

West Cheshire 0-16 CAMHS Tel - 01244 393200
www.cwp.nhs.uk/services-and-locations/services/west-cheshire-0-16-camhs/

IPSEA- Call-in Helpline Tel- 0300 22 5899
https://www.ipsea.org.uk/Pages/Category/service-overview

CONTACT Advice Line -Tel-0808 808 3555
https://contact.org.uk/ 

Get Involved with the PCF.... 

We are always looking for new parents and carers to join us. You can attend meetings, give feedback to influence the services your child or young person uses or help us to identify the gaps in services. Also, a chance to meet other parents and learn about what's on offer in Cheshire West & Chester. 
 
email contact.pcfcwac@gmail.com
or join us for one of our meetings. We hope to see you soon!

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