PCF Newsletter February 2023
After a successful coffee morning last month at SPACE. We are delighted to announce the next coffee morning, which will be on Friday 17th February. It will be an informal session, where parents will be able to catch up with other parents. At each of our events through the year we will have people from education, health and charities. Pop along so you can ask them any questions about accessing their services. Children are welcome!
Third Sector Meeting
The PCF where delighted to run another successful third sector meeting, with 10 charities from across Cheshire, who all support parents and carers with children with SEND. The Charites shared their experiences and challenges that their families they are supporting are facing. Our next meeting will be held in June 2023.
Thank you to Down Syndrome Cheshire for hosting this meeting and for the fantastic tour of their venue.
Thank you to all the charities who attended:
School Rep Meeting
At the beginning of the month, we hosted our second School Reps meeting. It was great opportunity to catch up and to find out what has been working well and what hasn't been working well in schools across Cheshire. If you would like to become a school rep, please click on the link below.
Parent Representative Meeting
PCF reps continue to attend meetings, to share your views and opinions. This month those meeting have included:
Updates from the Director Education and Inclusion, Debbie Edwards and
Director of Children's Services, Helen Brackenbury.
Preparation for Adulthood looking at College Courses and gaps in provision
Meeting with Information Advice and Support to share common feedback from parents
Contract review of the short break services for Endorphins and Community Connections.
We also fed back about continued gaps in services that will be included in the Council perceived gaps report.
If there is anything you would like to raise with us about issues or concerns, then please feel free contact:
contact.pcfcwac@gmail.com
NHS Early Year Family Survey
We are working alongside the NHS to ensure that we are sharing your views and lived experiences.
If you could take 5 minutes to complete this survey to help improve the Early Years process we would appreciate your time.
After a successful Forum back in November, we have more fantastic events coming up for you to put in your diaries.
Please see below for more information on our upcoming events.
Dates For Your Diary
All our Forum events are listed on the What's On page, with lots of information about each event.
You can book online.
School Refusal Resources...
The poster above is available, along with lots of advice and resources at Sunshine Support
CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SUNSHINE SUPPORT RESOURCES
West and Chester's Policy on Emotional Based Schools - see below.
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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