While the festive season can be full of sparkle and excitement, it can also be a tricky time for many SEND families. Changes to routine, busy environments, lots of noise, and extra social demands can feel overwhelming, even when they come with the best intentions. What’s often meant to be joyful can sometimes be exhausting,…
Could you be our next non-Executive Director? B&NES Parent Carer Forum (PCF) is led and run by local parent carers to ensure the voices of disabled children, young people and their families in B&NES are heard by service providers We are set up as a Community Interest Company (CIC), which is primarily operated for community…
Our latest newsletter landed this week. It’s full of information that we hope you’ll find useful – there’s an update from Social Care about the new Families First programme, mentions of up coming PCF events and a feature about PINS (Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools). Please let us know if there are subjects…
An update for all PCF members from Social Care – Rachel Hale (CEO of the PCF) recently provided us with some invaluable feedback in terms of how we can improve our communication with you. So, we’re excited to share the latest developments in the Families First Programme, which aims to improve how we work together…
The Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools, or PINS, is a national programme led by parent carer forums, health and education partners. It brings together parents, families, teachers and specialists, to break down barriers and create school environments where all children, including those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or other learning differences, can thrive. Phase…
We have recently installed new data storing software – lamplight. This upgrade will hugely benefit the work we are able to do on your behalf by increasing the power of our reporting. Today we are asking you to spend 5 minutes updating the data that we hold about you, your family and your needs by…
Last week saw BANES PCF join the Youth Jsutice Partnership Board.
Our summer activities & events newsletter is packed full of helpful tips and ideas for events & activities happening around BANES throughout the summer, we’ve tried to capture as much as possible, but please feel welcome to share other thoughts and ideas in our Facebook chat group https://www.facebook.com/groups/3409350616021236/ And remember that a friendly, supportive chat…
Nearly all parents of children and young people with SEND find the prospect of school transitions especially worrying and stressful.
Rachel and Emma attended the Spring SW Region PCF SEND conference in Exeter. The theme for the day’s presentations was how a range of transitions …