Shaping a new parent carer forum

Sometimes a parent carer forum folds. When that happens, the national charity Contact can support local parent carers shape and run a new forum. My role as a Contact Associate takes me all over England supporting forums. One of the ways I help is by facilitating virtual information sessions for new forum start ups, just like this one ...

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If you are part of the team running a parent carer forum in England and want help with communications, governance, or with a whole forum or project start-up, why not get in touch for a friendly chat? You can contact me via this website, or directly via email. Or, ask your Contact Parent Participation Regional Advisor to reach out to me on your behalf.

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What is a parent carer forum?

A parent carer forum is an organised group of parents carers of children and young people (aged 0-25) with additional needs living in a local area. Their aim is to make sure that services imeet the needs of their children and their families. They do this by gathering the views of local families and by working in partnership with local authorities, education settings, health providers and other providers to highlight where local services, processes and commissioners are working well, or challenge when changes or improvements need to be made. Contact is the delivery partner of the Department for Education in supporting parent carer forums in England.