VOLUNTEER TEAM

Our Steering Group – Kay: co-Chair, Katy: co-Chair, Sally and Zaria: Treasurer

Welcome to the Parent Carer Forum for North Lincolnshire. We are part of Contact and the National Network of Parent Carer Forums.

Our mission is to deliver better outcomes for families living with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We aim to:

• create a culture of participation and co-production across the education, health, social care and the voluntary sectors. This means that we are involved in all aspects of designing, commissioning, delivering and reviewing services as an equal partner.
• empower our members to ensure that their voices are heard at a local, regional and national level.
• inspire our partners by sharing good practice and knowledge.

Our vision is for the best possible opportunities and futures for all children and young people with SEND and their families.

The North Lincolnshire Parent Forum Steering Group all have children ranging in age from 5 – 25 and all of them have been on the SEND journey since their children were born. They have knowledge and experience on a personal level with various diagnoses and the practicality of the day to day life supporting children and young people. Each one of them is a volunteer and they dedicate their time to ensuring the voices of parent carers are heard by the services provided to our children; including the Local Authority, Schools and Health.

We welcome anyone to join as a member who is a parent of, or has other legal guardianship of, a child with SEND to join the North Lincolnshire Parent Forum. Our members join us at our official events, our informal social events and our joint parent and child events where you can chat with people who have the same experience as you, seek information and guidance with areas of concern regarding your child, engage with local professionals and also various workshops with national and international professionals.

Your Steering Group learns how services and provisions are working, or not, for your child and your family. They share information with members and also with the professionals who they meet with at the various professional meetings across the sectors.

You can fill in a membership form or join us at one of our informal coffee mornings where one of our volunteers will welcome you.