PCF Newsletter March 2023
We have had successful coffee mornings at SPACE over the past few months. We are delighted to announce the next coffee morning, will be held On Friday 21st April at SPACE with Therapies and Services for Children.
There will be another one held on, Friday 28th April at Down Syndrome Cheshire in Northwich. 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!
Parent Representative Meeting
PCF reps continue to attend meetings, to share your views and opinions. This month those meeting have included:
Transition for children with developmental trauma and triggers of going to High School.
PCF have organised Coffee mornings at schools with parents/carers, to get to know each other and share any concerns or anything else they would like to know.
PCF have organised and attended SPACE coffee mornings with other professionals, we have been discussing and arranging more for the future. The next ones will be held on:
Friday 21st April at SPACE
Friday 28th April at Down Syndrome Cheshire.
Transport
Transport will continue, for those people who want it to afterschool club as long as there is no additional costs. It is currently only for those parents/carers who have got it, transport are trying to find other ways to resolve this.
Steering Group Meeting
We hosted our bi Monthly Steering Group. A number of professionals attended and they updated us on the work that they are doing and how they would like parental input. Many of them will be attending our Forum on 22nd March. Don't forget to book your space.
North West Regional PCF Meeting
Cheshire West PCF are part of the North West PCF. We attended a meeting in Wigan to meet other PCF's to talk to them about the work that they are doing. Warrington PCF gave a presentation about the new Ofsted SEND Inspection Framework. Their region were the first in the country to be inspected under the new framework. Thank you Warrington for your insights.
Monthly Meetings
Our reps continued to attend our monthly meetings, these range from meeting with Information, Advice and Support Services to attending Special School heads meetings.
If there is anything you would like to raise with us about issues or concerns, then please feel free contact: contact.pcfcwac@gmail.com
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.
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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