West Berkshire Parent Carer Forum

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West Berkshire SEND Parent Carer Forum is a newly established group set up by parent carers and supported by Swings and Smiles.

Parent carer forums are groups run by parents and carers of disabled children from a local area in England. Their aim is to make sure that services in their area meet the needs of disabled children and their families.  

They do this by gathering the views of local families and then 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. 

You can learn more by watching Contact’s video What is a parent carer forum and what do they do? 

The forum are very keen for more parents to get involved so please contact them for a chat to find out more.

Our new website is coming soon but you can follow us on Facebook

Costs

Our service is FREE.

Is referral required?

No

Referral and Availability Notes

The forum is open to all parent carers of children and young people (0-25) with an additional need and/or disability. You will need to live in the West Berkshire area or be using services within this area.

Do you cater for special dietary requirements? If so can you provide details?

Yes

General Provider

  • General 1 Is your service accessible, consider in general terms how you make your service accessible, in addition to any specific premises issues

    We aim to have any in person events and meetings in premises which are accessible to any user especially those with physical disabilities including powered wheelchairs and where possible with appropriate hoist equipment. We can not always hire such facilities but we will know in advance and be able to advise on a case by case basis.

  • General 2 What are the eligibility criteria for your service, please include any age restrictions, types of need catered for, etc

    You simply have to be a parent or carer of a child or young person who has any additional needs identified. They do not have to be formally diagnosed. We welcome the addition of parent who have children over 25 to contact us for further information.

  • General 3 How are referrals / applications made to your service, include details of who can refer/apply and referral and application process

    Self referrals or referrals from practitioners are both welcome. Just contact us at ruth@hobbsconsultancy.co.uk

  • General 4 What is your service standard for responding to referrals / accessing services, include timescales for responding to referrals and accessing services

    We aim to respond to emails within 48 hours.

  • General 5 Who provides / funds your service

    Central Government Independent
  • General 6 Are children, young people, parents / carers charged for your service

    No
  • General 8 Feedback and complaints procedure

    We will display our complaints policy on our website and that will give details of the routes for addressing complaints and grievances 

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Contact details

  • Name: West Berkshire Parent Carer Forum
  • Address: West Berkshire