Liverpool Parent Carer Forum
Liverpool Parent and Carer Forum is for parents and carers of disabled children and children with special needs.
Its aim is to work together with parents, children, statutory and voluntary organisations to bring about positive changes for Liverpool's children, young people and their families.
Calendar of training events 2010
For more information or to book on the events, contact June Hill or Helen Corrin on 233 2948 (unless indicated differently on event)
Forum Meeting
Tuesday 20 April
We'll meet at the Life House, Brunswick Park. There'll be plenty to discuss!
Understanding Special Educational Needs
Tuesdays 4, 11 May & Monday 17 May
What the school should do and what you can do. A three day course for parents who want to understand more about how their child’s special educational needs are being met/will be met at school, how assessments work and what parents’ rights and responsibilities are. The content of this course is flexible depending on the needs of the group. This is a must if you are worried that your child might have special needs, or has just been diagnosed, or is receiving help in school and you are not sure who should do what and when. We plan to run one course in the morning on these dates and one in the evening. We're taking names of interested parents now. The venue(s) will be confirmed soon.
Children's Information and Equipment Day
Tuesday 11 May
This is at the Life House, Brunswick Park. In the morning we will focus on information: parents tell us that information is key to finding out about support and this has always been at the forefront of our work. Funding has been identified for us to have a family pack of information. The morning will focus on how parents want to develop this pack.
Lunch is provided, followed by a chance to take a look at the stalls and information and equipment that is available at the Life House.
Forum Meeting
Friday 28 May
This is at the Life House, Brunswick Park. Further details to follow.
Forum Meeting
Thursday 24 June
This is at the Life House, Brunswick Park. Further details to follow.
Forum Meeting
Friday 16 July
This is at the Life House, Brunswick Park. Further details to follow.
Summer Term 2010
We’re thinking of running the popular “Understanding Moderate Learning Difficulties” course. This gives you the opportunity to hear about the different things that can affect how someone learns and lives & result in them being described as having “MLD”. Please get in touch if you’re interested. It runs for 6 weeks, one day a week.
LINKS
Together for Disabled Children
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has appointed the Together for Disabled Children partnership to support the Aiming High for Disabled Children short breaks programme and development of parent participation forums.
Click here to view the Together for Disabled Children website
Contact a Family
Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.
Our vision is that all families with disabled children are empowered to live the lives they choose to live, and achieve their full potential, for themselves, for the communities they live in and for society.
Contact a Family's mission and purpose is to remove the barriers imposed by society which prevent families with disabled children achieving their full potential, and to empower these families to live the lives they want to lead.
