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Medway Parent and Carers Forum are holding a special focus group on Tuesday 3rd May at Medway Carers Centre.It is to get opinions and feedback about the new Government SEN Green Paper which was issued on Wednesday 9th March. Come along and find out what these big changes will mean to you. A period . . . → Read More: SEN GREEN PAPER CONSULTATION Under the Aiming High for Disabled Children Program, funding was made available to help support parents and carers to have a voice in shaping locally delivered services for disabled children and young people. The Medway Parents and Carers Forum The Medway Parents and Carers Forum is a group formed to help bring together the parents, families and . . . → Read More: Aiming High Parents and carers of disabled children are encouraged to join the Children’s Disability Link register, a database maintained at Parklands. The disability register offers families regular updated information that may be of interest to them. Information held on the register is used to plan new services and highlight the needs of local families. . . . → Read More: Children’s Disability Link register Following the success of our therapy focus group last November, Carole Campbell has agreed to talk to parents and carers about the current situation in regard to Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy. We look forward to meeting you all there and listening to your feedback. If you are unable to attend . . . → Read More: Therapy Focus Group Part 2 Following the consultations and the approval of funding for a new Child Development Centre, the project appears to have stalled. Concerns have been raised and many parents and carers are rightly quite anxious and distressed. Acting on those concerns the forum have sent a letter, on behalf of parents and carers of all disabilities and . . . → Read More: Concerns raised over delay of CDC Following a presentation by Co-Chair Keith Clear, the Medway Youth Trust have approved the joint partnership agreement. This is a big step forward in our work to get representation on important strategic boards, so that parents and carers help to shape the services their families receive. The board recognised the valuable contribution made and hard work . . . → Read More: Medway Youth Trust Board Approve Partnership Agreement The forum would like to thank those members who participated in our focus groups and responded via e-mail to the Government request for comments and opinions. The comments were all read and used in the submission.The very long and intense response form has been completed and submitted online. Please read a general overview of . . . → Read More: Medway Parents and Carers Forum sends response to Government SEN Green Paper We have now moved into our temporary office premises in Gillingham until our permanent office is ready at the new Childrens Development Centre in Strood. If anybody would like to volunteer to help with various administration and other tasks please contact us on our usual number. Enjoying a game of Carrom On Sunday 12th June 2011, the very first Cultural Event held by Medway Parents and Carers Forum was held. Thanks must go to Priti Joshi from Medway Hindu Community Centre, Nilufah Chowdry from Shishu Kishoor Club and Krishna Devi from Medway Carers Centre for their invaluable support and drive which . . . → Read More: Successful 1st Cultural Carers Event A session has been added to allow parents and carers who are unable to attend a daytime session to get their opinions heard at an evening meeting. The proposed changes will affect you so it is important that you get your voices heard. |
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