An inclusive Halloween can help more children enjoy the celebrations. The Teal Pumpkin Project offers a simple starting point for children with food allergies, while other small changes can make Halloween more welcoming for children with special educational needs and…
September has been a busy, busy month for your local Parent Carer Forum. So there’s a lots to share with Medway parent carers this October, including our EOTAS and funding consultation responses, an update on school transport and our coffee…
Medway community Healthcare (MCH) and Kent community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) are coming together as one organisation from Thursday, 1st October We understand that any changes to organisations providing your family’s care can bring questions or concerns. Medway Parent…
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts and experiences on the government funding consultations and on our own survey. Your feedback helped shape Medway Parent & Carers Forum’s responses and ensured local parent carers’ voices were represented. You can…
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts and experiences on the EOTAS consultations. Your feedback helped shape Medway Parent & Carers Forum’s responses and ensured local parent carers’ voices were represented. You can now read our responses here: [LINK]
This National Inclusion Week, we’re celebrating inclusion and thinking about what it really means to create spaces where everyone feels valued, heard and supported, especially where it concerns children with SEND. This year’s theme is “Build Trust. Navigate Change.” For…
Thank you to all those that attended our coffee morning and Zoom this last week with expert at hand lead, Marie Woolston. Now, we are gathering the views of parent carers to help shape the development of Experts at Hand…
We’re delighted to be welcoming Marie Woolston, Experts at Hand Programme Lead, to our September Coffee Morning to speak with parent carers about the new Experts at Hand (EAH) programme being developed in Medway. Experts at Hand aims to make…
Our Medway Parents and Carers End of Summer Newsletter is here Find out what your local Parent Carer Forum has been up to over the summer months.Read about our recent meeting with Lauren Edwards MP, and upcoming coffee mornings, what…
The Kent & Medway Recovery and Wellbeing College has released its Autumn 2026 programme, with a range of free health and wellbeing courses for adults living in Kent and Medway. With courses covering mental health, wellbeing, confidence, self-care and personal…