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…
Medway Parent Carer Voices Highlighted by Lauren Edwards MP We are delighted to share with our parent carers that the experiences of Medway parent carers has been highlighted by Lauren Edwards MP in a recent article for Kent Online, following…
The Department for Education (DfE) is currently running two national consultations that could influence how children and young people with SEND are supported in the future. At Medway Parents & Carers Forum, we know that government consultations can often feel…
Medway Council is applying for funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to improve three local play areas in Chatham. As part of the funding application, they are asking local families and residents to share their views…
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a national consultation on Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS), giving families, professionals and organisations the opportunity to help shape how children and young people who receive EOTAS are supported in the future.…
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a public consultation on Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS) as part of its wider SEND reforms. If you are a parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND, particularly…