🧦Behind the scenes the WPCF reps have been working our summer socks off – putting together a programme of events just for Worcestershire parent carers. 😲There are now a whopping 45 peer support, well-being, speaker and skills events to choose…
What’s Happening? The government has launched a consultation on Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) – the arrangements in place for children and young people whose needs mean a school or college setting isn’t right for them. The proposals could…
At this week’s SEND & Alternative Provision Committee, our Parent Carer Representatives were surprised to hear a stakeholder once again ask why the number of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) is increasing so rapidly in Worcestershire. For many parent…
Announcing 2 new events for male parent carers who are raising neurodivergent young people. Breaking Dads! are coming to Worcester and Bromsgrove and are open to anyone who identifies as male and wants to explore autism. Both sessions will be…
The national SEND Reform consultation titled ‘SEND reform: putting children and young people first’, was launched on 23 February 2026 by the UK Department for Education. Since that launch, our WPCF reps have hosted more than 25 parent carer engagement…
The Annual General Meeting for Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum for the year April 2024 to March 2025 was held on Tuesday 20th January 2026. The minutes of the meeting are detailed below or can be downloaded via the download button.
As part of the national Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) programme, SENDIASS is delivering a series of webinars for Worcestershire parent carers who support a child or young person with SEND (diagnosed or not). Both daytime and…
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum will be held virtually using the Zoom platform on Tuesday 20th January 2026 at 7.30pm. Agenda WPCF members can register to attend the AGM at:
On Friday, SEND Views & Voices Worcester welcomed Adam Johnson, Worcestershire County Council’s Director of Children’s Services, to a sell-out event attended by parent carers from across the county. Families came together to share their lived experiences of navigating Worcestershire’s…
Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum plays 2 roles. We listen to parents and gain their feedback on SEND services in Worcestershire. Our approach to this is to run well-being events, to up-skill parents with advice and training from professional speakers and…
