Parent Carers
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You are not alone
Parenting a child with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) can be overwhelming and exhausting at times, which is why being part of our community of parent carers can help lighten the load. At SGPC we are all parent carers, so we truly understand the challenges you face. From our personal experiences and those of the parent carers in our community, we have gained valuable insight, information and SEND knowledge which can help you.
Join our community
Connect with other parent carers in our Facebook group
Gain information and support at our community base in Kingswood, as well as online in our workshops and support sessions
Sign up to our database to receive emails with the latest SGPC news and events
Have your say: take part in one of our surveys or engagement sessions to make your voice heard - we feed back your views anonymously to service providers
We are passionate about making positive changes to the services used by families of SEND children
Where to start?
With so many SEND pathways and routes it can be handy to have a few signposts to guide you…
…that’s where
we can help!
Finding Your SEND Pathway
Navigating your child’s SEND journey can be less stressful with a little guidance. Here, you’ll find useful links to services, support and information to help you plan this journey, whatever the age of your child.
Where on the journey are you?
Be heard…
…we are listening
respond to our have your say Facebook posts
provide feedback when attending our engagement events
take part in our anonymous surveys
share your lived experiences with us
By hearing your experiences and feeding them back to the service providers, we are raising the collective voice of our community in order to form and shape the services of the future. Find out more about our Parent Voice team, who work hard to ensure that SGPC represent the collective voice of parent carers of children with SEND in South Gloucestershire.
Working together in this way truly makes
SGPC
…our community for positive change
Join us, and:
hear about all the developments that may affect your family
raise your voice
get invited to support, engagement and empowerment activities
hear about informative bookable training events
help us collaborate and shape services to ensure they are fit for purpose
receive our quarterly informative newsletter, SGPC NEWS
