About us
A little about us!
City & Hackney Carers Centre is the host organisation for the Hackney SEND Parent Carer Forum. We are working with local parent carers, partners and decision makers from social care, health and education services to co-produce a new forum.
The forum will enable parents and carers of children (0-25yrs) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to work in collaboration with local decision makers, communicating their views and experiences and helping to shape local services.
We will also provide information and training on topics of importance to parents and carers, we hope that parent carers can benefit from coming together, sharing experiences and developing a network of support.
How Does It Work?
Hackney SEND Parent Carer Forum works with those who provide services for children and young people with additional needs, or disabilities and their families. The Forum shares knowledge, experience and what families tell them to help plan and improve the quality, range and accessibility of the services they use.
Partnerships working with Health, Education and Social Care Services to create a culture that ensures families are at the heart of policy that affects them whilst realistically creating the best possible outcomes with the resources available in Hackney.
Our Affiliations:
National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF)
The National Network of Parent Carer Forums is made up of all of the parent carer forums from across England. The NNPCF ensures that local parent carer forums are aware of national developments. It promotes opportunities for the voice of parent carers to influence at a national level. The NNPCF works closely with the Department for Education, the Department of Health, and other partner organisations to improve outcomes for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs and their families.
Join us!
Interested in Taking Part?
We are always looking to recruit parent carers who are interested in becoming members of the forum.
You do not need any previous experience of a forum. Your lived experience as a parent or carer for a child with SEND is what is most important. Training and support will be provided by us.
Sign up with our host City & Hackney Carers Centre below, to hear about upcoming events and be a part of the Hackney Parent Carer Forum community!
Please register via this form:
