Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum
Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum
admin@lincspcf.org.uk Tel 07925 232466 LPCF, PO Box 1183, Spalding, PE11 9EE
Registered Charity No. 1141060 * ICO Registration Z1810966
Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum
Recognised and supported by the Department for Education (DfE) under the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (2015)LPCF is specifically tasked with working alongside the Local Authority and Health to help ensure that the services they plan, commission, deliver and monitor meet the needs of children with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs.
More About LPCF
The Charity
The Charity is an independent members organisation overseen by a members elected group of Trustees who are mostly parents and carers of children with disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs.The Volunteer Trustees and Volunteers are responsible for communicating and supporting parent carers and professionals, to participate with strategic decision makers and represent the views of our large membership of parents and carers.
Membership
Our membership consists of Trustees, Volunteers and Members, although we also liaise with professionals.We continue to enjoy a membership of nearly 2000 parent carers and additionally have a contact list for professionals of almost 1,000, all of whom we try to keep fully informed of our work and opportunities.
Who LPCF work with
Our main remit is to collect, collate and represent the views of parent carers from a variety of sources and use the information and ensure these are fed back to service providers with a view to improve the quality, range and accessibility of services . WE ARE THE PARENTS VOICE !!
We work with Department for Education (DfE), Department of Health (DoH), Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), National Health Service (NHS), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) and others.
Volunteering
Aside from the voluntary work of the above Trustees, the Charity has an excellent team of several Volunteers who have a wide range of skills and who have worked tirelessly to support the Charity to achieve its goals and aims of serving parent carers on our membership.Each year the volunteer Trustees and other Volunteers freely give around 3000 hours of their time and travel 15-20,000 miles to about 250-300 meeting for the benefit of our members.
See more detail in our Events Page
Workshop
Learning to see the light after Lockdown
Date - 29-10-2020 (13:00-14:30)Venue - Virtual meeting
Coffee Meeting
Time2talk
Date - 09-11-2020 (13:30-14:30)Venue -
Workshop
"Waving not drowning"
Date - 10-11-2020 (13:00-14:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Workshop
Learning to see the light after Lockdown
Date - 12-11-2020 (19:30-21:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Coffee Meeting
Date - 16-11-2020 (13:00-14:00)Venue -
Coffee Meeting
Date - 23-11-2020 (13:00-14:00)Venue -
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Excellence Award
Who could you nominate ?
Our twice yearly awards are nominated by parents. Here they see excellent service for their child with SEND.
You could even nominate a hairdresser or activity club.
If they have gone the extra mile for you let them know by nominating
Membership update
If you have not updated your registration details.Link
RENEW NOW
Registered members benefit from support, regular news information, access to our parents only Facebook page, workshops, Signposting events etc.Your Say
Talking to us can make a BIG difference
Got something to say ?GOOD BAD or interesting
Use our "Your Say" page to get your views known and to the service providers like Lincolnshire County Council and the National Health Service.
All views are collated and published in our members library.
Excellence Awards
Made a Nomination NOW !
Do you know a person, school, organisation that has gone that extra mile for your child and family.Make a nomination and get them recognised!
A little praise is always welcome.
LPCF Forthcoming Events
The full details are available on the events page of our website.