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
Coffee Meeting
Boston Area
Date - 18-11-2019 (10:00-11:30)Venue - The New England Hotel, Wide Bargate, Boston PE21 6SH
Coffee Meeting
Sleaford Area
Date - 06-12-2019 (11:00-12:30)Venue - Jolly Scotsman, 18 Lincoln Road, Holdingham, Sleaford. NG34 8NP
Coffee Meeting
Boston Area
Date - 09-12-2019 (10:00-11:30)Venue - The New England Hotel, Wide Bargate, Boston PE21 6SH
Coffee Meeting
Spalding Area
Date - 09-12-2019 (11:00-12:30)Venue - South Holland Centre 23 Market Pl, Spalding PE11 1SS
Coffee Meeting
Bourne Area
Date - 12-12-2019 (10:30-12:00)Venue - The Nags Head, Bourne, PE10 9EF
Coffee Meeting
Woodhall Spa Area
Date - 16-12-2019 (10:00-11:30)Venue - -The Inn, The Broadway, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6ST
New Mental Health Help Line Launch.
The Helpline is for people with mental health problems and issues, for their carers, families and friends.The free 0800 number for Lincolnshire is 08000 014331.Parents' Voice Report
July to Setember 19
See the latest feedback from parents about the issues they experience.
Evidence from NNPCF
House of Commons Education Committee Special educational needs and disabilities
First Report of Session 2019–20
Government’s special educational needs reforms failing young people and parents, say MPsMax Cards
Changes to Issue Requirements
Check It Out !!!
LPCF Trustees have agreed to amend the range of those eligible to apply. Read on ....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.