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 2200+ parent carers and additionally have a contact list for 700+ professionals and 700+ education settings / organisations, 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.
What LPCF do not do
- Not here to fill a gap in service/s
- We are NOT in the pocket of the LA (we are fiercy independant)
- A campaign / protest group (our charity / grant conditions forbid this)
- A support group - although we do provide lots of signposting / workshops and bring people together to newtork and learn
- Cannot advocate on individual cases (though we absolutely do want to hear your experiences and can raise those with providers of services)
- An information or advice service (check out the LCC Local offer and Laiise who provide free legal advice to Lincs parents )
- When we meet a challenging issue, we will work cooperativly together with planners, commissioners and providers of services to imagine, design and deliver better services
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 almost 4000 hours of their time including attending 300+ meetings (800+ hours) for the benefit of our members.
See more detail in our Events Page
Lottery Results - 05-08-2022
£ 50 - Emma Cross
£ 10 - June Smith
£ 5 - Sarah Swords
Be in it to win it !
Hypnotherapy
Wellbeing sessions with Nicole from Hummingbird Hypnotherapy
Date - 08-09-2022 (19:30-21:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Time 2 Talk
Time2talk
Date - 12-09-2022 (13:00-14:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Workshop
Homework Battles
Date - 19-09-2022 (11:30-13:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Hypnotherapy
Wellbeing sessions with Nicole from Hummingbird Hypnotherapy
Date - 22-09-2022 (19:30-21:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Hypnotherapy
Wellbeing sessions with Nicole from Hummingbird Hypnotherapy
Date - 13-10-2022 (19:30-21:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
Hypnotherapy
Wellbeing sessions with Nicole from Hummingbird Hypnotherapy
Date - 03-11-2022 (19:30-21:00)Venue - Virtual meeting
LPCF response to the SEND Review
Click on the link for the report with the response to the consultation from the LPCF membership.
LCC Local Offer
Essential for ALL Parents
For a searchable listing of services in Lincolnshire use the Local Offer. It lists all of the services for families of children with disabilities and Special Educational Needs.
Check it out
Volunteer Recruitment
Be part of the TEAM
New volunteer Team members are always welcome.To see if you can help yourself and others, please drop us a line, call us or speak to a team member. Link
We offer comprehensive induction and personal development so no experience in required.
Parent Recognition Award
Tom Cross Memorial Award for Parent Recognition Which parent do you know who deserves some recognition?
Nominate another parent who's been your hero around SEND
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.
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.