Croydon Active Voices

Have you shared your experience of SEND IN Croydon since 2014 with the OFSTED/CQC Inspection team yet? Survey closes TONIGHT (Tuesday). smartsurvey.co.uk/s/LondonBoroug…

NEW POST: Dear new SEND Minister, Will Quince. Welcome to SEND. Here's 10 of your top priorities... specialneedsjungle.com/dear-will-quin…

Details of our Thornton Heath SEND Walk In Advice Centre reopening next Tuesday 5th October are available here: fb.me/e/87B7fROTy @eleanorjwright @CroydonPCF @t_heath_live @cr7_magazine @CroydonGuardian @THeathChronicle @TWSENADVICE #SEND #EHCP

There’s a dedicated page on our site here; we’ll be updating it as more information and opportunities to get involved emerge croydonparentcarerforum.org.uk/SEND-inspection

Just been announced: SEND Parents and carers of Croydon, share your experiences and make your voices heard.

Tansy from Parents in Partnership @ Croydon Mencap is running a transition workshop on Thurs. Self Advocacy for a Successful Transition is for parent carers of young people with SEN (age approx 13-14 to 25) email tansy.muller@croydonmencap.org.uk to book #CroydonTogether

@CroydonPCF Hi this service is available: A Listening Ear, free & confidential for people to speak to 1 of the psychoanalysts about any issue or mental health. All welcome. Contact directly or via referral: 0203 925 4741 Alisteningear197@gmail.com m.facebook.com/pg/Listening-E…

Upcoming event: Say hello to members of the Parent Forum steering group and find out how you can get involved.

Growing Up My Way autism event, Imperial Way, Sep 27 insidecroydon.com/2021/09/10/gro…

Pan-disability coach Alain Jason hosting #Cricket sessions for SEND/Autistic young people 14 to 25 years in Croydon, Lambeth and Wandsworth areas.. Sponsored by googlycricket.com If interested please DM for more details. #CassandraCentre #a2ndvoicecic

"There has to be a willingness to learn; to change; to share power." (Sandra Rennie in the @SCIE_socialcare #coproduction webinar) Without that starting point, co-production is flawed at the outset, with key decisions often already made, little opportunity to make a difference.

With #coproduction, how do LAs and CCGs etc ensure that the meeting is not the outcome? Coproduction has to be more than just regular meetings: it has to have an impact on services, learnings and outcomes, or it's just a box-ticking exercise, and a waste of time + opportunity.

“To coproduce effectively you need to draw on the experiences of and involve people who would never find themselves sitting around a table with professionals or parliamentarians, not just those who are comfortable doing so” (speaker in the @SCIE_socialcare coproduction webinar)

In a SEND context, this means that parents/Carers and children/young people with SEND should be involved in the planning and development of services and support. We like to say: service users and their families at the start and the heart of services. Is that your experience?

As it’s National Co-Production week, we’re going to share some information and resources about what coproduction is (or should be). @SCIE_socialcare has resources and events all week.

This gif feels especially apt as a metaphor for being a parent of a child with SEN 🙂 #CarersWeek2021

@CircusStarr Thank you for coming to Croydon this week: a much-needed afternoon of fun and amazement!

Some good tips here for any SEN Case officers reading specialneedsjungle.com/how-to-help-ch…