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🌟 Welcome from Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum 🌟
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Welcome to this month’s update from the Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum (GPCF). We are a friendly group of Parent Carers who have children and young people with additional needs or disabilities. We work to make sure your voices are heard by local services; help influence decisions that affect families; and offer opportunities to connect; share experiences; and access support. Whether you’re looking for information, a listening ear, or a chance to meet others who understand, we’re here for you.
๐ฌ Places weโll be sharing your Voice this month
This month weโll also be part of the following boards and meetings
Weโll be observing an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Panel and ensuring that the voice of Parent Carers, Children and Young People is a key part of decision making.
Nursing support in schools โ planning for the next academic year.
Representing Parent Carers at several 'One Plan Steering Groups'. Here is a link to information on the One Plan for children and young people in Gloucestershire 2024 - 2030.
Working with GCC and others to ensure quality assurance of a variety of systems and processes that impact our children and young people.
Weโll be working with the Local Area Partnership and some Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations on the next edition of Families in Partnership โ you can let us know whatโs important to you by heading to the Local Offer's Have Your Say page.
If you would like to share your voice and experiences on any of these topics, please get in touch with us at info@glospcf.org.uk. Weโd love to hear from you because your voice matters.
๐ฅ Meet the Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum (GPCF) team
Come along and meet the friendly GPCF team โ Helen, Tamsin, Becky, Jovita and Sarah ๐ Weโre all Parent Carers/Carers too, so we understand the journey and are here to listen, chat and support you in a relaxed, welcoming space. Weโd love to meet you at one of our events! ๐
Helen Tamsin Becky Jovita Sarah
๐ Where you can find the GPCF team in July
๐ Listen to Me events in July
We host several โListen to Meโ coffee mornings around the county. They are informal drop-in sessions where Parent Carers can chat with us in a relaxed setting over a coffee. Itโs your chance to share your experiences, raise concerns, and help shape local services because your voice matters.
See our website Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum or Facebook page for dates, times and venues
๐ค Other GPCF Events in July
Weโll also be hosting and attending a range of friendly, supportive sessions across the county. These include Stay and Plays suitable for children with additional needs and their siblings as well as peer support sessions including:
๐ Monday, 6 July
Rainbow Days โ Stay and Play Aspire Foundation UK
Gardners Lane Childrenโs Centre, Cheltenham, GL51 9JW
๐ 5.00pm โ 7.00pm
๐ Monday, 13 July
Gateway Peer Support Group
River Children and Family Centre, Naas Lane, Lydney, GL15 5AU
๐ Drop in 1.00pm โ 2.30pm
๐ Wednesday, 15 July
Gateway Peer Support Coffee Morning
Hilltop Children and Family Centre, Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA
๐ Drop in10.00am โ 11.30am
๐ Tuesday, 28 July
Stay and Play for young people with additional needs and their siblings (0-25yrs)
Beechenhurst, Speech House Road, Coleford, GL16 7EJ
๐ Drop in 10.00am โ 2.00pm
For additional sessions, please check out our:
website Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum
Facebook page Facebook
๐ Weโd love to see you!
Whether you pop along for a quick chat or stay for the whole session, youโll always receive a warm welcome. Joining the Forum is completely free, and as a member, youโll get our monthly newsletter. Plus, if you come along to one of our peer support sessions, your first cuppa is on us! You can sign up here: Join the Forum ๐
You can find out more about Parent Carer Community Support and Parent Carer Workshops and also give your feedback about services here on Gloucestershire's Local Offer website, Support for Families with SEND.