Revitalised Salford Family Forum Conference Welcome!

Today you will see how the forum has progressed, hear from Salford Children’s services and hear the benefits of parent participation. There will be opportunities today for you to provide feedback and thoughts on health, education and care services. Lunch will be provided and there will be opportunities to meet other parent carers

We also have a market place with information on support and services on offer: Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area Barnardos CAB Health and Wellbeing and Disabled Families Service Connexions Core Assets GM Crossroads

Oakwood Youth Club Orbit House Service Manager Reed Global/Care Consultant Salford Community Leisure Scope Stockport CP The Jewish Fed

Agenda 10.00am Registration & coffee – chance for parents to meet each other 10.30am Welcome to the day – Emma Metcalfe Family Forum member 10.45am Update on Salford Family Forum achievements 11.00am Group work 11.30am Salford Family Forum – ‘What’s next’ 11.35am Coffee break and Information Stalls

11.50am Lorraine Stephens - Head of SEN SEND Developments – national and local level 12.10pm Salford Children’s services consultation your chance to improve SEN services 12.30pm Lunch and information stalls 1.15pm Sherran Hillman - Stockport Pips Family Forum’s best practice 1.35pm Keynote speaker: Barry Holland Educational Psychologist “Impact of the Children’s and Families Bill” 2.15pm Round up of the day & finish

Update on Salford Family Forum achievements....

Background 'As a Forum we are committed to ensuring that children and young people with disabilities, their families & carers are central to planning and shaping services in Salford'.

We welcome all parents and carers to get involved in the forum as the more of us there are the stronger are voice will be. We aim to represent a wide range of parent's views.

What the forum has achieved over the past 12 months

What we would like to achieve over the next 12 months Any Suggestions?

Parent participation: A partnership process where parent carers are valued members of a team shaping and delivering services for families of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities. ‘Effective parent participation happens when parents have conversations with and work alongside professionals in order to design, develop and improve services’.

What does parent participation mean to you? How do you want it to work?

We want to hold a couple of training days for parent carers in the 12 months – what sort of training would you like?

"I am really pleased that the Salford forum supporting our children with disabilities is developing this website. It provides a useful resource for parents and carers to access information, advice and guidance from parents with experience and knowledge. Working in partnership with the City council is important to ensure that our children and young people achieve their full potential in Salford. I am sure the forum will go from strength to strength" Nick Page Strategic Director for Salford Children's Services

What’s next? We will look at all the feedback we have received today to increase our knowledge and confidence to understand the needs of parents and families in Salford caring for disabled children and young people. We will publish our presentation and feedback on our website and incorporate this into our plan for the next 12 months.

We hope you’ve enjoyed the day found it useful. Presentations from today will be available on our website Please see the website for more information, future events and how to contact Salford Family Forum. We are aiming to further develop the website over the next 12 months.

Round up of the day Next meeting is on the 11 th March at Pendleton Gate way Please can you feel in the evaluation sheets in your packs and hand them in before you leave today as this will help the forum plan future events. Thank you for coming today