The Parents in Partnership Forum

You are welcome to come along to any or all of the Forums. They take place three times each year.

The meetings are kept as informal as possible and are arranged at different times of the day in venues across the Borough to ensure accessibility.

Some parents come to every meeting - others just choose the topics that interest them personally - anything goes!

A Steering Group plans each Forum. It is facilitated by Parent Partnership, and made up of several volunteer parents together with professionals working in different areas of children’s services. An independent Chair runs the meeting. If you would like to know more about becoming a parent volunteer on the Steering Group, please contact us and we can discuss it with you - we’d be delighted to hear from you!

The Forum meetings, which last about two hours, consist of a presentation and information giving session followed by a more informal time when parents and professionals move into smaller groups to ask questions and raise any general concerns over a cup of coffee. The independent Chair who runs the Steering Group also chairs the Forum.

The Parents in Partnership Forum enables a two-way flow of information between professionals and parents - the Borough is committed to working in real partnership. This means that parents can be informed about services available to their children and also have the chance to question the professionals face to face. The professionals are able to listen to and take away parents’ views on the services and provision they receive.

This is a positive opportunity to have your voice heard together with other parents. We look forward to welcoming you to your next Forum meeting. Parents can and do make a difference - real changes have been made as a result of parent influence!

Other Ways to Participate in the Parents in Partnership Forum

Would you like to be able to have a voice at the Forum but are unable to attend?

You can send us an email or give us a call at Parent Partnership and we can take parents’ views to the Steering Group.

Or you could come along to the informal parent support group (The Parents’ Share! Follow link) where you could talk to a member of the Parent Partnership Service who can take your concerns forward.

If you belong to a local support group or meet up regularly with other parents independently, we would be happy to visit you to let you know more about the Forum, the Parent Partnership Service or listen to any concerns which you may have as a group and pass these on to the Steering Group.

Parents in Partnership Forum Newsletters

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	Autumn 2009		Summer 2009		Spring 2009		Autumn 2008

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Terms of reference
Click here for RBWM Parents in Partnership ForumTerms of Reference & Purpose and function of the RBWM PiP Steering Group.