Healthwatch are calling all parent and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Haringey
- By Brian Leveson
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- 31 Oct, 2021
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A personal invitation to all Haringey SEND parents from HealthwatchA personal invitation to all Haringey SEND parents from Healthwatch
A personal invitation to all Haringey SEND parents from Healthwatch
I am sure you are aware of the recent joint SEND inspection by the CQC and Ofsted which found significant weakness in the local area's practice. Haringey Council and North Central London CCG now have to produce a Written Statement of Action and an improvement plan.
Healthwatch Haringey's role in this process will be to try and ensure the voices of parents and carers of children with SEND are heard in this process. That their long-standing issues and concerns are heard, acted upon and addressed in the improvement plan. Ideally, we would want the Council and the CCG to co-produce the improvement plan with parents and carers.
We are hosting an online meeting to start the ball rolling and to hear from parents and carers about their experiences and concerns with the service. We want this to be the start of the process ensuring the voices of parents and carers are heard, and that they are actively involved in shaping and developing the action pan for improvement. The Head of SEND, Mary Jarret, and Tony Parker, the SEND lead for NCL CCG, will be present at the meeting.
The meeting is on Wednesday 10 November from 10.30am to 12pm and will be online on Zoom. Full details here:
For ZOOM meeting details - to join please contact Val at Public Voice
We are holding an online meeting to hear from parents and carers about their experiences and concerns with the service. We want to ensure the voices of parents and carers are heard, and that parents and carers are actively involved in shaping and developing the action plan for improvement.
The Head of SEND, Mary Jarret and Tony Parker, the SEND lead for NCL CCG will be present at the meeting so they can hear your experiences, concerns and challenges direct.
We hope to start the process of co-producing an action plan to improve the service at this meeting.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Wednesday 10 November 2021, 10:30am-12pm
Online on Zoom
For more information and to receive joining instructions for the meeting please contact
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Is the argument for and against exemptions for disabled people in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods really a case of GOOD versus EVIL?
