North Tyneside Parent Carer Forum CIC

We are a Community Interest Company, led by and for, parent/carers of children, and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged from 0-25yrs who live and/or are educated within North Tyneside.

We are Parent Carers ourselves, with a variety of backgrounds including business and professional practice. Our lived experience gives us a direct understanding of what it is like to be a parent carer.

We have personal & professional experience of SEND and have a collective wealth of knowledge which enables us to provide the best possible voice for you and your families.

We work with relevant providers on a strategic level to help improve and develop local services available to families. We work in co-production with service providers, such as the Local Authority, Health and Social care. It is an approach which builds upon meaningful participation, assumes effective consultation and information sharing.

Parent/carers are there not just to illustrate the experiences of families, but to take joint responsibility to help shape future experiences and be an active part of delivering solutions.