The Service

Parent Partnership is a service which aims to:

• Explain to parents special needs procedures and processes
• Support parents/carer in understanding SEN documents
• Help parents/carers to express their views
• Put parents/carers in touch with voluntary organisations or parent groups which can help to support them and their child
• Identify opportunities for training to support parents/carers

The Work of the Service

We will work to:

• Provide parents/carers with information
• Provide support for parents/carer through volunteer Independent Parent Supports (IPS) where possible.
• Collaborate with other individuals and groups to strengthen partnership working with parents/carers
• Provide support for parents/carers to both express their views and in understanding documentation in relation to their child’s SEN

We will be committed to:

• Training and supporting IPS working with the Service
• Maintaining professional Standards
• Providing opportunities for IPS to gain transferable skills and experience

We will seek to operate in a way that is:

• In accordance with equal opportunity
• Consistent with fairness and natural justice
• Positive and constructive
• Sensitive to the needs and constraints of the various partners in children’s education
• Consistent with local and national policy
• Development, within the context of Best Value