Placing the views of all parent carers at the heart of decision making.
We are the new forum for parent carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in East Sussex.
About Us
We work together to ensure every parent carer in East Sussex feels that their voice, their views and their experiences matter and contribute towards developing and improving services. We do this by:
Reaching out to parent carers to hear their views
Representing parents’ experience and expertise to decision-makers
Making recommendations for service improvement
For Parent Carers:
Please join us and get involved in raising awareness of our children’s needs, recognition of our role as parent carers and bringing about change.
For Organisations that Provide a Service:
Please get in touch to discuss how we can work together to strengthen your support to local families.
News and Resources
ESPCF letter to MPs about SEND reforms
ESPCF and the parent carer forums in Brighton and West Sussex, along with the charity Amaze, have written to all MPs in Sussex expressing concerns about key aspects of the government's proposed SEND reforms.
National and local SEND changes: update
Read about some of the upcoming SEND changes locally and nationally including the Schools White Paper, and about what we're doing to make sure we're presenting parent carer voices in our work.
Hospital care for SEND children & young people: Oliver McGowan training
Read a personal account from an ESPCF member about a recent traumatic experience for her autistic 23-year-old son in hospital. We're sharing this to help raise awareness of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training and the requirements for health and social care staff in hospitals around caring for autistic people and people with a learning disability.