PARENT FORUM GUIDES
Click on the pictures below to access booklets produced by the forum
NEWS
SEND WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED!
The Government has now published detailed SEND reform proposals and opened a 12 week consultation. These proposals sit alongside the wider Schools White Paper.
Together they set out significant changes to how SEND support would work in future.
However, it is important to be clear that nothing changes immediately. The current system remains in place unless and until legislation is passed.
Read more here
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JOIN THE FORUM
PARENT/CARER MEMBERS
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By joining The Parent Forum you will be able to add your voice and become part of a large parent group which is able to feedback parent carer views to key policy makers in the borough and to national organisations and bodies.
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Membership of The Forum is free and we do not ask anything of you unless you want to become involved in forum activities and consultations. Participation opportunities are published on our website.
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS
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You can join Waltham Forest Parent Forum as a professional member. By joining our network, you will receive information about events, consultations and activities which you can then forward to families who may benefit from our support.
FORUM SNAPSHOTS
Awarded WF Volunteers of the Year!!(2023)
Awarded Community Residency at WM Gallery for a 2nd year- Oct 2025
OUR REACH
MEMBERS
3182 members(Feb 26)
Hours given to WFPF by members - 570 (April '24 to March 25) from 190 meetings
WEBSITE HITS​
(Feb 9th '25-9th Feb '26)
4375 hits
1625 unique visitors
mainly visiting the shop and Events pages
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SOCIAL MEDIA STATS
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Facebook - 2.6K followers
Closed Chat Page - 1500+ members
9 closed Facebook chat pages
6 WhatsApp Groups
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VISIT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
POWER IN NUMBERS
This very short animation shows how parents and carers working together have a stronger voice and how taking part in planning and decision-making can help to ensure that families get the services they need.
ISSUES LOG
Is there an issue that you think we should know about?
Are you experiencing any problems with statutory services, Education, Health, Social Care?
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If yes, please tell us about it. We will use the issues you tell us about anonymously in our parent representation work with the Local Authority, ICB and partners.
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Please avoid including any personal details, and try to keep the information you share with us of a more general nature.
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Unfortunately, we are unable to raise issues individually and we always recommend that you follow the appropriate contact/complaint route which should be on the 'providers' website, or we can help signpost you to the appropriate route.
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Please also tell us about any positive experiences you would like to share.
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Thank you