PARENT FORUM GUIDES
Click on the pictures below to access booklets produced by the forum
NEWS
NNPCF Conference - Sheffield
Back from a trip to Sheffield this week for the National Network of Parent Carer Forums and Contact joint conference.It was a really valuable opportunity to meet up with other parent carer forums from across the country and to spend time with representatives from the Department for Education. This included Claire Burton, Director for SEND and AP, and members of her team, who joined us for the full day and took part in workshops to hear directly from forums. Claire spoke about the current SEND landscape and reaffirmed her and her team’s commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.The afternoon session was opened by Georgia Gould, Minister for School Standards, who recognised the dedication and hard work of parent carer forums and the NNPCF in representing lived experience. The Minister remained for a workshop on SEND reforms and reflected positively on the focused and constructive feedback shared about the challenges families are facing. There was no further update on the publication of the SEND White Paper, other than confirmation that there will be a 12 week consultation period once it is released.
Watch this space for information about how you can get involved with the consultation when the White Paper is eventually published.
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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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