What is a Parent Carer Forum?
A Parent Carer Forum (PCF) is a group of parents and carers of children with additional
needs and disabilities. Everyone who works or volunteers with a parent carer forum is
also a parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND. Parent Carer Forums aim to
ensure the services in their area meet the needs and improve outcomes of children and
young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.
Herefordshire`s Forum is the Parent Carer Voice Herefordshire
What does PCVH as a Parent Carer Forum do?
We work with (not for) local authorities, health commissioning bodies and social care to
represent parent views and experiences to influence and inform the provision and services
used by our children, young people and their families.
PCVH believes in co-production.
Co-production is when parent carers play an integral and equal part in the decision-making
process and are fully engaged in shaping, developing, implementing and evaluating services
and systems.
