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Parent Partnership Service general leaflet

Information for parents and carers of all children with special educational needs.

The Parent Partnership Service's aims

We aim to do the following

Provide you with information about the education system and how it meets special educational needs.
Help you to get your views heard and valued by professionals.
Put you in touch with volunteers who can help by talking things through, helping with paperwork or accompanying you to meetings.
Make sure you are actively involved in all aspects of your child's education.
Help your child to put forward their own views and be involved in decisions which affect them.
Enable disputes to be settled quickly and informally when you are not satisfied.
Work with schools and local education authorities (LEAs) to promote effective partnerships between all those involved with children who have special educational needs.

‘Parents hold key information and have a critical role to play in their children's education.' Code of Practice 2001.

Who the Parent Partnership Service works with

We work with the following people

Parents and carers of pre-school and school-age children with special educational needs.
Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County LEAs.
Schools and pre-school services.
Children and young people of school age.
Voluntary organisations and parents' groups.
Social services.
Health services.
Early years and childcare services.

We believe that all the people and groups we work with are partners – people with shared responsibilities, each bringing their own views and skills to the task ahead – making sure children with special educational needs receive a high quality education.

What the Parent Partnership Service Offers

We can offer you

information;
a telephone helpline;
confidential advice and support;
regular newsletters;
contact with voluntary organisations;
trained independent volunteers to support you; and
conferences and training events for parents.

Voluntary organisations and parent support groups play a vital role in providing services for families. We work closely with local and national groups to develop support networks for parents.

Parents and representatives of voluntary organisations are involved in managing and overseeing our work.

You can get copies of this leaflet in large print, in Braille, on tape and in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi (also on tape).

We are based in the voluntary sector and are supported by the Family Welfare Association and funded by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council

How to contact us

In writing:
Parent Partnership Service
Suite 5 , Clarendon Chambers
32 Clarendon Street
Nottingham
NG1 5LN

By phone: 0115 948 2888

By e-mail: enquiries@ppsnotts.org.uk

Website: www.ppsnotts.org.uk

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