Solihull Parent Carer Voice

23/07/2025

In this week's new blog, we are talking about needs led versus diagnosis led....

https://spcv.org.uk/blog/

22/07/2025

We have been asked to share the below poster regarding free inclusive cricket sessions.

22/07/2025

We know that over the summer holidays, there will be lots of social media posts about lovely holidays, days out and experiences, and this can sometimes lead to people comparing their lives to others.

Social media often presents a carefully curated version of reality. Just because someone’s life on social media appears to be wonderful- full of smiles, holidays and fun, it doesn’t mean that’s the whole truth. People often tend to share highlights, not struggles. Behind the photos may be stress, sadness, or insecurity that isn’t visible online. Comparing your real life to someone else’s posts can lead to unrealistic expectations and self-doubt.

It's important to remember that everyone has challenges, even if they don't post about them. What’s online is often a snapshot, not a full story. Real life is more complex than what’s shared on a screen.

Please do try not to compare your life and your experiences with others.

21/07/2025

We appreciate that this session is in the summer holidays and is in Birmingham- 2 things not helpful for Solihull parent carers, however we have been asked to share the below event from the co-production lead with you.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/co-production-gathering-tickets-1469924958119?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/07/2025

As part of our work with education and health to look at the diagnostic pathways for Autism and ADHD, one of the things we are interested in, is how many children/young people have NHS diagnoses, how many right to choose and how many private?

Obviously this is a really difficult thing to accurately measure, so we are looking for a bit of a straw poll.

Please can you comment below- NHS/Private/Right to Choose, for ADHD and ASD assessments for your child/young person. (If more than one diagnosis/more than one child, please can you comment for each)

16/07/2025

You may have seen over the last few weeks that the ISOS Partnership have released a report on the future of Home to School Transport.
We are pleased that the report highlights that home to school transport is a part of the education system and must be considered as such.
We are however worried that the report, like so many others recently, focus on and emphasise financial sustainability. Whilst we appreciate that there is not an endless pot of money, we must ensure that our children and young people have access to appropriate education and are able to get there.

The National Network of Parent Carer Forums have released a response to the report. The response can be found here:

The National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) welcomes the ISOS Partnerships’ report, The Future of Home to School Transport (HTST) – The future of home to school transport | Local Gove…

16/07/2025

We are delighted to be a part of a second year of the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools.

15/07/2025

************ EDIT- thank you for all of your comments, we are looking to book an evening session in September for this and will advertise dates as soon as we have them.************

We've had a really educational (and very scary) morning, upskilling ourselves on the use of vapes and drugs in children and young people- what are the 'common' drugs now, what are the dangers and risks, what are the signs of drug use etc.

As parent carers, would you be interested in attending a session to learn more? Please let us know if you would- if there is a demand for this we can arrange a session.

08/07/2025

Places where children eat for free, or £1 over the summer.

04/07/2025

Important Notice

We want to sincerely apologise for a recent error in which a group email was sent out without properly using the BCC field, meaning recipients could see each other’s email addresses. This was a genuine mistake, and we deeply regret the breach of privacy.

An apology email has been sent to everyone affected, explaining what happened, what to be aware of, and the steps we’re taking to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

Your privacy is extremely important to us. We are reinforcing our data protection procedures and retraining our team to prevent this from occurring in the future.

If you received the email and have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly via email- enquiries@spcv.org.uk

Thank you for your understanding and continued trust.

Solihull Parent Carer Voice

02/07/2025

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☕ Coffee & Chat You’re Invited! at Hatchford brook family hub ☕️

Are you a parent carer in Solihull? Come along to our next Coffee & Chat session hosted by Solihull Parent Carer Voice.

It’s a relaxed and friendly space to connect with other parent carers, share your experiences, and get support. Whether it’s your first time or you’ve joined us before, you’re very welcome 💬💛

Solihull Sendias will also be there to offer advice and support around special educational needs and disabilities

02/07/2025

Sharing on behalf of Ofsted

Webinar for Parent Carers

In 2024, in response to the Ofsted Big Listen, we committed to reviewing area SEND inspections. We have now completed that review, and the outcome has been published on gov.uk. This sets out the changes we are making to strengthen our area SEND inspections.

Register for this free webinar to hear more about the changes to the inspection handbook and what they mean for you.

This is your opportunity to hear directly from senior HMI and colleagues from the Care Quality Commission and to have your questions answered.

This session is particularly relevant to parents of children and young people with SEND.

Read the full report here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-findings-from-the-first-2-years-of-inspections

Register
[https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9130507732549520218](https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9130507732549520218)

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