Croydon Active Voices

CAV is an independent forum for Parents & Carers of Children/Young People with SEND in LB of Croydon. We try to make voices heard and coproduction happen.

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

Have you shared your experience of SEND IN Croydon since 2014 with the OFSTED/CQC Inspection team yet? Survey closes TONIGHT (Tuesday).

https://t.co/LurZ8tc5la

[Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle]

NEW POST: Dear new SEND Minister, Will Quince. Welcome to SEND. Here's 10 of your top priorities... https://t.co/pVwCkan8e6

[SOS! SEN @sos_sen]

Details of our Thornton Heath SEND Walk In Advice Centre reopening next Tuesday 5th October are available here: https://t.co/UzUiBgdrSt
@eleanorjwright @CroydonPCF @t_heath_live @cr7_magazine @CroydonGuardian @THeathChronicle @TWSENADVICE #SEND #EHCP

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

There’s a dedicated page on our site here; we’ll be updating it as more information and opportunities to get involved emerge https://t.co/cAmpiikNLF

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

Just been announced: SEND Parents and carers of Croydon, share your experiences and make your voices heard.

[Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle]

CROYDON LA. Area Ofsted/CQC SEND inspection! Parents’ feedback survey open NOW-11:59pm 5/10/21 here: https://t.co/dXVvoUCuRs Or email feedback: [email protected].  
Inspectors want to speak to as many families as possible-ask your PCF: https://t.co/IP4RjeHEfg

[Croydon Mencap @croydonmencap]

Tansy from Parents in Partnership @ Croydon Mencap is running a transition workshop on Thurs. Self Advocacy for a Successful Transition is for parent carers of young people with SEN (age approx 13-14 to 25) email [email protected] to book
#CroydonTogether

[AS @AS95901633]

@CroydonPCF Hi this service is available: A Listening Ear, free & confidential for people to speak to 1 of the psychoanalysts about any issue or mental health. All welcome. Contact directly or via referral:
0203 925 4741
[email protected]
https://t.co/uHxm4vOtPg

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

Upcoming event: Say hello to members of the Parent Forum steering group and find out how you can get involved.

[Inside Croydon @InsideCroydon]

Growing Up My Way autism event, Imperial Way, Sep 27 https://t.co/cYjPrmfq0J

[Dr. Venessa Swaby (h.c) (A2ndvoice) @A2ndVoice]

Pan-disability coach Alain Jason hosting #Cricket sessions for SEND/Autistic young people 14 to 25 years in Croydon, Lambeth and Wandsworth areas..

Sponsored by https://t.co/5TbP2J3OAK

If interested please DM for more details.
#CassandraCentre #a2ndvoicecic

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

"There has to be a willingness to learn; to change; to share power." (Sandra Rennie in the @SCIE_socialcare #coproduction webinar)

Without that starting point, co-production is flawed at the outset, with key decisions often already made, little opportunity to make a difference.

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

With #coproduction, how do LAs and CCGs etc ensure that the meeting is not the outcome?

Coproduction has to be more than just regular meetings: it has to have an impact on services, learnings and outcomes, or it's just a box-ticking exercise, and a waste of time + opportunity.

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

“To coproduce effectively you need to draw on the experiences of and involve people who would never find themselves sitting around a table with professionals or parliamentarians, not just those who are comfortable doing so” (speaker in the @SCIE_socialcare coproduction webinar)

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

In a SEND context, this means that parents/Carers and children/young people with SEND should be involved in the planning and development of services and support.

We like to say: service users and their families at the start and the heart of services.

Is that your experience?

[Think Local Act Personal @TLAP1]

"Co-production means professionals and citizens sharing power to plan, design and deliver support together." 👥 What does co-production mean to you? We'll RT responses!
@clentonF @NCAG17 @CommCats @incontrolorg @NVTweeting @Coalition4PC @SCIE_socialcare
#coproweek #coproduction

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

As it’s National Co-Production week, we’re going to share some information and resources about what coproduction is (or should be). @SCIE_socialcare has resources and events all week.

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

This gif feels especially apt as a metaphor for being a parent of a child with SEN 🙂 #CarersWeek2021

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

@CircusStarr Thank you for coming to Croydon this week: a much-needed afternoon of fun and amazement!

[Croydon Active Voices @CroydonAV]

Some good tips here for any SEN Case officers reading https://t.co/bpJQ9UeZDw