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Do you care for a child or young person with SEND? (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) Then you’re exactly who we are looking for…
Warrington Parents & Carers Forum is on the lookout for parents and carers of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our dedicated group of experienced parents is here to provide you with valuable information, training, and support. Join us for the latest news, events, and resources tailored to support your child's unique needs.
Let's navigate this journey together!
Come and Join our family engagement team?
As a voluntary group of like-minded, enthusiastic, passionate parents, carers and grandparents, we all have caring responsibilities for children or young people with SEND under the age of 25.
We want people who want to get involved and help to make a difference to SEND services in Warrington. As a team we provide support and training in your role.
So, what do we do?…Click to find out more...
Just a brief outline of our work...
This is just a brief outline of the work that WarrPAC volunteers get involved in – as a volunteer the level at which you get involved is 100% your choice.
As part of our Family Engagement Team, you would begin with helping to host Check in and Chat sessions, manning information stalls and from there you can progress in whatever area may interest you.
Some volunteers enjoy a more support focused role, speaking to parents/carers, whereas some volunteers prefer to take a less face to face approach. Some volunteers may just want to offer refreshments and help set up at events, others may prefer to help with managing social media and the promotion of WarrPAC events.
There is absolutely no set expectations, requirements or limits and training and support is available throughout. Every volunteer will have different availability and we understand that this can be changeable and unpredictable at times. Any help is welcome, regardless of your experience in SEND, your previous employment or the pressures of your home lives.
Everyone has something they can bring to the team and every member of the team is just as valuable as the next, regardless of their respective amount of involvement and most importantly we all support each other and have a huge amount of fun along the way.
Finally, the role can be difficult at times as we often deal with families in crisis and parents and carers who come to us are often experiencing a range of emotions; this can affect our own emotional wellbeing. WarrPAC are very conscious of this and we work hard to ensure all our volunteers are fully supported.