Upcoming Events...

 

Early Help Strategy

We are really excited to be helping to get the new Early Help Strategy project for Worcestershire underway. We really see this as a chance for parents and carers to be at the centre of designing a service for all of our children.

Early Help is a project which will bring together all the things parents and carers need for their family under one project.

We desperately need to make sure that as a group we are at the centre of advising the council. You are all invited to come along to a meeting with the lead commissioner for the project and share your ideas on 26th January 7.30 pm at Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club, Worcester.

Please make the time to come along and invite other parents who you think would be interested

Looking forward to seeing you.

 

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Parents' Voice – Celebrating Parents

For Parents' Week 2011, Parents’ Voice celebrated parents by looking for poems or short humorous anecdotes about parents or being a parent.

There was an opportunity to win £20 worth of shopping vouchers and our winner was Sally Walters with the following entry:

My birthday this year was very dull (had to work all day etc) but I was cheered up considerably by this hand written note from my 7 year old son:

"Dear Mommy, yo're the best and the prittest,

Even when you're not propely drest.

I hope you know, I love you

From your children, Tom and Amy too"

(excuse his spelling - it's not his strong point!) Makes me sound like I wander around all day in my PJ's! (Sally Walters)

Thanks to Sally for her great entry. Remember to visit us us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Many thanks for all your support.

 

• We have created a parent charter, which encourages services to engage and work with parents to improve services for children and young people in Worcestershire.
• Awarded to:
  • Westland's First School, Droitwich
  • Hersonswood Primary School, Kidderminster
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel First School, Redditch
  • Simon de Mountford Middle School, Evesham
  • Regency High, Worcester
  • Northwick Manor Primary School, Worcester
  • Lyppard Grange Primary School, Worcester
  • St Bartholomews Primary School, Stourport-on-Severn
• We assisted with the writing of a parent friendly version of Worcestershire's Children and Young People's Plan which has been published by the Worcestershire County Council.

 

Parents' Voice Worcestershire – Questionnaire 2011

Dear Parent

Parents’ Voice Steering Group was set up to represent parents across Worcestershire. We do this by seeking feedback about things that are important to parents. We use this feedback in a variety of ways; for example, supporting the work of Parents’ Voice when we attend Children’s Trust meetings with Worcestershire County Council. Therefore, it is crucial that we know what is important to you so that we can give a voice to as many parents as possible! If you're not already a member of Parents' Voice then you can sign up during completion of the questionnaire (there is no cost involved and no obligation to become a member although we would love it if you do join us). Please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire and if you do so by 10 August 2011 you could win £25 worth of shopping vouchers in our prize draw.

Click here to access the Parents' Voice Worcestershire Questionnaire

We will be sharing feedback from this questionnaire on the Parents' Voice website in September, so do look out for it! In the meantime, visit us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Many thanks for your time, it is very much appreciated.

 

Child and Adolescents Mental Health Services

Mental health is everybody's business. Support for children and young people to develop good emotional and mental health is provided by families, early years settings, schools and colleges as well as a range of early intervention, targeted and specialist services. We want to know what you think about how good the support is for children, young people and families.

What is working well, or not so well, and where are the gaps?

We hope you will feel able to respond to this consultation, launched this week and running for 12 weeks.

The survey responses will contribute to a needs assessment which will help us plan improvements to the way children and young people in Worcestershire are supported to have good emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Click here to access the CAMHS consultation

If you have any general questions about the consultation please contact me by emailing: akirton@worcestershire.gov.uk

More information about the consultation can be found by accessing the Worcestershire consultation portal.

 

 

Parents' Voice Committee Meetings

Click here for details of the Parents' Voice monthly committee meetings

Details of how to join our group can be found at the following link:

Contact us and join Parents' Voice

 

• We have created a parent charter, which encourages services to engage and work with parents to improve services for children and young people in Worcestershire.
• Awarded to:
  • Westland's First School, Droitwich
  • Hersonswood Primary School, Kidderminster
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel First School, Redditch
  • Simon de Mountford Middle School, Evesham
  • Regency High, Worcester
  • Northwick Manor Primary School, Worcester
  • Lyppard Grange Primary School, Worcester
  • St Bartholomews Primary School, Stourport-on-Severn