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Family Voice Calderdale Family Voice Calderdale is the official Parent Carer Forum for Calderdale, representing families of children & young people (0–25) with SEND. We hear you.

We work in partnership with local services to ensure parent carer voices shape support, provision & improvement. Family Voice Calderdale is the official Parent Carer Forum (PCF) for Calderdale and is hosted and supported by the charity, Unique Ways. We are a representative group of local parent carers of children and young people (aged 0–25) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Our role as part of a Steering Group is to bring the collective voice of families to the table and work alongside education, health and social care services to improve local provision. We are a pan-disability forum. This means we represent families across the full range of needs described in the SEND Code of Practice. Every voice matters — whether your child has a diagnosis, is on a pathway, has suspected SEND, is masking, struggling quietly, or is navigating the SEND system in any way. We work in co-production as equal partners with service providers. That means we don’t just highlight problems — we help shape solutions. We act as a critical friend: celebrating what is working well, and constructively challenging where change or improvement is needed. Our focus is always solution-focused and centred on better outcomes for children and young people. There is one Department for Education (DfE) funded Parent Carer Forum in each local authority area in England. We receive our annual DfE participation grant (administered by Contact) to support our running costs. As part of this, we are committed to working together in strategic co-production. We are also members of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF), working alongside forums across England to ensure lived experience shapes local and national SEND developments. Through regional and national networks, we amplify Calderdale families’ voices beyond our local area. Most importantly — we are parent carers too. Everything we do is rooted in lived experience. We stand alongside you. And we work to ensure that SEND families in Calderdale remain seen, heard and valued every step of the way. If you are a parent carer of a child or young person with SEND aged 0–25, you can be a member of our forum. Membership is free and you can join on our website or email us for more information. Together, our voices are stronger.

📣 External Share.....Just sharing this in case it's useful for our families.....
16/10/2026

📣 External Share.....

Just sharing this in case it's useful for our families.....

Don't forget Unique Ways have their coffee evening next Thursday ♥️
15/10/2026

Don't forget Unique Ways have their coffee evening next Thursday ♥️

📢 EXTERNAL SHARE.... 📢SEND Inflatable Family Fun Swims in Calderdale, in case these are useful for anyone.....
15/10/2026

📢 EXTERNAL SHARE.... 📢

SEND Inflatable Family Fun Swims in Calderdale, in case these are useful for anyone.....

14/10/2026

REMINDER BOOKING LINES OPEN- WORKSHOP: Sleep Support (age 5 years- teen) Thursday 26th November

📣 You said, so we did! ♥️ You told us at our Conference that you wanted a school holiday family event with your children...
14/10/2026

📣 You said, so we did! ♥️

You told us at our Conference that you wanted a school holiday family event with your children, where you could do an activity together and meet us at Family Voice.....

We are pleased to share with you our collaboration with the Library and another local SEND support group to offer you a FREE family friendly sensory event.

This one is a Sensory Stay & Play with Silent Disco on Monday 26th from 2-4pm. No booking needed.

We look forward to seeing our families there ♥️

Coffee Morning!
13/10/2026

Coffee Morning!

REMINDER:- Upper Valley Coffee Morning- WEDNESDAY 14th October 2026 @ 10:00- 11:30AM

We are Live on our Monthly "We Hear You" Focus Group 🫶
05/10/2026

We are Live on our Monthly "We Hear You" Focus Group 🫶

EXTERNAL POST📣Send Dads Social Thursday 15th October7-8.30
05/10/2026

EXTERNAL POST📣
Send Dads Social
Thursday 15th October
7-8.30

Help Shape Mental Health Services in Calderdale!We know Mental Health Services are a key concern for many of our Parent ...
05/10/2026

Help Shape Mental Health Services in Calderdale!

We know Mental Health Services are a key concern for many of our Parent Carer members.

That's why we're really pleased to be working with Northpoint to host 1 to 1 sessions with their Engagement & Insight Coordinator, who is there to hear your views, and make recommendations to improve services based on your feedback.

They want to know:

- What makes it hard for young people to access mental health support?
- Which young people are missing out on services?
- What services can do differently?
- How they can make support more welcoming, fair and accessible to all?

You can book on at the link in the comments, and have your voice heard.

05/10/2026

Peer Support Coffee Morning - Reminder: Halifax Central TOMORROW : Tuesday 6th October 2026 @ 10am

Address

Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre
Halifax
HX15PG

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+441422343090

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