How can the service help me?

We can help in the following ways:

• General information about Special Educational Needs and procedures.
• Ono-to-one support through phone calls, home visits and attending meetings.
• Links with schools, the local authority (LA) and voluntary organisations.
• Support during assessment for a statement.
• Parents forum - where you can share ideas with other parents/agencies/local education authority, etc.
• A termly newsletter.
• To help write letters and reports for review meetings.
• Group meetings to explain the statutory assessment and statementing procedures.
• Links to a range of voluntary organisations.
• Information about the Disagreement Resolution Service.

The Disagreement Resolution Service is for parents/carers of children with special educational needs (SEN), local authorities (LA) and schools.

It aims to resolve disagreements about special educational needs provision through informal meetings and discussion.

Agreements reached at disagreement resolution meetings are not legally binding and the service does not replace the special educational needs (SEN) tribunal.

Who to contact

Maureen Fowler - Parent Partnership Officer
Telephone: 0161 778 0349
Email: Maureen.Fowler@salford.gov.uk

Liz Williams - Parent Partnership Officer
Telephone: 0161 778 0343
Email: Liz.Williams@salford.gov.uk

Parent Partnership Service
Children's Services
Unity House
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5AW

Fax number: 0161 728 6234

This page was last updated on 21 October 2011