Supporting parent carers in Gateshead

Gateshead Parent Carer Forum is an organised volunteer group of parents and carers of disabled children and young people who have a variety of special educational needs and disabilities living across the Gateshead borough.

Our aim is to support parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in our community, we do that by coming together in a relaxed atmosphere, having a drop in coffee morning, information sessions with invited speakers and training events.

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Keep up to date with us and other events and opportunities within Gateshead!

SEN Support Workshop - Wednesday 9th February

Were you not able to make our SEN Support Training with Lynne Kilford? No problem, please find the slideshow that was used during the training below!

Useful Links

Gateshead Local Offer

The Gateshead Local Offer brings together information for children and young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.

This includes information about services and support, and advice and guidance on education, health, social care and transport.

Contact

Contact is a charity set-up by and supporting families of children with disabilities.

SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

At Gateshead SENDiass they offer free impartial, confidential information and advice for children and young people aged 0-25 and their parents and carers, where a child or young person has or may have special educational needs or disability.

Autism Information Hub

The Autism Information Hub is available to anyone with an interest in autism - parents/carers/family members, professionals, practitioners, or individuals with autism, with or without a diagnosis.

IPSEA

IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They also provide training on the SEND legal framework to parents and carers, professionals and other organisations.

Family Fund

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. Last year, we provided over 150,000 grants or services worth over £48 million to families across the UK.

Undiagnosed

Undiagnosed has three main aims:

Develop and support a community of families of children affected by undiagnosed genetic conditions.
Support the development of high quality information and services for families of children affected by undiagnosed genetic conditions.
Raise public and professional awareness of undiagnosed genetic conditions and the unique challenges faced by affected families.

Unique

Unique’s mission is to inform, support and alleviate the isolation of anyone affected by a rare chromosome disorder or an autosomal dominant single gene disorder and to raise public awareness.

Kooth

Kooth is a free, anonymous, confidential, safe, online wellbeing service, offering professional support, information, and forums for young people.

Gateshead Carers

Their focus is on empowering carers to be stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life, claiming their rights, realising their potential, achieving their goals, staying healthy mentally, physically and financially. They focus on the strengths and talents you have and how these can help you achieve your goals and the life you want.

Carers Trust Tyne and Wear

Carers Trust TTW believe that young carers should have a life of their own alongside their caring role. Being a young carer shouldn't prevent children and young people from having time to themselves, making friends, being happy and healthy or having the same opportunities as their peers.

Their staff understand the lives that young carers and their families lead and treat our service users with respect and compassion. They provide a range of services that address the issues that young carers tell them are important, including breaks, social opportunities, emotional support and programmes to promote health and wellbeing.