Join us online for an introduction to Self-advocacy

​Self-advocacy is the ability to speak up for yourself and your rights, ensuring your voice is heard and respected in decisions that affect your life. 

In this informal workshop, you will learn how to recognise and understand your own strengths and needs, knowing what kind of support or accommodations will help you, and communicating those requirements effectively to others.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' PINS Programme

In person - Barrowcliffe School

For workshop information, please contact us - parentcarervoice.pins@gmail.com

!! Session Postponed !! - Inclusive Mainstream Toolkit

Our sincerest apologies to everyone that has booked onto today's online information sessions 'Inclusive Mainstream Toolkit', unfortunately we have had to postpone the sessions due to a family crisis. We will let you know as soon as we have rescheduled a new date/time.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you and look forward to catching up with you at the next sessions.

Thankyou for your understanding

Join our online information session on the new 'Inclusive Mainstream Toolkit'

The Inclusive Mainstream Toolkit parent guide was co-produced to support and inform your discussions with schools about provision which is ordinarily available to support children and young people in mainstream schools across North Yorkshire (aged 5-16).

Do you want to find out more about the parent guide and the tools included in the Inclusive Mainstream Toolkit? If the answer is yes then why not join us at a Let’s talk session……

(previously referred to as 'Inclusive Practice Framework')

Tuesday 10th March:

• 10.30am - 12.00pm

• 6.30 - 8.00pm

To reserve your place, please follow one of the eventbrite links below:

Please note - the sessions are repeated, no need to attend both

We hope to see you online soon!

Join us at Northallerton Town Hall for our upcoming BtSEA information day!

Does your child experience Barriers to School Engagement and/or Attendance (BtSEA - also known as EBSA)?

Do you want to learn more about how you can help them?

These sessions will provide an overview of current developments within BtSEA, an explanation of the use of terminology, the possible reasons behind BtSEA and tips, ideas and resources to enable you to work together with school to identify and reduce any barriers your child may be experiencing.

Parent Carer Voice North Yorkshire worked with York and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and North Yorkshire Council to listen to young people, carers, parents and professionals, to learn from their lived experiences and co-produce guidance for schools and parents in working together to reduce Barriers to School Engagement and/or Attendance. This document is now complete and will be shared with you at this event.

Leading the sessions will be Alison Borg who has both personal and professional experience of BtSEA and also managed the BtSEA co-production project on behalf of Parent Carer Voice.

The day kicks off at 09.15am with arrival coffee and welcomes

The main presentation will start at 9.30am

We fully appreciate that early starts can be tricky, if you are running slightly late that’s absolutely fine, please still come along!

Refreshments will be provided during the break, we will be catering for vegan and gluten free, any other dietary requirements we kindly ask you to bring a snack with you.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Join us online with SENDIASS North Yorkshire for this informative session 'Appealing the contents of the EHCP'

This training session will take you through the process required for a Section B and/or Section F appeal i.e. you disagree with the description of special educational needs in the plan and/or you disagree with the special educational provision in the plan.

• what should be in Section B

• what should be in Section F

• what is a working document

• using the professional reports

• how to submit the appeal

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A with the SENDIASS Team, please note individual cases cannot be discussed.

The session will be recorded and forwarded onto all attendees that have reserved an eventbrite place.

To reserve your FREE place, follow the eventbrite link below:

We hope to see you online soon!

This workshop gives an introduction to why play and specifically, specifically structured 'play' supports social interaction, learning, cognition, communication, social skills and fine and gross motor skill development and provides tips and ideas for play with your child, dependent upon their area of need.

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A, including talking about individual scenarios with our SEND experienced presenter, Meg.

This session has been provided by the 'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' Programme and open to all parents and carers across North Yorkshire.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

This training session will take you through the process required for a Section I appeal i.e. the school named on the EHCP:

• how to submit an appeal,

• which schools you can request to be consulted with,

• can the LA name a different school,

• what evidence will you need,

• how do I complete the form,

• what happens next.

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A with the SENDIASS Team, please note individual cases cannot be discussed.

This session has been provided by the 'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' Programme and open to all parents and carers across North Yorkshire.

The session will be recorded and forwarded onto all attendees that have reserved an eventbrite place.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' PINS Programme

Join us at the Community Centre, Harrogate - gain an insight into EHCP's and Neurodiversity Support!

This is a fantastic SEND information event you wont want to miss!

Time: 09.15am - 2.30pm (a light lunch will be provided)

Location: Community Centre, Harrogate

SENDIASS North Yorkshire - This training session hopes to improve your understanding of the EHCP process and specific elements of it:

• what should an EHCP look like

• the professional reports,

• what to do when you receive a draft plan,

• what is meant by specificity,

• what does SMART mean,

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A with the SENDIASS Team, please note individual cases cannot be discussed.

Understanding Overwhelm, Meltdown and Shutdown

In this session, we will be exploring how stress and anxiety can impact neurodiverse people.

We will also look at burnout, meltdowns and shutdowns and outline some practical ideas to help you and the neurodiverse person you support.

Now get ready to dive into the Importance of Play!

This workshop gives an introduction to why play is important and provides tips and ideas for play with your child.

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A, including talking about individual scenarios and brainstorming with our SEND experienced presenter, Meg.

We understand arriving at 9.15am can be challenging with some school runs, we are more than happy for you to arrive slightly later, we really appreciate you joining us!

Bookable via your PINS school communication or email us parentcarervoice.pins@gmail.com

Join us online to gain an insight into understanding Overwhelm, Meltdown and Shutdown

In this session, we will be exploring how stress and anxiety can impact neurodiverse people.

We will also look at burnout, meltdowns and shutdowns and outline some practical ideas to help you and the neurodiverse person you support.

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A, including talking about individual scenarios with our SEND experienced presenter, Meg.

This session has been provided by the 'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' Programme and open to all parents and carers across North Yorkshire.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

Join us to discuss One Page Profiles and how they can support your child!

This workshop will help parents/carers understand how to use One Page Profiles in educational settings, as a tool to highlight a neurodiverse child or young person's individuality.

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A, including talking about individual scenarios with our SEND experienced presenter, Meg.

This session has been provided by the 'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' Programme and open to all parents and carers across North Yorkshire.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' PINS Programme

In person - Richmond Methodist School

Join us online to chat about all things neurodiversity…

Get ready to dive into understanding neurodiversity!

This workshop will look at how neurodiverse people often experience differences in how they process information, their sensory environment and how they interact with other people.

Bookable via your PINS school communication or email us parentcarervoice.pins@gmail.com

Join us online to chat about all things neurodiversity…

This workshop will look at how neurodiverse people often experience differences in how they process information, their sensory environment and how they interact with other people.

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A, including talking about individual scenarios with our SEND experienced presenter, Meg.

This session has been provided by the 'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' Programme and open to all parents and carers across North Yorkshire.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

Join our Annual General Meeting on Monday 26th January 2026

We have had a very busy and productive year during 2024-25, listen in for our yearly recap on the following areas:

• Partnership and Strategic Partner working

• Co-production and Projects

• Parent carer information and support sessions

• Highlights and Challenges

We want to hear from our members, your experience and views help us to shape the direction of the Forum.

A copy of our previous AGM minutes can be found here - minutes

A copy of the upcoming agenda can be found here - agenda

A copy of the financial report can be found here - statement

To join us online, please follow the eventbrite link below:

Let's dive into the world of EHCP's with SENDIASS North Yorkshire - an information event you won't want to miss!

This training session hopes to improve your understanding of the EHCP process and specific elements of it:

• what should an EHCP look like

• the professional reports,

• what to do when you receive a draft plan,

• what is meant by specificity,

• what does SMART mean,

There will also be an opportunity for Q&A with the SENDIASS Team, please note individual cases cannot be discussed.

This session has been provided by the 'Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools' Programme and open to all parents and carers across North Yorkshire.

The session will be recorded and forwarded onto all attendees that have reserved an eventbrite place.

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We hope to see you online soon!

Join us online to find out more information about North Yorkshire Portage for under 5's!

Do you want to know more about North Yorkshire’s Portage service for the under 5s, who they are and what they offer?

If the answer is yes than come along to this informative Let’s Talk Portage Session hosted by Lynne Kilford; ILM Cognition and Learning and Early Identification with North Yorkshire Council.

Have a question about Portage?... this is the time to ask, there will be allocated time for Q & A during the session.

Please use the eventbrite links below to reserve your place

Please note - both sessions are the same, no need to attend both

Thankyou, we look forward to seeing you online!

Join us online with SENDIASS North Yorkshire to chat about secondary school transitions

Whether your child is transitioning this year or you are thinking ahead for the transition next year, this workshop will help you.

We appreciate that this can be a very stressful time for many young people and parent carers . This workshop will provide you with a wealth of advice and practical tips to support your child with their transition to secondary school.

During the workshop, we will cover what to consider when looking for a secondary school and the questions to ask when visiting.

Please note that individual cases cannot be discussed, however there will be plenty of time for general questions and brainstorming scenerios.

We will not be recording this live session - this is due to the sensitivity discussed and enables parent carers to chat freely.

A previous recording of the session can be found - here

**By signing up to this event, you are agreeing to be included within Parent Carer Voice North Yorkshire free email subscription.

Togetherness Online Learning Pathways for Parents and Families
Information Session

Monday 13th October; 10.00 - 11.30am

Join Rachel Yeadon - Group Manager Early Help, Children & Families' Service for an inspiring introduction to Togetherness – a new online learning platform designed to support parents and carers in raising kind, emotionally aware, and resilient children.

What is Togetherness?

Togetherness brings together psychology, lived experience, and over 25 years of trusted expertise from the Solihull Approach, developed by Dr Hazel Douglas MBE and her team. These bitesize, evidence-based learning pathways are tailored to help families build stronger relationships and happier home lives.

What You'll Discover:

• Confidence-building tools for parenting in a changing world

• Practical strategies from child and adolescent mental health experts

• Proven theories and tested ideas for meaningful change

• A supportive, accessible approach for all families

Whether you're a parent, carer, or practitioner, this session is a chance to explore how Togetherness can make a real difference in your family’s journey.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Togetherness Online Learning Pathways for Parents and Families
Information Session

Monday 13th October; 10.00 - 11.30am

Join Rachel Yeadon - Group Manager Early Help, Children & Families' Service for an inspiring introduction to Togetherness – a new online learning platform designed to support parents and carers in raising kind, emotionally aware, and resilient children.

What is Togetherness?

Togetherness brings together psychology, lived experience, and over 25 years of trusted expertise from the Solihull Approach, developed by Dr Hazel Douglas MBE and her team. These bitesize, evidence-based learning pathways are tailored to help families build stronger relationships and happier home lives.

What You'll Discover:

• Confidence-building tools for parenting in a changing world

• Practical strategies from child and adolescent mental health experts

• Proven theories and tested ideas for meaningful change

• A supportive, accessible approach for all families

Whether you're a parent, carer, or practitioner, this session is a chance to explore how Togetherness can make a real difference in your family’s journey.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Parents and Carers have been invited to provide feedback on the draft plan of a new Assessment Toolkit guide for children and young people accessing SEND services.

Tuesday 23rd September

• 10.00 - 11.30am

• 7.00 - 8.30pm

Sally Marchant - Policy, Practice and Development Officer with North Yorkshire Council will be leading the session, taking us through the toolkit, offering opportunities to provide parent carer feedback on how it will support existing families and families new to the SEND system as well as assessing its useability.

Whilst the Assessment Toolkit will focus on ensuring the correct pathway of support for families new to the SEND world, it's imperative she hears from experienced families to understand how to ensure new families receive the right support at the right time.

We aim to record this session and forward onto ticket holders, we always recommend attending live sessions (where possible) to receive maximum benefit.

We do hope you'll support these important sessions.

To reserve your place, please follow one of the eventbrite links below;

This event is postponed due to forecasted high winds - attendees will be emailed directly with an alternate arrangement.

Join us for a FREE family summer day at Harewood House!

Date: Tuesday 05th August

We will welcome you on arrival at the Gatehouse and let you know any key details for the day.

You can then explore the grounds at your own leisure and we will meet up for a picnic lunch together around 12pm.

We want families to have a relaxing day and not feel pressured, if you can't join us for lunch that is absolutely fine, we completely understand!

Whether you stay on for some more exploring in the afternoon or you're ready to leave, the day is completely at your family's pace

The entry covers you from 10.30am - 5pm, you are welcome to stay as long or as little as you wish

To book your FREE tickets, please follow the Eventbrite button below

We look forward to meeting your family soon!

North Yorkshire Police are wanting our help creating a Police Passport for Vulnerable Young People.

The new Detective Chief Inspector, Carol Kirk, wants to implement this as soon as possible. Similar to the hospital passport, the Police Passport will be held within police records to help better safeguard vulnerable young people and will support children and families in situations, for example, where a young person is missing, becomes disoriented or distressed, or where parents or carers need some immediate help or understanding from the police.

To reserve your place, please follow the eventbrite link below

We look forward to seeing you online on Wednesday 30th July at 7pm

We have requested that further engagement sessions are arranged for September to review their proposed documentation.

Join us for a FREE family summer day at Harewood House!

Date: Friday 25th July

We will welcome you on arrival at the Gatehouse and let you know any key details for the day.

You can then explore the grounds at your own leisure and we will meet up for a picnic lunch together around 12pm.

We want families to have a relaxing day and not feel pressured, if you can't join us for lunch that is absolutely fine, we completely understand!

Whether you stay on for some more exploring in the afternoon or you're ready to leave, the day is completely at your family's pace

The entry covers you from 10.30am - 5pm, you are welcome to stay as long or as little as you wish

To book your FREE tickets, please follow the Eventbrite button below

We look forward to meeting your family soon!

Please join us on Thursday 3rd July for a day dedicated to parent carer wellbeing at The Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton from 9:30/10:00am to 2:30pm.

Our aim is for everyone to leave the day feeling uplifted and armed with the tools we need to tackle the upcoming summer holidays!

Workshop Introductions:

How to Thrive: Tools for Emotional Confidence with Anna Lam-Decker
Discover simple, effective tools to support your emotional well-being. This session introduces Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), or ‘tapping,’ which can help reduce anxiety, build confidence, and create a sense of calm for parents and can also be an aid to help children. You’ll also hear about the DARE to Believe programme—an inspiring approach that helps you recognise your inner strengths and step into your full potential. Alongside EFT, Anna will be exploring additional gentle techniques that encourage emotional release, resilience, and a deeper connection between parent and child and looking at practical strategies to support emotional balance and resilience at home.

Move more, live well with Diane Brown
Diane Brown, author of 'The Little Book of Active Wellbeing: Move More, Live Well'

This workshop will change the way you think about exercise so you can finally live an active lifestyle that supports your health and wellbeing in a way that works for you.

It's finally time to start living an active lifestyle you don't want to give up. The difference between this and other 'fitness' methods is that this focuses on what's going on in your mind rather than your body. You will be exercising your brain first!

YOU are the expert on YOU so instead of preaching to you, Diane will guide you through a process to help you uncover the answers for yourself and find the path to an active lifestyle that works for you. You will discover the seven principles of 'Active Wellbeing', how they can help you feel more motivated, more empowered, and begin (when you're ready) to take action that lasts a lifetime.

Lunch Break
You cater for everyone else, let us cater for you! Enjoy a tasty buffet lunch on us, not forgetting desert! Please let us know of any dietary requirements on the final booking confirmation page.

Let's have fun!

As parent carers, we all live hectic lives with very little time taken for ourselves. So let's take this opportunity, using this precious time, to have some fun! We are keeping this activity a surprise but please do not worry, it is not outdoors, doesn't involve getting muddy or wet and everyone can join in!

Key event points

• Arrive anytime from 09.30am (coffee will be ready)

• Main event starts at 10.00am

• Lunch will be provided free of charge (please send dietary reqs through)

• Event finishes at 2:30pm

• Venue is wheelchair accessible with parking on-site

• As this event is focused on parent carer wellbeing no children are able to attend, but we have some FREE family fun days in the pipeline for the summer holidays where everyone will be welcome.

We look forward to you joining us for some parent carer much needed uplifting fun!

Please note - There is no charge for this event, however we kindly ask that you cancel your ticket or let us know before the event if you can no longer attend. To be able to keep providing events with no charge, we must ensure maximum attendance (we appreciate emergencies crop up on the day and this cannot be helped). We, as a charity, like many other charities are now facing funding challenges, unfortunately the cost of living is ever increasing at the moment. Thankyou for your understanding and support

To reserve your FREE place, please follow the eventbrite link below:

We are holding a creative writing for wellbeing course, in various locations across North Yorkshire:

• Harrogate - Knaresborough Library

• Richmond - Richmond Community Library

• Scarborough - Scarborough Library

• Selby - St Mary’s RC Church Hall

• Skipton - Carers Resource

Join us at a chosen location for a gentle and practical course to express your feelings in different types of writing (sketches, drawings, notes, journal).

Tuesday 24th June (week 1) Course information:

What is Creative Writing? Write what you know: I am here now; gratitude A-Z; thoughts as clouds; creative activities from daily life

Tuesday 01st July (week 2) Using Ideas:

Finding your niche; expressing difficult feelings; a few of my favourite things; locating emotions through drawing

Tuesday 08th July (week 3) Writing outside the box:

Letting go; digital detox; tapping into your staying power; writing a different to-do list; course feedback / review

Important course details

There will be the opportunity to enhance your writing skills with 2 further sessions post summer holidays (dates TBC)

The course session times are 10.00am - 12.00pm

To reserve your FREE place via eventbrite, please follow your relevant location link below:

North Yorkshire Council is moving ahead with plans to introduce a new digital platform for managing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). We are aiming to streamline processes, reduce staff workload, and improve transparency and access for families as part of our wider commitment to give every child and young person the opportunity to thrive.

Following a detailed review of our current systems and processes, we identified significant challenges in managing over 5,500 EHCPs using multiple disconnected tools. With up to 90 steps involved in each plan and a high volume of enquiries each month, it is clear a more effective and centralised solution is needed.

Our priority is to make the EHCP process more efficient, supportive and accessible – not just for the teams working hard behind the scenes, but for the families relying on timely, coordinated support.

We would like to invite you to join an online meeting, where you will be given the opportunity to provide the valuable feedback required to ensure we deliver a solution that works for everyone involved.

Please note the session will be interactive and you will require a device to participate.

To reserve your place - please follow the Eventbrite link below:

Let's Talk - Social, Emotional & Mental Health

This workshop aims to support the understanding of SEMH and explores strategies which can effectively support children and young people; with Emma Allison - North Yorkshire SEND Hub:

• What is SEMH?

• What are the characteristics of SEMH

• The three key areas of the Triune Brain and their functions

• Emotional development gaps and the lasting impact of early attachment

• How relational approaches can support your understanding of SEMH needs

• How to support children’s social skills and positive attachments​when experiencing challenging SEMH needs

• The Key Strategies​ and how to implementing these

The session will last approximately 1.5 hours, allowing sufficient time for Q and A.

We will endeavour to record this session to forward onto all ticket holders, however due to the sensitivity discussed within this session this may not be possible. We encourage you to attend the live session if possible.

Session - Thursday 05th June; 1.00 - 2.30pm

Reserve your FREE place through the eventbrite link below:

Let’s Talk - Secondary school Transitions

Join us online with SENDIASS North Yorkshire to chat about secondary school transitions

Whether your child is transitioning this year or you are thinking ahead for the transition next year, this workshop will help you.

We appreciate that this can be a very stressful time for many young people and parent carers . This workshop will provide you with a wealth of advice and practical tips to support your child with their transition to secondary school.

During the workshop, we will cover what to consider when looking for a secondary school and the questions to ask when visiting.

Please note that individual cases cannot be discussed, however there will be plenty of time for general questions and brainstorming scenerios.

We endeavour to record our online sessions to forward onto all ticket holders, however this may not always be possible. We encourage you to attend the live session if you are able to.

**By signing up to this event, you are agreeing to be included within Parent Carer Voice North Yorkshire free email subscription.

To reserve your FREE place, follow the eventbrite link below: