Upcoming events - 2025
Parent Carer Voice host virtual and face-to-face training and events.
Watch this space - upcoming events for 2025 include: CAMHS, EHCPs, Makaton, Mental Capacity, Online Safety, Preparing for Adulthood, SEND finance and budgets, Carer Health and Support, Wills and Trusts
Keep scrolling down to find our confirmed event line up………. we hope to see you online soon!
Creative writing for wellbeing - various
We are holding a creative writing for wellbeing 5 week course, in various locations across North Yorkshire:
Harrogate - Exact location TBC
Richmond - Exact location TBC
Scarborough - Exact location TBC
Selby - Exact location TBC
Skipton - Exact location TBC
Join us at a chosen location for a gentle and practical 5-week 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
The complete course totals 5 weeks, the remaining 2 weeks will be post summer holidays 16th and 23rd September
You will be required to attend all 5 sessions, this ensures you receive the maximum benefit from the course.
The course session times are 10.00am - 12.00pm
The exact venue location will be updated shortly
To reserve your FREE place via eventbrite, please follow your relevant location link below:
Parent Carer WELLBEING - Summer Event!
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
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Digital Platform Update - Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
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
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 attachmentswhen 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
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Let’s talk - secondary school transitions
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.
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