Collaboration with parents and carers is critical to the success of the PINS programme, in order to build or strengthen parental relationships with schools, and to build confidence in local ways of working and the support that parents can expect for their children. Parent carers are key partners in the delivery of PINS and there will be parent carer representation at all levels.
Parent carers will be asked for their views at the start and end of the project at all the schools involved in the project. This is a nationally design survey which is facilitated by the local Parent Carer Forum.
There are responsibilities for schools, and the PCF’s taking part in PINS. This includes:
- holding termly meetings (minimum of 3) with the school leadership team
- hold a minimum of 3 parent carer participation group meetings within the school during the project delivery period. These are open to all parent carers with children, in the school community
- Schools will support communication between the PCF and the parent carer community through the use of the school’s communication channels
- both the PCF and school will promote a person-centred approach to working with parent carers as outlined in the Children and Families Act and SEND Code of Practice.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be put in place to clearly identify these roles and responsibilities.
We are asking all schools to book their parent carer sessions by 13th June 2025 to help with planning. All schools will be assigned a lead parent carer forum representative for these sessions.
You can find out more about parent carer feedback and involvement from the pdf below.