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NNPCF & Contact joint conference 2023

Our 2022/23 conference this year was a two part event, with a digital offering as well as an in person conference in Bristol.

Face-to-face conference

Our face-to-face conference was held on 28 February 2023 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Bristol City Centre.

The day was jointly organised and facilitated jointly the Contact and NNPCF teams.

We were joined by PCF members from around the country, as well as representatives from the NHS and the DfE.

The conference was livestreamed for the first time and you can watch the sessions below.

Contact’s Carolyn and our co chair Tina, opened the conference with a very warm welcome to our attendees. Amanda Batten gave her last conference speech, as she has now stepped down from her role as Contact’s Chief Executive.

 https://youtu.be/2Ph61WMCdLw.  

You can download the opening presentation here.

Next came an Ofsted SEND inspection framework update from Dr Tina Pagett, HMI for Ofsted.  https://youtu.be/KqKKF14QFeo  

Our co chair Mrunal gave an impassioned address, asking the question ‘What next for SEND?’ highlighting that the time it was taking to put the 2014 SEND reforms into place was equal to an actual childhood.  https://youtu.be/8iQub582AXY  

Download Mrunal’s presentation here.

The Q&A panel, included Alison Ismail, the Director for SEND and Alternative Provision at the DfE, Amanda Allard, the Deputy Director for Health, at the Council for Disabled Children,Tina Pagett, HMI, for further education and skills at Ofsted and Sue Nort from National Health England who answered questions that had been submitted from our PCF members in advance. https://youtu.be/Phc7un-iZQI

The Eva Sharma, from the DfE gave a presentation about the National Standards, something that had been included in the SEND review. This led to a round the table coproduction session with our attendees, who explored what should be included in the national standards in each stage of a child’s development.  https://youtu.be/mwbvhSgwcm8 

Download the DfE coproduction session slides here

Finally we welcomed the minister for Children Families and Wellbeing, Claire Coutinho, who had joined us for the afternoon. She gave an address and hinted about the much anticipated SEND and AP green paper review response. The minister then answered questions from our co chair Tina.  https://youtu.be/10oR7_V8UI8

Virtual conference

Thank you to all those who joined us at our joint virtual conference which took place on January 31, February 1 and February 2.

Please see the links below to recordings of sessions, as well as the resources.

Planning the recovery in children’s community services

The NNPCF has heard throughout the year of the challenges faced by families accessing community based services including SALT, ASD / ADHD services and paediatricians in the wake of the covid 19 pandemic.

NHS England has created a new recovery team to address these issues around children’s services who have agreed to speak to NNPCF membership about what NHS data is telling them and the steps they are exploring to tackle the problems. Included was an opportunity to coproduce the latest thinking on what the model for recovery might look like. Watch the recording session here you can also download the presentation, the Menti survey results and Menti summary from the session.

NNPCF AGM

This session includes:

  • Review the first six months of our operation as a Community Interest Company from October 2021 to March 2022
  • A look at what has happened in the world of SEND since April 2022 and put it into the broader context of political turmoil, cost of living and the NHS.
  • Coproduce our priorities for the coming year 2023-24 that will form the basis of our business plan and longer term strategy.

You can watch the AGM recording here  and download the slides from the presentation too.

IPSEA SEND law

IPSEA, the SEND legal support charity, lead a session that outlines the major pieces of legislation that protect children and young people with SEND including the Children and Families Act, Equalities Act, Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act. They cover the tools that families (and forums) have at their disposal to seek redress if they have concerns. IPSEA also cover the services and support that they offer and how forums can seek further help and training.

View the recording of the session along with the presentation and a Q&A document from the session.

Delivering Better Value in SEND (DBV)

This interactive session provided an opportunity for parents and carers to understand the DBV programme, ask questions, and contribute to how it is set up for success. The session explores:

  • What the DBV in SEND programme is and how it sits alongside other DfE activities
  • The progress made and findings to date
  • How to best connect parent-carers into the work of the programme

See the following link to the local authorities participating in DBV – https://nnpcf.org.uk/2022/10/19/dfe-update-delivering-better-value-for-send-and-safety-valve/

You can watch the recording of the session and download the presentation

Developing the Parent Carer Forum handbook with Contact

Last year, Contact asked what forums wanted in the new forum handbook – In this session they share the survey results and discuss how to take things forward to develop a handbook that works for all parent carer forums.

View a recording of the session here.

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Bristol Conference Update

The agenda for our face to face conference in Bristol on 28 February has now been confirmed.

The conference opens at 10.30am, with the event starting at 11am

There will be light refreshments available on arrival.

11.00-11.20 Welcome and introductions


11.20-12.00 Keynote from Ofsted – SEND and inspections – the new local area inspection framework and Ofsted’s annual report


12.00-12.40 Keynote from CoChairs – What next for SEND? Shaping a strategy during a crisis.


12.40-14.00 Lunch- a choice of hot dishes will be available


14.00-14.30 Address from Claire Coutinho, Minister for Children, Families, and Wellbeing


14.30-15.45 Session led by the DfE:


Delivery of the SEND and AP improvement plan

An interactive co-production session led by the Department for Education, looking for thoughts on the next steps of the SEND and AP implementation improvement plan being developed in response to the SEND AP Green Paper


15.45-16.00 Break-refreshments will be available


16.00-16.45 The Q&A Panel will include:

Alison Ismail, Director for SEND and Alternative Provision at the Department for Education

Tina Pagett, HMI, further education and skills from Ofsted

Phil Brayshaw, Acting Head of Children and Young People, National Learning Disability and Autism Programme NHS England

Amanda Allard, Deputy Director for Health, Council for Disabled Children.

You can submit a question for the panel by completing this Menti Poll: https://www.menti.com/al59jhm9tjip

When the conference finishes, light refreshments will be available in the market place area.

Attendees can then return to their accommodation to freshen up and have some food in preparation for the evening social event, which starts at 7.30pm.

During the evening, there will be a bar, where you can buy soft and alcoholic drinks as well as a disco and some complementary canapés

If you are unable to attend the conference, a live stream will be available to watch. You can sign up for the live streaming here.https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83666170897

Shortly after the conference , the live sessions will be available to watch on YouTube- details will be shared after the event.

Find out more and book your place by completing the booking form available on Contact’s website

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NNPCF and Contact Virtual Conference news

January 31, February 1 and February 2

Our joint virtual conference with Contact has now been finalised

The details and booking links can be found below:

Tuesday 31 January

10am – 10.30am Introduction to the virtual conference

Join your conference hosts Tina Emery and Mrunal Sisodia from the NNPCF and Carolyn Deveney from Contact as they introduce this year’s joint NNPCF and Contact conference.

They will provide an overview the presentations, workshops and coproduction opportunities over the next few days and provide a lead into the face to face conference in Bristol on the 28 February

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88112873094

11am – 12.30pm Coming together on inclusion

A chance to get together with peers to share what works and what might challenge us when it comes to Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). This session focuses on interactive discussion, space to engage, challenging our own biases, understanding who is around us, and finding our ‘blind spots’.

Contact is offering all forums EDI training this year as part of the core support offer at the DfE’s request. We hope that by the end of the year all forums will have participated in the training.

Numbers for this session will be restricted, however, the session will be run another five times during the next few months.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82239692261

1pm – 2pm Planning the recovery in children’s community services

The NNPCF has heard throughout the year of the challenges faced by families accessing community based services including SALT, ASD / ADHD services and paediatricians in the wake of the covid 19 pandemic.

NHS England has created a new recovery team to address these issues around children’s services who have agreed to speak to NNPCF membership about what NHS data is telling them and the steps they are exploring to tackle the problems.


There will also be an opportunity to coproduce the latest thinking on what the model for recovery might look like.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86311272683

7pm -8pm NNPCF AGM

Join the NNPCF steering group to help coproduce the business plan for the coming year and shape our longer term strategy.

This session will include:

  • Review the first six months of our operation as a Community Interest Company from October 2021 to March 2022
  • take a look at what has happened in the world of SEND since April 2022 and put it into the broader context of political turmoil, cost of living and the NHS.
  • coproduce our priorities for the coming year 2023-24 that will form the basis of our business plan and longer term strategy.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82863344182

Wednesday 1 February

10.30am – 11.30am IPSEA SEND law

IPSEA, the SEND legal support charity, will lead a session that outlines the major pieces of legislation that protect children and young people with SEND including the Children and Families Act, Equalities Act, Chronically Sick and Disabled persons Act. They will cover the tools that families (and forums) have at their disposal to seek redress if they have concerns.

IPSEA will also cover the services and support that they offer and how forums can seek further help and training.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84618605173

1pm 2.30 pm Delivering Better Value for SEND (DBVS)

This interactive session will provide an opportunity for parents and carers to understand the DBV programme, ask questions, and contribute to how it is set up for success. We will explore:

  • What the DBV in SEND programme is and how it sits alongside other DfE activities
  • The progress made and findings to date
  • How to best connect parent-carers into the work of the programme

See the following link to the local authorities participating in DBV – https://nnpcf.org.uk/2022/10/19/dfe-update-delivering-better-value-for-send-and-safety-valve/

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87686199480

Thursday 2 February

10am – 11.00 am Developing the Parent Carer Forum handbook with Contact

Last year, Contact asked what forums wanted in the new forum handbook – In this session they will share the survey results and discuss how to take things forward to develop a handbook that works for all parent carer forums

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84457866707

Booking is open for our face to face conference in Bristol.

Bristol Conference Update
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Conference news

A reminder that this year’s annual conference will be a two part event.

Based on your feedback, we will be holding series of virtual workshops between 28 January and 1 of February 2023 and there will be a face to face event on 28 February at the Double Tree Hilton, Bristol City centre, Redcliffe Way, Bristol BS1 6NJ.

You told us a number of topics that you would like workshops on and we are currently working with the Department for Education, NHS, Ofsted / CQC, and partners in the charity sector to plan these for the conference.

For the face to face conference, registration will open at 10.30 am with the event starting at 11am. There will be refreshments available throughout the day and lunch will be provided before the formal event finishes at 5pm.

This will be followed by an evening social event starting at 7.30pm. This will give us an informal opportunity to socialise and catch up with other forums, something we haven’t been able to do since before the covid pandemic.

To register for the event, please complete the form which can be found via the following link on Contact’s website: Conference-FAQs-2022-23.pdf (contact.org.uk) This will also give you further information about the event.

Accommodation can be booked directly with the hotel via this link: Available Rooms – DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre

We can already confirm that we have Ofsted, a Ministerial address and senior members of the NHS England team attending the conference on the 28 February. As well as key note speeches, there will be a Q&A panel and we are working with our partners to host a large scale coproduction session to shape a major policy area.

We will published both agendas, for the virtual and the Bristol conference, early in the new year.