Children & Young People's Service
The Children & Young People's Service provides support and overview to Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector (VCFS) groups working with children, young people & their families in Blackburn with Darwen.The work of the Service varies from strategic planning for services and collating & voicing the most important issues affecting the work of the VCFS to providing impartial advice, information and support to parents and carers of children and young people on a variety of issues.To find out more about the three major aspects of the Service's work, please click on a link.
Children, Young People & Families Forum
Parent Partnership Service
Schools Choice Advice Service
Children, Young People & Families Forum
Who are we?
The Forum is made up of representatives from voluntary, community and faith organisations who work with children, young people and their families.
What do we do?
The Forum encourages:
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between Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector groups and the statutory sector. The Forum gives organisations and individuals the opportunity to share good practice as well as an insight into "what's going on" in the area.
Where we fit in
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Why?
The VCFS has an important role to play in providing services for children, young people and their families. It is vital that this work is recognised and encouraged so that it can continue long term for local people.
The VCFS also has a vital part to play in the strategic planning of services with each organisation's experience and outlook playing an important role in this process.
The Forum acts as the consultative arm of the Sector so that strategic information can be circulated and opinions, thoughts and guidance can be fed back from the Forum (and hence the Sector as a whole) to the relevant organisations.
When do we meet?
The Forum meets once a month on Wednesday, between 10am and 12 noon. Venues do vary.
How do we get involved?
New members are always welcome. We would encourage all organisations, regardless of size, to join the Forum. Even if you cannot always attend meetings, we can add you to our mailing list to keep you updated on what's happening locally.
More Information
If you would like more information about Children, Young People and Families Forum, please contact Angela Allen on 01254 583957 .
Minutes of previous meetings can be accessed at our downloads page.
Parent Partnership Service
Blackburn with Darwen Parent Partnership Service is committed to providing a flexible and supportive service which offers pupils, parents, carers, schools and other professionals the opportunity of working together in meeting the special educational needs of the individual pupil.
The Parent Partnership Service is a partnership between parents, carers, the VCFS and the Local Authority. The Service offers impartial information, guidance and support to parents of children who have special educational needs.
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Your Views Matter
The Parent Partnership Service listens to children, parents, carers, professionals and schools to gather ideas and share problems, opinions and views, feeding these back to Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services and other agencies to ensure your voice is heard.
The Service operates to the standards of confidentiality and impartiality set out in its policies, which you can download or read at the link below.
Download PPS Impartiality and Confidentiality & Information Sharing Policies
Download PPS Understanding Educational Jargon leaflet
Download PPS Individual Pupil Resourcing Agreement (IPRA) information
Download PPS School Action, School Action Plus & Individual Education Programmes leaftlet
Download PPS Note in Lieu information
More Information
If you would like more information about the Parent Partnership Service, please contact Philomena Strickland on 01254 583957 .
Schools Choice Advice Service
The Schools Choice Advice Service provides impartial, independent advice and support to parents of pupils about to undergo the transition between primary and secondary education. In addition, the Schools Choice Adviser provides advice and advocacy on the occasion of exclusion or other dispute with an educational provider.
For more details about the Schools Choice Advice Service, please contact Mike Smallridge on 01254 583957 . You can also download the Choice Advice leaflets by clicking on the icons below: -
Download Choice Advice leaflet - part 1
Download Choice Advice leaflet - part 2
