Welcome to Parent Carer Forum Devon

Together, we’re working hard to make sure all families of children and young people with SEND in Devon have the best possible support.

Parent Carer Forum Devon is a voice for parents of children with SEND.
  • Our forum is all about being a voice for parent carers of children with SEND. It’s like a bridge that connects them with the providers of statutory services.
Who are we?

What is Parent Carer Forum Devon?

Parent Carer Forum Devon (PCFD) is a group of parents and carers who have come together to make a difference for other parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in their community.

PCFD gather the views of local families whose children and young people have SEND across all local communities and feed back these views into strategic meetings to support the improvement of local services in their area. This is to ensure services are designed to better meet the needs of, and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND and their families.

Find out more about PCFD

What does PCFD do?

We want to bring the voice and lived experience of families into the heart of decision-making and ensure families influence how services are designed, delivered, and improved.

The Forum’s Pledge to Parent Carers

Read more about what PCFD does
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Join our Ambassador Volunteer Network

Ambassador volunteers do a wide range of different things, depending on what is happening in their local communities, what their interests are and how much time they can give to the role.

  • Share SEND information from DIAS out to your networks, on social media sites or locally at your schools and to your contacts
  • Start a SEND support group in partnership with a school
  • Support parent carer groups or work with an organisation to share information that way
Find out more about Ambassador Volunteers

Latest News

All latest news and updates from Parent Carer Forum Devon

Inclusion bases for English secondary schools announced

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The government has announced that each mainstream secondary school in England must have an inclusion base. Contact welcomes measure but cautions against under-resourcing Anna Bird, CEO of Contact said: “We welcome any initiative that increases inclusion in and accessibility of schools. To function well, inclusion bases must be appropriately resourced. That means they need access…
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Update on SEND Tribunal Appeals

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There has been a temporary change to how some SEND Tribunal appeals are being supported. Due to higher demand and reduced capacity in the Tribunal team, Weightmans Solicitors have been appointed to manage appeals scheduled for hearings in January, February and March 2026. This is a temporary step to help keep appeals progressing. All families…
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