The parent participation service, SPAN, have a new website! It’s aimed at parents and carers of children with special needs/disabilities under the age of 18 who live in Staffordshire. We hope professionals and service providers will find it useful too – particularly the e-forum section. Visit us at:
As before, parents and professionals can post comments, support each other, be involved in consultations, and receive feedback on the e-forum.
The new site also has lots of useful information. There is a blog where we can keep you updated, an upcoming events section where we are posting any trips we have been informed of over the school holidays, details of support groups that meet in Staffordshire and dates of the umbrella group meetings (SUN groups).
You can also find out more about:
the SPAN Board members, who aim to be the voice of parents and carers of children with special needs,
what the SPAN Board has been up to now it has been formed for 12 months
watch our DVD, which can be heard in several languages
and, importantly, how you can become involved.
We hope you enjoy it.
If you run a parent support group, or would like us to promote any summer holiday trips or activities, please let us know at span@staffordshire.gov.uk.