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Simon Nurser

Working in Partnership

Working in

PartnershipSimon Nurser


FACE Objective

To engage with families who have a child

with a disability and represent their views

and experiences working in partnership for

positive change.


FACE quotation

‘As parents of a child with a disability all

we want is a bit of normality: - to go to

the park; to go shopping; to go to school;

to have days out; to be included; to have

choices’.


FACE

Facebook

twitter

email

website

meetings

Text


Families Acting for Change Essex

Real Life

Stories Solutions

Families of Essex

Outcome

FocusImpact

Engagement



Working in partnership - key components

• a common purpose

• a collaborative approach

• an ability to compromise

• mutual respect

• sometimes tenacity



FACE SEN Consultation project - 3 main

objectives

• To raise awareness of the consultation

• To give families alternative methods to give

their views

• To capture more information.


FACE SEN Consultation project

• Trained 12 parent carers

• Created a leaflet - TEXT SEN

• Promotion using FACE- website-Facebook-Twitter-email

• Leaflets sent to special schools, children centres, short break

providers, support groups, universal settings

• Face to face basis at Afterschool clubs, Saturday clubs, Holiday

Clubs

• Names for phone calls which were made at an agreed time

• Created an easy read version which was used mainly on email

although some face to face.


• Partnership working is here to stay

• It is not always easy

• But the rewards are great

• The Strategy - the vital first Step

• Families at the centre

• Personal commitment


Education

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