Pendock Primary School

Amy had the pleasure of visiting Pendock Primary School yesterday to chat to the young people in 'Project Cool Kids', a self chosen name for the afternoon 'alternative provision' that some of the students are part of.

What an amazing group of young people with such positive things to say about their school! They wanted to know what Amy had written down and so today we shared some information with them to help close the feedback loop.

This will of course help the Headteacher there to use the voice of the young people to guide school improvement even further! An amazing example of Outcome 3: I am listened to, understood and involved in decisions about my life.

Feedback from the students (PDF)

Youth Voice Matters Conference

On Wednesday 18 February, 4 members from Voices United went to the Youth Voice Matters event at the NEC Birmingham. The event was hosted by the Council for Disabled Children (CDC). The conference was an opportunity for community youth and participation groups to develop their participation skills and to recognise the impact they can have when taking part in strategic participation. The theme of this year's conference was youth citizenship! The members spoke to young people from other councils and were able to share idea's and thoughts. 

The Voices United members took part in two workshops:

1. Meaningful Connection in the digital age
2. Using teamwork to make youth citizenship work

The highlight of the day was them meeting Georgia Gould who is the Minister of State for School Standards. They confidently invited her over to the table to have some lunch together and discussed their experiences of Education! It was a great day out, minus the train cancellations!

Nova Training visit

We had a great time visiting Nova Training Kidderminster on 24 February to introduce ourselves to the young people who attend. We spoke about the importance of self-advocacy, the outcomes for children and young people, how to get involved with us and showcased some of the projects young people have been involved in so far! We are excited to go back and get them involved in projects we currently have active.

Church Hill Middle School

Both Amy and Chanika had the pleasure of visiting Church Hill Middle School this morning. They were there to gather young people's opinions about the school from some of the pupils who find school hard. We were able to gather some purposeful feedback from the students and then encourage them to think of changes that they would like to see happen. All the staff and pupils was so welcoming and it was great to hear them chat about what changes they would choose.

SENDIASS Youth SEND Advice Drop-in at Evesham Library

Amy popped along to join the SENDIASS Young Person Advisor, Claire, for the Evesham 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗜𝗻 at Evesham Library on Monday 9 February. The event was offering FREE 30 minute SEND advice and careers guidance sessions for young people with additional needs and disabilities and Amy went to chat to the young people and listen to what matters to them.

These events are happening in Wychavon towns to help communities connect to the advice and guidance on offer. The next Youth SEND advice drop in will be at Work Pays, in Droitwich on Wednesday 11 March.

Voices United Forum

Another productive Voices United meeting on 2nd February. Some of the topics discussed were:

• breaking down the long term goals into smaller steps
• creating subgroups to start working on goals
• sharing new projects

Voices United have created two long term goals for 2026. These goals are: 

1. to raise awareness and understanding of SEND in Worcestershire through our lived experiences
2. to grow the Voices United forum so more people can share their voices and experiences

If you would like to be involved in the planning of their long term goals or would like to become a member of Voices United, pleas

Vale of Evesham

We had such a productive workshop at the Vale of Evesham. We delivered a workshop around pupil voice and got the students thinking about how they can use their voice within school to be part of decisions! We asked a range of questions and the pupils came up with so many idea's for their school. We would love to go back to see the progress from that workshop in the future!

Voices 21 Oracy event

We were invited to the Oracy event at the Worcestershire Cricket Club. We presented in front of practitioners from secondary schools in Worcestershire about what we do and how we can support. We hope to have further contact with those schools!

Outcomes Launch at Wyre Forest School

A big thank you to the staff and pupils at Wyre Forest School for welcoming us in last week to talk all things special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Officers from the county council and NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire joined the visit to hear directly about the outcomes children and young people with SEND want to see. The team spent time chatting with pupils while they prepared lunches, made crafts and served customers in the local community café. Young people also prepared thoughtful questions for our Director of Children’s Services, Adam Johnston, NHS Director of Operations, Jade Brooks, and Voices United forum members Matthew and Myah.

Questions covered everything from funding for adult services, transport to college and accessible sports clubs, to adding widgets to our websites - alongside some lighter ones about favourite football teams and fast cars! 

Over the past few months, our Co-Production Officers have been working with Voices United Worcestershire (our forum for children and young people with SEND) and have gathered views from more than 400 children and young people about what matters most to them and what a ‘good life’ looks like.

From this, young people created the following outcomes:

• I feel welcome, included and part of a community where I belong
• I feel safe and supported
• I am listened to, understood and involved in decisions about my life
• I am helped to be healthy in my body and mind
• I enjoy life, have fun and am supported to reach my full potential

These outcomes will now be rolled out across the Local Area Partnership and sit at the heart of how we plan, develop and design services for children and young people with SEND. We know there’s more to do, but we’re glad to be working alongside our NHS partners, Worcestershire Parent Carer

Forum and Voices United Worcestershire to make this happen.
 

Abbeywood First School

What a fabulous session with some children at Abbeywood First school. We talked about pupil voice and the many ways children can share their thoughts and needs, e.g. using symbols, toys, drawing, writing, verbally, voice recorders, and more. Playdough was a clear favourite! The children shared lots about school, including their favourite (and not-so-favourite!) parts of the school day. We are really looking forward to visiting Abbeywood again and involving the young people in more projects!

The Bridge School Sixth Form Centre

Amy visited The Bridge School Sixth Form Centre. It seemed fabulous! The staff were so welcoming AND they had the loveliest dog, Bodie. We have great plans to work together, so watch this space!

Nova Training - Kidderminster

Chanika visited Nova Training in Kidderminster and had discussions about working together! We have booked to go back into Nova in February to talk to the young people and find out how they would like to get involved in upcoming projects to get their voices heard. Chanika did the same as Amy and forgot to take a picture!

University of Worcester Visit

We visited University of Worcester on Tuesday 6 January to meet with teacher trainees on the SEND cohort route. We had discussions and activities around child and young person voice and gave some strategies and examples! We also now have so many connections with the University and Voices United are hoping to work closely them in the future!

Voices United Forum

Such a productive Voices United meeting on Mon 5th January! The members discussed their long term goals and they have started creating their plans for 2026! These will be shared once finalised and we are so excited to be supporting them with their projects. We also had a visitor from Worcestershire Youth Cabinet! Karter is going to be attending future Voices United meetings to ignite the connection between the youth groups. 

Voices United Cathedral Visit

We had our last Christmas celebration on Friday 19 December, and where better to have had it than Worcester Cathedral! We admired all the trees in the Festival including ours. What a fantastic display! We then went for a warming hot chocolate and treat to round off a great year for the Forum. We are so grateful for the commitment and hard work put in by our Voices United members and look forward to 2026!

Co-produced Christmas Tree with SENDIASS

Amy and Chanika went to visit the amazing 'All about me' tree in the Worcester Cathedral. We have a visit planned to see the tree with the Voices United members and staff from SENDIASS on Friday 19 December. We are excited to see all of the wonderful creations in the Cathedral and having a hot drink and treat together.

Voices United Forum

On Monday 15 December we had a pizza party/Christmas themed forum! We had 9 young people join altogether, 2 online and 7 in person. We had a lengthy agenda! Here are some of the topics discussed:

• Lauren Blood from the NDTi (National development team for inclusion) talked more about the young evaluators training starting in January. We now have 8 young people interested ndti.org.uk
• Anna who is a public health engagement officer came to ask the members of their hospital experiences and wants to work further with Voices United 
• Voices United had a discussion around their long term goals. What does 2026 look like? What do Voices United want to achieve? They have started to come up with a vision and the next steps will be to outline the steps to get to that vision!

We ended the session with a game of bingo! We had so much fun that we forgot to take a photo while everyone was there! Our next forum is on the 5 January 2026 5:00 pm to 6.30 pm. Please let us know if you would like to join.

Bramblewood Project Visit

We felt so energised after visiting The Bramblewood Project - even with the rainy start! We played games and joined in with activities self directed by the young people. Bramblewood are now part of our Voices Network so this means we will have more voices from children and young people with different lived experiences feeding into projects. We look forward to the collaboration and future projects 

Christmas Party with Vision Support Team

Chanika had a fab time at the vision support team's Christmas party for staff and families! It was lovely having a chat with families, making reindeer food, and the best bit - a visit from santa Thanks for inviting us. More information about the service can be found here: Vision Impairment

Voices United Webbs visit

We had a lovely outing to Webbs in Wychbold with two of our Voices United members and their Mums. We explored the Christmas decorations and then finished off the outing with a trip to the cafe for a hot drink and treat. We appreciate the hard work put in by the Voices United forum and wanted to do something fun to thank them for their amazing contributions and commitment. We have more Voices United plans over the next week! This includes a PIZZA PARTY and also a trip to see the co-produced tree in the Worcester Cathedral.

HoW college - Redditch

We loved visiting Heart of Worcestershire (HoW) college in Redditch. We delivered a workshop looking at Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP's) and gathering the pupil’s ideas on what an EHCP summary document should look like! They drew and wrote their ideas to help co-design a summary document. We had discussions around what an EHCP is, their annual review meetings and their thoughts on the process.

Greenfingers

Chanika and Amy visited the wonderful Greenfingers setting. What an amazing place for Worcestershire's children! We met the young people, they showed us the site and the work they had been doing and we had a cup of tea and TWO biscuits! The photos show 2 examples of work.

Worcester Deaf Children's Society Christmas party

Amy had the pleasure of going to WDCS's Christmas party at the weekend. The young people enjoyed searching the room for coloured letters, so they could spell a Christmas related word. Then watching the young people get their present from Father Christmas was heart warming. It was a great way to start the Christmas celebrations, and thank you to WDCS for making us feel so welcome.

Heart of Worcestershire College

We loved visiting Heart of Worcestershire (HOW) this week. Not only did Hannah from Speakeasy NOW invite us to join her and her colleague, Hayley, we also met old colleagues from previous jobs. We explained what co-production is to two groups of young people and invited them to join our network and or forum so they could share their views. 

Hannah and Hayley introduced the idea of self- advocacy and explained how speaking up for yourself is a vital life skill. It was the perfect introduction to help them to understand how our forum is an incredible tool to practice that skill. The young people and staff were brilliant at joining in discussion and making us feel incredibly welcome. We are heading back in December to gather their opinions on different projects and practice the skill of self advocacy in a positive and productive way.

Redditch MET visit

We visited a group of young people in Redditch today who shared their thoughts and views on the draft outcome statements for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. They discussed the design and layout of the statements and whether the statements represented them and what they need to have a fulfilled life. We are so close to launching the final outcome statements after co-producing them with over 400 children and young people in Worcestershire!

Voices United forum

What an amazing forum on Monday 17 November. We had three special guests:

• Adam Johnston - Director of Children's Services
• Holly Plante - Lecturer in Primary Education at University of Worcester
• Sean Bracken - Principal lecturer at University of Worcester

The guests shared their roles and then opened the floor up to the Voices United members to share their views, thoughts and feelings. Conversations were mainly around education inclusion in school and at University. Voices United want to continue working with these practitioners further and will be inviting them back to another meeting in the future. The members are so passionate about using their voice to help inform conversations and decisions around this topic. Our members range from 9-24 years old, therefore have a range of different lived experiences to share.

Voices United are always keen for guests to come to the meeting not only to share their thoughts but to be involved in new initiatives and projects from the beginning. If you would like to come to one of the meetings, please get in touch at: sendco-productionteam@worcestershire.gov.uk 

Nunnery Wood High School

We visited Nunnery Wood High School and met some of the Year 10 and 11 students. They helped us by giving feedback on the draft Outcomes, which will be used in the next SEND strategy document. They also helped us to understand how they do, and do not, use libraries in the County. The students were enthusiastic and spoke eloquently about their experiences, both positive and not so positive. It was a joy to work with them, and we are hoping to go back soon. Some of them expressed an interest in joining the Voices United Forum as well!

SENDIASS Christmas tree project

Such a productive craft session with young people and SENDIASS! The young people were busy creating items for the Christmas tree that is going to be displayed in the Cathedral. They had fun using widget software to create symbols for the tree!

Chadsgrove College

We had the pleasure of attending a Student Ambassador meeting at Chadsgrove College, chaired by one of the college students. Young person voice was so powerful within the college and their voices have been used to shape many things, such as their café name, logo and uniform, what they spend some of the funds on and what can be done to make spaces more inclusive e.g. reducing the brightness of lights etc.

Also so many opportunities have been planned to get out into the community to connect and share their thoughts and ideas with different people. We are looking forward to working with Chadsgrove college students further so they can help us with future projects within the Local Area Partnership.

Kidderminster MET

We had an amazing time visiting some young people in Kidderminster MET to get their views and opinions on the draft outcomes document for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. We have spoken to over 300 children and young people in total to create statements and indicators that pinpoint what they need to be able to have a successful, fulfilled life. We are so thankful for all of the young people who have taken part in this so far. The outcome statements are in their refining stage now.

SENDIASS Christmas Tree Project

A fun Christmas craft session took place with young people and SENDIASS. Ideas were shared for the Christmas tree that is going to be displayed in the Worcester Cathedral.

Find out more about SENDIASS here: Welcome to SENDIASS Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Worcester Cathedral Christmas tree

We had a fab time on 6 November meeting with young people and SENDIASS to co-design a Christmas tree for Worcester Cathedral. So many great ideas shared. Next step is to start crafting! If you would like to get involved in this project, please email: sendco-productionteam@worcestershire.gov.uk  

HOW college - Redditch

What amazing workshops at Heart of Worcestershire College in Redditch today! We asked the young people to share their experiences of college and asked questions such as: 

• How do you feel about college?
• Do you feel college is preparing you for later life?
• Do you get the support you need?

The young people were great at advocating for themselves, and were able to express views which will help shape an upcoming post 16 workshop with education practitioners.

Bankside School

We had a fab time visiting Bankside school to discuss the libraries project. They gave their feedback which will be used to help libraries shape their provision and activities they offer for children and young people!

Kidderminster and District Youth Trust

We had a fab time visiting Kidderminster and District Youth Trust (KDYT) at one of their evening groups - Fusion! We had some great conversations with the young people. Some of the topics included school, friends and why they love having access to KDYT weekly. We also had fun engaging in boxercise, UNO, pool and air hockey, we look forward to going back!

Voices United

Another fab Voices United forum on 13 October. We had a Halloween theme! Here are some of the topics we discussed:

• we had some visitors: Stephen and Gemma from the Complex Communication Needs Team (Autism team), and Sophie from Early Help Family support
• the members agreed on a Voices United logo and a group agreement
• we spoke about how the Local Area Partnership work together and who OFSTED are and what they do
• we spoke about some new projects
• we played a spooky Halloween quiz

If you would like to get involved in any of the projects, visit:

• How to get involved (SEND co-production)
• Projects (SEND co-production)

Life Beyond School Event

We had an amazing time yesterday at the Life Beyond School event at Sixways Stadium in Worcester. We were able to connect and chat with a range of young people, parent carers and practitioners from other services in Worcestershire! We had discussions with the young people about:

• library use
• short breaks
• EHCP's
• education experiences
• outcomes for children with SEND

We also had some young people wanting to take part in more projects like these in the future! If you would like to get involved, please fill in this form to get your voice heard! Working with the Co-production Officers (Children and Young People up to 25yrs)

Hollymount Primary School

We visited Hollymount nursery where we played alongside and got to know some of the children. We were wanting to find out more about their early years experiences. We used communication boards and buttons to aid the communication and got down to their level to join them in their play. The children were able to show us their feedback through vocalisations, body language and facial expressions.

University of Worcester - Primary Education Undergraduates

We met virtually with the Primary Education Cohort and gave some insight into what we do as co-production officers. We asked them to reflect and think about what may be important to CYP with SEND. We then gave some examples of what children and young people have been saying based on feedback we had already gathered. 

After the initial meeting, some young people stayed behind to support us with some current projects we have going on. They answered some questions around communication from the local area partnership, telling us what they want to hear about and how. We also looked at the emerging outcomes and got their views and opinions on those. They gave some insightful feedback which will be used to help shape the outcomes document!

Honeybourne Primary School

We had a fab time visiting Honeybourne Primary School. We visited the nursery and reception to find out from the children directly what they think about early years. Do they enjoy going to nursery or school? Do they get to make choices? What do they like to do? What don't they like to do? We had fun playing alongside them and understanding more about their experiences.

Young Adult Learning Services at Fairfields Centre

We have continued to gather the voices and views of young people with SEND in relation to the outcomes and vision statements. We had discussions around what words were powerful, what needed changing, what needed adding and whether the statements reflect meaningful what children and young people need. We continue to develop the documents based on the feedback we have received from the young people.

Genuine Partnerships Workshop

Wow, what an amazing workshop we had on 1st October. We had practitioners join from education, health, local authority and parent carer reps! We also had 3 young people, Shanelle, Lydia and Matthew who not only attended the workshop all day but presented alongside the co-production officers! There were discussions around what is going well, what needs to be done better and how we can move forward to embed co-production and participation. 

Practitioners were keen to ask the young people their experiences of different subjects such as school and adult life. We were so proud of the young people for sharing their lived experiences, it certainly made the workshop more memorable!

Voices United Forum

We had an extra Voices United forum on 30 September to look at the emerging outcomes and vision statements. So many amazing views and idea's shared to ensure this document represents what CYP need. We will be amending the statements and will continue to review them with a wider cohort of children and young people!

Wyre Forest School

We visited Wyre Forest School and gathered the views and opinions on the emerging outcomes and vision statement for children and young people with SEND in Worcestershire. We had some great discussions about what is important and what statements resonate with them the most. We were were also joined by practitioners from 'Genuine Partnerships', who are experienced in co-production and working together equally to improve services!

Pershore High School

We have recently visited Pershore High school and had meaningful discussions around these topics:

• neurodivergence and neuro-affirming terminology
• outcomes and vision for young people with SEND
• what information they would like to hear about from Worcestershire council and health services

Special Steps Visit

We also visited Special Steps Nursery today and had a fabulous time singing, building and joining in with the "word of the week" activity! The children were communicating their feelings and also choosing items they would like using communication grids and sound buttons!

For more details about Special Steps click here: About Us

Bramblewood Visit

We loved being outdoors all morning at Bramblewood! We climbed trees, swung in hammocks, and got stuck into imaginative play! The children were able to talk about what they like doing at Bramlewood. We look forward to visiting more groups of young people in different sessions. More information about Bramlewood here: home - the bramblewood project.

Cornmeadow Early Years Visit

We enjoyed visiting the two rooms at Cornmeadow. We played alongside the children and joined in their favourite activities which included drawing, singing the alphabet and climbing the climbing frame. They were using the sound buttons and communication grids to communicate their choices. We look forward to working with them again in the future! More information about Cornmeadow here: Cornmeadow Early Years & Families.

New Hope Visit

We had a fab time visiting New Hope, joining in with a game of tag outside and exploring the sensory room equipment. The children made choices about what they like to play with! We look forward to visiting again soon. They have a lovely charity shop next door to support their service, see leaflet below. More information about New Hope here: New Hope Worcester Childrens Charity

Voices United Forum

What an amazing Voices United meeting on 19 September. We had two visitors join us - Mari Gay from the NHS and Sarah Wilkins from Education. The forum members were able to share their lived experiences of these services and how they could be improved. The feedback was collected by Mari and Sarah and will be used for future developments. Mari and Sarah were also able to ask questions to the forum which sparked lots of meaningful discussions. The forum members are keen to have more visitors and decision makers in their meetings to share their views and experiences and to inform decisions within a range of services. 

Voices United

Voices United members attend The SEND and AP Partnership Executive Board.

On 15 September Lydia and Matthew attended the monthly meeting of the Executive board representing Voices United Forum and children and young people with additional needs from Worcestershire. The board is the strategic decision making group, where directors plan the actions for the whole of SEND and alternative provision. It is led by the Independent Chair Jane Friswell.

It was Lydia and Matthew's first meeting and they showed skill and knowledge by contributing meaningfully to discussions about schools, Ofsted and inclusion. We are so proud of them! They also accepted the invitation to attend next month's meeting, forging a close relationship with Voices United and the decision makers in SEND and AP. Strategic co-production feels like it took a massive step forward today.

First co-production meeting with Worcester Parent Carer Forum (WPCF)

On Tuesday 9 September, members of Voices United Worcestershire, the new forum for children and young people with additional needs met with parents and carers from WPCF. The aim was to start the co-production process, considering how to measure the impact of co-production. 

Discussions were productive and honest with opinions such ast the meaning of words and what should and should not be included. It was a really valuable start. Voices United members were brilliant and offered useful suggestions that moved the conversation forward. They did themselves proud and we are excited to see them in action in other meetings. What an amazing bunch!

Worcester MET

We were lucky enough to visit the Medical Education space in Worcester, on 4 September, to work with young people in Years 9 to 11. We discussed neurodivergence, outcomes and the quality assurance framework and they provided useful feedback to help our project leads improve services. Thank you so much for letting us come to your PSHE lesson.

Our Cultural Heritage

Celebrating Black history and culture in Worcestershire.

Details:

• location: Guildhall
• date: 18 October 2025
• time: 11:00am to 3:00pm

Activities:

• educational talks
• art table
• poetry performance
• live music

Update

What an amazing Voices United meeting on 19 September. We had two visitors join us - Mari Gay from the NHS and Sarah Wilkins from Education. The forum members were able to share their lived experiences of these services and how they could be improved. The feedback was collected by Mari and Sarah and will be used for future developments. Mari and Sarah were also able to ask questions to the forum which sparked lots of meaningful discussions. The forum members are keen to have more visitors and decision makers in their meetings to share their views and experiences and to inform decisions within a range of services. 

Midland Mencap

We visited Midland Mencap yesterday at Ronkswood Hub. The young people were having a fab time and we enjoyed joining in with them. We collected conkers, took lots of photos and rolled balls down the slide. It was great fun! We are looking forward to visiting again soon.

Voices United

We held our 2nd Voices United Forum meeting on Friday 15 August where we had 7 children and young people attend! They had the option of attending online or in person.

Voices United discussed:

• co-designing a logo for the forum
• co-producing a newsletter format and the content
• accommodations for future meetings in the forum and with practitioners within services  
• what children and young people want in Worcestershire
• what a perfect activity would look like and who would they would be doing the activity with

We had some new members join us for this session!

If you would like to be part of the Voices United Forum or contribute to projects to inform decisions within services, see: Working with the Co-production Officers (Children and Young People up to 25yrs)

Worcester Festival

Thank you Worcester Festival for letting us come along to your event on Saturday. We had a fab time engaging with the families who were passing by. We had some wonderful conversations about what is important to children and what they would need to be a happy, healthy and successful adult. There were lots of discussions and a recurring theme of wanting to have fun with family and friends! 

Malvern Special Families

We had a great time visiting Malvern Special Families (MSF) on Tuesday 12 August. The children engaged in activities we had brought along and told us what they enjoy doing at MSF. We look forward to visiting again to gain some more feedback from them!

Hive event

We held our first co-production event at the Hive in Worcester. Thank you to the services that supported our event: 

• SENDIASS
• Worcester Deaf Society
• ARCOS
• Family Hubs
• Careers Worcestershire
• Disability Football
• Onside
• Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum
• Your Space
• Hansel and Gretel
• Our Space
• Sky Autism
• Worcestershire Parent Carers
• SENDIASS 

Thank you to all the families that came along and to the children and young people for getting involved in the activities provided! We had some great conversations with children about what is important to them in Worcestershire. We also had some young people from the SEND forum group and Worcestershire Youth Cabinet help us during the day, we couldn't have done it without you!

Malvern Cube

We visited Malvern Cube to get to visit some young people and ask them about what is important to them. Thank you for inviting us to one of your sessions and we look forward to coming back again!

Come and meet us on 7 August 

We will be hosting a drop in event 11:00am to 4:00pm at the Hive, Worcester. We will have a range of information stalls and fun activities to join in with! We look forward to seeing you there.

Co-Production Hive Event Plasma Screen (PDF)

Your Ideas, Redditch

We had a great time visiting 'Your Ideas' in Redditch. The young people were enjoying a relaxed social environment where they could take part in games, art activities, cooking and sport alongside their friends in the community. We enjoyed our homemade sushi made by one of the young people during the session! Thanks for inviting us along!

Pitcheroak School, Whittington Primary, and Kempsey Primary

We have been into Pitcheroak School, Whittington Primary, and Kempsey Primary to find out from the pupils, "what is important to them and what does a good life look like?" This will help inform the Worcestershire SEND strategy plan.

Wyre Forest School

We have visited Wyre Forest School to deliver two workshops, one around life outcomes and one looking at Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP's) and gathering the pupil’s ideas on what an EHCP summary document should look like! They drew and wrote their ideas to help co-design a summary document.

We have met a few young people who are interested in joining the SEND forum, we have met some in school and the rest in local café's due to no current school placement.

Oasis Hub Warndon

We also visited Oasis Hub Warndon for their event on Saturday 5 July, where we spoke to families and children about what's important to them.

A big thank you to the schools, children, young people and families we have met so far. We look forward to meeting more in the upcoming weeks.

Youth Voice team fun day

It was fabulous to attend the Youth Voice team fun day on Sunday 13 July, the children and young people created a visual around the topic of 'What is important to me?'

SEND forum meeting

We are excited to say that we held our first SEND forum meeting on 17 July. We held it online and the young people involved did an amazing job at showing us how skilled and enthusiastic they are. We are so looking forward to our next meeting in August you can still join us if you would like to by completing the form on the 'How to get involved' page.

The Monday Night Club

We had a lovely evening at The Monday Night club meeting people and enjoying a bop to the disco tunes.

Updates for June 2025: 

• workshops in schools with children and young people to find out what is important to them, what does good look like and what do they need to have a good life?
• a thank you to the schools we have visited so far: Heart of Worcestershire College, Fort Royal Primary School, Perryfields Primary Pru, Pershore High School and future schools we have booked in Kempsey Primary School, Pitcheroak School, Wyre Forest School and Christopher Whitehead
• made visits to children and young people in their homes
• made visits to family hubs and groups
• had interest from some children and young people wanting to be involved in SEND forum
• Thank you to Friends of Fort Royal for letting us attend their family fun day. We really enjoyed meeting everyone there

Updates for May 2025:

• Amy and Chanika were appointed as Co-production Officers
• communication action plan: launch and awareness of co-production officers
• practitioners from health, parent/carer forum and the Council attended the Genuine Partnership training to start the journey of meaningful engagement and co-production
• met with Worcestershire Youth Cabinet