Nottingham and Nottinghamshire PPS

We offer parents :

• Telephone helpline support Mon-Fri 9.00am-4.30pm except term-time Weds which are 5.00pm-8.00pm (minicom and 24 hour message service)
• Individual support from a volunteer (IPS) to support with form-filling, report or letter writing, support at education-related meetings or to talk through options eg school placement issues
• Support at Drop-In sessions at local venues
• training around special needs issues in education
• A dedicated Asian support worker
• Specialist advice and support around exclusions
• A dedicated group worker to support parents’ groups
• Cool Kids group to ensure the views of children with SEN/disabilities can influence and inform the planning of services which impact on them
  Regular termly news bulletin for parents
  Information in a range of community languages and alternative formats
• Information via our general website http://www.ppsnotts.org.uk/
• Opportunities to be involved in informing and influencing the development of services for children with SEN/disabilities and their families eg vis steering group memberships
• A website to enable wider participation of parents in service development http://www.pps-speakup.org.uk/
• The opportunity to be involved in our own service development via membership of our Stakeholder Group
• Close links with a complementary service to support parents in issues related to benefits, housing, social care and health

Contact :

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Parent Partnership service
Clarendon Chambers
32 Clarendon Street
Nottingham
NG1 5LN

Tel: 
0115 948 2888
(helpline and general office number)

Email:
enquiries@ppsnotts.org.uk

For more information please see our website: http://www.ppsnotts.org.uk/

For information about participation work with parents please visit:
www.pps-speakup.org.uk