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From: BEARD,
Ali (NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL CCG)
Sent: 25 February 2020 13:16
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Subject: SEND Parent Link Officer service launched for families
Please do publicise the new Parent Link Service – see 3 posters attached – do disseminate widely and put up in the contact line one in waiting areas etc where familiies are.
WHAT IS THE PARENT LINK SERVICE?
As a parent or carer of a child with special educational need or disability, it can be difficult to know who the best person is to
get help and advice from.
A
Parent Link Officer is a member of Birmingham Local Authority whose job it is to help parents to identify and make
links with the right person, at the right time.
WHAT IS THE CONTACT LINE FOR?
The contact line is a central phone line that parents can call, ask questions, talk about things that are concerning them and then
be given advice on what the best next steps could be.
NEXT STEPS COULD INCLUDE:
Attendance at one of our
family forums in your local area
A follow up
email
A follow up
phone call
Support at a face-to-face
meeting
Some
written information
A
home visit
PARENT LINK CONTACT TELEPHONE LINE:
0121 303 8461
Monday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday: 9.00am – 4.00pm
Thursday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Email:
ParentLinkService@birmingham.gov.uk
Ali
Ali Beard
DCO (Designated Clinical Officer) for SEND - Birmingham
Maternity, Children & Young People's Commissioning
ali.beard@nhs.net
| Mobile:
07748 114538
| Twitter:
@Ali_BeardSLCN
Working days: Monday to Thursday
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group
First Floor | Wesleyan | Colmore Circus | Birmingham | B4 6AR
www.birminghamandsolihullccg.nhs.uk
Dear Ali
Please find attached the Parent Link Service Information requested.
Kind Regards
Juanita Murray
Parent Link Officer
Parent Link Service
Education and Skills
SEND and Inclusion
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Juanita.murray@birmingham.gov.uk
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