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Lancashire's SEND Reform Plan Approved – What This Means for Families
13 October 2026 The Department for Education (DfE) has approved Lancashire's three-year SEND Reform Plan, an important milestone in the ongoing work to improve services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The plan sets out how Lancashire's education, health and care partners will work together over the next three years to improve the support available to families. What has been approved? The DfE has recognised seve
LPCF
3 days ago3 min read


What parent carers told us this September...
School support, respite, communication and more - read the themes from our September drop-ins and roadshow.
Kristina Dooley
Oct 13 min read






















LPCF
Jan 190 min read
LPCF Meets with Children’s Social Care – A Significant First Step Forward
We hear you. We know many parent carers have had tough experiences with social care and some may feel wary or frustrated. LPCF’s role is to bring those real experiences to the table - the positive and the painful - and to make sure they are heard by decision makers. On the 16th December we marked a significant milestone for our Forum - our first meeting of this kind with Children’s Social Care. This is another important step forward since Michelle and Miranda became Co-Chairs
Laura-Lee Evans
Jan 122 min read


Weekly Roundup 8th-14th December
Catch up on what has been happening this week with LPCF
LPCF
Dec 14, 20250 min read








Weekly Roundup
Here are some snippets of what we have been involved in week of 29th September 2025
LPCF
Oct 4, 20250 min read


Meet Phil & Rachel
Hi, we’re Rachel and Phil Shatliff and we’ve been members of the Lancashire Parent Carer Forum Roundtable since its inception. We are the...
Laura-Lee Evans
Aug 23, 20253 min read