Caerphilly Parent Network

 

AGM REPORT 2003 – 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: The Parent Network The Parent Network has been in existence for three years. It has developed rapidly within this time and has gone through many changes. This year saw a major development in the appointment of a full-time Development Officer and this role will see the Parent Network expand and develop further. Text Box: The Work of the Network The parents involved in the Network are invited to monthly meetings. Here they have the opportunity to discuss issues surrounding being a parent. It provides a forum by which their views are heard and fed into the relevant planning/strategic groups surrounding services for children and families via parent representatives. Lunch, crèche and transport are provided for these meetings and the parents have an opportunity to socialize and provide mutual support for each other.

 

Text Box: Parent Representation on CCB Partnerships • Children’s Partnership • Young People’s Partnership • Cymorth • Grants and Quality • Access • Early Years Expansion • Communications • Integrated Children’s Centre Steering Group • Basic Skills Steering Group • Caerphilly Children and Families Service Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Text Box: Fathers Work The fathers’ work was undertaken by Chris Metcalf. Work was done surrounding best practice for working with fathers and training facilitated by Fathers Direct was put on for practitioners. A successful awareness-raising event was held at the Tower Colliery in New Tredegar with some 150 families taking part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS 2003/2004 30 parents contacted per monthly meeting = 100% achieved 10 parents attending meeting on average = 100% achieved Parents representatives appointed on rotational basis onto all partnership events = 100 % Evaluation questionnaires indicate 100% agreeing/strongly agreeing with satisfaction indicators. = 100% achieved The local Forum in Graig yr Rhacca has between 4 and 6 parents attending. Attendance has been sporadic this year so far due to personal circumstances of some of the parents. – 80% achieved. Discussions currently being held with parents, social services and YOT to expand locally based forums. Local forum figures indicates 95% reporting satisfaction levels against impact targets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Consultations The Parent Network has undertaken several consultations with the biggest one being the Children’s Consultation. This involved giving ten children a camera and discussing with them the significance of the photographs and how that linked in with their play experiences. The parents were also consulted by the EYDCP and Children’s Information Service on parent leaflets- ensuring that they were ‘parent- friendly’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Joint YOT Project The joint project with YOT involves helping parents of teenagers by offering parenting support. Four members of the Network were involved in the training surrounding facilitating the parenting programmes. A co-ordinator has been in post since November. 17 parents have finished the course and very positive feedback was received from participants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Website Work The website has been well established over the last year. A small group of parents provide input and updates regularly. On average there have been 20- 30 ‘hits’ a day. www.parentcaer.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: CYMORTH funding 2004/2005 Cymorth funding was granted to the Network for a further year and this amounted to just over £34,000