Together We Can Make a Difference

PODS Charity (Parents Opening Doors)

Working Together (Co-Production) Charter

Please read out ‘About our Forum’ link to understand more about what a Parent Carer Forum does.
Over the years we have had many conversations with families and feedback has always mentioned communication and how important it is. We have worked with partners to develop this charter, learning from best practice and a Department for Education recognised project. The Working Together Charter (named by families) embeds 4 key principles to build ‘TRUST’. They are:

Jayne Stevens, Strategic Co-ordinator at PODS, says:

“We are excited to have developed the SEND ‘Working Together’ Charter with our parent carers, wider families members and local partners”
“The Charter values our families as genuine partners and ensures they have a voice where it matters most, so children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (and additional needs) have positive experience throughout their lives”
“Thank you for all your involvement, we look forward to ‘Making A Difference’ together”

To read more about the Working Together Charter that is shared to the Telford & Wrekin Local Offer, click here.

As part of the development, we were pleased to welcome Cllr Shirley Reynolds to the new PODS Hub earlier this month, to talk directly with local families. Pictured here are some of our staff, volunteers and champions of our Charity.
If you would like to get involved in supporting us to embed the Working Together Charter, or have any questions about it, please contact Jayne Stevens, Strategic Co-ordinator, 0777 534 2092 or jayne@podstelford.org