Dear Bromley Parent Voice Member,

We hope you had  a great summer!

Bromley Parent Voice would like to thank all the parents who have supported our Cake & Share Project that we have hosted over the last two years, which has now sadly come to an end.  This event was held at different locations over the Bromley borough by our parent reps Lisa and Fizz.  It has been great meeting you all listening to your issues, good and bad, we have learnt a lot from you and that information is vital to us to help shape a better Borough for all our children.

We will be running some new events from September so please keep a look out for them they as they will be advertised on our Facebook, website and twitter account, @BPVForum. We hope to see as many of you as possible.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

•  Send Matters Live event at Bromley Central Library 19^th September 12pm – 1pm   This is a Q & A session facilitated by the council, NHS Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group & BPV the theme is Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment and Annual Reviews the Panel will include The Director of Education, Designated Clinical Office (SEND) & Group Manager: SEN Statutory Assessment Team. Book on www.bromleyparentvoice.org.uk/events or email info@bromleyparentvoice.org.uk    please email BPV to submit your questions by Friday 13^th September.
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• BPV Connects @ The Oasis Hub in St Mary Cray, Wednesday 9th October 2019 – 9.30 -11.30am. This will be an opportunity for parents to meet one another and talk. Refreshments will be provided and younger siblings are welcome.
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• The BPV Annual Conference 2019:  Wednesday 16^th October 2019  - 9.30am – 2pm  at The United Reform Church, Bromley.  Guest Speakers include Yvonne Newbold author of The Special Parents Handbook & Zach Esdaile Head of Equality & Disability Law at Bowers Solicitors. Other speakers will be announced. Refreshments & Lunch provided. Please book your space now to avoid disappointment - Places are limited.

• Better together - Improving Outcomes: Next Steps Workshops: LBB/BCCG are inviting parents to join them at a workshop looking at ways looking at ways we can continue to work together to improve outcomes for children & young people who have SEND across the borough.
• Workshop 1 - Thursday 6th Sept, 7-8:30pm  - Community House, South Street, Bromley, BR1 1RH 
• Workshop 2 - Tuesday 10th Sept 1-2:30pm  - Bromley Baptist Church, Park Road, BR1 3HJ.
• No need need to book, just turn up. Please see attached FLYER for further information. Please note that both workshops are the same so you only need to attend whichever one is more convenient for you and your family.
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• Bromley Council are in the process of putting through a free school bid for Key stage 2 children with ASD. The proposed site will also have a centre of excellence for Autism, the aim of the centre is to support autistic families, birth to 25, with training, leisure opportunities and therapies. In order to inform those bidding to run the centre, the LA and CCG want to hear from families on what the offer in the centre should look like. There isn't an unlimited money pot for this which makes it even more important that families have a say in shaping the provision, please answer this very brief questionnaire (just 7 questions) by Monday 9th of September. Many thanks.
  http://www.bromleyparentvoice.org.uk/events/send-matters-live-4/
  
  We look forward to seeing you in the very near future,
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• Kind regards  - The BPV Team.