Summer is here and so is our Term 6 newsletter. Inside you’ll find all the latest updates and a look ahead to our events and workshops for the new school year.

Join us on 16th September to hear directly from Sirona Care and Health about the changes to Autism and ADHD support locally.

Over the last two years, SGPC have worked alongside South Gloucestershire Council and partners through the Short Breaks Steering Group to help shape improvements to local Short Breaks services.

Sirona Care & Health will shortly begin writing to families across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire about changes to local Autism and ADHD pathways. 

Many families will have been affected when the council changed their policy on provision of transport between home and post 16 settings last year, and others will be affected by changes to the Motability Scheme.

If this includes you, please share your experiences.

We have an opportunity for a parent carers who wants to make a real difference to local families! 💜

We're looking for people to join our Parent Voice and Marketing and Comms teams.

Join us for the launch of the next in the series of video resources designed specifically for parent carers on Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Developed by the South Glos Educational Psychology team in collaboration with South Glos Parent Carers (SGPC)

Today, South Glos Parent Carers submitted our formal response to the government’s SEND Reform consultation on behalf of every family we represent across South Gloucestershire. This has been an important and significant piece of work for SGPC, and we want to be open with families about how we approached it.

In July 2025, South Gloucestershire’s local SEND arrangements were inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Since their report was published in November, the Area Partnership have worked together to update the local SEND Strategic Action Plan.

We know that waiting for assessments can be a really worrying and uncertain time for many families. We wanted to share a short update about Right to Choose in our local area.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our SEND White Paper Changes webinar with Polly Kerr. If you would like to watch the video again or know of someone who wasn’t able to attend the event and who would like to know a little more about the proposals, please feel free to watch the recording of the webinar.

At SGPC, we love to share the amazing things that go on in our hugely supportive and understanding community.

Sadly, for reasons that we can’t fathom, we are faced with devastating news that needs time to process and reflect on.