Consultations
All consultations with families help shape services and policy. Telling us about your experiences really does matter and helps to improve what is available in Rotherham.
Please share your views on the current consultations that are taking place by clicking on the links
below.
Upcoming Consultations
Right now, your voice is more important than ever.
The SEND system is going through national reform, with a new White Paper and a 12-week consultation taking place. This is a crucial time for families to speak up about what is working, what is not, and what must improve. Family voice is not optional, it is essential.
There are three key opportunities to shape change:
1. Locally (Rotherham) – Set Our Annual Priorities
We need to hear what matters most to you. Your priorities will help shape our yearly parent priorities and local development plan, guide our work at the forum and with local decision-makers and boards, including SEND partnership boards. What you tell us will influence local priorities, feed into local partnership boards, and shape the support and activities we offer.
Link to consultation - Your Voice Matters! What SEND priorities matter to you in Rotherham? 2026/27 – Fill in form
Thank you! RPCF Voice & Influence Team
2. Regionally (Yorkshire & Humber)
Across the 14 forums in our region, four shared priorities have emerged from families’ voices:
- Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
- Emotion-Based School Avoidance/Reluctance
- Family Wellbeing
- Anxiety about national SEND reforms and the White Paper
Your experiences continue to shape this regional work.
Link to consultation - Yorkshire & Humber Regional Priorities – Fill in form
3. Nationally
We attend national meetings to make sure what we hear from you is fed directly back into the system. We push for changes that protect what families value and improve what is not working. As new opportunities to get involved arise, we will share them.
Below, we’ve included a breakdown developed by the National Network of Parent Carer Forums to help families understand the key priorities emerging from the reforms and what they could mean for SEND families.
Link to NNPCF for the latest updates on the reforms/white paper - https://nnpcf.org.uk/
Link to white paper break down - Every Child Achieving and Thriving. A Guide to the Documents.pdf