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SEND Area Inspection – Have Your Say
SEND Area Inspection – Have Your Say We have been notified today that Ofsted & CQC are inspecting Surrey’s SEND services. Over the next two weeks, inspectors will review information about SEND services in Surrey. This will be followed by an inspection visit in Surrey during the week commencing 5th [...]
Family Voice Surrey Collective Parent Carer Response to the EOTAS Consultation
SEND reform: education otherwise than at school Family Voice Surrey – EOTAS Consultation Response Please find below the collective parent carer response from Family Voice Surrey to the EOTAS Consultation, which has now been submitted. To help shape this response, Family Voice Surrey sought the views and experiences of parent [...]
Help Shape the Future of Family Voice Surrey
Help Shape the Future of Family Voice Surrey As many of you will know, Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is bringing changes to how local services across Surrey will be organised in the future. The plans will mean that Surrey will become 2 new local authority areas as shown in the [...]
You said, we did: Improving staff training on Personal Budgets
You said, we did: Improving staff training on Personal Budgets During the work surrounding the launch of the new Personal Budget Guidance for families and young people, SCC been listening carefully to your feedback about your experiences of requesting and using Personal Budgets. Working in partnership with Family Voice Surrey, [...]
📢 Important SEND Update for Surrey Families
📢 Important SEND Update for Surrey Families Surrey County Council has announced changes to its SEND Service that will come into effect from 1 June 2026. These changes are intended to improve communication, consistency, and responsiveness for children and young people with SEND and their families. What is changing? ✅ [...]
Family Voice Surrey Collective Response to the DfE consultation: SEND Reform – Putting Children and Young People First
We would like to extend a huge thank you to all parents and carers who supported the development of our collective consultation response to the Department for Education (DfE). Your time, insight, honesty, challenge, and lived experience have been invaluable throughout this process. Whether you contributed through our engagement sessions, [...]
IMPORTANT UPDATE: SCC’s proposals for Play and Leisure Short Breaks
IMPORTANT UPDATE: SCC's proposals for Play and Leisure Short Breaks We want to update you following Surrey County Council’s Play and Leisure Short Breaks consultation process, which ran from 8 December 2025 to 4 March 2026. The Play & Leisure Short Breaks re-commissioning process included proposals linked to budget [...]
Have your say on the upcoming SEND Reforms
If you were unable to join our recent engagement event on the SEND Reforms, don’t worry, you can still share your views and help us shape our response on the proposals. We received a great deal of valuable feedback during the engagement session, and we would like to thank everyone [...]
SEND White Paper – What It Means for Parent Carers – by Solicitor Rob Price
Dear Parent Carers, We’re pleased to share a helpful new resource with you regarding the Government’s SEND White Paper proposals. We have been working with Rob Price, Director at HCB Solicitors, who has kindly prepared a clear and accessible fact sheet for our parent carer members. This briefing outlines the [...]
Surrey Short Breaks Re-commissioning – Family Voice Surrey Position Statement
Update on Surrey Short Breaks Re-commissioning - Family Voice Surrey Position We know many families are feeling concerned about the current Short Breaks re-commissioning process in Surrey. We want to share an update on where things stand and clearly set out Family Voice Surrey’s position. Short Breaks Are a Lifeline [...]
Surrey County Council Home to School Travel Assistance Consultation
We wanted to inform you of the Surrey County Council Home to School Travel Assistance Consultation Surrey CC have opened a public consultation on the home to school travel assistance policy. The consultation runs until midnight on the 17th February. Full details of the proposed changes and how to share [...]
FVS AGM update
Following the '24 AGM held last week, the Trustees undertook a review of the meeting record in order to finalise the minutes. This review identified that the meeting did not meet the quorum requirements set out in the CIO’s constitution, as a number of attendees could not be verified with [...]