Local Authorities are under a statutory duty to provide a Parent Partnership Service (PPS). Wigan PPS is funded by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council and managed by Children & Young People's Services. The Parent Partnership Service aims to encourage and develop partnership between parents, schools, the Local Authority and all other partners who are involved in working to identify, assess and meet the special educational needs of children. The service offers impartial information, guidance and support to parents of children who have special/additional educational needs so they can make informed decisions about their child’s education
Primarily the service operates by a parent ‘self referral’ process. However, on occasion it may be considered appropriate for a professional to make contact with the service on behalf of the parent.
Contact may be made by any appropriate means, eg telephone, letter, fax or e-mail.
The service will act upon such requests only on the full understanding that parental consent has been given. The Service Manager will then offer support.
A series of guidance leaflets covering a range of topics is available.
- A Guide to Parent Partnership Service (.pdf, 234KB)
- Operational Policy (.pdf, 826KB)
- General Questions and Concerns (.pdf, 189KB)
- A Guide to Statutory Assessments (.pdf, 197KB)
- A Guide to Statements (.pdf, 189KB)
- A Guide to Annual Reviews (.pdf, 204KB)
- A Guide to the Parental Advice Form (.pdf, 192KB)
- Guidance on Writing Parental Advice (.pdf, 278KB)
- Checklist for Visiting Schools (.pdf, 338KB)
- A Guide for Transferring to High Schools (.pdf, 223KB)
