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Parent and Carer Council

Parent and Carer Council

The Parent and Carer Council (the PCC) is Tower Hamlets’ main family forum. The PCC provides a platform where parents can collectively help shape the services that are available to families in the borough.

Watch our film, which highlights the importance of parent voice and the ways that parents are using parent forums to make a real difference to their children’s lives.

Parents and carers are welcome to come along to the Parent and Carer Council, listen to other parents and key speakers and give their views about services that are available to parents across the borough.  It is also the best way to:

  • get involved with local consultations,
  • help us identify gaps in support for families (in education, health or parenting), and
  • discuss national issues that may also affect parents locally.
Why should I get involved?

Local families know what support services work in the borough – and what needs improvement. The PCC gives parents and carers the opportunity to share information about education, health and community safety in the borough, so that Tower Hamlets can offer the best possible services to families now and in the future.

The PCC is part of a wider network of opportunities for parents to come together and engage with service managers and decision makers as detailed in the Tower Hamlets Parental Engagement Governance Structure.

Many parents and carers have already seen the benefits of being part of a parent forum, network or support group or taking up a volunteering role through their child’s school or community setting.

We provide free training to support your involvement with the PCC, and you can be involved as little or as much as you want to.

Who can join?

Parents or carers with a child from birth to 25, who live in the borough or have a child attending a school in Tower Hamlets, are welcome to join.

This may include:

  • fathers and mothers who live in Tower Hamlets and their partners
  • fathers and mothers-to-be and their partners
  • grandparents
  • foster carers and adults with responsibility for caring for a child

Representatives from other Tower Hamlets parent groups and forums are also very welcome.

How to get involved?

For further information on how to join the PCC and for future meeting dates, please

Email: parentcouncil@towerhamlets.gov.uk or Call the Family Information Service Tel: 020 7364 6495