Sefton Council teams will be out in force next week as they attend Sefton Local Offer Live, at the Family Life Centre in Southport on Wednesday 8^th October.

Council teams will be joined by colleagues from health services, third sector and voluntary organisations as well as specialist charities to learn more about each other and offer information about their services to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Teams including the SEN Inclusion Service, Educational Psychologists, Autism Teams and senior leaders will be at the event on Ash Street between 12noon-6pm for an informal drop in marketplace style event.

Parents, carers, children, and young people with Special Educational Needs are invited to this event to meet over 100 teams and organisations offering services, assistance, support and more.

You can watch our video from 2023 to see what to expect from this inclusive, supportive event.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 8^th October 2025

Time: 12-6pm

Location: Family Life Centre, Ash Street, Southport PR8 6JH

SEND

The event, hosted by Sefton Parent Carer Forum in partnership with Sefton Council, is a chance to bring together services from across Sefton who work with children and families with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

It will be a very informal marketplace style event where parents can gather information at their own pace and to have some of their questions answered. Parents will have the opportunity to speak to service providers that may be involved with their child and to find out more about services they may not know of.

Attendees include Sefton Parent Carer Forum, NHS, MerseyCare, Alder Hey, Sefton post 16 services, Sefton Children’s Services, Sefton SEND services, Sefton CVS, Charities and community groups, and many more.

Sefton Parent Carer Forum

Sefton Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with the local authority, education, health and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and families.

They listen to the views of other parents in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

They run workshops, information days, coffee mornings as well as one day special events on a regular basis throughout the year and provide regular information to help increase parental knowledge via social media.

They are based at Cambridge Family Well Being Centre Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays – Term time. Cambridge Road, Bootle, L20 9LQ.

For more information on Local Offer Live, please contact Sefton Parent Carer Forum at info@seftonpcf.org