Welcome To PODS

“Welcome to the PODS Website – Parents Opening Doors – Together we can make a difference”

PODS – Parents Opening Doors, is a voluntary forum for parents and carers who have a child with a disability or additional need of any kind. Our ethos is based around ‘Parent Participation’ and giving you the ability to share with us what you most want for the benefit of our children. Our overall aim is to improve the lives of families who have a disabled child or additional need, in the Telford & Wrekin area.

We are currently working across 4 main areas which are Health, Telford & Wrekin Council, Social Care and Education (alongside Parent Partnership Service).  We work closely with the local authority in shaping local services on your behalf as we recognise it is sometimes difficult and often feel we have little control over the services provided on our behalf.

PODS aims to change this by giving you a voice – as parents and carers:
• to share views and make a difference
• to find out about service developments and how they affect our children by sharing our views with others and attending meetings and feeding this information back to you.
• campaign for improvement through participation and consultation.

PODS is free to join and you have the choice to be involved as much or as little as you like.

By becoming a member you will
• Kept up to date on service developments and changes within Telford
• Kept informed of any national and local initiatives relating to children who have an additional need or disability.
• Have the opportunity to become involved.
• Help us to ‘make a difference’ and get your voice heard.

Find out how we do all these things and about the difference we are making by visiting our other pages . . .