Parent and Carer Council
Working together - giving families a voice
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.
For previous meeting agenda items, email: parentcouncil@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
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
You can also call the Family Information Service.
Tel: 020 7364 6495
Other ways for you to get involved
By joining the Parent and Carer Council, you will also be added to a mailing list to receive news and information for families, including our Families Matter magazine which is sent out three times a year.
The Somali Parents and Carers Network
A chance for you to meet with other Somali parents and carers and share your experiences relating to education and parenting as well as hear some inspirational guest speakers. This group meets monthly during term time either online or in a community venue.
Dads Network
As a dad or a male carer, the network will help you strengthen your relationship with your child through positive parenting and play. Join the Network, meet other dads and share your experiences at play events held throughout the year. An annual play day event is held for dads at a local family venue. Previous venues have included the Idea Stores, Weavers Adventure Playground, Poplar Leisure Centre and the Rich Mix.
Annual Parent Conference
Our yearly event gives Tower Hamlets parents and carers an opportunity to come together to access information, learn something new and celebrate the contributions parents and carers have made over the past year.
Planned with members of the Parent and Carer Council, the conference features keynote speakers who have a local and/or national profile. There are also interactive workshops led by the Parent and Family Support Service and key partner organisations on topics that are of interest to parents and relate to family life.