Meet the Managers of the Statutory 0-25 SEND Team in Brent at a series of 1-1 Meetings at the office of Brent Parent Carer Forum.
ACAVA Studio 10.01
Barham Park, 660 Harrow Road
WEMBLEY
Middlesex
HA0 2HB
Two Individual 20 minutes appointments available between 0930 and 12 noon on the following dates:-
Tuesday 23 September 2025 – Maggie Buckley (Service Manager for SEND) and Tahmina Begum (Early Years and Primary Phase Manager)
The theme for this session is early years and primary phase transfers
If you have children who are going to school for the first time in September 2026 and they have an EHC Plan or if you have children who are moving on to secondary school in September 2026 this session is for you. Please also come along if you have any questions about your child and their EHC Plan if they are in nursery or primary school.
Tuesday 4 November 2025 – Maggie Buckley (Service Manager for SEND) and Noreen Rahman (Secondary and Post 16 Team Manager)
The theme for this session is children and young people moving on from statutory school provision to post 16 provision or post 19 provision if attending a special school. So if your child is moving on to College, 6th Form or if you have any questions about the next phase of your child’s learning journey after school this session is for you.
Tuesday 13 January 2026– Noreen Rahman, Tahmina Begum and Amirah Ghafar (SEND Tribunal and QA Lead)
This session is to discuss any complex phase transfers such as your preferred schools responding they are unable to meet needs, or you are stuck on the next steps. There are always things we can do if you talk to us and let us know. This meeting is to help us make sure we are securing as many highest preference places prior to the statutory deadline of 15 February for first entry to school and any children moving on to secondary school. This is also an opportunity to talk about pathways beyond year 11 and to consider other local opportunities as well as college placements for September 2026.
Amirah Ghafar is also going to offer appointments at this meeting to discuss any concerns you have relating to potential Mediation and/or Tribunal cases.
Tuesday 10 March 2026 – Maggie Buckley, Noreen Rahman and Amirah Ghafar
This session is to work through any post 16 phase transfers where there are still outstanding issues with placements and to discuss a way forward before the statutory deadline of 31 March 2026
Amirah Ghafar is also going to offer appointments at this meeting to discuss any concerns you have relating to potential Mediation and/or Tribunal cases.