You Said, We Did…. Launch; October 2009 You Said: “We need to be heard when we speak about what matters to us and our children.” We Did: Set up the Parents’

You Said, We Did…

Launch; October 2009

You Said: “We need to be heard when

we speak about what matters to us and our

children.”

We Did: Set up the Parents’ Assembly – now

consisting of just under 300 members, all of

whom are regularly consulted on key issues.

E-Safety Workshop

You Said: “We are concerned about ourchildren’s online safety.”

We Did: “How To Be A Cyber Parent” – aworkshop showing parents how to protect theirchildren on the internet. 

Youth OfferYou Said: “We want to know what

support is available for our

children and young people and

how to access it.”

We Did: Worked with hundreds of

people citywide to circulate

publications and information

packs about the services on offer.

Anti-Social Behaviour Statistics

You Said: “We want to know how accurate the

media portrayal of anti-social behaviour in

Sheffield actually is.”

We Did: A workshop on the true extent of anti-

social behaviour, addressing the myths and

presenting the realities.

Story Time; June 2010

You Said: “There are too few low-cost / no-cost

activities available for families at half term.”

We Did: “Story Time” – an event in the city

centre including a drama workshop, an art wall,

storytelling, DJ’ing and street dancing; with MC

Nige and Johnny Nelson in attendance.

Staying Safe

You Said: “We have concerns about how safe

our children are and what we can do to keep

them out of harm’s way.”

We Did: Put on a series of workshops looking

at Road Safety, E-Safety and Gangs.

WebsiteYou Said: “We would like to have regular

information available at a few clicks.”

We Did:

Relaunched our

website, splitting

pages into bitesize

chunks and making

information available to download.

Parents’ Assembly NewsletterYou Said: “We want to be kept

informed of the work of the

Parents’ Assembly

and how we can

access other services.”

We Did: Produced quarterly newsletters for all

members, available on email, on the website

and at venues across the city.

Membership Cards & Discounts

You Said: “How about an extra

incentive to join the Parents’

Assembly?”

We Did: Contacted local

businesses, 18 of whom offer

discounts and freebies on their

services to all members.

Oh, and he said:

“Parents’ Assembly

is a superb initiative

that every local

authority ought to

have.”

- Bestselling author

Gervase Phinn,

July 2010

To all our members and partners,

we’d like to say a huge…