About Define Fine and what we do
Define Fine has been created by a small but committed team of parent carers with lived experience of school attendance difficulties. We aim to empower parents to work effectively with professionals for earlier intervention and better outcomes.
What do we do?
To our knowledge we are unique as a school attendance support focussed organisation, as in addition to our online group parent peer support, we offer direct 1:1 support and case management at no cost to parent carers. We are a ‘not for profit’ and we work alongside other charitable organisations across SEND and mental health who share our values and ethos. We also provide CPD training to Local Authorities, Health and Education professionals.
Our training fees for this work, as well as grants and donations fund our peer support offer.
Within our team we have qualified teachers, with one being an experienced SENCO, (special educational needs coordinator) and a Youth Mental Health First Aid trainer. We have several members who have IPSEA send law qualifications, with three members who are trained Parent Peer Support workers. Some have been involved in management roles in parent carer forums, local autism charities, and also running a parenting mental health organisations. One has training in and can facilitate/coach: Parent-led CBT, Sleeptight (The Sleep Charity), New Maudsley Approach (eating disorders), SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).
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Louise Parker Engels, Rebecca Jasper and team
Before we became DEFINE FINE we were co-founder and members of the Not Fine in School management team.
For a number of years we have worked hard to support parents and families, and to raise awareness of the challenges children and young people and their families face. Our resources are for parents, carers and professionals which we hope will bring improvements to the support that is offered, and ensure national guidance and policies are understood and put into practice, to reduce the numbers of children experiencing attendance barriers. We continue that work now through Define Fine.