Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices CIC celebrates Silver Award win at Women in Business Awards
Three female directors behind Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices CIC are celebrating recognition for their work supporting families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), after securing a Silver Award at the Best SME Women in Business Awards Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices CIC (NPCV) is celebrating a significant achievement after being recognised at the Women in Business Awards Northamptonshire, taking home a Silver Award.
Led by three female directors, NPCV is a parent carer-led Community Interest Company working to improve the lives of children and young people with SEND and their families across North Northamptonshire.
What makes the organisation particularly special is that it has been built around lived experience. Its leadership team understands first-hand the challenges families face when navigating education, health and social care systems, and has turned those experiences into a commitment to creating meaningful change.
Since establishing NPCV, the organisation has grown its reach, developed new services and strengthened its role as a strategic partner across the local SEND system.
Through its Parent Carer Forum, SEND Support Hub, community events, training and co-production work, NPCV provides families with opportunities to access information, feel supported and influence the services that affect their lives.
One of its directors said: "Winning Silver at the Women in Business Awards is a really important moment for us. We started this organisation because we knew things needed to change for families like ours"
"Running a Community Interest Company comes with enormous responsibility, particularly when you are balancing the needs of families, building services and working to influence wider system change"
"As three female directors, we are proud of what we have built together. But this award is about much more than the three of us. It represents the families who trust us with their experiences, the parent carers who give their time to influence change and the partners who work alongside us:
"We have always believed that parent carers should not simply be consulted about services; they should have a meaningful role in shaping them. This recognition gives us another reason to keep pushing forward."
NPCV's work continues to expand, with its SEND Support Hub providing independent support and guidance to families, alongside a growing programme of workshops, training and opportunities for families and professionals to work together.
The Silver Award marks another milestone for an organisation that continues to demonstrate how lived experience, female leadership and community-led innovation can make a difference.
About Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices CIC
Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices CIC is a parent carer-led Community Interest Company supporting families of children and young people aged 0–25 with SEND across North Northamptonshire.
Through its Parent Carer Forum and SEND Support Hub, NPCV works with families, education settings, health services, social care and local authorities to improve understanding, strengthen services and influence better outcomes for children and young people.
Find out more here: www.npcv.co.uk