Our Charter

Haringey SEND Working Together Charter

Parents, carers, and practitioners from health, education, and social care in Haringey have worked together to create the Haringey SEND Working Together Charter.

Children and young people from Haringey entered our charter logo competition, and we had 4 winners.

You can download the charter here

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What does the Charter do?

It sets out the values that underpin good working relationships – kindness, empathy, trust, safety and belonging.

Overall winner, Daniel, designed this colourful logo showing different hands holding each other. Around the logo are the charter values - kindness and empathy; trust; belonging; and safety.

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It also sets the principles of families and practitioners working together, and what families should expect from practitioners.

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Principle 1: Feel welcome and cared for

A purple box with the words "feel welcome and cared for" and an outline of hands holding each other. Underneath in a white box with a purple outline there are 4 bullet points: provide a warm, caring, welcoming environment; make time and space to get to know and understand our families' life experience; be curious, find out, avoid assumptions; promote access and remove any barriers.

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Principle 2: Feel valued and included

An orange box with the words "feel valued and included" and a black heart next to it. Underneath in a white box with an orange outline there are 4 bullet points: acknowledge and value our families' experiences; recognise, build on and celebrate positives and successes; empower all to express their views, thoughts and feelings; get back to people in a timely way.

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Principle 3: Work in equal partnership

A green box with the words "work in equal partnership" and an illustration of two people balancing on a see saw next to it. Underneath in a white box with a green outline there are 4 bullet points: have a shared commitment to work together from the start; respect, accept, and value all views and contributions equally; agree, plan, and review decisions and actions together; follow up and provide feedback.

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Principle 4: Communicate together

A pink box with the words "communicate together" and an illustration of two figures together. Underneath in a white box with a pink outline there are 5 bullet points: communicate with openness, respect, and honesty; make time for communication; enable everyone to take part without judgement; acknowledge different views; recognise that things an go wrong - find a way to re-engage and move forward.

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The charter was launched in 2025

The charter was officially launched at the Haringey Voices Day in March 2025. Read more about Voices Day

The charter was well received, and will be rolled out to all schools, settings and teams in Haringey.

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Next steps

Following on from this piece of work, families and practitioners will now work together to develop a co-production training package, which will be underpinned by this charter.

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SEND Power in Haringey is hosted by The Bridge Renewal Trust, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 06949568 and registered as a Charity number 1131941. Registered office Laurels Healthy Living Centre, 256 St Ann's Road, London N15 5AZ

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