SEND Parent Voice UK — Podcast Consent Form

Your story matters. Your choice matters.

SEND Parent Voice UK is a parent-led platform giving families the opportunity to share their experiences of SEND, education, health, social care and support services.

This form is for parents/carers who are happy for us to consider their experience for a podcast episode, video, social-media content or related SEND Parent Voice UK content.

You do not have to agree to your story being published. You can withdraw your consent before publication by contacting us.

Please do not include your child’s full name, date of birth, address, NHS number, school reference number or other unnecessary identifying information.

SECTION 1 — About you

1. What is your relationship to the child/young person?

2. Which UK nation are you based in?

3. Which area does your experience relate to?

SECTION 2 — Your story

4. What is your story about?

5. Tell us what happened

6. What would you like other parents to take away from your experience?

7. What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

8. What, if anything, helped?

SECTION 3 — How you want your story shared

9. How would you like your story to be presented?

10. Are you happy for SEND Parent Voice UK to edit your contribution for length, clarity or safeguarding/privacy purposes?

Yes

Please discuss this with me first

Editing will not intentionally change the meaning of your experience.

11. Are you happy for your story to be used in:

SECTION 4 — Recording consent

12. Are you happy to be recorded for the podcast?

Yes — audio recording

Yes — audio and video recording

No — I would prefer to submit my story in writing

I’m not sure yet

13. Are you happy for selected sections of your recording to be used as shorter clips?

Yes

Please ask me before using clips

14. Are you happy for SEND Parent Voice UK to contact you if clarification is needed before publication?

Yes

SECTION 5 — Your child/young person

15. Does your story identify or involve your child/young person?

Yes

Only indirectly

16. If your child could potentially be identified, are you happy for information about their experience to be included?

Yes

Only if completely anonymised

Please contact me first

17. I understand that I should not provide unnecessary identifying information about my child.

I understand.

SECTION 6 — Other people and organisations

18. Does your story refer to other people, professionals, schools, NHS services, local authorities or organisations?

Yes

19. I understand that SEND Parent Voice UK may need to anonymise or remove identifying details before publication. (I understand: please do not name individuals unless discussed).

I understand.

SECTION 7 — Consent choices

20. Please confirm your consent choices:

🎙️ Podcast consent — permission to use my story in an episode

📱 Social media consent — permission to create clips/posts

📊 Anonymous themes/research consent — permission for my experience to contribute to anonymous statistics or analysis

Podcast and Content Declarations

I give SEND Parent Voice UK permission to record and use my contribution for the purposes I have selected.

I understand that published content may be publicly available online and may be shared by others.

I understand that once content has been published/shared by third parties, SEND Parent Voice UK cannot guarantee all copies can be removed.

I have provided information voluntarily and have not been pressured into participating.

I understand that I can contact SEND Parent Voice UK to withdraw my consent before publication.

SECTION 8 — Contact details

21. Name

22. Email address

23. Phone number

24. Is there anything you would like us to know before contacting you?

SECTION 9 — Final confirmation

25. Final confirmation

✅ Yes, I agree

❌ No, I do not agree

Thank you for trusting SEND Parent Voice UK with your experience. ❤️

We will review your submission and contact you before recording or publishing your story where required.

Your experience belongs to you. You can tell us what you are and aren’t comfortable sharing.