Sheffield Parent Carer Forum

- Katie Monette
- Director of Strategy
- Katie was our Chair for several years and has recently become an employee. She is a single full-time mum of two girls. Her eldest has verbal dyspraxia, autism and ADHD and is in mainstream school. Her youngest has no special educational needs, but does have various health issues. She has had major open heart surgery and suffers from extreme migraines, Raynauds syndrome and hyper mobility.
  
  Katie attends many strategic meetings as a parent carer representative. She is also trying to strengthen our links with local parent support groups by setting up an Affiliate Membership scheme.

- Deborah Mitchell
- Peer Support Manager
- Deborah leads our Peer Support Service.
  
  She has over 20 years of experience working within the public sector.
  
  Deborah is a dedicated mother of two, and her personal journey has been deeply shaped by her youngest child’s early arrival, autism diagnosis with speech delay, and more recently, an ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) diagnosis. Navigating these challenges first-hand led Deborah to discover Sheffield Parent Carer Forum.

- Robyn Webster
- Training and Marketing Programme Manager
- Robyn is our Training and Marketing Programme Manager, designed to help improve signposting among professionals, through parent carer voices.
  
  She has recently finished her master’s degree in Psychology where she specialised in Autism and SEN education. Robyn has also previously worked on mobility access and emergency accommodation projects and has many years’ experience working with children, young people and families. Robyn has a daughter who has a diagnosis of autism and is waiting on an ADHD assessment.
  
  In her spare time, Robyn loves to create tailored special interest education materials, read, play video or board games and attend Aerial sport classes.

- Tracy Charlesworth
- Business Manager
- Tracy has over 25 years’ experience in the charitable/voluntary/community sector working in both finance and development roles.
  
  In her spare time, she enjoys making fused glass and stained-glass decorations.

- Celia Pritchard
- Senior Administrator
- Celia started working with us in May 2022. She has many years of experience working within administration and is passionate about working with SPCF.
  
  In her spare time, Celia loves to read and go for long walks with her family.

- Rebecca Lewis
- Peer Support Worker
- Rebecca is a Peer Support Worker. She has many years experience supporting families as a family support worker and is passionate about working with parents to achieve the best possible outcomes.
  Rebecca has a son who has a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy and learning needs. He has an EHCP and attends a resource provision within a mainstream school.
  In her spare time Rebecca loves creating sensory play activities for her son, walks in the countryside and trips to the theatre.

- Amanda Flounders
- Peer Support Service Deputy Manager
- Amanda is a dedicated mother of three children, whose needs include Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, and complex medical conditions.
  
  With many years of experience supporting children and young people with SEND and care-experienced backgrounds, Amanda combines extensive knowledge with lived experience. After earning a Biomedical Science degree as a mature student, she returned to SEND with a passion for empowering families to advocate confidently for their children.

- Hayley Horton
- Peer Support Worker
- Hayley has a degree in Psychology and Criminology and an MSC in Marketing. She has experience of working in admin, marketing, school support and as a PA to support a disabled professional.
  
  Hayly is mum to two children, one of whom has dyslexia and is awaiting an ADHD assessment. Hayley has ADHD herself. She is passionate about improving outcomes for neurodiverse children, and believes that parents having the right support and information is of great value.
  
  In her spare time, Hayle loves to read, travel and snuggle on the sofa with a good movie.

- Rebekah Lawler
- Peer Support Worker
- Rebekah started working with Sheffield Parent Carer Forum in September 2024. She has many years of experience working in support and has two awesome neurodiverse kids, as well as having ADHD herself. She has lived and worked abroad for many years and understands the challenges that come from raising children in a country far from home. She is passionate about helping and supporting other parents on their journey.
  
  In her spare time, Rebekah loves to explore the UK with her family and enjoys gardening and crafting.

- Sharon Court
- Project Worker, Autism in Schools
- Sharon works on the Autism in Schools project. Her background is mainly administrative and mentoring autistic young people. Sharon has two children, the youngest has a diagnosis of autism, ADHD, an array of other medical issues and currently attends a mainstream school with SEND support.
  
  In her spare time Sharon is doing a part-time MA in Autism, so her hobbies are currently finding/reading research papers and stock piling highlighter pens. But she also loves walking in the Peaks and the Lake District with the family and the dog.

- Anna Marie Emmett
- Project Worker, Autism in Schools
- Anna works on the Autism in Schools project.
  
  She has a background in Training and Development. Her son has a diagnosis of autism, he has an EHCP and attends a mainstream school. Her brother also has a diagnosis of autism.
  
  In her spare time, Anna attends Martial Arts classes and she also enjoys crafting.

- Susan O’Shea
- Project Worker, Autism in Schools
- Sue works with primary schools that participate in the PINS project across Sheffield.
  
  Previously, she worked as a primary school teacher for 17 years before having her two wonderful children. Sue has first-hand experience of neurodiversity in her family and is passionate about supporting families of children with additional needs.
  
  In her spare time Sue likes to visit the theatre, take her dog on walks in the local countryside or read a good book.

Type: Staff