Co-Responsibility 1st, Co-Design 2nd, Co-Production 3rd?
The picture is my daughter; Madge, about 6 years ago. In my mind she represents Local Authorities attitudes to what the legislation identified about Parental Voice: “Come on Madge, we are going this way now and you don’t have a choice” When I first heard the term co-production it was in relation to Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND). I don’t remember which service it was or from which document/policy I read or heard it referenced but it sparked a real interest that has grown and grown over the last three years. After about 10 minutes of searching the term online, I came across: The Parable of the Blobs and Squares. It’s linked below. I was hooked and I have gone on to read a substantial amount about co-production. Truth is, the guiding principles, beautifully voiced by Brian Blessed, are as far as I really needed to research in order to build a model of co-production around my local SEND services(the process) and Barnsley SEND families (the co...