Our Team

Duncan Siret is an independent social worker who has worked alongside the Parent and Carer Alliance since the summer of 2018, before then he spent over 30 years, mostly with Gloucestershire County Council, working in children’s social care. He has been a social worker, a team manager, a child protection conference chair, a children’s social care complaints manager amongst other roles. In latter years he worked in quality assurance, a position that involved collecting the views and experiences of parents who receive a social work service.

My name is James, and I am passionate father of 4, with many years experience in ascertaining and securing the appropriate educational provision and social assistance for my disabled son. Since commencing this journey in 2010, I have learnt to navigate the numerous processes within the education, health and social care systems to obtain my child’s statutory entitlement. I, therefore, want to alleviate the stress and anxiety families often endure when navigating the necessary processes, by utilising the experiences through which I have acquired wisdom, to assuringly provide impartial advice and guidance. I am very proud to be a part of the Parent and Carer Alliance C.I.C team, where I am committed to upholding their values of inclusion, equality and compassion when advocating for disabled children and their families.

Caroline Grant has over 14 years’ experience as a Clerk to Trustees to both educational and armed forces charities and a mum to two teenage boys. I am working with the Parent and Carers Alliance C.I.C as Company Secretary as I am passionate about supporting and empowering parents, like me, to enable their child to access the education they are entitled to, in whatever way the child needs. Having had the support of the Alliance I know how valuable the service is and how important it is for the service to continue and encompass as many families as require support.

I am a mother to young twins, both with special educational needs. I feel my personal journey of advocating for the needs of my children to be met has equipped me with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by families in similar situations. This experience has instilled in me a strong sense of empathy and resilience, driving my passion for creating supportive environments that promote inclusivity, while supporting families ensuring their voices are heard and their family needs are prioritised. When an opportunity arose to join the Parent and Carer Alliance team I jumped at the chance. They had been a light in the dark for me when I was navigating my way through advocating for my children, and the short breaks they provide made an invaluable difference to my family. I was excited to become part of this incredible organisation and am passionate about contributing to their important work to bring about meaningful change.