Family Impact Surveys
Essex Family Forum Family Impact Survey
Our first Family Impact Survey in 2020 gave us the baseline information of parent/carer experience in Essex and this survey will be used to measure how and where there has been improvement and identify where there still needs to be an improvement in support and information for families. There are many things that are currently being developed specifically as a result of parental feedback and we will routinely repeat this survey to continue to measure the impact of changes to families.
Family Impact Survey 2025 – Results and Reports
The results from the EFF Family Impact Survey (FIS) 2025 are now available, click here to view the presentation which summarises the data from across Essex. You can also find the summary data relating to the individual quadrants across Essex in the following reports:
- NEE Overall FIS Summary 2025
- South Overall FIS Summary 2025
- MID Overall FIS Summary 2025
- West Overall FIS Summary 2025
We are producing varying reports on the feedback we received, focusing on different elements, for different teams.
We will be presenting the results at the relevant LA/ICB (local authority/ Integrated Care Board) workstreams to ensure maximum impact. In addition, we are ensuring your responses feed through to Local Area Partnership Action plans as well as responses to the SEND Reforms.
Family Impact Survey 2025 is now CLOSED
Update (03/03/2026) – The Family Impact Survey 2025 in now closed, we will be sharing the results from the survey and highlighting key themes and areas for further feedback in due course. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to and share the survey.
You can continue to share your feedback with us via the graffiti wall by clicking here or on the image adjacent.
The purpose of conducting this survey to measure the current levels of parental satisfaction with local services for SEND Families and to compare with the data collected within our previous surveys.
Reports from Family Impact Survey 2024
Click below to view the report for each section.
- EHCP and Annual Review Process
- SEND Support, One Planning, Communication / Support in Education Settings and Home Education, Unable to Attend and Education Other than At School (EOTAS)
- Neurodevelopmental Assessments
- Therapies – Speech & Language/Communication, Physiotherapy and Occupational
Therapy - Home to school SEND transport
- Social Care support and Shortbreaks
- Preparing for adulthood
- Mental Health Support
Reports from previous years can be viewed by contacting us at hello@essexfamilyforum.org



