Latest News for Parents & Carers

A visually impaired student at Allestree Woodlands School has succeeded in bringing the Paralympic sport of goalball to Derby. Clara Lane, 15, sampled goalball during an October half-term holiday camp in Hereford run by national charity VICTA, which provides support to children and young adults who are blind or partially sighted.

If you need to contact us for advice and support it would really help us to get back to you more quickly if you could contact us via our referral page.

It has been described as a ‘landmark’ exhibition, Nothing About Us Without Us which has just opened at the People’s History Museum in Manchester explores how disabled people’s rights have been fought for over centuries and the activism that has led this march forward. Not only does the exhibition look at the past and the barriers that have faced disabled people and their campaigns to overcome them, but also looks to the present and the future in which the fight is ongoing.

A parent ASD support service delivered by Children’s Centre Autism Champions for parents/carers of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. These sessions will give you an opportunity to talk to an ASD Champion, gain information and support and discover local sources of support. Offering a blended service, appointments will be either face-to-face sessions with limited numbers in our Centres, or 1-1 telephone support. Please contact your nearest centre as listed below:

Boulton Children’s Centre, 47b Holbrook Road, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0DD.
Tel: 01332 956500  Email: alvaston.childrenscentre@derby.gov.uk
Tuesdays between 10.00am – 11.30am
3 January
7 February
7 March
Telephone and face to face appointments are available,
please request when booking.

Mackworth/Morley, Derwent & Audrey Drive Children’s Centres
Telephone appointments are available or contact us to book a
face-to-face appointment in one of our 3 children’s centres:
Wednesdays
11 January – between 1-3pm
8 February – between 9.30am-11.30am
8 March – between 9.30am-11.30am
For further information ring: 01332 208175 or Email: mackworth.childrenscentre@derby.gov.uk

Austin/Sunnyhill Children’s Centre, Browning Street, Derby, DE23 8DN.
Tel: 01332 640090  Email: austin.childrenscentre@derby.gov.uk
Tuesdays between 1- 3pm
20 January
21 February
21 March
Telephone and face to face appointments are available,

Award-winning TV presenter and disability activist George Webster, who made history when he became the first presenter on CBeebies with Down’s syndrome, will be appearing in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special with professional dancer Amy Dowden.