Latest News for Parents & Carers

The Department for Education has announced they won’t extend the temporary change in the law for EHC Plans in England beyond 31st July 2020. Contact welcomes the announcement as an important step in enabling disabled children to return to school at the same time as their peers in September. And crucially will help reassure parents in advance of the new school year.

Relate Derby are offering counselling services remotely via webcam and telephone.  Please spread the word, do not want people to suffer in silence!

• Tel: 01332 349177
• Text: 07741193484
• Email: info@relatederby.org.uk.

Contact Families know many of you will have some great advice to share with other families during this challenging time. You might also have concerns or questions of your own. That’s why they’ve created a brand new closed (private) Facebook Group for parent carers.

SENDIASS’ new appointment system will give you up to 20 minutes with any one of their four friendly staff. If you can contact them first to specify your chosen day and time, they will do their very best to be in touch you at that time. Contact them:

• Online contact form
• Telephone 01332 641414
• Text Relay 18001 01332 641414
• Signing services

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant access to many support services is limited, and deaf youngsters are even more vulnerable, write a group of health and disability experts