Latest News for Parents & Carers

Derbyshire’s mental support health line is now a Freephone number. It is open to all in Derbyshire and available between 9.00am and midnight every day. Tel – 0800 028 0077

For children and young people with EHC plans who are not getting enough special educational provision during the COVID-19 pandemic, IPSEA has some useful template letters.

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.