Latest News for Parents & Carers

The Education and Training Foundation and Council for Disabled Children have published: Tomorrow’s Leaders – A World Beyond Disability. This exciting new publication profiles the achievements of over 30 inspirational young people who are leading in their communities, with ambition, hard work and dedication to improving society.

Derby City’s ChatHealth service has two services:

• Young people, aged 11-19, can use this confidential texting service for help and advice from their School Nurse. Text 07507 327104
• All parent carers of children aged 0-19 can get advice and support with any concerns from their Health Visitor or School Nurse. Text 07507 327754

BBC Two has commissioned a new factual drama called Independence Day? How Disabled Rights Were Won. It’s based on the remarkable true story of the people behind an irrepressible campaign of direct-action, which led to the winning of the Disability Discrimination Act in Britain.

Duncan Edwards, whose son is disabled and needs 24-hour care and wife uses a wheelchair, shares his experiences on how isolation is affecting his family, and what plans they have put in place to maintain care support. 

SEND barrister, Steve Broach, will set out the key legal duties in these areas for children and young people respectively and will focus on how these duties have been altered by the Coronavirus Act 2020 and other legal responses to the current pandemic. The Seashell Trust are offering two FREE sessions, one focusing on children aged 0-17 years and one focusing on young adults aged 18-25 years.