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Derby City Council has a top priority to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, helping them to ‘live their best life’. However, they need to get better at it, and to do this, they need to hear more about your experiences as parents and carers. They have created a short survey in partnership with public service consultants, IMPOWER to help get your opinion on what is working and what needs to change.

Your responses will be anonymous, and the survey takes about 20 minutes. The findings will also be shared with you once analysed. If you have any questions or would like some further information about how you can get involved in future discussions, please contact daniel.marson@derby.gov.uk
Deadline for completion is midnight on Wednesday 26th May.

More people are complaining of developing tinnitus for the first time or have found their symptoms have worsened since the start of the pandemic, according to scientists and other leading experts who specialise in the condition. The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has reported a surge in the number of people accessing its services, with a 256% increase in the number of web chats from May to December 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. Calls to its helpline rose by 16% during the same period.

Here is the Summer edition of the Derby City SEND Local Offer Newsletter for SEND professionals, parents, carers, and young people in Derby. There are lots of things happening and events taking place – check out the ‘what’s coming up’ section for more details of how you can join the conversation about SEND in Derby. The Local Area is also getting ready to develop a new action plan for SEND in the City, through a series of workshops around the vision and key priorities that they co-produced last year.

The Big Ask is a new opportunity for children and young people and those who work with them to make their voices heard through the Children Commissioner for England’s new survey. This is the largest ever survey of children and young people in England. The results will show the government what you think, and what children need to live happier lives.

In a recent poll by SIBS, adult siblings who have a disabled brother or sister, has shown that life during the pandemic has been tough. 91% of siblings report life as more challenging. As one sibling said: “To outsiders, I am coping. I work full-time and help to care for my brother every day. Inside, however, I feel sick with worry about what the future holds. How long can I continue to keep all of the juggling balls in the air and make sure that my family survives this?”.