Supporting children and young people with SEND, and their parents and carers.
DIAS gives information advice and support about special educational needs. You can contact us about any SEND issue, including those that are about health and social care needs. We give advice and support to parent carers who have a child with SEN, with or without a diagnosis.
Our parent carer section of the website has legally-based, accessible information abut a wide range of topics. Based on the questions parents ask us everyday, it's full of practical tips and strategies.
One of the ways that DIAS supports parents is by sharing our knowledge and expertise. That includes our 'Making Sense of' training programme and drop-in information and advice sessions.
There are several ways you can volunteer at DIAS, including giving direct support to parent carers and being an Ambassador Volunteer. Find out more today!
We have a web section with lots of information about the support that should be available in nursery or school for every child or young person with SEND.
Information for professionals about what we do, the service we offer and important things to know about our service.
If you're a parent carer or young person, and you need advice or support, there are two main ways to get in touch with us.
DIAS is a service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, aged up to 25, and their parents or carers. We give information, advice and support around SEND issues at every stage of a child’s education, including into further education and adulthood.
We have an enquiry line which deals with telephone and email requests for information and support, a wide range of information resources on our website and a training programme for parent
carers. The Ambassador Volunteer programme also provides community based support across Devon.
Welcome to the new website! If you have visited our website before, you’ll have noticed that this one is new! Launched a few days ago,
Bookings for the autumn term sessions of Making Sense of SEND are now open! These sessions are free for parent carers in Devon and can
This summer term, DIAS launched the next part our new our ‘Making Sense of’ training series for parent carers – Making Sense of EHC plans.
DiAS (Devon, Information, Advice and Support) supports children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and their parents and carers.
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