Listening to your child’s views training session
DiAS Training Session 10 – 11.30am, Tuesday 21st November 2023 Online using Teams This session is for parent carers in Devon, who are supporting a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), who would like to find out more about gathering and sharing their child’s views. Helping your child to express themselves and tell […]
The survey results are in!
During September and October DiAS ran a short survey for parent carers, asking them what kind of training they would like. More than 120 took part and here are the main results. What do you want information or training sessions to do? This question was about finding out the main purpose of going to training. […]
Take part in our survey about training for parent carers
Tell us about the SEND training and workshops you want! We know that many parents and carers would like to learn more about how to support their child with SEND at nursery, school or college. Others want to develop their skills and confidence when dealing with professionals. DiAS already runs some free information sessions each […]
Introducing the new Ambassador Volunteer coordinator
Working jointly with Parent Carer Forum Devon (PCFD), Sarah Lord has recently joined the DiAS team as Ambassador Volunteer Coordinator. Here, she introduces herself. “I am very excited to introduce myself as the new Ambassador Volunteer Coordinator for Devon. I have worked for over 20 years in education in a variety of roles, but it […]
New SEN support jargon buster
Confused about colourful semantics and co-regulation? Want to understand what relational and restorative approaches are all about? Check out our new Jargon Buster! The world of SEND is full of jargon and for parent carers (and lots of professionals too) it can be a confusing and difficult language to learn. That’s why we have created […]
New Guide to SEN support in schools
The thing we probably get asked most about on our enquiry line is how a school can support a child with SEND. From the kind of support that’s possible, through to school plans and meetings and getting more help when things aren’t going well, it’s a big and important topic. So, to help answer your […]
Our 2021-22 annual report
This week saw the publication of our annual report for 2021/22. In it you can find details about what we achieved, people we supported and how we influenced local and national policy and services. Here are a few of the highlights: The service saw rising demand for yet another year. The increase of 40% had […]
DiAS parent training sessions for the summer term
DiAS parent training session dates are now live for the Summer term. Book your place now! All sessions are online and free of charge. EHCP Review Myth-busting Have you got an annual review of your child’s EHC plan coming up? Then come along to a EHC Plan Reviews – Myth-busting parent session and find out […]
Our improved enquiry service
We have improved our telephone and email enquiry service! We value all the feedback we get from people using our services and are always looking for ways to make things better. So, you may notice if you contact us that we’re doing things a little bit differently. To help more families get the expert […]
New Ambassador Volunteer training for February 2023
Could you be one of our next Ambassador Volunteers (AV)? New Induction training for people interested in becoming an Ambassador Volunteer is now available. The training will be in a virtual session with a short break. 10am – 1pm Tuesday 21st February 2023 Ambassador Volunteers are links to their local SEND communities, sharing information from […]