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    Ofsted Announces Area SEND Inspection for Devon Local Area Partnership.

     Devon SEND families: this is your opportunity to be heard…

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  • QoW-30

    Question of the Week 30

    What area of SEND is your biggest priority right now?…

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  • QoW 29 If your young person is approaching or over 18, how confident do you feel that there is a clear plan for their education, support and transition into adulthood?

    Question of the Week 29

    If your young person is approaching or over 18, how…

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    Question of the Week 28

    What SEND topics or questions would you like would you…

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  • UESTION OF THE WEEK With the new term just around the corner, what is your biggest concern or worry about the weeks ahead?

    Question of the Week 27

    With the new term just around the corner, what is…

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  • Question of the Week The Four Cornerstones Oversight Commitee

    Question of the Week 26

    Question of the Week Have you heard before today about…

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  • QUESTION OF THE WEEK How do you recharge during the summer holidays?

    Question of the Week 25

    How do you recharge during the summer holidays? Summer can…

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  • poster announcing that there is still time to take part in the Family Experiences of SEND Services Survey

    Family Experiences of SEND Services Survey

    WE NEED YOU! If you have not yet taken part…

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  • Did you know this about Parent Carer Forum Devon?

    Question of the Week 24

    How much do you know about Parent Carer Forum Devon…

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  • Question of the Week DIAS

    Question of the Week 23

    Before today, how familiar were you with DiAS – Devon…

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    Question of the Week 22

    How are we doing? We are trying something a little…

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  • Question of the Week 21

    Is your child or young person currently experiencing school distress…

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  • SEND Family Drop-In Event: Tavistock, Wednesday 1st July

    Join us in Tavistock for our SEND Family Drop In…

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  • Question of the Week 20

    Question of the Week 20

     HEATWAVE SURVIVAL TIPS  Hot weather and heatwaves can be especially difficult…

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  • Question of the Week 19

    Did you know Children and Family Health Devon have an…

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  • Questionnof the Week 18

    Question of the Week 18

    Many parent carers tell us that the hardest part isn’t…

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  • Question of the week 17

    Question of the Week 17

    If you were new to SEND, would Devon’s SEND Local…

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  • Question of the Week 16

    Half term with SEND in the house can be… an…

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  • 📢 Proposed SEND Reforms – Q16: Making Individual Support Plans practical and useful

    Question of the Week 15 (part two)

    SEND Reforms: 📢 Proposed SEND Reforms – Q16: Making Individual…

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  • Question of the Week 15

    SEND Reforms: 📊 Quick poll – parent carer confidence in…

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  • SEND Reforms: What would help ensure families are genuinely listened to and able to influence decisions (locally and nationally) rather than being consulted in name only? What are the barriers to being involved?

    Question of the Week 14

    SEND Reforms: How can the government make sure families’ real…

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  • Question of the Week 13

    SEND Reforms: There are proposals to reserve EHCPs (Education, Health…

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  • Question of the Week 12

    Question of the Week 12

    SEND Reforms: The government is talking about changing the SEND…

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  • How are you coping over the Easter School Holidays ?

    Question of the Week 11

    💛🥚🐰 How are you coping over the Easter School Holidays…

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  • Question of the Week 10. SEND Reforms.

    Question of the Week 10

     HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF SEND SUPPORT  The…

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  • 🌟 PCFD — Coming Up!

    PCFD — Coming Up! Focused Feedback Our Focused Feedback sessions…

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  • Question of the Week 9

    Question of the Week 9

    Who made life a little easier for your family this…

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  • Question of the Week 8

    Question of the Week 8

    THINKING OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS How has navigating the…

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  • New-Survey-Share-Your-SEND-Experiences-in-Devon

    Family Experience of SEND Services in Devon: 2026 Survey Now Open

    Parent Carer Forum Devon is inviting parent carers across the…

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  • Question of the Week 7

    Do you feel Devon understands the needs of families like…

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  • Question of the Week 6

    Question of the Week 6

    This week we’re asking something simple and practical:What area of…

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    On Friday, Oria and I (Caroline) attended a training day…

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  • Parent Carer Partner Training

    Training: Are you a parent carer in Devon who wants to help shape better services for families?

    Parent Carer Partner Training – 4th March! Are you a…

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  • SEND Groups & Local Services - Drop-in

    North Devon local Groups and services -sign up for your free stand today!

    Calling North Devon SEND groups, services & voluntary sector partners…

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  • SEND Families Drop-in Event 19th March Castle Centre Barnstaple

    SEND Families Drop In Event

    Join us in Barnstaple for our first SEND Families Drop…

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  • Question of the Week 5

    Question of the Week 5

    What’s one thing that would make communication clearer right now?…

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  • Question of the Week 4

    Question of the Week 4

    Half Term Check-in, something different – pick from- Follow the…

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  • Children-having-lunch-in-classroom

    Inclusion bases for English secondary schools announced

    The government has announced that each mainstream secondary school in…

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  • Update on SEND Tribunal appeals

    Update on SEND Tribunal Appeals

    There has been a temporary change to how some SEND…

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  • Question of the Week 3

    Question of the Week 3

    Thinking about Early Identification of emerging needs , Access & Communication …

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  • Final Report  PCFD Survey, Representing Parent Voice, November 2025 

    🌟 What parent carers told us — and what we’re…

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  • Question of the Week 2

    Thinking about the Devon “Local Offer” web pagesHow easy is…

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  • Question of the Week 1

    New: Question of the Week COMMENT, REACT, OR JUST READ…

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  • Meltdowns and Shutdowns workshop.

    Meltdowns and Shutdowns workshop

    Parental Minds CIC are running popular Meltdowns and Shutdowns workshop on…

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  • The magic of peer-to-peer support. Friendship Understanding, Strength, Hope

    Hello everyone!

    Hello everyone! I’m Caroline, one of the Directors, and I…

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  • DfE * SEND Reform National Conversation * – Online Series

    DfE * SEND Reform National Conversation * – Online Series…

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  • NEW – Bitesize SEND law e-learning

    This may be of interest to some who want to…

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  • 💛 We want to say a heartfelt sorry to all parent carers of children and young people with SEND in Devon 💛

    We know our communication hasn’t been good enough for far…

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  • Parent Carer Partners Logo

    Find Out More About Becoming a Parent Carer Partner

    Would you like to get more involved in our work?…

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  • Togetherness

    Devon County Council (Public Health), in partnership with Togetherness, offers…

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  • Experience the Magic of Japan

    A Family Culture Day for SEND Children

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  • shoes

    Every Pair Tells a Story – a national campaign.

    Yesterday families across the UK left empty shoes outside council…

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  • Being Me group for autistic young people

    A group for young autistic people

    This could be just what your young autistic person is…

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  • Devon County Council

    DCC’s SEND Newsletter is out now

    Make sure that you scroll down to the bottom to…

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  • Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman

    New Guidance to Support Children Out of School

    The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has released new…

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  • Devon County Council

    The Four Cornerstones Report

    The Four Cornerstones report has been published today on Devon…

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  • FREE WORKSHOP: Understanding & managing anxiety (ages 0–5)

    FREE WORKSHOP: Understanding & managing anxiety (ages 0–5) Wednesday 19…

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  • FREE WORKSHOP: Toilet Training Children with SEND (ages 0–5 years, England)

    Toilet training can take longer – and feel more challenging…

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  • Eating Challenges and PDA

    16th October starts 8pm Watch live Q&A session exploring the…

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