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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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Question of the Week 30
What area of SEND is your biggest priority right now?…
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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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Question of the Week 27
With the new term just around the corner, what is…
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Question of the Week 26
Question of the Week Have you heard before today about…
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Question of the Week 25
How do you recharge during the summer holidays? Summer can…
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Family Experiences of SEND Services Survey
WE NEED YOU! If you have not yet taken part…
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Question of the Week 24
How much do you know about Parent Carer Forum Devon…
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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
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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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
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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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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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
SEND Reforms: The government is talking about changing the SEND…
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Question of the Week 11
💛🥚🐰 How are you coping over the Easter School Holidays…
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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
Who made life a little easier for your family this…
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Question of the Week 8
THINKING OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS How has navigating the…
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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
This week we’re asking something simple and practical:What area of…
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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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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
Join us in Barnstaple for our first SEND Families Drop…
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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
Half Term Check-in, something different – pick from- Follow the…
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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
There has been a temporary change to how some SEND…
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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
Parental Minds CIC are running popular Meltdowns and Shutdowns workshop on…
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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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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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Every Pair Tells a Story – a national campaign.
Yesterday families across the UK left empty shoes outside council…
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A group for young autistic people
This could be just what your young autistic person is…
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DCC’s SEND Newsletter is out now
Make sure that you scroll down to the bottom to…
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New Guidance to Support Children Out of School
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has released new…
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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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