Support for Parents and Carers

Information will be added here, when it becomes available, to support parents and carers.  Please let us know if there is any information about groups or associations which will be beneficial to other parents and carers to know about and we will add them to this page.

Thank you - Mrs Duggan and Mrs Shaw

Durham SEND Information Advice and Support Service is a statutory service supporting parents/carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children and young people with SEND. 

Durham SEND Information Advice and Support Service provides confidential information advice and support through a range of services. This includes home visits, attending meetings in educational settings and liaison with all services working with children and young people. Training and guidance to parents/carers, young people and professionals on SEND issues are also provided.

Durham SEND Information Advice and Support Service operates at ‘arm’s length’ from the Local Authority and the services provided are confidential and impartial.

Click on the link below to take you to the Durham SEND Information Advice and Support Service

Contact a Family provide information, advice and support. They bring families together so they can support each other. They campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.  Click on the link below to go to their website.

For parents/carers who are supporting a child or young person with any kind of emotional or mental health problem.