for Special Educational Needs and Disability
We often work directly with parents to deliver our training and also co-produce sessions with other organisations and teams.
We inform and support parents by:
Details of any training sessions will always be advertised on our website events page and our Facebook page.
These sessions are free for parent carers in Devon and can be done online or in person. The aim is to help parent carers understand some of the most important information and useful skills to develop when supporting a child with SEND. It explains special educational needs, SEN support and how the SEND system works and helps parents to feel more confident about speaking up for their child and working with professionals.
You may find it most useful if you’re new to SEND or have a child being supported without an EHC plan, but anyone is welcome to join!
There are two online sessions which you can do one after the other, (part one followed by part two) or separately as individual stand-alone sessions. All the training is repeated each term so if you miss one session, you can join the next time.
Online sessions
In person session
Parts one and two together
You can find training dates and booking details in our events page or our Facebook page.
These DIAS training sessions give lots of tips and practical information to help parent carers get to grips with their child’s EHC plan.
Split into two online sessions, the training aims to help parent carers understand their child’s EHC plan and what’s in it, how it is used and how to take part in the review process.
To find out more about the sessions and to book, go to our events page.
Page reviewed: July 2025
Page due for review: July 2027
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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