Directory of Contacts

Agencies Working with Children and Young People in the Chulmleigh Learning Community Area

Chulmleigh Learning Community - Parent Support Advisor

Louise Meadows
Chulmleigh Learning Community, Parent Support Advisor
Tel: 07837 239511
Email: lmeadows@chulmleigh.devon.sch.uk

Parent Support Advisors aim to support and help you in the following ways:

• Confidential support with parents/carers and about school issues
• Give opportunities to meet with other parents/carers through regular events
• Offer support with your child’s behaviour
• Offer a home visit
• Finding other services to help you
• Provide information about school matters
• Offer help, advice and the support needed to work through problems
• Provide families with learning opportunities
• Provide access to parenting programmes
• “Drop-in” sessions
• Build you confidence in dealing with difficult parenting issues and behaviours
• Support better achievements and attendance at school
• Help you to speak with the school and other agencies.

Devon Family Service Directory

This directory is a useful guide to services and organisations that support children and young people, parents, carers and practitioners.

You can search for a service by keyword, category, postcode, location or by age range.

www.devonfsd.info

Devon Children's Trust

www.devonchildrenstrust.org.uk

'The Devon Children's Trust is a partnership between social care, education, health, community, voluntary, and justice services working together to make a difference for Devon's Children and young people. 

They are a partnership between

• Devon County Council - Children and Young Peoples Services
• Devon Health Community - NHS Primary Care Trusts
• Connexions C & D
• Children's Fund
• Devon Governors
• Devon Surestart
• Devon & Cornwall Police
• District Councils
• Devon's Voluntary Sector

Early Years And Childcare Services

DISC is the information centre for Early Years and Childcare Services and has a wide range of information including

• Childminders
• Nurseries
• Pre-school playgroups
• Out of school clubs
• Holiday clubs/playschemes
• Parent and Toddler groups

www.devon.gov.uk/disc_services
0845 155 1013

DISCplus special needs information for Devon children and families
www.devon.gov.uk/discplus

To contact your local information co-ordinator:
Mid Devon 01392 381124
North Devon 01271 341544

Educational Psychologist/Behavioural Support Team

Devon EPS

St Johns Lane
Barnstaple
Devon EX32 9DD
01271 388701

Educational Psychologists apply psychological knowledge and skills to promote children's development, achievement and welfare, working closely with colleagues in the schools and other agencies. They are involved with working within schools to support children experiencing difficulties with their learning or with issues that are interrupting their educational progress.
www.devon.gov.uk/educational_psychology

Parent Partnership

Manager Joan Tremblett 01392 383080

An independent Service created to provide information, training and support for Parents and Carers of children with special educational needs from 0 to 19 years. www.parentpartnershipdevon.org.uk

PIP Centre South Molton

Manager Helen Stoneman 01769 573000

A purpose-built Centre incorporating a variety of child care and training facilities.

Based in the town centre, next to the car park with our own fenced garden and play area we offer a warm, safe and welcoming environment where children are nurtured and have fun.

• Out of School Clubs for the 5 –11 year olds
  Breakfast Club
  After School Club
  Holiday Club
• Wrap-around Care and a Lunch Club for the Pre-school children who attend South Molton Pre-school run from the Centre
• Youth Club
• Toddler Groups
• Parent / Carer and Baby Group
• Parenting Skills Group

Bluecoat Children's Centre, Torrington

Manager Ellen Hallan
01805 625830

The first model of a Rural Early Excellence Centre in the Country.

The Outreach Programme currently operates in four rural communities surrounding Great Torrington delivering quality pre-school education where there is presently insufficient provision or none at all.

NCH

Victoria House Children's Centre
Victoria Road
Barnstaple
EX32 8NP
01271 346961
Contact Debbie Marks Victoria.house@nch.org.

Family Learning

A wide range of FREE courses available for families.

Courses take place in schools or within the community.

They are free, fun and informative.

Parents/carers have the chance to find out what their children learn at school, how their children are taught and developed and how they can help. The following courses give parents/carers the opportunity to work and play alongside their child in a school or community setting.

• Play and Language. You and your child (aged 0-3)
• Early Start. You and your child (aged 0-4)
• Playing with Language. You and your child (aged 3-5)
• Family Literacy or Numeracy. You and your school-aged child.
• Parent learning children learning courses.

A range of 5, 6 and 10 week courses that include Literacy, Numeracy, Looking at Play, Computers, Science, Helping with Homework, You and Your Child Starting School, Making Learning Resources, Psychology, Planning Personal Futures, Creative Arts and Time to Talk. Parents/carers can also have the chance to brush up their own Maths and English skills.

01392 386255. or apply to individual schools

North Devon Hospice

Children's Counsellor Fran Shortridge offers counseling to children and young people who have relatives receiving care from the Hospice. She also works in schools leading children to explore and come to terms with feelings of bereavement. Tel. 01271 344248 franshortridge@northdevonhospice.org.uk

Young Carers

A young carer is under 18 years of age. They help look after a parent, brother, sister or another relative or friend who due to their disability, frailty, illness or vulnerability cannot care for themselves without help.

The Devon Young Carers website has been developed with the help of young carers. It contains helpful information as well as fun and games.

www.devon.gov.uk/youngcarers

Carewise:

Carewise is the LOCAL young carers project www.carewise.org.uk

Family Education

The Family Education Development Trust was founded in 1992 to provide opportunities and support for young parents and their children to play, learn and grow together.

AIMS

Developing opportunities for parents and their children to play, learn and grow together.

Promoting and supporting work in family-centred groups.

Providing an umbrella charity for Family Education projects.

Working in partnership with other agencies and organisations to advance Family Education.

Address:
FEDT
Crossmead
Barley Lane
EXETER , Devon , EX4 1TF

Telephone/FAX: 01392 499994

Visit the Family Education Development Trust Website

Youth Offending Team

Devon was one of the first areas to establish Youth Offending Teams. The teams are developing a range of services targeted at young people who have committed offences, or who may be at risk of doing so.

The Youth Offending Teams make young offenders face up to the consequences of their behaviour for themselves, their victims and the wider community. The Service seeks to turn young offenders away from crime towards more constructive activities, both inside and outside school.

It tackles issues like poor parental supervision, truancy and school exclusion and substance misuse - which can place young people at risk of becoming involved in crime. Youth Offending Teams are involved in a number of projects working with schools (e.g. with young people who may be regarded as 'at risk' of exclusion or who are identified as 'vulnerable' at the point of transition from primary to secondary school) as well as with individuals and their families. Since the establishment of the three Youth Offending Teams there has been a marked reduction in youth crime in Devon .

North Devon Youth Offending Team
Barbican House
5 Barbican Close
Barnstaple
EX32 9HE
Tel. 01271 388150
Fax. 01271 388155

Education Welfare Service

The EWS has the aim of improving school attendance and supporting strategies to improve pupil behaviour. It also tries to ensure that as far as possible all pupils are included and therefore able to gain the maximum benefit from the educational opportunities available to them.The EWS seeks to:

• Provide an effective, efficient service to schools working closely with and supporting school staff in matters related to the welfare of pupils.
• Provide support and guidance to pupils and families where there are problems related to school attendance.
• Provide a service which links schools, parents, pupils and the LA in partnership identifying service standards.
• Support and contribute to the LA Education Development Plans particularly targets for improvement in attendance rates.

http://www.devon.gov.uk/ews_about

Devon and Cornwall Police

The Police have an excellent website with links to many issues surrounding youth offending and child protection

To contact your local Police station, or for any other NON-EMERGENCY issues, please telephone 08452 777444.

http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/youth/index.htm

Connexions

Free, impartial advice on careers, learning and work to help teenagers choose a better future.

http://www.connexions-cd.org.uk

Family group Conferences

For many people, asking for help from their family is not easy. Family group Conferences are one way of helping families to get together when a child in the family really needs help and support.

The extended family and invited friends of a child or young person are asked to make plans for the child or young person. The professionals who are involved with the family are invited to provide information, rather than influence or make any decisions at the meeting.

Contact 01271 346961 email victoria.house@nch.org.uk

Parent Carers’ Voice

Parent Carers’ Voice is a way for parents and carers to influence the way services for their children are planned and delivered in Devon.
Parent Carers’ Voice acts as a consultative mechanism between parents and carers of children with special needs and the services their children receive.
For more information http://www.parentcarersvoice.org

School Health

School Nurse Leaflet