DISC - Devon's family information service
Family Support
The Devon Family Service Directory is a useful guide to services and organisations that support children and young people, parents, carers and practitioners.
Various organisations provide Family Support including
The DfES produced a series of leaflets called Parent Know How on a series of subjects in 2006, but still include useful information (please check all information quoted as there may have been changes). Download your copy below:
- Making Childcare Choices 0 - 7
(214KB - pdf help) - What to do in the School Holidays (208KB - pdf help)
- Your Child;s Learning and Development 0 - 5 (281KB - pdf help)
- Your child's learning getting involved (186KB - pdf help)
- How is your child doing at school? (423KB - pdf help)
- What your child is learning at school 5 - 7 (169KB - pdf help)
- Choosing a Secondary School (158KB - pdf help)
- Making subject choices at 14 (156KB - pdf help)
- What your child is learning at school 11 - 16 (177KB - pdf help)
- Your child's options at 16 (212KB - pdf help)
- Helping your child with homework and revision (194KB - pdf help)
- Am I responsible for my child's school attendance? (202KB - pdf help)
- Why go to University? (163KB - pdf help)
- Information on adult skills and learning (174KB - pdf help)
- Keeping your child safe on the internet (171KB - pdf help)
- Your family's safety at home on the roads (240KB - pdf help)
- How to be a more involved dad (232KB - pdf help)
- How to deal with separation and divorce (223KB - pdf help)
- How to deal with bullying (203KB - pdf help)
- How to deal with drugs and alcohol (319KB - pdf help)
- How to eat well and stay healthy (188KB - pdf help)
- How does my smoking affect my child's health (148KB - pdf help)
- Help available for children with special educational needs (185KB - pdf help)
