Education and families: key service websites

Education and families: A to Z of related services

A

• Adoption

  Providing new and permanent families for children who cannot be brought up by their natural parents

• Apprenticeships – levy transfer

  Transferring apprenticeship levy funds to other employers

C

• Child protection

  Protecting children from abuse, neglect or harm

• Childcare

  Information about childcare services

• Childcare brokerage

  A service for parents and carers who are having difficulty finding suitable childcare

• Children in care

  Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our care

• Children’s centres

  Children’s centres offer advice and support for parents and carers of children aged 0-8

• Children’s homes

  Providing short breaks including day care and overnight stays for children and young people with complex healthcare needs, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and additional needs

• Coronavirus advice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice on staying healthy and well, changes to Devon County Council services, education and support for communities, employers and employees.

• Corporate Parenting Strategy 2022-24

  Corporate Parenting Strategy 2022-24

D

• Devon Education Forum

  Statutory consultative committee for the funding of maintained schools in Devon

• Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership (DSCP)

  Information about how to recognise child abuse, where to go for help and support, and keeping children safe and healthy

• Direct payments – children

  Information on direct payments for children

• Domestic violence

  Support for adults and young people affected by domestic violence and abuse

E

• Early years

  The Early Years and Childcare Service supports the expansion and improvement of services for children across Devon

• Education – statistics

  School sizes, pupil numbers, school characteristics

• Education, health and care (EHC) plans

  A step-by-step guide to EHC needs assessments and plans.

• Elective home education

  Helping you to educate your child at home

F

• Family support

  Information about the types of family support available in Devon

• Family support – childcare

  Find childcare and other services in Devon for children, young people and parents

• Fostering

  Offering a substitute home for a child or children who need looking after

G

• Governor support

  Governor responsibilities, Governing Associations, how to become a governor

H

• Health visitors

  Health Visitors help families during the early years of a child’s life, supporting the health and wellbeing of young children and their families

• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

  The HAF programme aims to support children to eat more healthily and be more active over the school holidays

I

• Inclusion services

  The Education Inclusion Service provides a statutory, but impartial service for parents and carers, school governors, headteachers, school staff and other agencies about inclusion, reintegration and exclusion

L

• Learn Devon

  Learn Devon provides adult and community learning courses on behalf of Devon County Council

• Libraries

  Renew a book online or use the library catalogue to find and reserve books, films, music and more

N

• Nursery plus

  A Devon educational outreach service supporting Early Years settings to meet the needs of children identified with additional or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

P

• Portage

  Portage is an early years education service for children with significant or complex developmental delay, including cognition (acquiring knowledge or understanding)

• Post-16 education

  Find out about options for training and further education for children aged 16 and over

• Primary schools

  find a primary school in the Devon County Council area

• Private fostering

  When a child is looked after by someone who is not a close relative, guardian or person with parental responsibility

• Public health nursing

  The Public Health Nursing Service provides Health Visiting and School Nursing services.

R

• Religious education

  Information and support regarding religious education and collective worship

• ROVIC

  ROVICs (rehabilitation officers for visually impaired children) work with children with significant visual impairments

S

• School admissions

  Find out how to get your child into school and when to apply

• School attendance

  Parent’s and The Council’s responsibilities for children's attendance at school

• School closures

  Information about school closures

• School locations

  Search for schools in Devon

• School meals

  Information about school meals, including how to apply for free school meals

• School nurses

  School Nurses provide information and support to school-aged children and their families who live in Devon or attend a Devon school

• School transport

  Information and support for parents and young people about getting to school or college

• School transport route closures

  Information about school route delays and closures

• Secondary schools

  information on secondary schools in the Devon County Council area

• Sensory impairments in children

  information and advice about sensory Impairments and the support available

• Space youth centres

  Space is a newly formed charitable organisation dedicated to providing the highest quality services for young people and their communities

• Special educational needs and disabilities – Local Offer

  Our Local Offer details the support available in Devon for children with physical, sensory or learning disabilities

• Support – for schools

  Supporting schools in day-to-day activities as well helping to improve outcomes for young people

T

• Term dates

  Find school term dates

V

• Virtual School

  Supporting children in care living in Devon or who are looked after by Devon but live elsewhere

W

• Wraparound childcare

  Wraparound childcare

Y

• Young people

  Information about services for young people

• Youth Justice Service

  Devon’s Youth Justice Service works with young people that get into trouble with the law