Dancing
Eye Syndrome Support Trust
Charity No 1060181 The trust offers telephone contact and a summer outing
for families touched by Dancing Eye Syndrome.
David
Lewis Centre For Epilepsy
Charity No 1000392 Multi-disciplinary teams providing assessment and
treatment for severe epilepsy and related conditions.
deafPLUS
Charity No 1073468 Founded upon the idea of self-help and committed
to a policy of deaf/hearing integration.
Depression
Alliance Online
Depression Alliance is a UK charity offering help to people with depression,
run by sufferers themselves.
DfES
A-Level Guidelines
Guidance for parents and students on the new advanced level qualifications
that includes information on choosing a course, workload and examinations.
DfES
Childcare Link
This site provides details of local childcare providers in England and
Scotland as well as general information about childcare.
DfES
Choosing A School
Arrangements for admissions are similar across the whole country, but
they can differ quite a lot in some important points, including when
and how you must apply for a school place.
DfES
Dads & Sons
Aims to encourage Dads to get involved in their sons education.
DfES
Don't Suffer In Silence
Packed with new ideas, practical techniques and the valuable experiences
of those who have been bullied, or have even bullied others.
Dfes
Early Years
Information on establishing and developing early years and childcare
services & their implementation at local level by Early Years Development
and Childcare Partnerships.
DfES
Higher Education
Aims to provide information on a wide range of topics that students
intending to enter higher education, their parents and advisers, will
find useful in making effective decisions.
DfES
Learning & Skills
Covers key providers such as further education and sixth form colleges,
schools with sixth forms, local authority and adult education institutions
and private and voluntary sector providers.
DfES
Need A Nanny?
Employing a nanny is an important responsibility. Guidance and help
is at hand.
DfES
Parents' Centre
This site tells you about your child's education and how you can help.
DfES
Qualifications Info
Information for parents, teachers, pupils, lecturers, students, employers
and anyone with an interest in qualifications.
DfES
Reading
A little reading goes a long way - helping with your children's reading.
DfES
Reading & Writing
This website sets out some of the main things we know about how children
learn to read and write & describes ways that reading and writing are
taught in schools.
DfES
Special Educational Needs
Aims to provide a wide range of advice and materials for teachers, parents
and others interested in or working with children with special educational
needs.
DfES
Standards Site
Suggestions on how to achieve effective partnership with parents and
how best to manage and use your home-school agreement.
DfES
Student Support
Information about the help that is available to students in England
and Wales who want to go into Higher Education.
Diabetes
UK
Charity No 215199 Confidential help and support service for people with
diabetes, their carers and health care professionals.
Different
Strokes
Charity No 1057472 Helpline staffed by stroke survivors, counselling
and information on benefits, further and higher education, special training
and work opportunities.
Disability
Challengers
Charity No 28549 Stimulating communication skills in children with physical
disabilities or leaning problems.
Disability
Net
Disability Net is an internet-based disability information and news
services.
Disability
Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body set up
by the Government to help secure civil rights for disabled people.
Doh
Adoption Site
For anyone involved or interested in adoption. It relates to adoption
in England but laws governing adoption in Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland are very similar.
Down
Syndrome Educational Trust
UK-based charity that works to advance the development and education
of individuals with Down syndrome worldwide.
Down's
Syndrome Association
Charity No 265812 Supporting parents and carers of people with Down's
Syndrome and improve the lives of people with the condition.
Down's
Syndrome Scotland
Charity No SC011012 Support and counselling for parents through individual
members and local groups, especially in the early days.
Dreams
Come True Charity
Charity No 80248 Dedicated to realizing the dreams of terminally ill
children.
Drugscope
The UK's leading centre of expertise on drugs, aiming to inform policy
development and reduce drug-related risk.
Dyslexia
in Scotland
Charity No SC000951 Advice, information and support to dyslexic people,
their families, and professionals with an interest in dyslexia.
Dyslexia
Institute
Charity No 268502. It offers assessments to identify dyslexia in children
and adults and specialised multisensory teaching for all ages.
Dyspraxia
Foundation
Charity No 1058352 Offering support and information to dyspraxia sufferers
and their families.
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