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Resources for parents

This page signposts to useful information and resources covering the following areas:

You can also visit the Healthier Wigan Partnership website (external link) to find information and support covering everything on this page, including health and wellbeing, parenting support and home learning and development.

Looking for easy to read health information? Visit Easy Health for over 390 easy read health resources that include pictures, films and simple words (external link), making information more accessible to anyone who finds written information hard to understand.

Behaviour

Child development

Communication

Dyslexia

Eating and weight management

Financial support

Higher Education Access for All: Understanding the Disabled Students' Allowance

Written for disabled students and their guardians, this in depth guide on the Disabled Students’ allowance, created by Comparethemarket covers the following;

  • An overview of what the Disabled Students’ Allowance is, what it covers, and how it is different from tuition fee assistance and maintenance loans
  • Eligibility for the DSA, including the broad range of conditions in the Equality Act of 2010
  • Step-by-step instructions on applying for the DSA, along with a guide to getting the requirements accomplished
  • A list of other support a disabled student can get while studying.

Mental health

Parental wellbeing

Sleep

Toileting

 Visual impairment

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