Define Fine - Parent Peer Support for children with School Attendance Difficulties

We are a parent/carer-led organisation set up in response to the growing number of children and young people who experience school attendance difficulties. This is sometimes referred to as ‘school refusal’, or emotionally based school avoidance and may be due to unmet Special Educational Needs & Disabilities including physical or mental illness, either suspected or diagnosed, bullying or issues relating to academic pressure, or even the school environment. 

We provide peer support, using our tried and tested resources and to help parents advocate for the support their children and young people need to be able to learn and achieve. We hope to build up our growing network of peer supporters, who we can train to use our guides for their own family and ultimately to then help other families experiencing attendance difficulties.  We provide 1:1 help for parents and carers who need help and support. 

 

We are an online service and we are always open

We are for the parent carers of all children who are facing school attendance difficulties, this is often due to unmet SEND or physical needs, so we cover many disabilities and difficulties including, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, PDA, chronic fatigue,  as well as many others.

Anyone who needs our help can access us, there is no referral and no need to pay for our services for parent carers.

The best first step is to join our Facebook group and access support and guidance there.