About Us

ask is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity.

ask has established and built on its reputation for being a friendly and reliable service by providing a range of services that offer support to parents.

• The Family Information Service provides information, support and advice on a range of family issues and leisure activities.
• The ask Parent Partnership Service supports parents and young people with special educational needs.
• The Parent and Toddler Group Support Service supports the development of new and existing Parent and Toddler Groups and provides information to parents through post-natal talks.
• The ask Parenting Programme - Making the Most of Teenagers is available for purchase, either as a bite-size or a complete 9 week course. This includes a fully trained and experienced facilitator. The programme provides skills based training and support to parents with concerns about their teenager’s behaviour (8-17 years). 

ask supports parents by:

• striving to improve access to information and services for parents and carers.
• using parents’ comments to influence the development of local services.
• working closely with a wide variety of organisations to ensure parents’ views are considered.