Please see below the NCPCC Guide to Positive Parenting. This is a booklet with information about using positive language to support your children.

Information of the 'One Stop Shop'. A service supporting families who are experiencing domestic abuse.

Bereavement Support. Bereavement and Loss is something that affects everyone at some point in their lives. It is never easy and effects us all in different ways. Please find below some books and services available to support your family.

This picture provides you with Helpline numbers if you need support within the family.

Please find attached local support for the community. This includes: Emergency contacts, Community safety, mental health, jobs and benefits, food and prescription deliveries and much more.

In this section, parents can find information and guidance on how to support your child's mental health and wellbeing.

The Government have sent out some new guidelines to support education and families. Mr Brinicombe has put the link to the website in the latest newsletter. I have added some key areas to support you and your children within the home.

a list of online educational resources which have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts to help pupils to learn at home

• enhanced education provision from the BBC to include daily lessons starting from 20 April 2020

For parents with children under 5 years old, who have not yet started school, the Department for Education (DfE)’s Hungry Little Minds campaign features tips and practical activities that you can do at home with children to support their early learning.

There are many simple ways to help your children learn and it does not have to feel like ‘learning’. Having everyday conversations, make-believe play, and reading together, all make a big difference to your child’s development.

You can find more ideas and content from the BBC’s Tiny Happy People campaign and the National Literacy Trust Family Zone.

The Department for Education has guidance for parents of children aged 2 to 4 years and primary school age to support learning at home.

On-line safety is extremely important. There is support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:

Thinkuknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)

• Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
• Let’s Talk About It (support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation)
• UK Safer Internet Centre (tips, advice, guides)

BE SAFE!

What support is available to parents and carers to help them maintain their family’s wellbeing while their children are at home?

Social connections, alongside exercise, sleep, diet and routine, are important protective factors for mental health. Materials to promote and support mental wellbeing are included in the list of online resources we have published to help children to learn at home. Public Health England’s Rise Above platform supports young people. Resources to promote and support children and young people’s mental wellbeing include:

• MindEd educational resources for adults about children and young people’s mental health, which is relevant for parents and carers as well as volunteers, teachers, and other professionals working with children
• the Every Mind Matters platform which supports looking after your own and other’s mental health
• guidance on looking after wellbeing and mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
• guidance on supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health