Parenting Teens and Parenting Pre-Teens Workshops

22nd June 2021Lee Wilkinson
Early Help Team have a Parenting teens and Parenting Pre-teens Workshop for parents and carers to attend. This is held virtually once a month throughout the year and is a 2-and-a-half-hour session. This is a snapshot of some of the problems parents face with their teenagers, guidance, and support.
If you would like a referal to be made on your behalf please contact either Glynis Burn or Tracy Henderson on 01670 352556.

North East Family Support Workshops

14th June 2021Lee Wilkinson

Please find below all the links and information for the workshops for the North East Family Support Pilot project.

Families can contact Jaime Dowling to register and receive regular updates: jaime.dowling@contact.org.uk

Flyer

Supporting your Child’s Sleep Thurs 17/06/2021 10.30-12.30
Makaton Taster Workshop Fri 18/06/2021 9.30-11.30
Understanding Sensory Processing Fri 18/06/2021 9.30-11.30
Supporting your Child’s Sleep Tues 22/06/2021 10.30-12.30
Money Matters Tues 22/06/2021 19.30-21.30
Money Matters Weds 23/06/2021 19.30-21.30
Encouraging Positive Behaviour Thurs 24/06/2021 10.30-12.30
Encouraging Positive Behaviour Tues 29/06/2021 10.30-12.30
Understanding Sensory Processing Tues 29/06/2021 13.30-15.30
How to Support Autistic Children with their Communication Skills Weds 30/06/2021 10.30-12.30
Makaton Taster Workshop Thurs 1/07/2021 9.30-11.30

 

Survey re: Community Activities for Children with SEND

10th May 2021Glynis Burn

Parent / Carer Survey re: Community Based Activities for Children with SEND

Dear Parents/Carers

We have been asked by Northumberland County Council to support our parents & carers to take part in a survey.   This is to give them a better understanding of the difficulties that children with additional needs have, when accessing out of school activities.

This is your opportunity to share your experiences (good and bad)!!

The type of community based activities, which they are looking at are:

  • Football Clubs
  • Swimming Lessons
  • Sports and Leisure Classes
  • Brownies
  • Scouts
  • Youth Groups

A covering letter from Northumberland County Council will be emailed to you, and will also be available on our facebook page.

The letter will lead you to a link which you can use to express your interest if you wish to take part in this survey.

We hope that you take this opportunity to ‘have a voice’ and raise awareness of this shortfall in provision.

Many thanks

Glynis Burn                                         Tracy Henderson

Family Partnership Manager                Family Partnership Co-ordinator             

 

 

Financial support for families in receipt of music tuition

10th May 2021Lee Wilkinson
Music Partnership North recognise that everyone has been affected over the last 12 months. We are committed to supporting as many students as possible continuing with their musical journey and easing the financial burden that many families are facing. Through funding received from the Arts Council Cultural Recovery Fund, Music Partnership North are providing a limited amount of financial assistance to families who have been directly affected by Covid-19.
 
If a family member has either been made redundant or had their hours reduced resulting in a significant reduction in income, they can apply for assistance to support their child continuing to learn to play an instrument or sing. They can also apply for funding if the type of lesson you want to sign up for is unavailable e.g., you wish a shared lesson but there is no one to share with. This tuition must be delivered by Music Partnership North and any money awarded will be used to fund the lessons and will not be paid directly to the family. To qualify the child must have been in receipt of tuition over the last 12 months through Music Partnership North, on any instrument.
 
To apply parents must complete a short application form. This information will only be used for the purpose of deciding how much financial support we can offer and will not be shared with any third party.
 
Please click here to access the application form. 
 
If you require any further assistance, please contact Fiona.Johnstone@northumberland.gov.uk

Ofsted Parent Views

By Lee Wilkinson5th May 2021

Dear Parent/Carer

Please see below, information regarding ‘Ofsted Parent Views’.  We encourage our parents/carers to contact us anytime you have a query or a problem. 

We would however, ask that you take 5 minutes to complete the parent questionnaire, which gives us further insight into our strengths or anything we need to address.

We thank you for taking the time to do this.

 

Introduction

Ofsted Parent View is an online survey that allows parents to give their views about their child’s school.

By ‘parents’, we mean any person with parental responsibility for a child at the school.

Parents can complete the survey at any time. It is also the main mechanism for parents to give their views to inspectors at the time of a school inspection.

The survey can be accessed directly from the Ofsted Parent View site or from the homepage of Ofsted website.

We would encourage parents to use Ofsted Parent View to give the views on a school either during an inspection or at any other time of the year.

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

 

Many thanks

Glynis Burn & Tracy Henderson

Family Partnership Team

Welcome Back from the Family Partnership Team

9th March 2021Glynis Burn

Family Partnership Update

A BIG welcome back to school for the Spring Term.

Just a brief update on what support is available from The Family Partnership Team at The Dales.

Unfortunately, due to the current situation we have been unable to offer our normal parent/carers activities and meetings.  However, Glynis, Tracy (Blythdale)  and Demi  (Ashdale) are available to talk at any time and we hope to see you all very soon.

Greggs

We already have support from Greggs who continue to provide breakfast for all of our children in school.  We now have access to the Greggs Hardship Grant, and if you would like further information about this, then please contact us.

Blyth Food Bank are also accepting referrals for families in need, and we can do this on your behalf.

(We are also looking to supporting the Blyth Food Bank with donations from our staff, or anyone else who is able).

Northumberland Communities Together

Volunteers who provide support for shopping, collecting prescriptions etc. for people who are vulnerable or self isolating.  Financial advice is also available.

Please contact the Northumberland Communities Together Response Hub.

Phone: 01670 620015 between 9am to 6pm, seven days a week.
Email: NCT@northumberland.gov.uk

We can also support you with Bus Pass Applications, DLA applications, Housing Issues and much more.

Please do not hesitate to contact Glynis, Tracy or Demi regarding any support you may need.  We are continuing to work together to support our children and families.