There are some great top tips to help parents with Home Schooling and some useful links to, please see below....
Parenting Courses & Workshops
A local organisation Supporting Links are running courses for Parents online for the Summer Term - we appreciate that families may now be in need of our support more than ever during this difficult time. Attached are details of 5 6 week courses that will be available for parents across Hertfordshire to access via ZOOM, free of charge.
TALKING FAMILIES - an afternoon and an evening course
TALKING TEENS - a morning and an evening course
TALKING DADS - an evening course
If you are interested in attending any of these courses please contact christiee.gadesfs@kls.herts.sch.uk as there is a referral form we can complete on your behalf or if you would like to contact Supporting Links directly they can be contacted via bookings@supportinglinks.co.uk 07512 709556.
Your School Family Support team are continuing to be available to support you during this time both directly with those who we are already in contact with but also through our weekly newsletter to all parents. In this week’s newsletter we have included some ideas to help support your family’s physical wellbeing and how to keep some structure and routine during this unusual time. The attached provides not just some ideas for your children on different activities as well as activities you can do as a family. We have also included some web sites which provide a lot more information.
We hope you find the enclosed of some interest and help to you at this time. We will continue to send out weekly updates with additional sources of information to help and support you during this time.
During the summer break whilst your school is closed, if you feel you need some family support or information to help you during this time the following web sites provide a range of different information:
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/familiesfirst
www.healthyyoungmindsinherts.org.uk
www.gadeschoolsfamilysupport.co.uk
If your matter is urgent you can contact Hertfordshire's Children's Services on 0300 123 4043.
The Schools Partnership support programme is now an integral part of every school in our area which allows us greater access to a wide range of support for children, young people, parents and the wider community.
They also work with the local community and other organisations to provide children, their families with a range of services and activities that will help improve children’s achievement, wellbeing and more opportunities to succeed in a wide variety of areas.
Please click on the link for their website
Senior Schools Family Worker
Judi Hardy
01442 278774 or 07984 976169
My working days are: Monday - Thursday
In order to make a referral please contact Emma Christie on 07538 232069
For more information or to book any of the sessions, please contact
Emma Christie on 07538 232069 or email - christiee.gadesfs@kls.herts.sch.uk