Support for Families

Nurture Practitioner

We are lucky to have the lovely Mrs Selfe as our Nurture Practitioner here at Barming Pre-School and Primary School.

Mrs Selfe supports our families here by working with the children and our parents. She completes 'check ins' on children, does focus work with children and is involved with our Inclusion Team. Mrs Selfe works with our teachers and can be seen on the main gate every morning if you need her! :-)

Below are some useful services, links and resources:

Additional Support Services-Advice and Well Being

Additional Learning Needs

Bereavement

Healthy Lifestyles

Local Support

Co-Parenting Apps

To make communication easier:

'Dads Unlimited' offer a Co-Parenting online programme - I cant see any new date but may be worth contacting them.

Co-parenting Programme – Dads Unlimited (dadsunltd.org.uk)

'Our Family Wizard' - an app parents can use to communicate.  A few of our parents use it have said its useful, however there is a cost to this.

OurFamilyWizard | The Best Coparenting App

Kent Money Advice Hub Citizens Advice

www.kentmoneyadvicehub.com
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Are you struggling with the cost of living crisis? You are not alone...

Many people in Kent are struggling financially because of the rising cost of living. In the last 12 months, Citizens Advice has supported over 4,500 Kent residents with debt issues.

The Kent Money Advice Hub is a free, confidential, independent and impartial money advice service delivered by a network of Citizens Advice organisations in Kent.

We are here to advise and support people across Kent who are struggling financially due to the cost of living crisis or a change in circumstances.

We are independent of creditors, the Council and Government… We won’t pass on anything you tell us without your consent.

How we can help you

Our trained Advisers can help you with a range of money-related matters. With your consent, they will ask you questions about your financial situation, give advice specific to your situation and together you can talk about your options to find a way forward.

FREEPHONE: 0808 175 6406

Healthy Start

If you are pregnant or have children under 4, you could get help to buy healthy food and milk.

This is an NHS scheme and you can apply at www.healthystart.nhs.uk

Home essentials in a crisis

If you've experienced an unforeseeable, short-term crisis or you're facing exceptional pressures because of an emergency, we may be able to offer you:

• supermarket vouchers (to buy food, toiletries and nappies)
• gas or electric fuel vouchers (prepayment meters only).

We are a discretionary service, so will only be able to support you if you are in an unforeseen, short-term crisis, see the link below:

https://www.kent.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/adult-social-care/paying-for-care/benefits/home-essentials-in-a-crisis

Kent Educational Psychology Service

Dear Parents/Carers,

Kent Educational Psychology Service now has a Parent Consultation Line which consists of a free 30-minute phone or video consultation.

This is to provide support and guidance to parents to support children's wellbeing and learning, including:

-social and emotional issues

-concerns about behaviour

-family relationships

-concerns about learning

-daily routines including sleep

To access this service please email kepscommunitysupport@kent.gov.uk with the following information:

-your name

-phone number

-a convenient time to call (morning or afternoon)

-your child's year group

-a brief description of what you wish to discuss

If you have any questions about this, please come and talk to Mrs Darby.

Please see the following information regarding a free emotional resilience course for 9 - 13 year olds:

Bounce Back is a six-week programme which aims to look at emotional resilience in young people. This course looks at how people can combat stress, deal with their emotions, and also how they can reduce levels of anxiety - all with the aim of encouraging young people to ‘bounce back’ from the challenges which they face in life.

Spaces are free but fill quickly. For more details on our Bounce Back courses, visit the Maidstone Mind website

See below for a local charity offering support to mums and children:

Below is the link for the KENT RESILIENCE HUB , which is full of great information, resources and ideas for supporting our children and young people:

https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk/

***THE FAMILY HUB - Parenting support and resources***

Please see the link below to some great ideas to support families at home at this time:

https://www.fegans.org.uk/parent-hub/

** I am aware that many families and children are feeling anxious and concerned about a whole range of issues at the moment.  Here is a link to a great website with lots of information and support for anxiety and other issues during this time:

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/see-hear-respond-support-hub

If you would like to discuss anything, you can contact me via the email link at the bottom of this page**

***This was a useful video on the BBC recently, about supporting our children's mental health at the moment:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/education-55620288