Help and Advice for Families
Please follow the links below to find information about organisations that provide help and support for children, parents and carers. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.
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Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum |
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Children's Mental Health Week |
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Healthy Minds |
| Support for children and families | |
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Family Services Directory |
| Support for children with disabilities |
Lumi Nova: Helping children to manage worries
Copy and paste this link for information a free app that helps children to manage their worries:
https://luminova.app/
Height and Weight Measurements in Reception and Year 6
Information about the National Child Measurement programme can be found here.
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NCMP PARENT LEAFLET pre measure | [pdf 959KB] |
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Little Troopers
Little Troopers is a registered charity supporting all military children who have parent(s) serving in our British Armed Forces, regular or reserve. You can find the link to their website below, where there are resources and support for families.
https://www.littletroopers.net/
Oasis Family Support
Oasis Family Support provides advice, information and emotional support to adults in Lincolnshire whose lives have been or are negatively impacted by a loved one's use of drugs or alcohol. You can find out more by using the QR code or downloading the information below.
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Oasis Family Support Leaflet | [pdf 218KB] |
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Oasis Family Support QR code | [pdf 480KB] |
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Wellbeing Resources
Below you will find some resources that may be helpful to you and your families. Some of the activities are used in school to support children who are feeling anxious or struggling with managing their emotions. Please do not hesitate to contact us in school if you have any questions.
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Coping With Anxiety Workbook | [pdf 7MB] |
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20+ calming exercises | [pdf 1MB] |
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Home Learning Guidance - children with additional needs
Lincolnshire Councils’ SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Advice Line Service have worked with recommendations from educational psychologists to bring together this resource to share with parents to help signpost to available support for children with SEND during home learning.
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Resources for Parents – Learning and Support @ Home 2021 | [pdf 819KB] |
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Government Advice
Please find access to some of latest government guidance and support for families.
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Supporting children's remote education |
| Department for Education advice | |
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Keeping children safe online |
| Department for Education advice | |
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What parents need to know |
| Department for Education advice |
Managing Anxiety
Anti-Bullying Programme - Don't Face it Alone
There are some useful resources available for families provided by charity The Diana Award. Their initiative, Don't Face it Alone, focuses on education about bullying and supporting children and teachers.
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Bullying - Advice for Parents and Carers - Diana Award | [pdf 177KB] |
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Talking to Your Child About Mental Health - Diana Award | [pdf 303KB] |
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Advice for Young People - The Diana Award | [pdf 174KB] |
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Happier Families - Connected
If you need help and advice, 'Happier Families - Connected', provided by BRIC, can provide remote support for families on issues such as emotional health, managing routines and behaviour, financial concerns and relationship worries. Please see the information in the document below for more details.
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Happier Families Connected leaflet (1) | [pdf 1MB] |
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Accessing Support
Please click on the links below to access support and advice from key providers, and documents that you may find helpful.
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Transition Back to School - Parent Toolkit - Healthy Minds | [pdf 8MB] |
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Coronavirus - A Book For Children | [pdf 16MB] |
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Anxiety Parents' Guide | [pdf 418KB] |
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Self-Care - Secondary | [pdf 5MB] |
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Self-Care - Primary | [pdf 5MB] |
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Barnardo's Returning to School Life After Lockdown Guide | [pdf 2MB] |
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Barnardo's Y6 Transition Guide - Stepping into Secondary School | [pdf 3MB] |
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Mental Health UK
CEOP
Parent Info
Think U Know
The Samaritans
Domestic Abuse
Childline
NSPCC
Listen to a Story
We have a growing library of stories that you may wish you to use with your child when learning at home. Some of them are familiar to children and link to nurture themes, such as anxiety, what to do with worries and other feelings and emotions. Others are well-known stories that children enjoy. We hope you enjoy sharing them together!
You can find the stories here:
Team Meadows
We strive to provide an environment where children and adults feel safe and are nurtured so that they are able to achieve their best, and we are committed to supporting the mental and emotional health and well-being of our pupils and staff. We all have a role to play in supporting one another as part of our school community.
We hope you will find the information on this page useful. You can also find further information about our work at The Meadows by accessing the following links:
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Support for Parents |
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Personal Development - Curriculum |
| Overview of Learning | |
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Place2Be |
| Children's Mental Health Charity |
5 Ways to Wellbeing
National Sleep Helpline
The National Sleep Helpline is available to support parents and carers whose children have difficulties with sleeping. Please download this flyer for more information.
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National Sleep Helpline | [pdf 3MB] |
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Our Vegetable Garden
We are working hard to develop our vegetable garden, where we have grown many different types of vegetables, including carrots, pumpkins and purple-sprouting broccoli! We look after the soil and learn about what plants need to grow well.
Place 2B - UK children's mental health charity
There are many resources to support children's mental health at Place 2B. You can find a summer project to support children's transition to secondary school here.
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Place 2B |
| Projects to support children's well-being |
Anti-Bullying Programme - Don't Face it Alone
There are some useful resources available for families provided by charity The Diana Award. Their initiative, Don't Face it Alone, focuses on education about bullying and supporting children and teachers.
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Bullying - Advice for Parents and Carers - Diana Award | [pdf 177KB] |
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Talking to Your Child About Mental Health - Diana Award | [pdf 303KB] |
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Advice for Young People - The Diana Award | [pdf 174KB] |
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Support for children and families
Life challenges can make us vulnerable and we all need additional emotional support at times. The mental-well-being support services below may be helpful to you and your family at any time. Please do not hesitate to contact us at school if you need advice or guidance and we will do our best to support you.
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Family Line |
| Confidential phone and email support service | |
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Mind Charity |
| Guidance on finding counselling and talking therapies | |
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Gingerbread - Mentally Healthy Schools |
| Resources and free helpline for single parents | |
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Young Minds |
| Support for mental health in young people | |
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Parents Protect |
| Accessing support | |
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NHS Support |
| Alcohol support | |
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Anorexia and Bulimia Care |
| Support for children, parents and carers | |
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Autism Help |
| Information for primary parents and carers | |
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Beyond Words |
| Support through picture books |
Wellbeing Resources
Below you will find some resources that may be helpful to you and your families. Some of the activities are used in school to support children who are feeling anxious or struggling with managing their emotions. Please do not hesitate to contact us in school if you have any questions.
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Strategies to support mental health | [pdf 1MB] |
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Coping With Anxiety Workbook | [pdf 7MB] |
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20+ calming exercises | [pdf 1MB] |
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Building Emotional Resilience in Kids | [pdf 165KB] |
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At The Meadows, we:
- help children to understand their emotions and feelings better
- help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
- help children socially to form and maintain relationships
- promote self-esteem and ensure children know that they count
- help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks.
Our Environment
We seek to create a happy and creative environment in in which everyone is valued. Each day, a calm environment is created in each classroom as pupils enter, and music plays as the children begin an introductory activity. A programme of timetabled support for individuals and groups of children is provided by the nurture team throughout the week. Our family support worker, Miss Gray, liaises with families regularly and provides guidance and advice. The calm environment of our Sunshine Room provides space during lessons, and at lunch time, for children to complete learning activities as required. Our social club and calm club also provide opportunities for pupils at lunchtimes.
Outdoor Walks
As part of World Mental Health week, we enjoy a walk wearing our wellies along the riverbank around our school. It is great fun to be together outdoors!