Parents

Thank you so much for visiting our website. We hope that you will find it a useful resource to start a conversation with your child about all the aspects of growing up, even the embarrassing ones!

Below is some information for teachers and all the hyperlinks to everything that we are signposting young people to give you an idea of the information that may be available for your child.

YOUNG CARERS

• Young Carers
• How Young Carers Feel About Their Mental Health

PHYSICAL AND LEARNING DISABLILITY

• About Learning Disabilities
• Youth Advisors

BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING

• Bullying
• Childline
• NSPCC
• Internet Matters

CULTURAL AWARENESS

• NHS
• The Albert Kennedy Trust
• Stonewall
• Mermaids UK
• NSPCC
• Equality Human Rights

BODY IMAGE

• Tobi Shinobi Talks Body Image
• Body Confidence

HEALTHY WEIGHT

• Underweight Teen Girls
• Underweight Teen Boys
• Obesity Causes

EXERCISE

• Couch to 5k Week-by-Week
• Easy Exercises

DIET

• Recipes and Tips
• How to Prepare and Cook Food Safely
• Be Your Best for healthy eating and recipe ideas

SLEEP

• How to get to Sleep

MEDICIAL CONDITIONS

• Asthma
  Since October 2014 schools can now buy a spare asthma inhaler and spacer device to keep in school for emergencies. Asthma UK the nation’s leading charity has lots of information for schools and asthma cards and care plans you can complete with your pupils to help you care for them in school.
• Anaphylaxis
  The national charity Anaphylaxis Campaign provides lots of information for schools all about anaphylaxis.  Since 1 October 2017, schools in England can purchase adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not available or not working.
• Eczema
  The national charity Eczema UK provides lots of information for schools including parent/ teacher checklists to understand an individual child’s condition and how it affects them/ information all about what eczema is and how to manage it and lesson plans to use in your classroom to raise awareness and help other children understand.
  • Healthy Skin
  • Eczema
  • Eczema at Schools
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Using Emergency Adrenaline Auto-injectors in Schools
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Inhaler Videos

IMMUNISATIONS

• Vaccine Timeline 2019.pdf
• Routine Childhood Immunisation Schedule Autumn 2019.pdf
• Complete Immunisation Schedule Autumn 2019.pdf
• Immunisations for Young People.pdf
• HPV Vaccination Leaflet

EVERYBODY’S BODY

• Body Stuff
• Boys and Puberty Faqs
• Talks About Growing Up
• Testicular Health
• Jimmy Investigates Puberty
• Talks About Growing Up

CHANGES / RESPONSIBILITY

• Posting Pictures and Videos

FEELINGS

• Stages of Puberty – What Happens to Boys and Girls

PERIODS

• Starting Periods
• Periods.pdf

Free leaflets ideal for explaining menstruation to a girl with learning difficulties are available from;

• What is that in my pants.pdf
• Help ive started my periods.pdf
• What about tampons.pdf

KEEPING SAFE IN RELATIONSHIPS

• Feeling Safe in Relationships

ONLINE SAFETY

• Online Safety Partnership
• Internet Matters Advice

KEEPING SAFE IN THE COMMUNITY

• Bullying and Gangs
• Childs Victims Code Leaflet.pdf
• Youth Centres and Projects
• Mindsight Surrey CAMHS
• Sport and Water Sport Leisure Centres

FIRST AID / WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY

• First Aid Learning for Young People
• First Aid Apps     

Mental Health

• PSHE Association – Mental Health