Pathways to a brighter future
Supporting Families Across Maritime Academy Trust
Welcome to our Family Support Hub. At our schools, we believe that strong partnerships between home and school can help support every child to thrive. The Family Support Hub has been introduced to provide our families with a clear and friendly place to find support, guidance and trusted information whenever it is suited for them. This is confidential, non-judgemental support. Whether you are seeking advice, community services or just a friendly face to speak with, this is what our Family Liaison Officers are there for. All FLOs work across the academy trust and are dedicated to supporting the well-being of our Children and families.
This webpage brings together the experience of our family liaison officers, who work across our trust schools to support the well-being of Children and their families. They aim to make sure you can easily find the right help, at the right time, without feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to start.
On this site, you will find
Meet the team - Get to know the friendly faces that you may have briefly seen around your school, and how they can support you.
The Central hub page - These are services which are easy to access, may be local organisations which can provide resourceful information to use when it is needed, and this is available 24/7.
School contacts - If you need any urgent contact with the school.
We aim to make access to these services much easier for families and to provide the right help that they need. We hope this hub becomes a more useful, supportive space for all individuals. To put your mind at ease, needing support is not a sign of failure. Many families experience challenges at different levels and times, and this support is designed to help you get through them.
The Family Support Hub is designed to offer clear signposting to local and national services, covering a wide range of needs, which include:
Adult Wellbeing and Mental Health Support
Children's Wellbeing and Mental Health Support
Domestic Abuse Support
Alcohol, Substance Misuse and Addiction Services
Housing and Homelessness Support
Financial and Cost-of-living Support
Foodbanks and Community Resources
Bereavement
Bowel and Bladder Parenting Services
Gambling Advice
Grants
Baby, Children and Youth Services
Safeguarding and Child Protection Advice
SEND Support
Online Safety
Separated Families
Smoking Advice
Worklessness
The goal of the Family Support Hub is to be simple; simplicity helps our minds feel at ease, which can make it easier for you or others to access the support that is needed. Whether this is trying to get through difficult times, or looking for advice to seek before a concern arises, or just to explore resources that could become helpful to a friend or relative. This hub will provide you with:
A central page to find reliable information
Links directing you to local and national services
Finding support outside of school hours
To understand what support is available locally
Trusted signposting to appropriate organisations
Help with understanding available services
Support for both Parents/Carers and Children
If you are in Immediate danger:
Call 999 or 999BSL (British Sign Language)
If you can't speak, cough or tap the handset, then press 55 on your phone - Police will know it is an emergency.
For 24/7 advice, call the free National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247
You also have the option at the top of the page to "Quick Exit" this will take you to the google homepage so that you have an easy way of getting off the site if you need to.