Parental Engagement Sessions

Thank you to all the families who attended our ‘Parental Engagement sessions’ this term and for your feedback. Many families wanted advance notice of the sessions we were holding so we are pleased to share our ‘Parental Engagement’ sessions for this half term, aimed at fostering a stronger partnership between home and school for the benefit of our children.

The sessions will be interactive and informative, allowing for discussions and questions from parents. We understand that schedules can be busy, so we will also provide resources and materials for parents who are unable to attend in person on our website.

Tea/Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

Pharmacy First

What is Pharmacy First?

The NHS-funded service enables children and adults to get convenient access to advice and treatment where appropriate for seven common conditions, without the potential delay of having to wait for a GP appointment. Accessing the service may mean that children feel better and back to school as quickly as possible, as well as supporting parents/carers to also get better if they are unwell with one of the conditions covered under the service. There is no need to make an appointment; parents or carers can pop into their local Boots pharmacy with their child and ask for help under the service.

The service supports with the following conditions for people in the age groups specified below:

Earache (aged 1 to 17 years)

Impetigo (aged 1 year and over)

Infected insect bites and stings (aged 1 year and over)

Sore throats (aged 5 years and over)

Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women (aged 16 to 64 years)

Shingles (aged 18 years and over)

The person will see a pharmacist in a private consultation room. The pharmacist will provide advice and, if clinically appropriate, offer to supply treatment for the condition*. If treatment is provided, an electronic message will be sent to the person’s GP surgery so their health record can be updated. Should the pharmacist be unable to help, they will direct the person to their GP surgery or other healthcare professional, as appropriate.

Supporting your child back to School

Woolwich Library

Poetry Fun!

If you love poetry, reading and performing you will love Play with Poetry at Woolwich Library! Aimed at children aged 8-12, last week the group explored climate change for Earth day and wrote their own poems!

Please contact the libary for confirmed dates and times.

Fun Art !

Rascals Club have lots of fun each week. Last week made handprint flowers using different materials, colours and textures!

Join them on Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm.

Lego Fun !

Woolwich Library host Lego club on Saturday's . Join them on Fridays at 4pm or a Saturdays at 2pm (Term Time Only) and 3.30pm, for ages 7+

Cookery Club

Would you like to:

Learn new skills? Improve your well-being? Meet new people? Try new and delicious food? Save some money?

By making small changes to the way we plan and prepare our meals we can make a big difference to the way we feel and to our pocket!

Upon completion participants will receive a FREE cookery book!

For more info or to book ,please call 0800 470 4831 and ask for cookery clubs or email cookeryclubs@gcda.org.uk

Events

Do you want to talk to people who share similar experiences to yours by joining a group workshop, drop-in session, coffee morning or virtual meeting?

Events are for parents, carers and personal assistants of autistic children, young people and adults. Sessions are run by hubs across England and delivered by peer educators.

Check out more at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/events

Listening Ear

Contact offers a Listening Ear service; hour-long 1-1 telephone appointments with a family support adviser.

Listening Ear is for parent carers looking for emotional support and reassurance – though we can provide practical help too.

The parent advisers are all parents of children and young people with disabilities, plus they have a huge wealth of professional experience.

Visit https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/listening-ear/ for more information on how to access this resource.

Free Workshops

Contact have some dates for online workshops for parents/carers of children aged 0 to 5 with SEND in ENGLAND. All of the workshops are interactive, so parents will be able to ask the very experienced and knowledgeable trainers all of their most challenging questions! Or they can just sit and observe.

Subjects that they cover include Toilet Training, Sleep, Speech and Language, Social Communication, Money Matters, Education, Anxiety, Behaviour.

To find out more click on Early Years Workshops for parents and carers, and to BOOK YOUR PLACE, CLICK HERE. This link will be updated regularly as they add more workshops throughout the year, so do check again later if you can’t find what you want.

Young Minds Parents Helpline

Young Minds can support parents and carers who are concerned about their child or young person’s mental health. You might contact them because you’re worried about how your child or young person is feeling or behaving. Or you might need advice about finding mental health support for them. Whatever your concern is, their advisers want to understand what’s happening and support you to take the next step. Please be aware that they are not a crisis service. If your child or young person needs urgent help, they have a list of services that can support you now.

Look at their website - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-helpline/ - for more information

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