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Parent/ Carer Support

Parent/Carer Information & Support

Getting support with the cost of living

Bereavement

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Child Care and Holiday Provision Providers

Government Parent Guide on a Voluntary Code of Practice for Out of Schools settings

This is also available in several community languages (links are at the top right of the web page)

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Safeguarding 

Safeguarding Children and Adults

SafeLine

Safeline is a specialised charity working to prevent sexual abuse and to support those affected in their recovery

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Stop It Now

Confidential help and support around child sexual abuse

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Please visit our Safeguarding Guidance page for information  and support on the following: 

  • Anti-Bullying
  • Child Exploitation 
  • Child Exploitation - County Lines 
  • Child Exploitation - Gangs 
  • Crime
  • Data Protection 
  • Eating Disorder
  • Equality and Diversity 
  • Extremism and PREVENT 
  • Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation
  • Harmful Sexual Behaviours
  • Offensive Weapons
  • Parenting
  • Road Safety
  • Recruiting a Home Tutor for your child
  • Self Harm and Suicide
  • School Health Service
  • Talking to Children about Pornography
  • The Impact of Domestic Violence
  • Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities
  • Young Carers 

Click here to go to the Safeguarding Guidance Page 

Education and Attendance

Department for Education

The Department for Education is responsible for education and children’s services in England. We work to achieve a highly educated society in which opportunity is equal for children and young people, no matter what their background or family circumstances.

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Government Website for Parents and Kids!

A-Z of information for Education and Learning

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School Attendance, the Law regarding Withdrawal from Learning and the Impact of Absence.

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School Performance Tables

Find schools and colleges in England and view school performance, characteristics, workforce, finance and Ofsted inspection outcomes.

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Healthy Eating

Resistant Eaters

Support for Parents/Carers with children who are resistant eaters

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Housing 

BHT Sussex provides advice to families that are getting into rent arrears or are concerned that they may get into rent arrears in the future due to loss of income, employment, or health issues

BHT Housing Advice

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LGBTQ

Support for Parents/Cares of LGBT+ students

As you will be aware, Bexhill Academy are working towards their Rainbow Flag Award to enhance  support for our LGBT+ community. As part of this process, we are working closely with the All sorts project in Brighton. All sorts, in conjunction with the Self Harm Networking partnership, have launched some workshops for parent/carers of LGBT+ parents.

Allsorts

Support for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure of their sexuality

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LGBTQ+ Groups

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Training for Self Harm

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Young Stonewall

Resources and information for LGBT people

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Mental Health 

If you cannot find what you are looking for here please visit our dedicated Mental Health Page, or alternatively email our Mental Health Lead victoria.ransom@bexhillacademy.org

Campaign Against Living Miserably

A leading movement against male suicide

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Counselling Directory

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Hub of hope

A national database for mental health support

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Me and my mind

An NHS service providing support to young people (aged 14-35) struggling with their mental health

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OCD Youth

Increasing awareness and access to support for anyone under 25 affected by OCD

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On My Mind

Empowering young people to make informed choices about their mental health and wellbeing

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Rethink

Improving the lives of people severely affected by mental illness

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Supporting Parents Helpfinder

Young Minds have created a useful 'Supporting Parents Helpfinder'. By answering six questions, parents can find out how to support their child's mental health during the pandemic (and beyond).

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Time to Change

We're Time to Change - With your help we can change the stigma and discrimination experienced by people with mental health problems

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Voice Collective

Voice Collective is a UK-wide, London-based project that supports children and young people who hear voices, see visions, have other ‘unusual’ sensory experiences or beliefs

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When Feelings Explode

Young Minds have created a useful poster highlighting ways to give support to children when they have angry feelings or outbursts and may help families start a conversation and talk about each other’s feelings.

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Youth Access

An advice and counselling network

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Parent/Carer Support

Behaviour Support and Advice - Got a Teenager?

Parenting teenagers can be likened to a roller coaster, with many ups and downs along the way. Some parents see changes in their teenagers almost overnight, whereas others may see a gradual change. Teenagers can also experience highs and lows through changes in their lives, both emotionally and physically. You may feel more anxious as your teen becomes more independent, and it can become harder to give them advice. Parenting teenagers can be an enjoyable experience with a little bit of preparation, and we offer a wealth of information on the different issues you might face.

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Benefit Help and Returning to Work

Information on help to pay for childcare, including 1. Overview 2. Tax credits 3. Childcare vouchers 4. Support while you study 5. Free Childcare and Education for 2 to 4 year olds

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East Sussex Parent and Carers' Council

Latest Newsletter

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Family Lives

Family Lives is a charity with over three decades of experience helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life. We know that many people play active roles in raising children, from dads and mums, grandparents, step-parents and non-resident parents. Our role is to support all of you to achieve the best relationship possible with the children that you care about, as well as supporting parenting professionals. We believe that happy children come from happy families and currently support families to improve the outcomes for over 1 million children each year.

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Financial Help for Lone Parents

Information including Child Benefit - eligibility, claiming and when benefit stops and Having a Child, Parenting and Adoption - legal rights, parental rights and child maintenance

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Information and Support for parents/carers of babies and young children

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Open for Parents

Free parenting support is available to any parent who wishes to access it. There is a variety of support and interventions available, ranging from light touch advice to specialist group-based programmes. Open for Parents (previously the Parenting Matters website) is an easy to use resource for parents who are looking for parenting advice or support in their local area. The website has useful information listed by age groups about common issues e.g. safety, nutrition, health, managing behaviour and mental health support as well as SEN/additional needs. The information will link parents to national and local sources of information and support

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ParentsProtect.co.uk

This website, which is supported by the Home Office, aims to educate parents and carers about child abuse. There is lots of useful information for parents to access with contact details for other agencies they can contact should they have concerns. Please remember if you have a concern about any child at our school please talk to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mrs Hillman)

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Support for young people and families during the summer break

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Top Tips for Separating Parents

The Family Justice Young People’s Board developed a video called ‘Top Tips for Separating Parents’

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Welfare Benefits Project

From April 2016, the Welfare Reform project will be changing. The name will change to the Welfare Benefits project and the services delivered will be funded by the two Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) covering Hastings and Rother and Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford. The project will no longer cover High Weald, Lewes and Havens CCG.

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The Parents’ Guide – East Sussex Free online courses to help parents feel more confident.

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Online Course Poster 

Physical Activity/ Health

Active Sussex have teamed up with REBOOT, providing young people and their families access to local sports and activities, directly into their own homes. They offer a variety of online sessions to suit different interests and abilities that are FREE to access.

Active Sussex

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Health Advice for Parents, for Kids, for Teens and Educators

Health Advice for Parents, for Kids, for Teens and Educators

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HPV Vaccine

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Measles - Useful Information

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MenACWY Vaccine

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Public Health Information - Mumps

2020 - Updated Information regarding Mumps

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Sexual Health Advice

Most teenagers would like to talk to their parents or carer about relationships and sex. It might seem difficult, but here are a few ideas on how to start the conversation.

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Think Measles Poster

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NHS endorsed advice and tips

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SEND and Learning Disabilities

A guide to parenting a child with ADHD

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Mencap

A UK charity for people with a learning disability

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Substance and Alcohol Misuse

Alcohol and Drugs - What Parents Need to Know

Information for Parents, Carers and anyone who works with Young People

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FRANK

In general, most young people, especially those under 16, trust their parents and will respond to any information and support you offer. However, as teenagers get older the culture gap may widen and communication may be more difficult. This does not mean you should not try. Before you do talk to your child about drugs, make sure you have accurate, up-to-date information about different types of drugs (explore our A-Z of drugs or FAQs) and make the time to have the conversation

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Young People and Gambling 

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM)

A national charity with a social purpose to inform, educate and safeguard young and vulnerable people, helping them build resilience and understand the potential harms caused by gambling and gaming

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Young People and Parties 

West Yorkshire Police has information for young people about the potential dangers of house parties on its website, and how to keep themselves safer. 

Potential Dangers of House Parties

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What people say about us:

"Thank you, we are extremely grateful for the staff's time and efforts to organise all the community events you host."

"Bexhill Academy is a great school that listens to parents and takes appropriate action."

"I love going to school here, the staff are great and I get lots of opportunities to do things I am good at."

"An amazing supportive school! "

"Great support from the school to get our kids through their exams. Really going above and beyond. "

"Thank you to all of the staff who have put on after-school or extra revision sessions. They have been really beneficial. The commitment to support students get through their GCSEs is amazing!"