Parents
Online Parenting Courses - Family Lives
Being a parent has never been easy. There are no manuals for it, and previous generations may not be able to provide the insight you're looking for. The family unit is more dispersed than ever, with some families existing hundreds of miles from what may be called a 'core unit'. The rapid pace of societal change in the UK rapidly outstrips the knowledge of the immediate past. The result is that many parents may find themselves lost in a maelstrom of contradictory advice. For adults, time has never been more compacted. Family Lives has produced a series of online parenting courses, to make this challenge a little easier. If interested please follow the link below:
https://www.familylives.org.
Family Lives offers a confidential and free* helpline service for families in England and Wales (previously known as Parentline). They can be contacted on 0808 800 2222 for emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life. Their website is also a rich source of useful support and advice.
(* Free from landlines and most mobiles)
We have a brilliant App which allows you to get alerts straight to your smart phone.
This will mean you’ll always know if a club has had to be cancelled or if any special events are taking place.
The app also allows any newsletters to come directly to your phone and as an Eco school; this will help us reduce the amount of paper we use.
How to download our App
To access the app you will need to go to the app store on your smart phone and search for ‘School Jotter.’
The app is free and can be downloaded from the Apple store and also from Google Play store
When you have downloaded this, it will ask to add a school, click on the + button (top right) and put in the school postcode – M40 8PL.
Select St Augustine’s and click done.
Water Safety
The recent hot weather has encouraged young people to cool off in water. Unsuitable rivers and quarries hide dangers below, not taking into accounts the hazards of freezing cold water and currents.
Teenagers especially are drawn in by peers and a keenness for risky behaviours. Just last Friday, a 16-year old boy drowned in a river in Buckinghamshire. (See here: https://www.theguardian.com/
Some of the resources below might be helpful for assemblies or tutor sessions.
Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)
https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/
Canal and River Trust - Summer water safety
https://canalrivertrust.org.
Water Safety at the beach
https://www.rlss.org.uk/water-
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue
http://www.derbys-fire.gov.uk/
RNLI – Float to Live
https://rnli.org/pages/ppc/
RNLI – Activity sheets and posters
https://rnli.org/youth-
Colin the Coastguard
https://colinthecoastguard.
National Water Safety Signs – do you know what these mean?
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.
Reservoir safety (United Utilities)
Particularly good package for use with teenagers
https://www.unitedutilities.
Open Water Education Network
https://owen7.org.uk/water-
Sun Safety
The Teenage Cancer Trust found that nearly two-thirds (61%) of young people aged 13-24 have avoided using sunscreen in order to get a better tan. As the weather gets hotter in the UK, we need to be more knowledgeable about keeping safe in the sun than ever before.
The damage done to young skin can lead to skin cancer developing in later life, so it’s vital to help young people protect themselves in the sun.
Teenage Cancer Trust Resources
https://www.
Tips for Staying Safe in the Sun (CBeebies)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
Sun safety in schools (Skcin)
http://www.skcin.org/
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