Support for Families

Pastoral Support

We are currently in the process of appointing someone to this important role. In the meantime, if you require any support or have any questions, please speak to your child’s class teacher in the first instance, who will be happy to help.

Please see below for further help and support within the Preston Area.

Early Help

Early Help

Early Help is a collection of services which respond as early as possible when a child, young person or family needs support. Early Help gives them access to services to meet their needs and working with them to ensure the support offered is right for them, is offered in the right place, and at the right time.

Bright Sky

If you are concerned about domestic abuse, we know it can be hard to find support. That’s why Bright Sky was developed.

Bright Sky is a safe, easy to use app and website that provides practical support and information on how to respond to domestic abuse. It is for anyone experiencing domestic abuse, or who is worried about someone else.

Bright Sky helps you to spot the signs of abuse, know how to respond, and help someone find a safe route to support.

Bright Sky

Prevent Strategy

What is the Prevent strategy?

Prevent is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes. The Prevent strategy covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent Islamist groups and other causes.

How does the Prevent strategy apply to schools?

From July 2015 all schools (as well as other organisations) have a duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism. This means we have a responsibility to protect children from extremist and violent views the same way we protect them from drugs or gang violence. Importantly, we can provide a safe place for pupils to discuss these issues so they better understand how to protect themselves.

What does this mean in practice?

Many of the things we already do in our school to help children become positive, happy members of society also contribute to the Prevent strategy.

These include:

• Exploring other cultures and religions and promoting diversity and tolerance

• Challenging prejudices and racist comments

• Developing critical thinking skills and a strong, positive self-identity

• Promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, as well as British values such as democracy.

We will also protect children from the risk of radicalisation, for example by using filters on the internet to make sure they can’t access extremist and terrorist material, or by vetting visitors who come into school to work with pupils. We will carry out our Prevent duty in different ways, depending on the age of the children and the needs of our community.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Prevent relate to British values?

Schools have been required to promote British values since 2014, and this will continue to be part of our response to the Prevent strategy. British values include:

• Democracy

• The rule of law

• Individual liberty and mutual respect

• Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

Isn’t my child too young to learn about extremism?

The Prevent strategy is not just about discussing extremism itself, which may not be appropriate for younger children. It is also about teaching children values such as tolerance and mutual respect. Our School will make sure any discussions are suitable for the age and maturity of the children involved.

Is extremism really a risk in our area?

Extremism can take many forms, including political, religious and misogynistic extremism. Some of these may be a bigger threat in our area than others. We will give children the skills to protect them from any extremist views they may encounter, now or later in their lives.

KEY TERMS

Extremism – vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values such as democracy, the rule of law and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

Ideology – a set of beliefs

Terrorism – a violent action against people or property, designed to create fear and advance a political, religious or ideological cause

Radicalisation – the process by which a person comes to support extremism and terrorism

• Prevent Guidance Understanding more about gangs and preventing involvement

• Prevent Guidance for Parents Understanding more about extremism

Everyone's Invited

Everyone's Invited is a safe place for survivors to share their stories completely anonymously.

The act of sharing their story with Everyone's Invited allows many survivors a sense of relief, catharsis, empowerment, and gives them a feeling of community and hope.

Staff and Parent Resource

NSPCC

Try our fun activities at home to help your kids understand they have the right to be safe – and that they can talk to you about anything.

We’ve come up with some fun activities for you to try with your children: keeping them busy and entertained at home while helping them to understand they can speak out about anything that worries them.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/safety/activities-safety-kids/

Family Lives

We build better family lives together

Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. If you need to talk, we're here to listen.

https://www.familylives.org.uk/

Heath & Wellbeing Support

Kooth: Parent / Carer Support

Money and Mental Health Support

Parental Mental Health Support

Hub of Hope

The Hub of Hope is more than just another mental health app, it’s a gateway to recovery.

If you or a loved one is struggling with any mental health concern, we urge you to start with the Hub of Hope, to find the most relevant and readily available support near you, when you need it.

With more than 9000 local, regional, grassroots and national services currently listed, and that number growing each day, the Hub of Hope is the UK’s go-to mental health support signposting tool.

It includes a “Need Help Now” function which allows you to talk directly to Samaritans or access text message support via Crisis Text line.

You can access the Hub of Hope FREE online or download for FREE from the App Store or Play Store.

There is always help and there is ALWAYS hope.

Hub of Hope

NSPCC Support for Parents

Many parents with mental health problems are able to give their children safe and loving care, however sometimes parents and carers need additional support to help them care for their children.

Find out more about our services and resources to help you support the families you work or volunteer with.

NSPCC Support for Parents

Lancashire Positive Minds

Lancashire Positive Minds was founded in December 2019 by a parent with lived experience of supporting both her children with Mental Health and Neurodiverse needs. It was during a crisis situation that it was clear there was a gap in services for supporting parents and carers who are often at the forefront of caring responsibilities.

Whilst the children and young people are given access to services to support them, parents and carers often get unnoticed and left unsupported and unable to talk to friends and family for fear of judgement, criticism and burdening others with these difficulties.

SPOT - Eating Disorder Support

Positive Minds

Smokefree

Smokefree Lancashire provides face-to-face smoking support across Lancashire

At Smokefree Lancashire, we prioritise your convenience and well-being. Our specialists are dedicated to meeting you where you are, quite literally. We offer services in various community settings across Lancashire, ensuring that you receive support in a location that suits you best But that's not all. We understand that your schedule may be busy, so we've gone the extra mile to provide evening and weekend access to our dedicated Change Grow Live hubs.

This means our experts can deliver interventions at times that work for you, making your journey towards a smokefree life as seamless as possible. Your health and happiness matter to us, and we're here to support you every step of the way.

Help in Preston

What is Help in Preston?

Help in Preston is a website for the whole community.

Connecting you to the help you need at the time you most need it.

The website brings together information from a wide range of services all based in Preston and available to you.

We hope this information will prove to be helpful for anyone living in Preston, who may want a direct and uncomplicated route to accessing key services, organisations and activities.

We also hope that it will become a key resource for organisations, supporting people who want to access services throughout Preston.

Help in Preston

0 - 5 Early Years Advice

Growing Together: Empowering Parents

HAF

Holidays, Activities and Food Programme

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) is a programme of free activities during the school holidays for eligible families.

This is funded by the Department for Education (DFE) and split into 4 days at spring, 16 days in summer and 4 days in winter.