Useful Links
September 2025
Children's Commissioner: Back to School Resources for Families
As it is the start of a new academic year, please find a link to the Children's Commissioner website which provides a wealth of resources and advice for families to support children and young people back into school.
The website includes Guidance for Parents on School Attendance which details:
Children's Commissioner: Back to School Resources for Families
As it is the start of a new academic year, please find a link to the Children's Commissioner website which provides a wealth of resources and advice for families to support children and young people back into school.
The website includes Guidance for Parents on School Attendance which details:
- Parent/carer responsibilities
- If my child needs to be absent from school, what do I need to do?
- My child has a short term illness. Do they have to go to school and will I be penalised if they don't. Plus the NHS guide on Is my child too ill for school?
The Children's Commissioner website also includes information and resources on:
- Moving from primary to secondary school, including an activity pack
- Support for parents looking after children with mental health concerns with links to the NHS Children's Mental Health - Every Mind Matters, BBC Bitesize Wellbeing, Parents Helpline - Mental Health Help for your Child, Parents' A-Z Mental Health Guide, School Anxiety and Refusal: A Guide for Parents.
- Bullying Resources: A Guide for Parents and Top Tips for Dealing with Bullying.
- BBC Bitesize Parents' Toolkit, Support for parents whose children have special educational needs or disability including Understanding the extra Support that can be available through school for children with SEND and Advice for parents of children with autism when their child is starting or changing school, plus Advice for parents of children with autism navigating education.
- The Children's Commissioners Help at Hand service offering advice and assistance to children in care, children working with social services, children living away from home and care leavers.
- Support for kinship carers: Child in kinship care
- Plus lots of links to other resources
You can also sign up to their newsletter in order to receive regular updates.
July 2025
THE HAF bookings page it’s now open for parents, can you please promote this through your network?
Young Carers are automatically eligible.
They will need to click young carer on the booking page.
Can you please promote this through your network.
Please see the link below, that will take you to the booking page.
July 2025
With the Summer Holidays fast approaching, at Kooth we appreciate there will be some young people who may struggle during the holidays without the access to the daily pastoral support, trusted adults and friends that the school community provides.
A reminder that Kooth.com is a free, safe and anonymous mental health and wellbeing service comissioned for young people in Bassetlaw aged 11 - 25. Available without referral or waiting lists until 10pm each night, 365 days per year, it provides a much needed out of hours service for advice and help. If you'd like to provide students with a reminder of Kooth's support before the holidays, please see our 10 minute assembly HERE.
Please also see some additional information and resources that you might find useful:-
Information for parents/carers
Resources for parents/carers
Kooth support guides
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Not My Shame: March 2025
Nottinghamshire Healthy Family Teams Year 7 Leaflet: August 2024
www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk
The Apprenticeship Guide
Aurora - Children and Family Service Flyer (supporting children and families affected by a cancer diagnosis)
Aurora's Children and Family Service Referral Form
https://nottalone.org.uk/
Visit Nottalone for local mental health advice and help for young people in Nottinghamshire
https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/road-safety/cyclists-road-safety
Road Safety Advice for Cyclists
Childline
https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command
https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/drugs-alcohol/underage-drinking/
Family Lives - Advice on Underage Drinking
https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/
Does your child suffer with sleep issues? - If so, contact The National Sleep Helpline
https://teachnorth.com/internships
Paid Teaching Internship Programme for 2022
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/blog/top-tips-for-talking-to-your-young-person-about-the-events-in-ukraine/
Top Tips for talking to young people about the events in Ukraine from Young Minds
https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command
https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/drugs-alcohol/underage-drinking/
Family Lives - Advice on Underage Drinking
https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/
Does your child suffer with sleep issues? - If so, contact The National Sleep Helpline
https://teachnorth.com/internships
Paid Teaching Internship Programme for 2022
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/blog/top-tips-for-talking-to-your-young-person-about-the-events-in-ukraine/
Top Tips for talking to young people about the events in Ukraine from Young Minds