Useful Links - Kingsley Community School

If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the many web links below useful.

Department for Education coronavirus helpline

The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday), 10am to 4pm (Saturday to Sunday)

If you work in a school, please have your unique reference number (URN or UKPRN) available when calling the hotline.

For more information on pupil mental health from CAHMS, click here.

This blog contain lots of information: Covid 19 Parenting Blog

Reminders:

Personal hygiene

Can we please encourage schools to ensure all children and staff are enabled to wash their hands at key points during the day, particularly prior to eating. For younger children, advice is that staff should be supervising and observing children when hand washing to ensure they are using the correct technique. Public Health have asked for reassurances that this is happening.

To support schools we can signpost to the following resources:

Newsround have provided a good video to support children’s understanding of good hand washing techniques: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51698180
The NHS released a couple of videos a few years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGJNspLRdrc in relation to hand washing
E-Bug is also an excellent resource https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools which includes hand hygiene for Key Stages 1-3.

Other Links:

Parent View Give Ofsted your views on your childs school

Free School Meals

Official Government Prevent Strategy An outline of the Prevent strategy from the .gov portal.

Educate Against Hate A useful site with information on the Prevent policy with sections for teachers and parents.

Action for Children Action for Children supports and speaks for the UK’s most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.

Department for Education Articles and advice for children and young people.

Think You Know Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet.

CEOP News and articles surrounding internet safety.

Think U Know – eSafety An informative website for children, parents and teachers. Lee and Kim’s adventures are fantastic for all ages!

Internet Matters

Mersey Police Safer Internet