Parent Support
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Support with employment and training-Lewisham
Lewisham Children and Family Centres
Financial support and advice from Lewisham
Family Thrive support
New food support information
Food bank support
The Lewisham Food bank has opened up several centres to support families living in Lewisham. This is a short-term emergency service for those in a financial crisis. If you require further information about this service and would like support please contact the school on:
0208 698 5755 or info@elfrida.lewisham.sch.uk
Educational Psychologist Support -helping your child
Do you need help with advice regarding your child's learning? Do you need to talk?
Contact Lewisham EP for advice. Click below
Speech and Language support
Are you concerned about the progress of your child's speech? the NHS are now running phone and video drop- clinics for speech and language therapies.
Speech and language support -parents guide. Click below.
Parent support
Do you need advice post lockdown? Speak to your child's class teacher by Wednesday 30th September about support.
Food advice
Parents of children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 may not have registered before as their children are receiving a free meal through the universal infant free school meal offer. Find out if you’re eligible here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
- Understand free school meals eligibility by clicking here
- Find out more about the qualifying benefits for free school meals eligibility and how to claim them by visiting:
- Citizens Advice: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/
- The Money Advice Service: https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/categories/benefits
- Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits
- Do you think you have No recourse to public funds? You may be eligible for Free school meals. Find out here: https://www.project17.org.uk/media/109603/FSM-information-sheet-May-2020-.pdf
The Covid Summer Food Fund will ensure eligible children registered for free school meals by 10 July can continue to access support over the summer holidays.
- School will support eligible pupils with a £90 voucher to cover the 6-week holiday period
- Any child currently in receipt of benefits-related free school meals or who becomes eligible during the summer term is eligible for the Covid Summer Food Fund. Schools can continue to accept and verify free school meal applications up until the end of the summer term.
People are eligible for Lewisham's foodbank support if they are in financial crisis such that they can't afford essentials like food. The crisis could be caused by increasing costs of having children at home, loss of income, reduced income, benefits delays and so on. The foodbank primarily provides short-term support and tries to make sure that people are linked with agencies that can support them out of crisis. They understand that the Covid crisis has been particularly tough on families and that the drain on resources increases as time goes on.
There is a new national foodbank referral line run by Citizens Advice in partnership with Trussell Trust. As well as making foodbank referrals, the staff on the line will also be able to discuss the caller's financial situation and signpost them to any agencies that could help with issues such as benefits and managing debt. The number is 0808 208 2138.
Parents who are struggling to afford food and fuel because of the Covid crisis to apply for a new Lewisham Council Covid Hardship Fund
Covid advice
Whilst coronavirus is infectious to children it is rarely serious. If your child is unwell it is likely to be a non-coronavirus illness, rather than coronavirus itself.
Whilst it is extremely important to follow Government advice to stay at home during this period, it can be confusing to know what to do when your child is unwell or injured. Remember that NHS 111, GPs and hospitals are still providing the same safe care that they have always done.
Click the document above for more information
Money worries
StepChange Debt Charity
National Debtline
Debt Advice Foundation
PayPlan
Citizens Advice Web Chat
Free school meals
If your work situation has changed due to Covid 19, see if you are now entitled to Free School Meals via this link.
https://schools.lewisham.gov.uk/SynergyWeb/Parents/default.aspx
See how Lewisham can help during this crisis
https://www.lewishamlocal.com/lewisham-community-meals-and-foodbank-provision-during-covid-19/
If you need further help and support to access services please just call the school on
0208 698 5755
Keeping well
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Contact information |
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Shout Free, confidential support via text, available 24/7 |
Text SHOUT to 85258 in the UK to text with a trained crisis volunteer who’ll provide active listening and collaborative problem-solving |
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The Mix Free confidential telephone helpline and online service that aims to find young people the best help, whatever the problem |
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ChildLine Confidential telephone counselling service for any child with a problem |
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Mental Health Foundation Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities |
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
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Mind A mental health charity |
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm) Website: www.mind.org.uk |
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PAPYRUS Youth suicide prevention society
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Phone: 0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on weekends and bank holidays) Website: www.papyrus-uk.org |
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Samaritans Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair |
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline) Website: www.samaritans.org.uk |
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SANE Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers |
Website: www.sane.org.uk/support |
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YoungMinds A charity dedicated to children’s mental health |
Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm) Website: www.youngminds.org.uk |
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Cruse Bereavement Care Support for grief and bereavement |
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm) Website: www.cruse.org.uk |
For teenagers and grown ups
Keeping safe at home
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us
The freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247
Refuge: Website: www.refuge.org.uk
Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – For Confidential Help, Please Call 01823 334244
NSPCC:
Phone: 0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)
0800 1111 for children (ChildLine’s 24-hour helpline)
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
Women or men who need to travel, by train, from their homes to find refuge from domestic abuse can do so for free. See here for details.
In an emergency always call 999
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If you are looking for support and can't find it, please email us and we will see what we can do to signpost you towards help
admin@elfrida.lewisham.sch.uk