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Family Information and FOPHS News Friday 12th January 2024

Welcome to 51视频 School's Family Liaison Blog!

Welcome back to the Spring term, although apart from the slightly longer evenings it doesn鈥檛 feel that way yet. It鈥檚 always lovely to see the students back at school and to welcome the new starter/s. This is shorter than usual; I try to include something new each week. Let me know if you鈥檇 like specific information included.

As most of you know by now, we have an events calendar, and you鈥檒l find the link below. I also include the academic calendar for 2024-25.

Have you seen any of these yet? I鈥檝e only seen daffodils in shops, and they are my favourite spring flower.

School Meals

You have had reminders this week about setting up an account to pay for school meals. Just to reiterate that if your child is eligible for free school meals you still need to set up an account.

Online Safety

The link to the Online safety information can be found on the school website under the heading 鈥淧arent and carers area鈥, then 鈥渙nline safety鈥 from the dropdown menu.

Information

Recent discussions with staff and parents highlight the need for parents/carers of children and young people with disabilities who may not be able to manage on their own when the reach adulthood to plan, thinking about their future. I have shared on several occasions the webinars and information from MENCAP following the recommendation of one of our parents.

Mencap Webinars

Mencap run 2 webinars; one mainly to do with financial planning/wills/trusts and the second on mental capacity. Both are free of charge to parents/carers. These are run frequently but the first available date/s are included below.

Contact - for families of disabled children

They offer a range of online workshops for parents/carers which can be found on the link below.

ICEbox Youth Club: age 16-25 years

Staffed by professional artists and experienced support staff, ICEbox is a cultural youth club for young disabled people aged 16-25.

Smile through Sport

This charity runs several sessions across the North East.

Toby Henderson Trust

Autism friendly swimming session

FoPHS News

We had a very busy end of term with activities!

Autumn Fayre Update

You may remember our Autumn Fayre in September where we raised 拢1336.46.

AGM

The AGM, scheduled for 25th January has been deferred until Thursday 15th February from 9.30-11.00.

FoPHS 100 Club

This is an easy way for people to support the work of FoPHS.

Facebook Page

This is a closed group for family and friends of 51视频 School, where you can share news and updates about school life. It is not for external professionals who may be working with families.

Thought of the week; it seemed apt after the holidays at a time of year where many parents and children succumb to the winter bugs.

鈥淩aising a special needs child brings a level of isolation and exhaustion most people can鈥檛 understand. There is always more to the story鈥.

My contact details are below. I鈥檓 always happy to support families where I can by phone, email, TEAMS and sometimes face to face.

Contact details

Eileen Robinson: Family Liaison Officer

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 0191 2161811 ext. 3260.