SEND / Pastoral Support and Advice
Parkside Community Primary is an inclusive school and offers a range of support and provisions for children with Special Educational Needs and/or a Disability (SEND) as well as pupils needing additional nurture and pastoral care. Please see further information about how you can support your children at home.
FREE Parent groups and workshops
Talking ASD and ADHD Workshop-Anxiety and Stress-12th November 2020
Talking ASD and ADHD Workshop-Transition and Change-5th October 2020
Transition workshop for children with Autism, including Year 6 to Year 7 – 17.5.19
Parent workshops – Understanding my child’s autism – May 2019
ADD-vance Understanding Autism 6 week course Hemel Hempstead – May – June 2019
ADD-vance Understanding ADHD 6 week course – Hertford May – June 2019
ADD-vance Understanding ADHD 6 week course St Albans – May – June 2019
ADD-vance Understanding ADHD 6 week course Stevenage – June – July 2019
Workshops for children
Counselling
Kooth is funded to provide free online counselling to 10 to 25 year old’s with a GP in Hertfordshire. Kooth’s counsellors and therapists are available until 10pm, 365 days a year. Users can also talk to other young people anonymously on the moderated forums whenever they like and keep an online journal.
Abuse: Keeping your children safe
With the help of our friendly dinosaur Pantosaurus, talking PANTS is a simple way to teach your child how to stay safe from abuse. Please click on the link to find further helpful information and parent guides on how to teach your children how to stay safe.
School Health
You can refer your child to the School Nursing service for a range of different health issues. Please see the leaflet below for further details.
School Nursing parent/carers and school referral form
Health for Kids website – child friendly information, activities and games
Mental Health and wellbeing
Please see some information below in how to help your children feel good and improve their mental health and wellbeing. Please emphasise the five ways to wellbeing, as we will be in school!
You’re never too young to talk mental health leaflet
Parent/carer tip No1 – five ways to wellbeing
Parent/carer tip No2 – anxiety management for over16s_0
Parent/carer tip No3 – how to stay emotionally healthy_0Parent tip No4 – exam stress
Parent/carer tip No4 – exam stress
Parent/carer tip No5 – listening to your child
Parent/carer tip No7 – autism and anxiety
Wellbeing Support for Parents/carers A4 Poster
SEND Information and support for parents/carers in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire SEND Local Offer
SENDIASS – Herts SEND Information, Advice & Support Service
Kids Hub – information and support for parents and carers
Reading, writing and spelling difficulties
Hertfordshire Dyslexia definition
Phonological Skills Parent/carers Leaflet
Autism
ADD-vance – Autism and ADHD trust supporting families in Hertfordshire
Speech and Language Difficulties
Please come back for updates throughout the terms and let us know if you would like any particular information shared!
