Support for Parents Through COVID-19
These are challenging times. But there is a lot of expert help out there for parents. Please see below a curated list of support available which, though not exhaustive, will hopefully be useful.
BBC Support with Home Schooling
The BBC has just announced it will show curriculum content on TV every weekday from Monday, 11 January:
- primary-school programming, including BBC Live Lessons and BBC Bitesize Daily, from 09:00 to 12:00 on CBBC
- at least two hours of programming to support the GCSE curriculum on BBC Two
Please see the BBC article published on 5th January 2021: Home Schooling: How To Help Your Child’s Online Learning – see HERE
COVID- 19 Support and Advice
Find GOV.UK’s guidance for parents and carers concerned about the mental health and well being of children and young people during the COVID-19 crisis – see HERE
Financial Difficulties
Helplines
Parents who are worried about a child or young person can access YoungMinds’ free parents’ helpline (between 9:30 am and 4 pm, Mondays to Fridays) – see HERE .
Concerned parents may also call Family Action out of hours for free – see HERE
ParentZone offers a free 24/7 crisis messenger text service for parents across the UK – see HERE
Legal Advice for Families
The Family Rights Group provides free legal advice to parents- see HERE
Mindset
Our children’s mindset will often determine how resilient they are, and how well they learn and thrive. This is a free 30-minute “growth mindset” course for parents. Parents learn what a growth mindset is, why it is important, and best practices to support their children in developing a growth mindset.
Other Parental Advice and Support
Find a list of other organisations that provide support and advice to parents HERE
End. PCS. 5th January 2021