Parent Information

News and information to support your work with families: Invitation to the Working with Families Seminar, 2/10/24

Colleagues who work with families  are invited to the next Working with Families Seminar, organised by the Parental Engagement Team on:

Date:  Wednesday 2^nd October 2024

Time:   1.30 – 3.45pm (arrival from 1.15pm)

Venue: The Grocers’ Wing, Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ    

The programme will include:

• Information on the upcoming National Wraparound Childcare Programme - what this means for schools and families.
• Information on the borough’s new Cohesion Plan and how professionals and the families you work with can take part in the consultation.
• Introductions to services that can support your work with families:
• Find out how Children’s Social Care respond to harm outside the home, with the LBTH Exploitation Team
• Meet the LBTH Functional Family Therapy Service and find out how they can support the families you work with.
• Meet the RESET Treatment and Recovery Service Family Support Team, supporting families impacted by substance misuse.

Plus the opportunity to find out about other projects and services (including parenting programmes, courses and workshops delivered by the Parental Engagement Team) to support your work with families and network with colleagues from across the borough.

The seminar is open to colleagues working with families across the borough from the different sectors, including but not limited to the local authority, schools and other education settings, health and the voluntary and community sector.   

Places are limited and booking is required by Monday 30^th September 2024.  Email: parentalengagement@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Parent & Family Support Service ~ 23^rd September 2024

Search the Local Offer for information about services available to children, young people and families in Tower Hamlets. www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/localoffer

 ASDA's Cash pot for Schools

All you need to do is download the Asda Rewards app, opt-in, chose the primary school you want, then shop and scan your app at checkout. Asda will donate 0.5% of your spend to your chosen school.

Please share with your friends and family.

https://www.asda.com/cashpotforschools

Thank you for all your ongoing support!

Shahi Ahmed

 Coffee Morning at school are every Tuesday morning from 9am till 10am. 

Parent & Family Support Service (PFSS) ~ News and information to support your work with families:  Friday update for professionals’ 6^th September 2024

New Social Club for men over 50.                                                                                                                          (Please share, see attachment)                                                             

• Feeling Good Men’s Social Club. We will be providing a space for men to meet new people and talk about issues of importance to them, to take part in activities, learn new things and generally have a positive team.
  The activities will be led by the group so if it’s games or talks or just general chit chat this is the place to be. 
• For more information please email: Iain@sthildas.org.uk 
• Please see attachment for more information. 

Steps into Fostering course.                                                                                                                                   (Please share attachment with schools & Families)

• Are you curious about becoming a Foster Carer, but need support with the process?
• For more details, email: fostering.training@towerhamlets.gov.uk
• For more information please see attachment.

Triple P for Baby.                                                                                                                                                     (Please share attachment with parents, carers, Schools, and colleagues)                                

• Are you expecting a baby or are you a new parent with a baby under 12 months?
  Join the triple P for baby programme.
• For more details or to book your place, email: Parenting@towerhamlets.gov.uk 
• Please see attachment for more information. 

Parenting course for Somali parents.                                                                                                                  (Please share, see attachment)             

• Course for Somali parents in Tower Hamlets, running from 9^th September to 14^th October 2024 at Malmsbury Primary School. 
• The aim of the course is to increase parental self-esteem and confidence, explore strategies to help promote effective behaviour and build positive parent child relationships.
• Please contact: 020 7364 6398 or email to parenting@towerhamlets.gov.uk to book your place.
• For more information please see attachment.

TH now special: We need your views to help us improve recycling rates!                                              (Please share this survey with families, colleagues and staff)

• Tower Hamlets has the lowest recycling rate in the country at around 16 per cent. On average, up to 70 per cent of waste produced can be recycled or composted.
• For a list of items that can and can't be recycled visit: www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/letsrethinkit 
• For a list of items that can go in the food waste caddies visit: www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/foodwaste
• Recycling survey: Please fill out this survey 
• For more information please see attachment.

Community Navigator recruitment.                                                                                                                      (Please share, see attachment)             

• Do you have a good knowledge of communities in Tower Hamlets? Are you passionate about engaging with local residents and supporting them to improve their health and wellbeing? As a Community Navigator you will link residents to a range of health, wellbeing, and advice services, acting as a trusted point of contact for residents and the community groups that work with them. You need the ability to deal sensitively, politely, and confidentially with anxious, emotionally stressed, and vulnerable clients. You will develop strong partnerships with a range of statutory, voluntary and community organisations, give presentations to groups, collect community insight and support community engagement generally across the Public Health division. 
• Check out the job description and person specification for further information. To apply please follow the application link and submit your application before the closing date on 19^th September 2024. Interviews will be held the week commencing Monday 30th September. 
• If you wish to find out more about this post, please contact Mimi Coultas, Public Health Programme Manager for Healthy Communities: mimi.coultas@towerhamlets.gov.uk 
• For more information please see attachment.

Parent & Family Support Service (PFSS) ~ Friday 6^th September 2024 

To find out more about the work of the Parent and Family Support Service visit: www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/parentfamilysupport 

Search the Local Offer for information about services available to children, young people and families in Tower Hamlets. www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/localoffer

We are so passionate about getting as many children fit, active and healthy as possible. 

Parents can book online for a funded space by going to - 

https://ssseducationgroupltd.coordinate.cloud/project/37807

Parents who are not eligible for a funded space can book a paid space at - 

https://superstarsportuk.class4kids.co.uk/camp/117

We would absolutely love for you to help us in our goal of getting as many local children active and healthy this winter. If you could please send it to your families we would be extremely grateful.

Have a lovely week.

Kindest regards,

Billy 

Billy Densham 

SSS Education Group LTD

This cyberbullying guide that provides parents and teachers with valuable tips for keeping our kids safe online: https://www.wizcase.com/blog/a-comprehensive-cyberbullying-guide-for-parents/

Please use the article  so that more parents can learn how to protect their kids online.

I hope we can build a safer internet for everyone,

Other languages for posters and leaflets can be found here:

Flu vaccination for children: leaflets and posters - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Schools Vaccination website: School Vaccinations UK. You can find the e-consent form here and a number and email for contacting LBTH school vaccination team, for any specific questions.

NHS Flu vaccinations for children –Video links

English: https://youtu.be/cI2eYPEIcCU

Turkish: https://youtu.be/-sFb44UYjGs

Romanian: https://youtu.be/05eDpnECvks

Spanish: https://youtu.be/AgJq7aGv5qY

Panjabi: https://youtu.be/p40yw42YxGA

Bengali: https://youtu.be/_S12zhCCn2Y

Polish: https://youtu.be/XeXBbLt6kiU

‘ShareGoodTimesNotFlu’ website would be good for your website: UK Child Flu vaccination programme | Share good times not flu

Adults can book a free vaccination if eligible: Book or manage a free NHS flu vaccination at a pharmacy - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Search for a pharmacy (For adults to book a Flu Vaccine) Find a pharmacy that offers the NHS flu vaccine - NHS - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

We are running clinics in Tower Hamlets for any children that may have missed the opportunity to receive the flu vaccination at school.  

from our Clinical Director, this is to combat the misinformation around Group A strep and the flu vaccine.

Please do NOT idle your vehicle engines outside our school gates. When crossing roads, please be mindful of traffic around the area. 

Attendance Guidance

The DfE has issued some guidance for parents  on non-attendance for mild illness as well as a reminder of their guidance on non-attendance on mental health grounds.

There is also advice from the Royal College of General Practitioners on the role of the GP in promoting good attendance, particularly the 5 principles they are recommending GPs adhere to.  

• NHS Guidance: Is my child too ill for school? - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
• DfE Guidance: Mental health issues affecting a pupil's attendance: guidance for schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Royal College of General Practitioners 5 principles to promote school attendance: The role of the GP in maximising school attendance – BJGP Life

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