The Wymondham Cluster of Schools has a Pastoral Care Manager - Tina Bell.
Tina used to be our Parent Support Adviser (PSA). However, her role has evolved and grown to become the Pastoral Care Manager for the cluster. Tina maintains her vital role supporting parents and families.
Schools, parents and other professionals can refer
to Tina and this can be for advice, guidance or longer term support. Her aim is to
help you deal with any worries or concerns happening within your family and/or
at school. The service is confidential.
Tina can be contacted on 07595 221240 or 01953 609783
Tina runs a rolling programme of Parent
support groups FREE for Wymondham families. These are all listed on the events
page of the Wymondham cluster website www.wymondhamcluster.org with attached leaflets and booking facility, or ask at school for an
information leaflet.
Tina can help by…
§ Getting the
most out of school life by helping parents and children to join in the various
activities of the school & in the community.
§ Helping you and
your child when they are starting or moving between schools.
§ Supporting you
when you meet with teachers or other professionals.
§ Identifying
specialist services and other agencies available to help with
family difficulties (eg. separation and divorce, bereavement, financial
concerns, housing etc)
§ Supporting and
developing strategies to deal with behavioural issues at home and
in school.
§ Offering a
range of parenting groups across the cluster …
§ Helping where
attendance, lateness or exclusions may be a concern.
§ Helping parents
understand how and what their child learns and supporting with homework.
§ Supporting
emerging social and emotional issues.
For further information on what is on offer, please see the information sheets below or go to the Wymondham Cluster website where you can find booking information.
Parent Support Groups:
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Solihul
approach
10
sessions
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Week 1 – The Solihul approach –
Understanding your child’s behaviour…
Week 2 – How are you and your child
feeling?
Week 3 – Tuning into your child’s
developmental needs
Week 4 - Responding to your child’s
feelings
Week 5 – Different styles of parenting
Week 6 – Parent-child relationship –
having fun together
Week 7 – The rhythm of interaction and
sleep
Week 8 – Self regulation and anger
Week 9 – Communication and attunement
– how to recover when things go wrong
Week 10 – Celebrating success!!
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Group
Triple P
6
group weeks + 2 Tel calls
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Week 1 – Positive parenting (What influences children’s behaviour, setting goals for
change, keeping track of child’s behaviour)
Week 2 – Helping children develop (Use strategies for developing a
positive relationship, strategies for encouraging desirable behaviour,
teaching children new skills or behaviours, practice and monitor)
Week 3 – Managing misbehaviour ( Setting clear ground rules, use
directed discussion and planned ignoring, give clear calm instructions, use
logical consequences, quiet time or time out)
Week 4 – Managing misbehaviour continued
Week 5 – Planning ahead (Family survival tips to make parenting
easier, high risk situations, planned activities routines for high risk
situations.
Weeks 6 & 7 – Telephone consultations to track progress.
Week 8 – Program close (Setting further goals for change)
Identification of on-going support…
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Parents
apart workshop
3
hours
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The ‘Parents Apart’ workshop explores how the divorce process can
affect adults and children, and how to change things for the better.
‘Relate’ have trained trainers to present this course together with a
handbook which contains information taken from a wide range of research into
parenting after divorce and separation.
No matter how recently or how long ago parents divorced or separated
these workshops are for anyone who would like to improve their understanding
and communications with their children and ex-partner.
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Speak
Easy
(Developed
by FPA)
8
weeks
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This Speakeasy course is for parents/carers.
It is designed to help parents
feel more able to talk to their children about sex and relationships.
Content covered:-
Answering children’s questions (all ages)
Sex and relationships education in the home
Puberty and growing up
Keeping children safe from harm
Contraception
Sexually transmitted infections
Sex and relationships information from other places, such as TV,
media..
Sex and relationships education (SRE) in schools.
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Strengthening
Families
(10
– 14)
Parent & child attend together.
Separate sessions for parent/young person then joint family session.
7
Weeks
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Parent:-
Session 1 – Love & limits
Session 2 – Making house rules
Session 3 – Encouraging good behaviour
Session 4 – Using consequences
Session 5 – Building bridges
Session 6 – Protecting against substance misuse
Session 7 – Getting help for special family needs
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Child/Young person (Age 10 to
14)
Session 1 – Having goals and dreams
Session 2 – Appreciating parents
Session 3 – Dealing with stress
Session 4 – Following rules
Session 5 – Dealing with peer pressure
Session 6 – Peer pressure and good friends
Session 7 – Reaching out to others
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Family session:-
Session 1- Supporting goals and dreams
Session 2 – Appreciating family members
Session 3 – Using family meetings
Session 4 – Understanding family values
Session 5 – Building family communication
Session 6 – Families & peer pressure
Session 7 – Putting it all together
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