Having a strong, open and trusting relationship between school and parents is essential in looking after the best interests of our pupils. We would encourage parents to share welfare information with us, so we can have a clearer understanding of your child’s life. 

It’s also essential that parents access the information and support available to them. You may find the following sites useful 

• Parent Zone has a range of content, written by experts, aimed at parents on a variety of themes including online safety, relationships and health & wellbeing. 

• LRGS helped pilot the NHS Digital Healthy Schools programme You can use their app finder to look for helpful content to help your child manage a range of health and wellbeing concerns including anxiety, sleep, mental health support, allergies, pain management and more. 

• ThinkYouKnow provide a website full of resources on Internet safety.

• Similarly Childnet have an excellent parents and careers page which includes resources such as an internet use family agreement and other help sheets.   

• The NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) are based in the Ross Centre in Morecambe. Referrals to this service are often made through the GP although immediate or urgent concerns about a young person’s mental health should be dealt with via 999 or A&E where an urgent mental health assessment may be appropriate. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services have some good information for parents and carers. 

• Young Minds are a mental health charity with a support line for parents and children, they have some helpful information about self harm on their parents’ pages.

• Papyrus is a charity aiming to prevent young suicide, they have an advice/support line and information for parents and a helpful support guide for parents here.

• More mental health support and resources in Lancashire and South Cumbria can be found here.