EARLY HELP AND SUPPORT
We understand that family life can sometimes be difficult and challenging. On some occasions, you may feel that you need more help and support than others. At these times we are able to offer you what is known as the ‘Early Help Offer.’
Providing early support to our children and families means we can try to prevent problems which may affect a child’s ability to thrive and learn. Early help provides support as soon as a concern emerges – at any point of a child’s life – from Pre-school through to Year 6. We are here to help and support you during these times.
Some ways that we help our families:
- Breakfast & after school club provision
- Attendance support for families whose children who are struggling to come into school
- Uniform support (in school reception)
- Parenting support/advice e.g. reward charts
- Chats with teachers at the end of the day
- Supporting transition to new year groups/schools
- Advice from Mrs Richens – our pastoral lead (margo.richens@taw.org.uk)
- Signposting families to staff for support & advice
- Mrs Shepherd, our ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant) to support children with worries/anxieties
- Signposting families to external agencies
https://stw-healthiertogether.nhs.uk/
Adelaide, Priorslee’s school dog
Adelaide is Mrs Brewer’s Australian Labradoodle. Adelaide’s job is to support children’s and staff’s wellbeing. Most of the time, she can be found working with Mrs Brewer or snoozing in her office! Adelaide’s favourite activities are greeting children at the gates, visiting classrooms and spending time with individual pupils, including going for walks and practising tricks.
Mrs Brewer chose the Australian Labradoodle breed due to its mild temperament and hypo-allergenic coat. Adelaide has attended training with Siobhan Dunn from Puppy and Friends Academy https://www.puppyandfriends.co.uk/ since she was three months old and is working towards becoming PAWS accredited https://paws-therapydogs.com/schools/
When moving around school, Adelaide is kept on a lead and is under close control.
In order for your child to interact with Adelaide, you will need to give consent via the MCAS app. To do this:
- Log on to your MCAS app
- From the MENU, select ‘Parental Consent’
- It will look like this:
- Click the relevant option – ‘YES, I give consent’ OR ‘NO, I do not give consent’
- Click ‘SAVE’
If you’d like to follow her, Adelaide has her own TikTok account @adelaide_doodle_ and Instagram account @adelaidetheaussiedoodle. We will publish pictures of Adelaide via our school Facebook feed so that everyone can enjoy her development and receive regular ‘pupdates’.
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