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Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, MMHAW24, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2024) is a weeklong campaign dedicated to discussing mental health issues during pregnancy or after childbirth. Becoming a parent is a major life change and it can take time…
Sheffield SEND Information and Advice Service (SSENDIAS) Sheffield SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SSENDIAS) are a statutory service. They support young people, parents/carers of children and young people (0-25 years old) who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). …
Whether you’re together or separated, the way you and your partner communicate can impact on your children. All relationships have tricky moments it’s how they’re experienced and resolved that matters. Of course, disagreements and arguments are completely normal and part of everyday life but if …
Links and documents What can parents do if their child suffers such high levels of anxiety that they find it difficult to attend school? The most important thing is to ask for help from professionals in and out of school as soon as problems start to show. Schools have a legal duty to monitor and…
Exam time Exam-Time, examtime Tests and exams can be a challenging part of school life and can feel overwhelming for children and young people. It may be tricky to know how to support them through this difficult period but as a parent or carer, there are things you can do to help them ease the …
Activities to try at home that can support your child’s development The more we play, chat and learn with our children, the more we help build their brains. Any time, anywhere, whether at home or out and about, it all adds up. There’s no need to buy lots of toys or have big days out. Wherever…
Special Educational Needs A child or young person has special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty or a disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. Special Educational Provision Special educational provision is any educational or training provisi…
As more children with complex medical conditions are surviving and living well into adulthood, new challenges and opportunities arise for children to be included in mainstream schools, as well as in specialist settings. From September 2014 a new duty came into force for governing bodies to make ar…
A babysitter is someone who will look after your child or children for short periods of time. This is usually in your home and often outside your regular childcare hours. Babysitters are not considered formal childcare. Do Babysitters have to be registered? Babysitters are not registered or reg…
Community Youth Services are excited to promote a new pilot project, which will be delivered in three youth clubs across the city. The project aims to support young people during exam season and beyond, focusing on reducing anxiety, exam stress & digital pressures. Questions about exams and s…