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CAHMS Coffee Morning

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CAMHS School In Reach Coffee Morning!! Thursday 21st September 9am in the Upper School Building.

We are pleased to be working with Kelly Austin again this year from the CAMHS In Reach Service. We have arranged this coffee morning so anyone who is interested can meet Kelly. It will be a time to chat with her about emotions and well-being and to hear about the workshops and support on offer this year.

Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there!

Meet the Teacher Sessions   

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You will have the opportunity to meet your child’s teacher in a short meeting, where general information will be shared about the class, routines, and expectations for the forthcoming term/year. All meetings will be held in your child’s classroom and information will be shared via Dojo for families who are unable to attend.  

Tuesday 12th Sept:

Nursery AM 11:15-11:30am

Nursery PM 3:15-3:30pm

Reception-Year 2 2:50 – 3:20pm  

Wednesday 13th Sept:

Year 3 – Year 6 2 :50 –3:20pm

Information on Accessing Family Support 

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The Children and Families Team 

The Children and Familes Team offer a range of support for children and families through a range of different opportunities and programmes including: 

  • One-to-one work with parents 
  • Community based parent nurture group programmes 
  • Baby Massage 
  • Informal drop-in sessions that aim to provide information for parents on issues or concerns 
  • Direct work with children. 

Referrals for all services can be made through the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) 01639 686803 or  

spoc@npt.gov.uk and are available to families who do not need support from Social Services.   

Please click the link below for more information about the service: 

https://www.npt.gov.uk/19227

All referrals are passed to a weekly referral panel which will help make sure that families get support from the service that best meets their needs.  
 
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Information on the Physical Punishment 

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Please see the information below which explains the changes in the law regarding physical punishment of a child together with links to practical tips for support for parents. 

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020. 

There still seems to be some confusion over the new law of it being illegal to use any form of physical punishment on a child.  This includes smacking, hitting, slapping and shaking, but it can be anything where a child is punished using physical force. 

The Law states that: 

  • All physical punishment is illegal in Wales. 
  • Children have the same protection from assault as adults. 
  • This means the law is clear – easy for children, parents, professionals and the public to understand.  

What to do: 

  • If the abuse is disclosed to you, contact the police on 101 and refer to Childrens Services at Single Point of Contact (SPOC) 01639 686803 
  • If you witness this abuse, contact the police on 999 and refer to Childrens Services at Single Point of Contact (SPOC) 01639 686803 

There are resources to help parents understand the Law and to give practical tips, which can be accessed using the following links: 

Parenting. Give it time. | GOV.WALES  

https://gov.wales/ending-physical-punishment-wales-information-parents