Please find link below to the April 2024 Monthly updates about services and activities in Derbyshire that support the wellbeing, mental and physical health of families, children and young people:

 

Derby & Derbyshire - Emotional Health & Wellbeing (derbyandderbyshireemotionalhealthandwellbeing.uk)

Help a child learn to read so that they can succeed, in school and beyond.

 

At Brockley Primary School, we're dedicated to igniting the joy of reading in children and we need you to help. Can you offer just 30 minutes a week (minimum) to come into school and listen to children read? Full training offered and a very warm welcome.

 

Please contact the office if you are able to help - thank you!

 

 

Head lice are a normal part of childhood and by checking for them regularly and using an appropriate treatment, they can be dealt with quickly and easily.

The guidance has been produced by Hedrin in association with the Medical Entomology Centre,
a world-leading authority on head lice.

Download the step-by-step guide that tells you everything you need to know about checking for and treating head lice. Alternatively, visit the link below to find out more.

 

Let's fight headlice together - Once a week take a peek

 

Travel Smart week takes place each May and October. This is where pupils are encouraged to make the most of their school journey as a way to help them keep fit, beat traffic jams and pollution, as well making sure they remember to travel safely too.

The May 2024 campaign is being supported by the Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership. Pupils, parents and carers will be encouraged to follow the SMILERS ways of making active, safe and environmentally friendly Travel Smart school journeys that are good for them, their community and the planet,  from 20 May 2024 to 24 May 2024 .

https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/transport-plans/sustainable-travel/travel-smart/travel-smart-week/travel-smart-week.aspx

 

National Smile Month

National Smile Month is a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and promoting the value of a healthy smile. Between 13 May and 13 June 2024.

                                 

https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/oral-health-promotion

Primary Explained: Levels, Attainment, Achievement & Progress (thirdspacelearning.com)

 

Statutory Assessments

Statutory information regarding your child's assessments can be found on the links below:

Year 1 and 2 - Phonics Screening

Year 2 - End of KS1 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)

Year 4 - Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)

Year 6 - End of KS2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)

Household Support Fund

 

You may have heard that the Department for Work and Pensions recently announced further Household Support Fund grant funding for Councils to help support residents facing financial hardship.

‘Household Support Fund 5’ has been awarded for 6 months up to 30th September 2024 (with last application entries on the 27 September 2024).

 

As part of the Council’s HSF5 distribution plans, we are pleased to be able to re-open our Children's Professionals Grants for Families route as of 9th May 2024.

 

Please contact school if you would like to make an application.

Globally, there has been a large increase in reports of children and young people being forced into paying money or meeting another financial demand after an offender has threatened to release nudes or semi-nudes of them.  This is financially motivated sexual extortion, a type of online blackmail often referred to in the media as 'sextortion'. It is a form of child sexual abuse.

 

Please see the attached letter from the national Crime Agency which gives further information and links to additional guidance which you may find of interest.