Pupil and Family Support
Welcome to the Pupil and Family Support page.
Mrs Webb and Mrs Pound are St Augustine’s Pupil and Family Support leads and Senior Mental Health Leads.
At St Augustine’s Primary School we recognise that education is about more than academics. We are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils, their families and staff.
We know everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable at times and anyone may need additional emotional support. Our Pupil and Family Support have had extensive training in order to best support the children in our care. External support is sometimes required and families will be supported by school.
Penny Pound is our school therapy dog. She is in school most mornings and spends time with children in and out of class.
Mrs Webb
Pupil and Family Support Manager
Penny Pound
School Therapy Dog
St Augustine 7/7/21 ©Andy Ford
St Augustine_7/7/21_©Andy Ford
Mrs Pound
Pupil and Family Support Lead
Pupil and Family Support
What we offer at St Augustines RC Primary School
School Council
SC School Council are class representatives to empower pupil voice across school.
Mental Health Champion's
Mental Health Champions in school help and support children in school. They are available to all year groups at break and lunchtimes on the yard or a Mental Health Champion runs a group, Chill and Chat, every lunchtime at 12.30pm.
Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSA)
Relax Kids
Click here for more information – Relax kids
Lego Therapy
There are 3 members of school staff that are able to deliver theses sessions of up to 3 children within school. Please see here for more information – Legobasedtherapyinfo[1]
Drawing and Talking Therapy
External agency support
External support is sometimes required and families will be supported by school.
Education Mental Healthcare Practitioner (EMHP)
We are very lucky to have an EMHP, Simon, who works within our school every Monday. Please see link for further information. Simon
Children and Family Well-Being Service
School work closely with services provided by Children and Family well-Being Service. they provide work shops that are delivered as class support looking at such things like ‘Conflict resolution’, ‘healthy relationships’ etc.
Support can also be offered should you need some further additional support as family – this can be discussed and explored with the school’s pastoral team.
What’s on guide;
whats-on-timetable-september-2022
Information for parents;
How-to-Follow-Safer-Sleep-Advice-in-Emergency-Situations-Resource-2022.pdf (lullabytrust.org.uk) “Keeping warm this winter – The Lullaby Trust”
School Nurse
We work closely with our school nursing teasm offering support for a variety of reasons School Nursing (1) School nurse
Bedwetting/ soiling support – please see link from school nurse Home – ERIC
Bladder and Bowel uk – https://www.bbuk.org.uk
P.A.S.T.A Play and skills at teatime activities
We are pleased to announce we are holding our third PASTA programme. We have had 2 previously successful afterschool clubs which invite parents and siblings along to a family programme. Children and their families will cook together and play games with Burnley Football Club in the community.
If you would like to secure a place, please contact Mrs Webb/Mrs Graham to secure your place. There are limited places so please contact ASAP to avoid disappointment.
The club will run for 6 weeks, every thursday starting after Feb half term 🙂
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Information for Parents
Some useful links for support
Happy Minds
Please find attached letter ( Happy minds letter) regarding the Happy Minds programme we do in school which can help and support your child at home. Any questions you can speak to your child’s class teacher 🙂
Keep warm this winter
Find your nearest warm space this winter Lancashire warm spaces – Lancashire County Council
What’s on list for LCC libraries: https://events.lancashire.gov.uk/search/index.asp
Our libraries are all warm and welcome spaces, where you can find:
- a warm drink
- a space to sit
- free computers and Wi-Fi
- charging points for your phone or laptop
- events and activities
- help from staff to find information
Uniform - Burnley Together
Burnley Together – Are here to help
Struggling for pieces of school uniform for your children?
Get down to The Switch, Keirby Walk, Burnley
Every Wednesday 10am-2pm
Starting Wednesday 21st September 2022
Mental Health
Parent support for their children via helpline and webchat Click here – Parents Helpline | Mental Health Help for Your Child | YoungMinds
Essere Therapies Colne – Support for Dads every Monday 6pm until 7.30pm contact hello@esseretherapies.com
Financial support
If you’re worried about money, your mental health or both, there’s lots of support available. Click here – Mind
Debt advice – CAP Cover times 2023
Lancashire Warm spaces – Warm and Welcome poster
Barnados support – COST OF LIVING CRISIS HELPLINE
Curry on the Street Burnley:
It is free to everyone, they can just turn up and get free food and bags of essentials, food and toiletries
Colne (Wednesday 5.30pm) Unique House, Shed St, Colne BB8 8AH, United Kingdom
Nelson (Thursday 6.00pm) Broadway, Nelson BB9 9AN, United Kingdom
Burnley (Sunday 6.30pm) Keirby Walk Burnley
Valley Community Centre
Burnley Community Grocery – Community Grocery
To sign up to be a member at one of our Community Groceries, all you need to do is visit your nearest store (see our ‘Locations’ page to find yours) and let one of our team know it’s your first time. We will then get you a form to fill in and explain all about how the groceries work.
All you need to do bring £5 for your annual membership fee*, and a couple of shopping bags to put your £4 shop in and then start shopping. It’s as simple as that!
Once you’re a member you can come along to the Community Grocery up to three times a week and fill up your basket.
‘Too Good To Go’ Ap.
Too Good To Go lets you buy unsold food from places that sell food around you—restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, etc. Anything that got left unsold at the end of the service time for that place and would otherwise go to waste, but this app lets you buy it. Too Good To Go provides an alternative to throwing away perfectly good food.
I downloaded the Ap to see how it works. It brought up local places, you can book slots to collect bags of food for a small price.
Domestic Abuse Support
Please see added information for places of support if you are living with domestic abuse Safe-for-ALL confidential helpline Lancashire Safe At Home Outreach Nov 22 Domestic Abuse Services for victims – November 2022
Safenet are coming in to school to work with children around healthy relationships if you would like some more information please speak to Mrs Webb or Mrs Pound
Training opportunities for parents/carers
Want help in being able to support your child’s learning, please speak to Mrs Webb/Mrs Pound – Family Learning Poster – Full CANVA (1)
Contact ∙ Simon Gill. Tel: 01282 715574 ∙ E-mail: simon.gill@linkbridgecentre.com ∙ Web:
www.linkbridgecentre.comLINKBRIDGE COURSES WINTER 2023
