Email Helen: hbraund@rivieraet.co.uk

Phone or text Helen's school mobile: 07990 078 400

Helen is the school's Family Support Worker and is here to help with any number of issues which can impact on family life.  She is trained in supporting families in many areas, including:

• Financial worries.
• Housing issues.
• Looking for a new job.
• Parenting concerns (bedtime routines, improving relationships/ behaviour at home).
• Parental mental health concerns.
• Bereavement 
• Low self-confidence or isolation.
• Domestic Violence.
• Alcohol or drug dependancy.

Below are a number of resources available to our families run by Torbay Council:

• www.whatsyourproblem.org.uk/
• www.sanctuary-supported-living.co.uk/find-services/domestic-abuse/devon/torbay-domestic-abuse-service-tdas
• www.playtorbay.org.uk/
• www.torbay.gov.uk/children-and-families/services-and-support/early-help/
• http://fis.torbay.gov.uk/kb5/torbay/fsd/home.page
• www.childrenandfamiliesingrief.co.uk/
• www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/services/0-to-19-torbay/contact-us/
• https://www.torbay.gov.uk/media/1914/earlyhelp-pathway.pdf
• https://torbayfamilyhub.org.uk/
• http://www.healthylearningtorbay.co.uk/

Free School Meals

Please see below the link to apply for Free School Meals:

Free School Meals Application form

To find out information about Torbay Council's ambition to create a prosperous and healthy Torbay with communities that thrive, click on this link:

https://www.torbay.gov.uk/children-and-families/our-ways-of-working/

Holiday Activity and Food Programme (HAF) - coming for Easter 2025

Parents and carers across Torbay may be able to benefit from a free holiday club programme. This is known as ‘Healthy Holidays’. HAF is a national scheme. It runs over the school holidays. The aim is to make sure that children have access to food and activities.

Children aged 5 to 16 years are eligible if they:

• get benefits-related free school meals (FSMs), or
• are electively home educated

They will have the chance to take part in a range of free activities during the school holidays. The clubs involve helping young people learn new skills. They will have the chance to take part in enriching activities. These include:

• sport
• art
• music, dance and drama
• cooking and gardening

The clubs are also a great way to improve socialisation. They help young people have fun with friends both old and new.

This local programme will be operating over the school holiday period. Schools will contact families with the holiday club details and booking information. Everyone gets a healthy meal while they are there.

We are proud to work with a variety of providers. Together we have developed an exciting and enriching programme of activities. Our providers include:

• schools
• local voluntary and community groups
• childcare providers
• local businesses

This year’s holiday club providers are:

• Shear Soccer
• Kinetic Sports Group
• Play Torbay
• Sporty Stars
• Achieve 4 All
• Nova (Love Enterprise CIC)
• Imagine - Torbay Multicultural Group CIC
• ProCoaching
• Argyle Community Trust
• Sportivity (Premier Education)
• Libraries Unlimited

For more information and to book, visit the Healthy Holidays page of the Torbay Council website Holiday Activity and Food Programme - Torbay Council or https://www.torbay.gov.uk/children-and-families/early-years/healthy-holidays/

The information outlines what is being offered in each town, who will be delivering this, the times and dates of the activities and the instructions for parents/carers on how to book places.

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