Parental Support
Hello my name is Christine Simmonds, I am the Family Engagement Lead/Attendance Officer for Robert Clack School.
My approach to working with parents is one of collaboration; to work together to achieve best outcomes for pupils. My background and experience is varied, having worked within Barking and Dagenham Childrens Services and the Education sector for 20 years at both Primary and Secondary level.
I believe myself to be approachable and empathetic, with an unconditional positive regard for everyone I meet. I am a passionate and evaluative practitioner, who works in a solution focused way recognising positive strengths and the uniqueness of pupils and families I work with. These are attributes which I believe help to build a collaborative, forward thinking approach.
My support to families and pupils is around school attendance, working with families to identify reasons for absence and find solutions to rectify this - which can include introducing targeted support if necessary. This support can be from other professionals who can offer their support and expertise, these include: other school staff, health professionals and where applicable, Local Authority and Charity services.
Hello my name is Tnaia Firman, I am the Parent Support Advisor at Robert Clack School
In my role I work directly with parents and carers to provide support, guidance and information across a range of issues relating to home and school life. I provide an impartial support, the aim of which is to enable pupils to be the best they can be.
I have worked at Robert Clack for 20 years my experience involves working one to one with Pupils and providing support to families. I work with an empathic understanding and do my best to support the families I work with.
I believe I am approachable and work in a non judgmental way, and see solutions rather than problems. I am aware of the many services that are available in Barking and Dagenham and work with families to access the right support at the right time.
You can find additional useful information by following these links:
Support Services
Early Help and Support for Families
Parent Support and Resources
Triple P Online - Help your kids cope with challenges
Triple P Online for baby - Build a positive foundation for your baby, and for you
Family Hubs
Family Hubs are centres which, have been developed to support families with children and young people aged 0-19 years to receive early help / support to overcome a range of difficulties and build stronger relationships with their communities. You can find out more about these here and visit their website here. Their April timetable is available here.
Technological Support
Do you (or does someone you know) need help to get started using technology or want to build your confidence to do more online? If so please call the borough's free digital support helpline on: 0808 196 5883 and leave a message.
Barking and Dagenham Parent Talk is now live!
Please check out the webpage here
Barking and Dagenham Money
Barking and Dagenham Money is an impartial and free support tool for residents and staff. It’s got a huge amount of information – but real highlights include multiple income maximisation tools, grants checkers, budgeting advice and information on the Credit Union Partnership. You can also find information on food support in the borough, and local groups offering support. To find out more, click here.
Meet other dads!
LifeLine Projects is running a fortnightly meet-up for dads to support and chat about raising children in today's ever changing society. Each meeting is taking place at The Vibe, Becontree Avenue. For more details, you can contact Royston on 07498 369 550 or email RoystonDawswell@lifelineprojects.co.uk or view this
flyer
HENRY - Healthy Start, Brighter Future
The Healthy Lifestyles Team are running free community HENRY programmes to help local children and families move more, eat healthy and ultimately live a healthier life.
The programme is for parents or carers who would like support and ideas to develop a healthier lifestyle for all the family. It supports physical and emotional wellbeing. Everyone wants the best for their children, but with so much conflicting advice it can be hard to know what to do for the best as a parent.
Each Programme will provide useful information on healthy eating and exercise as well as tips and ideas on how to make healthier lifestyle choices.
The programme Includes:
- Tools and skills to help lead a healthy family lifestyle.
- Topics on Nutrition, physical activity, Portion sizes, understanding food labels, Healthy family meals and snacks, sleep, and screen time, exploring feelings, body image and self-esteem and managing challenging behaviour.
- Family resource set
- Families will receive FREE leisure vouchers to use for soft play, swimming and junior gym on completion of the programme.
- Families will receive a £20 Shopping voucher on completion of the programme
For more information please look at the flyer and programme information.