Welcome to the Pastoral Support page.
Here you can find useful information and links to websites or padlets that can be helpful in supporting your family's needs. Feel free to take a look and explore further. If you feel you need additional support you can contact me at school and I will do my best to help.
Thanks
Miss Henry
Pastoral Manager
Parenting Support
Stockport’s Parenting Support Offer : https://www.stockport.gov.uk/topic/parenting-support
Family Hub app Essential Parent -The app includes more than 2,000 expert-written videos and articles to support from pregnancy through to teenage years, there is information on many topics and in lots of languages too https://www.stockport.gov.uk/one-stockport-family-hubs-app
Topics include mental health and wellbeing, sleep, online safety, additional needs, speech language and communication, physical health and much more.
Togetherness resources, rebranding of Solihull: https://togetherness.co.uk/mul/stockport/
Stockport Family gives families free access to Togetherness resources to support wellbeing. For parents, carers, grandparents, and young people.
Learn from NHS clinical psychologists, practitioners, and other parents. The pathways will help you and your family understand and manage emotions in everyday life.
Mental Health & wellbeing
Young Minds parent/carer helpline and online chat available during certain times: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-helpline/
SilverCloud offer an online, self-led course, 'Helping Your Anxious Child'. This programme has been designed for parents and carers who are looking to support their child in dealing with worry and anxiety. This programme incorporates elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) such as psychoeducation, relaxation and gradual exposure, with the aim of enabling the child to identify their anxiety, and to apply their skills in anxiety-provoking situations. To sign up visit: https://gm.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/
Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. Young people can talk on the phone, by email or through 1-2-1 counsellor chat. Whatever feels best for them. Online support is also available on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram so young people can share ideas or get tips about lots of different issues, including anxiety and low mood problems. www.childline.org.uk/get-support/
Stop. Breathe. Think. offer 6 sessions of counselling via telephone or video call, for young people aged 8-21. Their straightforward self-referral process is explained on their website: https://www.stopbreathethink.org.uk/
Kooth aged 10+ : Kooth.com offers free, safe, and anonymous mental health support for young people. Access live chats with counsellors, moderated forums, self-help resources, journals, and goal-setting tools. No referrals needed; just sign up online and get support 365 days a year, whenever you need it.
Padlet Support
Mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people: Mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people: https://padlet.com/CYPMentalHealthStockport/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-for-children-and-young-p-o941fuc4mdkk2mht
Parents and carers help with supporting young people’s mental health and wellbeing: https://padlet.com/CYPMentalHealthStockport/parents-and-carers-mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-k53ha7zdtcy0w42b
ND support children 5-16: https://padlet.com/autismprogrammestockport/stockport-neurodevelopmental-support-for-children-young-peop-vsray0kgugoivc6g
ND support early years 0-5: https://padlet.com/autismprogrammestockport/stockport-neurodevelopmental-support-for-early-years-0-5-j5wyo6c2pf66mbh2
ND support for adults (16+): https://padlet.com/autismprogrammestockport/stockport-neurodevelopmental-support-for-adults-16-cykgmdez3qyid2ol
Understanding Stockport’s ND early help offer: https://padlet.com/autismprogrammestockport/stockport-nd-early-help-offer-1s5foqizsss432y7
Sleep
The Sleep Charity’s National Sleep Helpline https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/ (run by specialist sleep advisors, available during certain times and days) & free Sleep e-book and audiobook: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/information-support/children/childrens-sleep-ebook/
Togetherness Sleepfulness: Sleepfullness - Togetherness
Bereavement Support
Winston’s Wish -https://winstonswish.org/
Cruse bereavement (helpline only) https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Once Upon a Smile Greater Manchester (self-referral) -https://onceuponasmile.org.uk/
Beechwood for families affected by cancer -https://beechwoodcancercare.org.uk/
Substance Abuse (Drugs & Alcohol)
Mosaic - https://www.healthystockport.co.uk/mosaic
SEND
Autism Central – for anyone supporting an autistic person of any age, no waiting times, free peer coaching sessions by peer guides with lived or family experience -https://www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/
Autisk – not just for autism (welcomes autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, anxiety, cerebal palsy etc) lots of groups and activities on offer - https://www.autisk.co.uk/
Counselling
Beacon - Mental health and wellbeing support in Stockport, Greater Manchester and surrounding areas - https://beacon-counselling.org.uk/