Parental support

Parents’ Strategy

A Parents’ Strategy will help us achieve our aim of providing City parents with information, advice and support to help their children achieve along with a range of appropriate and accessible services.

Find out more about the Parent's Strategy.

Pupil and parent support

Student / staff access to curriculum resources

Please see the website: www.curriculumonline.gov.uk

Educational support for looked after children

For more information, please contact the City of London's Children's Services Team by email at community.services@cityoflondon.gov.uk or call 020 7332 1224.

Please note that the City of London is the Local Authority only for the part of London known as the 'Square Mile'. There are 32 other LAs covering inner and outer London.

Paid work or work experience and school aged pupils

It is intended to give a student an experience of working life and the key skills needed in the workplace rather than an chance to try out an occupation they may want to follow. Within the limits of what is available, and the demands for very popular areas of work, the choice is made to benefit a student's education, rather than for job sampling or recruitment purposes. Normally, companies where a student already has experience through a parent or a part-time job are not used. This makes sure that they are having a real extension of their experience. The preparation programme for students will ask them to look at equal opportunities and stereotyping prior to making choices. All students, from those taking the fewest examinations to those who will take degrees, need real knowledge of the world of work.

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Work Placement Safety

Health

Barts and the London

Barts and the London NHS trust is one of the largest and busiest trusts in the UK, providing services to more than half a million patients each year.

Sexual health and teenage pregnancy

If you are a teenager looking for advice on sexual health, birth control matters or pregnancy issues, click on either this link to the NHS advice website or the DCSF website link below. If you are a parent seeking information on talking to your teenager about sex, click here for more information from the DCSF website.

Mental health issues

Mental Health NHS Trust
Drug Action Team

Educational psychology

Educational psychologists work with schools, parents, children and other agencies to promote child development and learning. Input includes consultation with teachers and observation, assessment and intervention with pupils. Educational psychologists also work closely with Support Teachers to co-ordinate their support.

All schools will have a nominated Educational psychologist who may be contacted through the Family and Young People's Information Service on 020 7332 1002.

Purpose of service

To promote child development and learning through the application of psychology by working with individual and groups of children, teachers and other adults in schools, families, other LA officers, health and social services and other agencies.

The core areas of work are:

In early years (both statutory and non-statutory school age pupils)
With mainstream schools
With special schools
With pupils who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
With other agencies, including health, Social Services and the Learning Skills Council
At the LA level

Work focuses around assessment and intervention with children and young people aged 0-19. This could be by working with individual children, with groups of children or/and by working with school / provision staff, parents and families and other agencies involved with the child or young person.

Educational psychologists will offer support where there are concerns of a psychological nature or about learning difficulties. These could be in the following areas of development: cognitive, linguistic, sensory, physical and / or social and emotional development.

More information about Educational psychology.

Sir John Cass Foundation Primary School has a psychologist on the premises all day every Friday.

Children's Services Team

The Children's Services Team is responsible for ensuring all children and young people in the City are safe and protected from harm.

Visit the Children's Services Team

Links to other parent help sites

Help for parents of toddlers
Help for parents of SEN children

School - complaints procedure: A complaint about an incident or school must be made to the headteacher. A further formal complaint can be made to the governing body and later to the secretary of state for education. It is the responsibility of the LEA to investigate complaints and to take appropriate action.

School - home schooling: The LEA will arrange to visit a parent thinking about educating their child at home to help them plan the child's education. They will ensure that the child will receive efficient full-time education suitable to their age, ability and any special needs.