Parents have a huge role to play in the development of a child’s personal, social and health education and we want to support them in this vital role. On this page we have collected together some sources of good advice and resources to help parents in this role.
At Sutton in Craven CP School we use SCARF resources to deliver our PSHE curriculum. On the SCARF website there is a page dedicated to supporting parents. You do not need a login for this. Please use this link to access this page
General advice
This document
Guide for parents and carers educating children at home from the www.pshe-association.org.uk was written for parents during lockdown but has some really good advice in general terms about how to support your child when dealing with PSHE issues.
Another good source of information is
which covers a range of aspects of PSCE.
Mental Health
Both of these websites offer information to parents.
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/
Another good source of support and information is the Trailblazer project in which we are involved. They run a parent support group for more details email mhstparentsupport@bdct.onmicrosoft.com
NYCC have a subscription to a resource which provides online parenting training, in particular about understanding your child. The website address is
Access code MYFAMILIES
In order to use it you need to have a North Yorkshire postcode, if you do not have one let us know and we will arrange access. No personal details other than postcode and age are collected.
Relationships
For EYFS and KS1 the NSPCC website has a good resource
Talk PANTS helps children understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell someone they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
Another good source of advice for all ages is the following site
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-parents/resources/
It is an Irish website so some aspects of law around ages of consent etc are not true for the UK but the resources are very good. We have used the resources from here to teach Puberty to Y5, they have now also added to their resources a really good booklet about how to talk to younger children about relationships.
Safety
The NSPCC has some good general safety advice for parents
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/
For Internet safety
Good sources to look at for guidance are:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
Parental Guides
There are useful guides for parents below that explain different aspects of social media
For social media issues this government document is useful
For physical safety we would recommend the Child Accident prevention trust
First aid advice is available from
St John’s ambulance
https://www.sja.org.uk/get-advice/first-aid-advice/paediatric-first-aid/
and
Red Cross
https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid/learn-first-aid-for-babies-and-children
Healthy Lifestyle
For Health the main resource is
Change4life
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life which includes healthy eating and physical activities.
Often a good way to talk with children about tricky subjects is through using stories. We have attached below some documents that suggest good books to use with children in challenging times.
We hope you find these resources useful. If there is anything specific not covered here that you would like advice on talking to your child about please don’t hesitate to ask their class teacher.
