Suggestions for home learning and useful information for parents including OFSTED reports, parenting support, local events and links to the Department for Education.
Our OFSTED Reports
Information regarding Early Years
What is your child learning while they’re at preschool?
How to support your child to be ready to start school
Information regarding the Nursery Education Grant in Bristol
Additional support for children
ERIC – help with toilet training
Bristol Local Offer (information about special educational needs and services in Bristol)
FLORA (Families, Local Offer, Resources and Advice) provides information, advice and signposting to support for families who are in the early stages of identifying that their child may have additional needs. The FLORA team can help families navigates the services and support that is available to them, their family and child. Call 0117 352 6020 or email: FLORA@bristol.gov.uk
Additional support for families
Safegurading:
If you have immediate concerns about your own or someone else’s safety, call the police on 999. If it isn’t an emergency, but you need help fast call the police on 101.
If you are concerned about a child being abused or neglected, talk to the Designated Safeguarding Lead at your setting. Alternatively, if it is out of hours or during the school holidays you can contact First Response Team on 0117 903 0644 or the Emergency Duty Team on 01454 615165
Bristol Against Violence and Abuse
Bristol Mental Health crisis telephone number: 0300 5550334 or for a a routine enquiry call 0117 919 5670
Womankind – provides women with affordable counselling, psychotherapy and on going support
Next Link – Domestic Abuse Support Charity in Bristol
Bristol Housing Advice Service – free and confidential advice on housing and related matters
E-Safety advice from Bristol City Council for parents and children
E-Safety advice from the NSPCC
Free children’s ebook and audiobook about Coronavirus
Local events
Home Learning Ideas and Support
Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Wellbeing
Strategies and tips to support your child’s emotional development
A range of ideas and activities to help you to spend quality time together as a family
Practical play ideas for playing at home during lock down – from Play Scotland
Supporting your child’s mental health through play
Fun learning ideas to do at home for four year-olds
Information about oral health and tooth brushing
Information about healthy food choices – NHS Change for Life
Speech and Language
How children learn language from the Speech and Language Therapy Team in Bristol
Tiny Happy People – tips and resources for fun games to support your child’s language development
Communication tips for families with children of all ages and stages
Afasic – supporting families for children struggling with their speech and language development
Literacy and Phonics
Words for Life – Ideas to support your child with literacy
Advice and tips on supporting your child’s communication from the BBC
Phonics – how to pronounce the sounds
Supporting early reading skills
Online listening games to support phonics
Maths
A guide to support mathematical development at home
Ten creative ideas for learning maths at home
Mathematical activities to set up at home and how to extend your child’s learning
Simple maths tips to try at home
Outdoor Learning
RSPB Outdoor family learning challenge