Advice for Parents/Carers Advice for Students Useful Resources

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Oxford Health Foundation Trust School Health Nurse.

Families.

Respectful relationships including friendships.

Online and media.

Intimate and sexual relationships including sexual health.

Being safe.

Mental wellbeing.

Physical health and fitness.

Healthy eating.

Changing adolescent body.

Internet safety and harms.

Health and prevention.

Basic first aid.

Drugs alcohol and tobacco.

Future plans and money.

 

Oxford Health Foundation Trust School Health Nurse

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/school-health-nurses/about-us/

School Health Nurses work in partnership with other agencies to offer support to school-aged children, young people and their families on many issues.

The School Health Nurse at The Bicester School is Ruth Locke. Talk to your pastoral manager or tutor if you would like to see the School Health Nurse.

School Health Nurse Parent Information
Information about our School Health Nurse   

Secondary School  Health Team Newsletter June 2022

Secondary School Health  Newsletter March 2023


Families

Family Fund (Disabled children)

Supporting disabled children and their families

https://www.familyfund.org.uk/


Home Start

Helping families through tough times

https://www.home-start.org.uk/


Family Action

Support for families in poverty

https://www.family-action.org.uk/


Gingerbread

Support and advice for single parent families.

https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/


Respectful relationships including friendships

The Change Project

Healthy relationships

https://www.thechange-project.org/supporting-young-people/


Rosa

Female equality charity

https://rosauk.org/


Stonewall

LGBTQ+ specifically for teens

https://www.youngstonewall.org.uk/


AKT.

Support for those experiencing discrimination due to LGBT.

https://www.akt.org.uk/what-we-do


Topaz

Oxfordshire youth group for LGBT

https://www.topazoxford.org.uk/


Online and media

Connect Safely

https://www.connectsafely.org/parentguides/

By parents, for parents: A growing collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens. In PDF format.


Net Aware

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/

The most important thing you can do is talk to your children about what they do online and how they can stay safe. But it can be difficult to know where to start.


Own it app

Gives young people advice as they are using social media, prevent sending things they will regret. Downloadable app.

https://www.bbc.com/ownit/take-control/own-it-app


UK safer internet centre

Social media guides.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/


CEOP

Report sharing of inappropriate information can be shared with the Polcie.

https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/


Think you know

How to stay safe online

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/


Childnet

https://www.childnet.com/resources/uk-safer-internet-centre


Intimate and sexual relationships including sexual health

Brook

Consent/contraception/STI’s

https://www.brook.org.uk/


Being safe

PausePlayStop

Consent

http://pauseplaystop.org.uk/


Womens aid

Domestic violence

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/


Refuge

Domestic violence

https://www.refuge.org.uk/


Karma Nirvana

Honour violence and forced marriage

https://karmanirvana.org.uk/


Halo project

Forced marriage, FGM, honour-based violence

https://www.haloproject.org.uk/


Operation Stronghold Thames Valley Police

Exploitation focus

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/c/2017/stronghold-fighting-organised-crime/


Mental wellbeing

Mental Health Support Team – Videos and Podcasts

http://thebicesterschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mental-Health-Support-Team-Videos-and-Podcasts.pdf


Oxfordshire CAMHS

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/camhs/oxon/

Our aim is to make sure than no one goes without the support they need.

In Oxfordshire we provide a wide range of mental health services for children and young people (CAMHS) and community services.

If you need our services, you can request help via our self-referral form, or you can call us on 01865 902 515, or email OxonCAMHSSPA@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk


Dove Self-Esteem Project

https://www.dove.com/uk/dove-self-esteem-project.html

At Dove, we believe that no young person should be held back from reaching their full potential – but in the UK, 9 out of every 10 girls with low body esteem put their health at risk by not seeing a doctor or by skipping meals. Since 2004, Dove has been building self-esteem in young people – and by 2020, we’ll have helped 40 million through our educational programmes.


Seesaw

Grief support for Oxfordshire

https://www.seesaw.org.uk/


Clear fear app

Downloadable app for anxiety

https://www.clearfear.co.uk/


Papyrus

Suicide prevention

https://papyrus-uk.org/


Child bereavement UK

Support when a child is bereaved or dies

https://www.childbereavementuk.org/


Good grief

Support for anyone who has been bereaved

https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/


Childline

24/7 contact for children in need

https://www.childline.org.uk/


Samaritans

Online support for children 24/7

https://www.samaritans.org/


Young minds

Mental health support for young people.

https://youngminds.org.uk/


Mind

Mental health support for children and adults

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/


Carers Oxfordshire

Support for young carers

http://www.carersoxfordshire.org.uk/cms/


Hub of Hope

Locates support services for mental health in local area

Hub of Hope – Mental Health Support Network provided by Chasing the Stigma


Mens’ Shed Association

Community spaces for men to connect, converse and create. Loneliness and poor mental health

Home – (menssheds.org.uk)


ZSA Zero Suicide Alliance

Suicide prevention

Welcome to the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA)


Kooth

Mental wellbeing support

Home – Kooth


Shout

24 Hr mental health text service

https://giveusashout.org/


Mental Health UK

Resources to support mental health

https://mentalhealth-uk.org/support-and-services/supporting-young-people/


Winston’s Wish

Bereavement in families

https://www.winstonswish.org/school-bereavement-courses/


Five ways to wellbeing

Steps to take to improve wellbeing

5 steps to mental wellbeing – NHS (www.nhs.uk)


Help is at hand

Support for those bereaved by suicide

Help is at Hand.pdf (www.nhs.uk)


SOBS: survivors of bereavement by suicide

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide – Overcoming the isolation of people bereaved by suicide (uksobs.org)


CALM: Campaign Against Living Miserably

Prevention of suicide

CALM Homepage – Campaign Against Living Miserably | CALM, the campaign against living miserably, is a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest single killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK (thecalmzone.net)


Physical health and fitness

Sport England

https://www.sportengland.org/campaigns-and-our-work/children-and-young-people


This Girl Can

https://www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/


Healthy eating

Dove Self-Esteem Project

https://www.dove.com/uk/dove-self-esteem-project.html

At Dove, we believe that no young person should be held back from reaching their full potential – but in the UK, 9 out of every 10 girls with low body esteem put their health at risk by not seeing a doctor or by skipping meals. Since 2004, Dove has been building self-esteem in young people – and by 2020, we’ll have helped 40 million through our educational programmes.


Change for life

Understanding food labels and choices.

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life


Brook

Wellbeing

https://www.brook.org.uk/your-life/healthy-weight/

 


Changing adolescent body

Brook charity: Puberty

Targeted information for teens.

https://www.brook.org.uk/your-life/puberty/


Tough Cookies Education

Teenage friendly guide to growing up.

tough cookies – your guide to growing up


Internet safety and harms

YGAM Young Gamers and Gamblers Educational Trust

Support and advice for addiction to gaming and gambling.

https://www.ygam.org/


Gamble Aware

Support and advice for those addicted to gambling (including online)

https://www.begambleaware.org/


National bullying helpline

https://www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk/


Ditch the Label

Anti-bullying & mental health support.

https://www.ditchthelabel.org/


The Diana Award

24/7 support for those experiencing bullying (Text option available)

https://diana-award.org.uk/news/diana-award-crisis-messenger/


Childline Report Remove

Report images to be removed

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/remove-nude-image-shared-online/


Anti Bullying Alliance

CPD, anti bullying week

Anti-Bullying Alliance

 


Health and prevention

British skin foundation

https://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/


Cancer research

Information about different cancers, treatments and research

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/


NHS

Symptom checker, information about different illnesses and conditions.

https://www.nhs.uk/

 


Basic first aid

British Heart foundation

First aid & CPR videos & heart related conditions.

https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr


St Johns ambulance

Information about training etc.

https://www.sja.org.uk/


Drugs alcohol and tobacco

Brook

Alcohol support

https://www.brook.org.uk/your-life/alcohol-and-binge-drinking/


Drugs support

https://www.brook.org.uk/your-life/drugs/


Tobacco support

https://www.brook.org.uk/your-life/quit-smoking/


Frank

Honest information about drugs

https://www.talktofrank.com/


Drug wise

https://www.drugwise.org.uk/


Cranstoun

Alcohol & Other Drugs
At Cranstoun, you are respected, valued and understood. It’s important that you have a safe space to find solutions and recover in a supportive environment. We’re here to open new doors, reduce harm and guide you on your way to a healthy, safe, happy life.

Empowering People, Empowering Change | Cranstoun


We are with you

Help and advice for drugs, alcohol and mental health.

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/


Fearless

Way to report crime anonymously (es county lines)

https://www.fearless.org/en


Future plans and money

Natwest Money sense

Learning how to manage money

https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/home/


Barclays life skills

Money management and employability skills.

https://barclayslifeskills.com/


NCS

National Citizenship service (volunteer opportunities for young people)

https://wearencs.com/


First Careers

Information about different careers.

https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/


UCAS

Information about different careers.

https://www.ucas.com/careers-advice


Made by Dyslexia

https://www.madebydyslexia.org/teachers/