Working with the families and young people that attend these schools:

Gaby Bellamy Parent & Family

Kingsmead Milverton Parent & Family Support Advisor Support Advisor , Bradford & 01984 629 051

Bishops Lydeard 07452 931 749

Lydeard St Lawrence [email protected] Normal Working Hours: Monday — 9:00-5:00 Parents and carers are welcome to Tuesday — 9:00-5:00 contact me directly or speak to a Wednesday — 9:00-3:00 member of their child’s school team, Thursday — 9:00-5:00 who will make a referral if it is Friday — 9:00-5:00 appropriate. Available during term-time and school holidays

I am available to meet with parents and Kingsmead School Advice and support for parents, carers and carers in school, in their homes or Hartswell young people around issues and even a café. Some families will see me situations affecting school attendance, in a number of different places. emotional well-being, behaviour and family TA4 2NE T: 01984 623 483 life. What is a Parent and What do they do? How can they help?

Family Support Advisor?

As a PFSA for Tone Valley All PFSA’s are kind, approachable • Building a partnership between Partnership I provide support to and highly skilled professionals. home and School • Behaviour (in and out of school) families experiencing difficulties that have a negative impact on their • Parenting Concerns child’s wellbeing and/or their Ways I work: • Family Issues (divorce / separation) • Emotional Lifestyles education. • One-to-one family support • Healthy Eating • Parenting courses and groups • Attendance at School • Meeting with your child • Housing • Working directly with your child • Budgeting It is my job to: • Feeling Isolated We: • Signposting to local services Impartially support families and young • Don’t judge • Advocacy, speaking on your behalf people to enable our children to gain • • Work respectfully Help with filling in forms maximum benefits from their education. • Support for parents/carers who • Work confidentially To work in partnership with families and want to go back to work or education their schools to help our children reach We work in a way that finds out: their full potential • What is going well To work closely with other Professionals • What you would like to see where necessary or to direct you to other happening services which may be useful • Together develop solutions to achieve that To be there to work with and support you PFSAs can also be available just and your child if you are experiencing to listen and support if you feel difficulties you need someone to talk to.