South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum

4th April 2022A Hearn

Uniting voices in the SEND community

Who are we?

South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum is made up of a team of volunteer parent carers who care for children and young people aged 0-25 years in South Tyneside.

What do we do and why do we do it?

We work alongside strategic bodies, service providers and commissioners to ensure that the needs of children, young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families are met. Our overall mission is to work with these groups to represent the views and experiences of children, young people and parent carers in our area and help work towards a brighter future. We are an independent group and not part of any statutory service. We received a grant from the Department of Education to enable participation of parents and carers in the development and monitoring of services.

How can you help us?

  • Share your challenges, victories, thoughts, and opinions with us. You can do this by messaging us directly, completing any short surveys we develop and engage in online discussions. Doing this helps us develop vital evidence to feedback to services and commissioners and influence change.
  • Spread the word. Tell other parents and carers about us. Share our social media posts. Come along to events and our funded workshops.
  • Most importantly, become a member for free!
  • Remember, many voices are louder than one.

How do you become a member and why?

  • Parent Carers within South Tyneside can sign up and become a member via our website www.stpcf.org .
  • Members get exclusive access to free events, training,
  • and workshops both online and face to face. This could range from specialist training on topics such as sleep, to fun free local events for parent carers, children, and young people to attend.
  • Members will be regularly updated on local support available from partner agencies.
  • We often hold give aways for free days out and vouchers for our members.
  • Members are also invited to our exclusive Annual General Meeting event.
  • Make sure you sign up and follow us on social media to see what is coming up next!

Contact & Follow

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.stpcf.org

Facebook: @stparentcarerforum

Instagram: st_parent_carer_forum

SEND Local Offer: www.southtyneside.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer

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Spring 2 in Apples Class

4th April 2022A Hearn

Apples class had a busy half term! When you come into our classroom, you see children hard at work and hard at play! Everyone has settled into a good routine, and the children are becoming ever more independent in their school work and their life skills, such as washing dishes, cooking and baking, and cleaning and tidying.  We especially like messy play in Apples class and this term the children have made slime, finger painted, formed cake pops by hand, made colourful gloop and so much more.  Best of all, the children  continue to build relationships with their peers and we are starting to see some lovely friendship develop.  We know that it isn’t always easy to be around other people, especially when they can be noisy or unpredictable at times. But our children are building resilience and tolerance towards others, and that is bearing fruit in how well they are taking turns, sharing resources and even getting help for each other when needed.  What a gorgeous bunch they are!

Cherries Spring 2

4th April 2022H Warburton

This half term Cherries have continued with their Coastlines topic. In Literacy we have been reading Katie Morag books, we have retold the story and looked at characters’ feelings and explaining why they were feeling this way.

In Science we have been learning about plants and what they need to survive, we also explored some unusual plants that don’t need certain things to grow. For British Science Week we created some plant posters drawing and labelling what plants need to survive. In Maths we have been identifying coins and notes and began adding varied coins to make different amounts.

For Red Nose Day we created 6 different red noses using different media. We also created some lighthouses in DT by cutting and wrapping red and white stripes of paper, scrunching tissue paper to create the rocks and the sea and adding a tea light for the light. Some children commented they looked like The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch lighthouses and that we should connect them with string to send his packed lunch. Some great learning this half term!

 

 

Easter Rocky Road

30th March 2022S Wilkinson

For our final Cookery Club before Easter the children have made some delicious Easter Rocky Road. All the children worked well following the recipe and thoroughly enjoyed making this chocolate sensation.

Spring Holiday Club

30th March 2022A Hearn

Spring Holiday Club

Monday 11 – Friday 22 April (excluding bank holidays)

You can now enrol your child in a free holiday club programme over the Easter holidays. There are free places available for children and young people in South Tyneside who are eligible for benefits related free school meals or from a family experiencing hardship, where they can enjoy a variety of creative and physical activities, alongside a nutritious meal every day.

Sessions include sports, arts, crafts and more!

All events are subject to availability and booking is essential. Activities and food are funded by the Department for Education.

For more information and to book, visit www.southtyneside.gov.uk/holidayclub

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Place 2 Be: Parenting Advice

30th March 2022A Hearn

A website for parents sharing practical tips to support children’s wellbeing and manage behaviour.

https://parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk/

Parenting Smart is a hub of short, useful articles written by Place2Be’s parenting experts. Each article, aimed at parents of children aged 5 to 11, shares practical advice on a number of different topics.

These topics include:

  • Difficulties at mealtimes
  • Sibling rivalry
  • Peer pressure
  • Safe social media use
  • Co-parenting following a separation or divorce
  • Arguments and conflicts