Support for Parents
This page contains the following (click to jump to the section you want to see):
Note:
- For childcare choices (information about local childcare, including pre-school, before and after-school clubs, holiday clubs etc click on the CHILDCARE link in the box to the left of this page.
- For services to help and support parents of children with Special Needs, including Gifted and Talented children, click on the SPECIALIST SERVICES link in the box to the left of this page.
There are a number of organisations that aim to help and support parents, not just with their children’s education, but with many of the issues that parents face in their family lives. There are also organisations that can help parents gain qualifications or improve their skills. Below are some contacts you may find of help.You might also check out some of the services and helplines mentioned in the section headed "Swift and Easier Access to Specialist Services".
The SCC website - provides lots of information and links to support parents.
Check out the Learning and People and Community pages of the website: there is information and advice about
- services in Surrey for Children and Families and Young People
- Surrey's Children's Service for children and families (including education and careers, health and welfare, social care, safeguarding children and Child Protection, families and relationships support, consumer advice, Family Group Conference Services, funding and finance, information for carers, for those with disabilities, life events, benefits and other advice and many other areas of support).
Click on www.surreycc.gov.uk to find out more, or click on a link below (highlighting some of the services which might be of particular help/support to parents).
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Surrey Children's Service
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Provides Information and advice about the services provided by Surrey Children's Service to children and families in Surrey. It covers:
Click here for more information. |
Surrey Parenting Education and Support |
Surrey Parenting Education and Support (SPES) provides support for mums, dads and those in a parenting role such as carers, step-parents, foster-parents and grandparents, throughout Surrey. It includes information on:
Click below for more information. |
Surrey County Council Schools Services |
Includes a schools database for a searchable list of Maintained schools in Surrey, and links to their inspection reports, plus keep up-to-date with the latest news about Surrey's schools. Information covers:
Click here for more information. |
My School Lunch Surrey Schools Meals Service |
The website all about school meals in Surrey schools.
Click on the link below to find out more |
Surrey Parent Handbooks |
Surrey County Council have developed two guides for parents and carers of children. These handy sized reference books, covering many important topics are aimed at parents and carers of the age groups in the title:
For more information about the topics covered and/or to order on line, click here. Or call Surrey Family Information Service (FIS) Tel: 08456 01177, or pick up a copy at one of the larger libraries in Surrey. |
Surrey County Council Partnership Services for Families |
Here you can find all sorts of information about the services available in Surrey to help parents and families, including
Click here for this information. |
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o Other Sites Providing Support for Parents and Carers
| Surrey Connexions | Is the organisation that provides information, advice and guidance on any issues that affect young people’s lives.
If you are the parent or guardian of a young person, Connexions Surrey wants you to be aware of the services that are available to your children – and to you. Please make use of Connexions Surrey – they ’re there to help you.
Click on the link below to access this website, then look for the parents pages. |
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HELP FOR ADULTS - Worried about a child?If you're worried about a child's safety or welfare or if you need help or advice, ring the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline on 0808 800 5000 This is a free 24 hour service which provides counselling, information and advice to anyone concerned about a child at risk of abuse. Help by email, with response within 24 hours: email help@nspcc.org.uk |
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Pages for Parents and Carers covering all sorts of topics including:
Click on the link to the left to access this information. |
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West Surrey |
An independent charity providing a service to anyone who is dealing with a difficulty within their relationship, regardless of age, gender, marital status, ethnic origin or sexuality. Experienced counsellors help you to talk through your thoughts and issues and help you to start communicating again, to identify problems and to help you consider the best way forward. Counsellors are available who speak English, German, French, Russian, Polish and Urdu. Family Counselling assists family members who may be experiencing difficulties in their relationships with one another; and there is a listening service (Relateen) available for those aged between 11-21 who have been affected by the breakdown of a relationship within the family. Click below to link to their website Homepage, or to the Relateen page: |
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'Transforming Schools and Families' |
Family Links is a charity and a company limited by guarantee whose aim is to help everyone get the best out of school and family life. Family Links is dedicated to promoting emotional wellbeing, relationship skills and positive behaviour through the Nurturing Programme. Family Links trains professionals across the UK and work in partnership with many different organisations. Teams of regional trainers are supported by local Area Co-ordinators. Coverage:
Click below or on the logo (left) to link to their website. |
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A confidential telephone helpline, whose professionally trained volunteers, all of whom have parenting experience, are there to listen to your problems supportively, without judging you and explore options with you without telling you what to do. It is for partners/spouses, parents, young people, grandparents. Click on the link below or on the logo (left) to get to the FamilyLine website, or call the Helpline free on (Freephone) 0808 800 5678 |
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| The Anti-Bullying Alliance | The Anti-Bullying Alliance was founded by NSPCC and National Children's Bureau (NCB) in 2002. It is hosted and supported by NCB. The Alliance brings together over 50 organisations into one network with the aim of reducing bullying and creating safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn. The page headed Children provides many useful links to services which might help if a child is being bullied. The page headed Links also provides lots of useful links for children, parents, carers and teachers. Click below for the Anti-Bullying Alliance website: |
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The Valley Trust
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The Valley Trust is a non-profit-making, registered charity providing a counselling service for children and their parents/families in Surrey. It was formed to support parents and children who have experienced family break-up through divorce or separation.
Valley Trust counsellors are fully qualified and highly experienced. They work with:
Click on the link below or the logo (left) for more information, or call the Trust on 01483 454533, eMail: info@valleytrust.org |
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ParentsCentre |
A national website with lots of information and discussion about parenting issues, including education, behaviour, money, use of the internet, with forums where you can see what others say and ask other parents and experts about issues that may concern you. Click on the link below to access this website. |
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| Parentline Plus | A national charity that works for, and with, parents. Sometimes family life can be challenging and difficult. There is after all, no one right way to parent.
Click below to link to the Parentline Plus website, or call Parentline: 0808 800 2222 www.parentlineplus.org.uk |
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Youngminds - Parents |
It is entirely normal to worry about your children’s personal safety and well-being. That includes their mental health. Children grow and develop, and family circumstances change too. There may be periods of time where things seem relatively calm, and others when everything becomes very stressful. YoungMinds provides a helpline service to parents with a concern about their child's mental health, for instance bullying, eating problems, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, anxiety, family circumstances and other issues. If you're a worried parent, click on the link below to link to this website, or call the YoungMinds parents information service on 0800 018 2138 |
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Childnet International
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ADDRESSING INTERNET SAFETY Childnet International works in partnership with others around the world to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children. Taking a balanced approach, they seek to promote the positive and highlight the creative and inspiring ways children and young people are using the medium for good, whilst also responding to the negative aspects and dangers for children. Childnet works in 3 main areas:
Click on the Childnet International 'Button' on the left to link to this site. |
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Waverley Community Learning Partnerships (WCLP) |
Part of the Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership (SurreyLLP), the WCLP acts as a broker of information and networking opportunities in the local community & works to deliver specialist /voluntary projects for the benefit of the local community. Two such projects are:
The SurreyLLP has more than 50 research reports and over 25 case studiesdemonstrating good practice. Click below to link to the website. New projects for Waverley are being developed all the time. If you would like to discuss an idea or express your views contact Sian Sangarde-Brown (01483 831220, 07748 804078, e-mail sian.b@ntlworld.com) or Lucy Andrews, Community Learning Adviser Manager (01483 476632, e-mail landrews@surreyllp.org.uk) |
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Guildford |
Providing free, confidential, independent and impartial information, advice and advocacy on every subject ,including
1 in 7 of Guildford's adult population used their services last year. Click on the logo to the left to link to their website, or visit/contact them at/on:
Telephone Advice: 01483 576699 (
Weekdays 10am to 12 noon) |
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Waverley Branch |
Soon to begin Financial Advice Surgeries for families, at Loseley Fields Children's Centre. Contact Berenice (Berry) Rance, District Manager on Tel. 01252 728505 |
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| Surrey Police | Safer Neighbourhood Teams The borough of Waverley has been divided into neighbourhoods, each having its own dedicated Safer Neighbourhood Team, there to address the issues that matter most to you. They work with Surrey Police's partners such as the fire service or borough council and with the community to resolve the issues in your area. Each Safer Neighbourhood Team has a webpage dedicated to their area which has details on how you can contact them, regular updates on the area they patrol and details of panel meetings and surgeries. For details of your Safer Neighbourhood Team (including contact details) click here to link to the Surrey Police Waverley page, then click on your area on the map shown on that page. Or telephone your local Team on:
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Learning and Skills Opportunities for Adults
Here are a number of sites where you can find information to about gaining new skills, helping you get back to work or tackling skills like reading and writing, or numeracy.
Surrey County Council – Learning for Life
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Whether you want to develop a new interest, learn a new skill, keep fit and healthy or simply have fun and make new friends, there are courses for you. Click here to find out more. Or you can pick up the Learning for Life brochure, listing hundreds of exciting learning opportunities in north and south west Surrey, from your local library or from The Guildford Adult Learning Centre, Sydenham Road, Guildford, GU1 3RX Tel: 01483 518 528 |
Surrey Learning and Skills Council |
The Learning and Skills Council can offer free information, advice and guidance on learning and work, including:
They can talk on your behalf to other people who might be able to help you, and offer support in identifying ways of overcoming barriers. The Surrey Learning and Skills Council can be contacted at 48-54 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LE Tel. 0845 019 4145. Fax: 01483 803330 |
Surrey |
nextstep is a government funded initiative providing free, impartial information, advice and guidance on learning, training or work to adults aged 20+ in Surrey. Advisors can talk through your options and give you information about help that’s available, including funding, childcare and facilities for people with disabilities.
Click on the logo to the left to link to the website, or contact Joanne Taylor, Tel. 0800 085 6872 or 07739 955871, e-mail joanne.taylor@vtplc.com |
| U3A (University of the Third Age) |
One in five of the population is in The Third Age. The Third Age is when you have time for yourself - after the job and kids are gone - usually after the age of 50! 'University' is a loose term as there are no academic requirements for membership and no exams. U3A members help to provide stimulating study groups and recreational activities. There are no qualifications to join, very small outlay and no pressure. Tel 01932 348877 |
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