Welcome to Exminster Community Primary School
Thank you for your interest in our school. The children, staff, parents and governors have created our Rainbow Values at Exminster Community Primary School.
The EPICentre of Learning.
Music Lessons
Our school is pleased to offer, in partnership with Music Devon, the opportunity to learn one of the following instruments:
- Guitar
- Ukulele
- Drums
- Bass
- Piano/Keyboard
- Violin
Lessons are run for 15, 20 or 30 minutes. Details of the costs can be found in the table below:
| Terms of 10 weeks | Terms of 11 weeks | Terms of 12 weeks |
| 15 minutes = £75.00 per term | 15 minutes = £82.50 per term | 15 minutes = £90.00 per term |
| 20 minutes = £100.00 per term | 20 minutes = £110.00 per term | 20 minutes = £120.00 per term |
| 30 minutes = £150.00 per term | 30 minutes = £165.00 per term | 30 minutes = £180.00 per term |
For more information about piano lessons, please contact Leanne Parsonage directly at:
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Lessons are currently £8.75 for 20 minutes, £12.50 for 30 minutes.
Google Classroom
How do I login to Google classroom from home?
We would encourage you to sign up for an email summary of your child's work on Google Classroom. Please have a look at the video to see the benefits of doing this.
The usefulness of the Google Classromm app
Seesaw
How to login to Seesaw:
The videos below will provide you with guidance on using Seesaw.
Learning Tools (Select the videos that match the devices you will be using.):
Tapestry
How to set up your Tapestry account:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ROkDnb4I0
How to access all of Tapestry’s features through your tablet or phone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmgTxlbHn6w
How to add an observation via a mobile phone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmgTxlbHn6w
How to add an observation using the browser version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=espJ96TJHV8
How to download your child’s learning journal at the end of the academic year:
Times Table Rock Stars - A Guide for Parents
Goal
When it comes to times tables, speed AND accuracy are important – the more facts your child remembers, the easier it is for them to do harder calculations.
Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help students master the times tables!
To be a Times Table Rock Star you need to answer any multiplication fact up to 12×12 in less than 3 seconds!
How to get the most out of it
World famous rock musicians are the best at what they do because they've spent hours practising guitar chords, writing music or playing on the drums. It's just the same with times tables – all Times Table Rock Stars need to practise and practise and practise.
It's essential that your child does a little bit of times table practice every night. Short bursts of daily practise are more effective than spending hours once a week.
And this is where you come in. For your child to be fully motivated and for them to get the best out of the practice, they need your help. Without your praise and your reminders, without you sitting down next to them or checking their work, practising times tables will not feel important to your child.
In this guide, we have set out a plan for you to follow. It's the same plan every night but the times tables change do change. Our recommendation is that you are there to help them every evening for half hour during the first two weeks. This will help to establish a routine. After that, we recommend that you help your child get started for the first 10 minutes and then check on them at the end.
Over the course of the next few weeks and months, your child WILL get faster and more accurate with the times tables. All your hard work and theirs WILL make them a Times Table Rock Star!
Rock Status
It’s helpful to understand that the quicker your child can answer a times tables question, the higher their Rock Status. Use this list as a guide to help your child work out their Rock Status:
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≤ 1 sec/qu = Rock Hero ≤ 2 secs/qu = Rock Legend ≤ 3 secs/qu = Rock Star ≤ 4 secs = Headliner ≤ 5 secs/qu = Support Act ≤ 6 secs/qu = Breakthrough Artist |
≤ 7 secs/qu = Unsigned Act ≤ 8 secs/qu = Gigger ≤ 9 secs/qu = Busker ≤ 10 secs/qu = Garage Rocker > 10 secs/qu = Wannabe |
Practice Plan
Each evening, your child should follow this plan in the order presented below:
- Read the times tables out loud (3 minutes) –you will find a link to download all the times tables written out from the 3s up to the 12s. Together with your child, read the times tables that we are focusing on that week. Do it a second time round but this time your child should be trying to say them without reading them from the page. It is more important that they say them correctly than say them quickly at this stage.
- Scatter tables (up to 5 minutes) – you will find a link to download Scatter Tables at the end of this document. To use them, you call out a question from the times table you are focusing on and your child should point to the answer on the page. For example, if you are concentrating on the 5 times table, then find the Scatter Table for the 5s and call out questions like, “9 times 5” (your child points to 45), “6 times 5” (your child points to 30) or “5 times 12” (your child points to 60). Your child should be trying to get them correct each time and not worrying about the speed.
- Write tables on a piece of paper (up to 5 minutes) – Your child should write down the times tables being focused on that week. Any piece of paper will do.
- Play online (up to 10 minutes) – Your child needs to have a login for ttrockstars.com from their class teacher. Then they should play for a short while until they are successfully answering the questions quickly. Let your child’s teacher know if you have difficulty accessing the internet or difficulty getting on to ttrockstars.com. You can also use the contact details on the website to ask for assistance.
Total: approximately 25 minutes
Number Bonds - A Guide for Parents
What are number bonds?
Number bonds have been called, at various points in the recent past, addition and subtraction facts, facts families, number stories and doubtless other names too. Parents are often unfamiliar with the names which sometimes causes concern, but they are simply combinations of numbers that fit together.
What do children need to know?
Children must know the number bonds that make 10.
10 can be made up out of:
- 1 and 9
- 2 and 8
- 3 and 7
- 4 and 6
- 5 and 5
This video shows all the addition number bonds to 10:
These addition bonds to ten are naturally related to the subtraction bonds to 10 as seen in this video:
If your child has instant recall of each of these number bonds and all of the ways they can fit together, they’ll be well on the way to dealing with arithmetic confidently and quickly. Ideally, they’ll also know their number bonds to 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Once your child has mastered these, the number bonds for numbers up to 20 are also useful to know – immediately knowing that (for example) 17 is made up of 8 and 9 makes subtraction much less fraught and frees up their working memory for more complex procedures.
Number Bonds - the Part Whole Model
This video shows number bonds using the concept of "whole and parts".
Why are they important?
Knowing your number bonds fluently up to ten is one of the foundations to more complex arithmetic such as adding and subtracting with the ‘column methods’ and mental addition and subtraction to 100 and beyond.
They also help with addition and subtraction bridging 10. If you want to work out 16 – 8, for example, you can use the following thought process:
- 8 is made up of 6 and 2
- 16 – 6 is 10, that’s easy
- 10 is made of 8 and 2
- 10 – 2 is 8
- So 16 – 8 = 8
Next Steps
Now you understand exactly what number bonds (number fact families/number stories) are, and their importance as a bridge to more advanced maths skills, how well does your child know them?
How to support them in learning these facts
Dominoes: join to make a total e.g. make 6 so 2 and 4 join.
Pairs: Lay out the numbers 0 to your total number. Can you match pairs to that number e.g. cards 0-20 pairs would be 9 and 11.
Cards: Face cards are worth 10 and ace is 11 or 1 (adult decides). Half the pack. Each person turns over the first two card in their pile and calculates the sum of their two cards. The person with the highest total wins the cards. The person with the most cards at the end wins.
Shut the Box: A great game you can buy online for around £10. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gibsons-Games-Shut-the-Box/dp/B00009R62G
Online Games:
Top Marks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button,
Snappy Maths - http://www.snappymaths.com/addition/make10/interactive/make10totc.htm
Math Playground - https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_10.html
Times Table Inspiration
Two Times Table Song (Cover of Rude by MAGIC!) with Classroom Instruments
Three Times Table Song (Cover of Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars)
Four Times Table Song (Blurred Lines Cover) with Classroom Instruments
Five Times Table Song (We Can't Stop by Miley Cyrus) Using iPads Only
Six Times Table Song! (Cover of CHEERLEADER by OMI)
Seven Times Table Song (Cups by Anna Kendrick Cover) with Classroom Instruments
Eight Times Table Song (Cover of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor)
Nine Times Table Song (90's Song Mashup)
DFE Results
School details last update : (17 Jan 2014)
| Exminster | |
| Exeter | |
| EX6 8AJ | |
| 01392 824340 | |
| S Whalley (Acting) | |
| 4 | |
| 11 | |
| Mixed | |
| Community School | |
| Does not apply | |
| 113201 | |
| Yes | |
| No | |
| No |
| Confirmation that school has checked its data (Primary) | No |
|---|
| 335 | |
| 50.1% | |
| 49.9% | |
| 12.5% | |
| 3.5% | |
| 6.6% | |
| 9.0% |
2013 KS2 Performance Tables last update : (23 Jan 2014)
Year on year comparisons
| Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in reading, writing and maths | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| School | 87% | 84% |
| LA | 78% | 77% |
| England - All Schools | 75% | 75% |
KS2 test results and progress
| All pupils | Low attainers | Middle attainers | High attainers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | ||||
| 3% | SUPP | 0% | 0% | |
| 84% | SUPP | 82% | 100% | |
| 74% | SUPP | 68% | 100% | |
| 21% | SUPP | 9% | 56% | |
| 89% | SUPP | 86% | 89% | |
| 97% | SUPP | 100% | 89% | |
| 94% | SUPP | 95% | 89% | |
| 29.5 |
Closing the Gap
| Disadvantaged pupils | Other pupils | |
|---|---|---|
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP |
Value Added measures
| Measure | Lower CI | Upper CI | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.6 | 99.9 | 101.4 | 92% | |
| 100.2 | 99.3 | 101.2 | 92% | |
| 99.9 | 99.0 | 100.8 | 92% | |
| 101.2 | 100.3 | 102.2 | 92% |
Subject level results
| Reading test | Maths test | Grammar, punctuation and spelling test | Writing TA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11% | 5% | 11% | 5% | |
| 89% | 95% | 89% | 95% | |
| 84% | 84% | 76% | NA | |
| 55% | 47% | 47% | 29% |
Pupil Absence last update : (11 Dec 2013)
| School | England - national (primary state-funded) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.6% | 4.8% | |
| 2.4% | 3.6% |
last update : (11 Dec 2013)
Contextual information
| 335.0 | |
| 6.6% | |
| LOW |
Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil (in brackets percentage of total income or expenditure)
| School | LA Median | Non-London LAs Median | National Median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3838 (96%) | 3900 | 3865 | 4184 | |
| 161 (4%) | 148 | 132 | 119 | |
| 3999 | 4067 | 4014 | 4329 | |
| 2250 (56%) | 2122 | 2041 | 2105 | |
| 146 (4%) | 131 | 110 | 118 | |
| 829 (21%) | 597 | 612 | 697 | |
| 155 (4%) | 189 | 159 | 169 | |
| 17 (0%) | 70 | 57 | 62 | |
| 50 (1%) | 36 | 42 | 48 | |
| 164 (4%) | 312 | 316 | 332 | |
| 52 (1%) | 52 | 47 | 67 | |
| 153 (4%) | 269 | 268 | 292 | |
| 125 (3%) | 111 | 124 | 133 | |
| 31 (1%) | 56 | 62 | 64 | |
| 72 (2%) | 84 | 75 | 79 | |
| 4045 | 4037 | 3985 | 4283 |
Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil : Comparisons over time
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2960 | 2924 | 2996 | 3079 | |
| 83 | 109 | 121 | 146 | |
| 192 | 177 | 206 | 164 | |
| 26 | 27 | 25 | 31 | |
| 3683 | 3677 | 3868 | 4045 |
School Workforce last update : (11 Dec 2013)
This data is based upon the November 2012 School Workforce Census
| School | England - national (primary state-funded) | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 231115 | |
| 29 | 229346 | |
| 4 | 75059 | |
| 18.7 | 202024.9 | |
| 18.5 | 144597.8 | |
| 1.9 | 49395.8 | |
| 17.9 | 20.9 | |
| 36805 | 36153 |
Ofsted Inspection last update : (13 Jan 2014)
| 12 February 2013 | |
| 2 | |
| Link to Ofsted inspection report |
DFE Results Original
School details last update : (17 Jan 2014)
| Exminster | |
| Exeter | |
| EX6 8AJ | |
| 01392 824340 | |
| Mr R Foale | |
| 4 | |
| 11 | |
| Mixed | |
| Community School | |
| Does not apply | |
| 113201 | |
| Yes | |
| No | |
| No |
| Confirmation that school has checked its data (Primary) | No |
|---|
| 335 | |
| 50.1% | |
| 49.9% | |
| 12.5% | |
| 3.5% | |
| 6.6% | |
| 9.0% |
2013 KS2 Performance Tables last update : (23 Jan 2014)
Year on year comparisons
| Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in reading, writing and maths | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| School | 87% | 84% |
| LA | 78% | 77% |
| England - All Schools | 75% | 75% |
KS2 test results and progress
| All pupils | Low attainers | Middle attainers | High attainers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | ||||
| 3% | SUPP | 0% | 0% | |
| 84% | SUPP | 82% | 100% | |
| 74% | SUPP | 68% | 100% | |
| 21% | SUPP | 9% | 56% | |
| 89% | SUPP | 86% | 89% | |
| 97% | SUPP | 100% | 89% | |
| 94% | SUPP | 95% | 89% | |
| 29.5 |
Closing the Gap
| Disadvantaged pupils | Other pupils | |
|---|---|---|
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP |
Value Added measures
| Measure | Lower CI | Upper CI | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.6 | 99.9 | 101.4 | 92% | |
| 100.2 | 99.3 | 101.2 | 92% | |
| 99.9 | 99.0 | 100.8 | 92% | |
| 101.2 | 100.3 | 102.2 | 92% |
Subject level results
| Reading test | Maths test | Grammar, punctuation and spelling test | Writing TA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11% | 5% | 11% | 5% | |
| 89% | 95% | 89% | 95% | |
| 84% | 84% | 76% | NA | |
| 55% | 47% | 47% | 29% |
Pupil Absence last update : (11 Dec 2013)
| School | England - national (primary state-funded) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.6% | 4.8% | |
| 2.4% | 3.6% |
last update : (11 Dec 2013)
Contextual information
| 335.0 | |
| 6.6% | |
| LOW |
Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil (in brackets percentage of total income or expenditure)
| School | LA Median | Non-London LAs Median | National Median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3838 (96%) | 3900 | 3865 | 4184 | |
| 161 (4%) | 148 | 132 | 119 | |
| 3999 | 4067 | 4014 | 4329 | |
| 2250 (56%) | 2122 | 2041 | 2105 | |
| 146 (4%) | 131 | 110 | 118 | |
| 829 (21%) | 597 | 612 | 697 | |
| 155 (4%) | 189 | 159 | 169 | |
| 17 (0%) | 70 | 57 | 62 | |
| 50 (1%) | 36 | 42 | 48 | |
| 164 (4%) | 312 | 316 | 332 | |
| 52 (1%) | 52 | 47 | 67 | |
| 153 (4%) | 269 | 268 | 292 | |
| 125 (3%) | 111 | 124 | 133 | |
| 31 (1%) | 56 | 62 | 64 | |
| 72 (2%) | 84 | 75 | 79 | |
| 4045 | 4037 | 3985 | 4283 |
Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil : Comparisons over time
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2960 | 2924 | 2996 | 3079 |
| |
83 | 109 | 121 | 146 |
| |
192 | 177 | 206 | 164 |
| |
26 | 27 | 25 | 31 |
| |
3683 | 3677 | 3868 | 4045 |
School Workforce last update : (11 Dec 2013)
This data is based upon the November 2012 School Workforce Census
| School | England - national (primary state-funded) | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 231115 | |
| 29 | 229346 | |
| 4 | 75059 | |
| 18.7 | 202024.9 | |
| 18.5 | 144597.8 | |
| 1.9 | 49395.8 | |
| 17.9 | 20.9 | |
| 36805 | 36153 |
Ofsted Inspection last update : (13 Jan 2014)
| 12 February 2013 | |
| 2 | |
| Link to Ofsted inspection report |
Childcare Provision and SEN
We work closely with the following organisations.
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For funding opportunities please visit the website: https://www.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/early-years-and-childcare/childcare
Please find details of the 'local offer' for SEN on the following website: http://new.devon.gov.uk/send/
DFE Performance
School details
| Exminster | |
| Exeter | |
| EX6 8AJ | |
| 01392 824340 | |
| S Whalley (Acting) | |
| 4 | |
| 11 | |
| Mixed | |
| Community School | |
| Does not apply | |
| 113201 | |
| No | |
| No |
| Confirmation that school has checked its data (Primary) | No |
|---|
| 335 | |
| 50.1% | |
| 49.9% | |
| 12.5% | |
| 3.5% | |
| 6.6% | |
| 9.0% |
2013 KS2 Performance Tables last update : (11 Dec 2013)
Year on year comparisons
| Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in reading, writing and maths | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| School | 87% | 84% |
| LA | 78% | 77% |
| England - All Schools | 75% | 75% |
KS2 test results and progress
| All pupils | Low attainers | Middle attainers | High attainers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | ||||
| 3% | SUPP | 0% | 0% | |
| 84% | SUPP | 82% | 100% | |
| 74% | SUPP | 68% | 100% | |
| 21% | SUPP | 9% | 56% | |
| 89% | SUPP | 86% | 89% | |
| 97% | SUPP | 100% | 89% | |
| 94% | SUPP | 95% | 89% | |
| 29.5 |
Closing the Gap
| Disadvantaged pupils | Other pupils | |
|---|---|---|
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP | |
| SUPP | SUPP |
Value Added measures
| Measure | Lower CI | Upper CI | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.6 | 99.9 | 101.4 | 92% | |
| 100.2 | 99.3 | 101.2 | 92% | |
| 99.9 | 99.0 | 100.8 | 92% | |
| 101.2 | 100.3 | 102.2 | 92% |
Subject level results
| Reading test | Maths test | Grammar, punctuation and spelling test | Writing TA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11% | 5% | 11% | 5% | |
| 89% | 95% | 89% | 95% | |
| 84% | 84% | 76% | NA | |
| 55% | 47% | 47% | 29% |
Pupil Absence last update : (11 Dec 2013)
| School | England - national (primary state-funded) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.6% | 4.8% | |
| 2.4% | 3.6% |
2012-13 Finance last update : (11 Dec 2013)
Contextual information
| 335.0 | |
| 6.6% | |
| LOW |
Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil (in brackets percentage of total income or expenditure)
| School | LA Median | Non-London LAs Median | National Median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3838 (96%) | 3900 | 3865 | 4184 | |
| 161 (4%) | 148 | 132 | 119 | |
| 3999 | 4067 | 4014 | 4329 | |
| 2250 (56%) | 2122 | 2041 | 2105 | |
| 146 (4%) | 131 | 110 | 118 | |
| 829 (21%) | 597 | 612 | 697 | |
| 155 (4%) | 189 | 159 | 169 | |
| 17 (0%) | 70 | 57 | 62 | |
| 50 (1%) | 36 | 42 | 48 | |
| 164 (4%) | 312 | 316 | 332 | |
| 52 (1%) | 52 | 47 | 67 | |
| 153 (4%) | 269 | 268 | 292 | |
| 125 (3%) | 111 | 124 | 133 | |
| 31 (1%) | 56 | 62 | 64 | |
| 72 (2%) | 84 | 75 | 79 | |
| 4045 | 4037 | 3985 | 4283 |
Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil : Comparisons over time
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
2960 | 2924 | 2996 | 3079 |
| |
83 | 109 | 121 | 146 |
| |
192 | 177 | 206 | 164 |
| |
26 | 27 | 25 | 31 |
| |
3683 | 3677 | 3868 | 4045 |
School Workforce last update : (11 Dec 2013)
This data is based upon the November 2012 School Workforce Census
| School | England - national (primary state-funded) | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 231115 | |
| 29 | 229346 | |
| 4 | 75059 | |
| 18.7 | 202024.9 | |
| 18.5 | 144597.8 | |
| 1.9 | 49395.8 | |
| 17.9 | 20.9 | |
| 36805 | 36153 |
Ofsted Inspection last update : (11 Dec 2013)
| 12 February 2013 | |
| 2 | |
| Link to Ofsted inspection report |
Useful Websites to Support Mental Health and Well-being
Devon Integrated Children’s Services (ICS): School staff and parents are encouraged to access the ICS Single Point of Access by phone (0330 024 5321) or look on the website (www.devon.integratedchildrensservices.co.uk) for any queries regarding the services, or referrals.
Directory of Devon services and organisations: This is a directory of Devon services and organisations supporting children and families (www.pinpointdevon.co.uk)
Support for feelings around suicide;
Papyrus - Prevention of Young suicide - including ‘how can I get help?’ and a help line. (www.papyrus-uk.org)
Hector’s House - Suicide support, links and advice, signposting for helplines, with a particular focus on supporting young men. (www.hectorshouse.org.uk)
Heads Together - promoting the benefits of talking about difficult thoughts and feelings as well a lots of other Mental Health resources. (www.headstogether.org.uk)
Building Self-esteem and Confidence;
Dove Self-Esteem Project - Confident Me, a set of free, evidence-based resources for teachers and schools to run body confidence workshops, aimed at 11-14 year olds. (www.dove.com/uk/dove-self-esteem-project.html)
Human Utopia - Primary school aged courses aimed at inspiring children to be ‘their own unique selves’. (www.humanutopia.com)
Self Esteem Team – Run talks in secondary schools promoting positivity and self-esteem. (www.selfesteemteam.org)
Counselling support;
Kooth - anonymous online counselling for secondary age young people, access to forums on relevant topics that are overseen by the Kooth team & advice and tips on staying mentally healthy (www.kooth.com)
Young Devon - Offering counselling support for secondary school aged children. (www.youngdevon.org)
Parental support;
Young Minds – A charity promoting awareness of and information about mental health difficulties in young people, with online information and resources for young people and parents and a parent helpline. (www.youngminds.org.uk)
CAFCASS - Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, look after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. www.cafcass.gov.uk has information for young people and parents/ carers.
Bis-net Behaviour Support Service – Offering a range of workshops for parents and carers. (www.bis-net.org.uk)
Gingerbread – A charity for single parent families, running online forums, advice and single parent groups. (www.gingerbread.org.uk)
Depression and Anxiety Service for Adults – from Devon Partnership NHS Trust, including self-referral information. (www.dpt.nhs.uk/our-services/depression-and-anxiety-das)
Family Lives - Parenting and family support including online resources, forums and helpline. (www.familylives.org.uk)
Devon Family Group Conference Plus Team (previously Family Solutions Service) - (https://new.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/family-support/family-group-conference-plus)
Helping families to access local services;
Home Start - A family support charity helping families with young children offering home visits, groups, and helping families to access local services. (www.home-start.org.uk)
Families facing Homelessness;
Exeter Community Initiatives - A charity in Exeter and Devon, helping people facing inequality, homelessness and coping on a low income. (www.eci.org.uk)
Families facing abuse and domestic violence support and systems;
SAFE (Stop Abuse For Everyone) - Helpful information and resources. (www.safe-services.org.uk)
SPLITZ (Devon Domestic Abuse Support Services) - A service to support families with Domestic Violence. (www.splitz.org/devon.html)
Child Assault Prevention UK - (www.safestrongfree.org.uk) Work to understand how to reduce children’s vulnerability to child abuse and build safer communities.
Operation Encompass - Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse by reporting to schools before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening, in confidence to the school’s key adult. (www.operationencompass.org)
Local support groups for families;
The Project - An East Devon group based early intervention support for young people, parents and carers, together working towards better mental health. (theprojectyp.org.uk)
Haven Exmouth - Providing groups for young people and parallel support groups for parents/carers, promoting positive ways to look after your mental health, run through the Open Door project. (www.opendoorexmouth.org.uk/our-projects/haven)
Mental Health awareness/guidance, useful websites;
Young Minds – A charity promoting awareness of and information about mental health difficulties in young people, with online information and resources for young people and parents and a parent helpline. (www.youngminds.org.uk)
Mind – Provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem, including information about mental health, guides to support services, online community and links to local Mind support. (www.mind.org.uk)
Mental Health Foundation – Information about looking after your mental health. (www.mentalhealth.org.uk)
Time to Change – Movement to end mental health discrimination. (www.time-to-change.org.uk)
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training - Helps to identify need, and when further support may be necessary. (www.mhfaengland.org)
Gender Diversity;
Stonewall & Young Stonewall – Campaigning for everyone to feel free to be who they are. (www.stonewall.org.uk / www.youngstonewall.org.uk)
LGBT Foundation – A charity providing a wide range of support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people, including a helpline and email support. (lgbt.foundation)
Mermaids - Support gender diversity and trans-gender children, with support and resources for young people, parents/carers and professionals. (www.mermaidsuk.org.uk)
Proud2Be - Support LGBTQIA+ people and their families; Through campaigning, delivering training, facilitating a youth project, a volunteer programme and groups and events throughout the year. (www.proud2be.co.uk)
Respite care;
CHICKS breaks - Free residential activity weeks for vulnerable primary age children who will not access another holiday that year, building confidence and self-esteem and giving respite from potentially challenging experiences at home. (www.chicks.org.uk)
Additional support for children with special educational needs;
Cygnet & Early Bird training courses for parents/ carers with a child with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition. Early Bird (2-5 years) and Cygnet (5-7 years). Early Bird is run in Exeter, Cygnet is run regularly at venues across Devon. Parents need to contact the centre where their child received a diagnosis for information on how to book onto courses.
Devon Information Advice and Support for SEND (DIAS) – Impartial advice for parents around processes to support children with special educational needs, and children’s rights. (www.devonias.org.uk)
Using Autism Standards from the Autism Education Trust, supported by the Department of Education. (www.aettraininghubs.org.uk/schools/national-autism-standards)
Drug and Alcohol support;
Together Drug and Alcohol Service - Supporting those over 18 who wish to address their drug and alcohol use; support previously given by RISE (www.edp.org.uk/together-drug-alcohol-service)
YSmart - A Devon drug and alcohol service providing individual and group support for young people. (www.y-smart.org.uk)
Specialist support for boys/men;
Boys to Men Project - Aims to reduce the numbers of young men who become perpetrators of domestic abuse, with research and free resources on. (www.boystomenproject.com)
Support and resources for schools;
Emotional Logic - Free session from Babcock for primary and secondary schools, focusing on helping students manage feelings and move forward in their lives with strength and resilience. (www.emotoinallogiccentre.org.uk)
We Eat Elephants (for Primary Schools) - Programme run in schools focussing on helping young children understand what they are feeling and helping them to deal with current issues they may be facing. (www.weeatelephants.com)
Thrive approach - Run across the whole school, which helps us understand the needs being signalled by our students’ behaviour, and give us targeted strategies and activities to help our students’ emotional learning. (www.thriveapproach.com).
NSPCC Pantasaurus Campaign - Keeping children safe and supporting them to ‘help seek’ (www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule)
Mentally Healthy Schools Website - From the Heads Together Campaign, including lesson plans, assembly plans, whole school resources, PSHE resources & small group work. (www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk)
Coach Bright - Attainment raising programmes for primary and secondary schools, run by the University of Exeter, working to enable children to become independent and resilient learners (www.coachbright.org)
Mind Up - Sessions run in schools, with all ages participating – lesson programmes teaching activities including how the brain works in an interactive way, gratitude, mindfulness, perspective taking, including ‘brain break’ breathing exercises; for primary and up to KS3. (www.mindup.org/u-k/)
MindEd website – Free educational resource with information on children and young people’s mental health for all adults (for professionals, volunteers, parents and carers), funded by the Departments of Health & Education. (www.minded.org.uk)
Living Life to the Full (LLTTF) - For Secondary aged Students, Please contact your EH4MH Practitioner for more information or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust - Delivering talks & training to young people and those who work with them about how to stay mentally well, with resources for schools, young people and parents/ carers; resources approved by Dr Pooky Knightsmith. (www.cwmt.org.uk)
Support for those with a family member in prison;
Choices Consultancy Service – Offering support for prisoners and their families, including children & young people, centred around prisons in the south west. (www.choiceshelpsfamilies.org.uk)
Support for children and families with eating disorders;
BEAT Eating Disorders – Information about eating disorders, including recovery information and young people’s help lines and web chat. (www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk)
Young carer support;
Young Carers Organisation - Offering resources and support on the ground for children living with an adult who needs Mental or Physical support. (youngcarers.org.uk)
Kids Time Foundation - Provide information, resources and support for children and young people who care for, or are affected by, a parent or sibling’s mental illness. (kidstimefoundation.org)
Ethnic minority support;
North Devon Sunrise Group – Support for ethnic minority groups. (www.northdevonsunrise.org)
Bereavement Services;
National
Winston's Wish – Supporting children bereaved of a parent or sibling, their families and the professionals who support them, including a free phone national help line, email service and resources. (www.winstonswish.org)
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS) – Support including; helpline, email support and local support groups, with information for survivors and professionals. (www.uksobs.org)
Hospice Care - Support offered for families where a family member is terminally poorly. (www.hospiceuk.org)
South West
Jeremiah’s Journey; www.jeremiahsjourney.org.uk (Plymouth, and surrounding area).
Balloons; www.balloonscharity.co.uk (Exeter East and Mid).
Cruse Bereavement Care; www.cruse.org.uk (Devon Wide).
Force; www.forcecancercharity.co.uk (Exeter and East).
Children and Families in Grief; www.childrenandfamiliesingrief.co.uk (South Devon).
Internet Safety;
Common Sense Media – including family guides, parent concerns, especially on issues about media, including independent reviews, age ratings, with parent and educator sections. (www.commonsensemedia.org)
UK Safer Internet Centre – Advice for young people, parents/ carers, schools and governors. (www.saferinternet.org.uk)
NSPCC Online safety advice – In collaboration with O2, including advice, phone support and school resources and ‘net aware’, guide to social networks children and young people use. (www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety)
Childnet International – Advice for young people, parents/ carers and schools regarding internet safety. (www.childnet.com)
Internet Matters – Helping parents keep children safe online, also with information for schools. (www.internetmatters.org)
Get Safe Online – Information for parents / carers. (www.getsafeonline.org/safeguarding-children)
Thinkuknow – The education programme of CEOPS, aimed at empowering children and young people aged 5-17 to identify the risks they may face online and know where they can go for support. It has information for parents/ carers. (www.thinkuknow.co.uk)
Anti-terrorism support;
Prevent (Part of the government’s anti-terrorism strategy) - Prevent is a multi-agency approach to safeguard people at risk of radicalisation, aiming to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. (www.preventforschools.org)
Channel - Early intervention scheme across agencies, working to support people at risk of being drawn towards terrorism or violent extremism, by offering help to make positive choices about their lives. (www.ltai.info/what-is-channel)
Mindfulness Resources;
Mental Health Foundation – Information about mental health, including looking after your mental health (www.mentalhealth.org.uk) & mindfulness site. (www.bemindful.co.uk)
Go Noodle - A website designed to help children to ‘get moving’ with in the classroom. (www.gonoodle.com)
‘Just Breathe’- Videos for children to explain about relaxation, especially useful for primary school aged children. (www.mindfulschools.org)
Headspace - A resource full of mindfulness and relaxation sessions. (www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app)
Calm - Meditation and relaxation aid, with guided music and stories. (www.calm.com)
Smiling Mind - A web and app meditation programme. (www.smilingmind.com.au)
Breathe - A website will simple self-guided mediation techniques; (www.stopbreathethink.com)
Mindfulness in Schools - Project and resources with research basis for using mindfulness in schools. (www.mindfulnessinschools.org)
Mind Up! - Mindfulness sessions online with lesson programmes and teaching activities, including how the brain works in an interactive way, gratitude, mindfulness, perspective taking, including ‘brain break’ breathing exercises; for primary and up to KS3. (www.mindup.org/u-k)
Ollee - Ollee is a digital friend for children aged 8-11 funded by BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me initiative, which aims to make a difference to children’s emotional wellbeing. (https://app.ollee.org.uk/)