Staying Safe Week
14th November to 18th November
This week is all about knowing how to stay safe in our homes, when we are out in the community, when we are online and when we are in school. It is also Anti-Bullying Week, and the theme this year is ‘Reach Out’. The children will be consolidating what bullying is and what they already know about it. They will be exploring different situations they may find themselves in and what the different actions and consequences could be. The focus will be on ‘reaching out’ and telling a trusted adult if the children experience or see any bullying behaviour. The children will also explore online safety and cyberbullying culminating with ‘Friendship Friday’ where the focus will be on what a good friend is and how to sustain good friendships.
For further information, see the attached documents for parents and carers and for children and visit https://anti-
As our children navigate their way through life’s challenges, it can sometimes leave them feeling angry and they may not understand why. If this sounds like something you experience with your child then please join us on our next Mental Health Peer Network on the 3rd November from 4pm where a representative from the Healthy Minds Team will be delivering a session on how to support your child to understand their anger/feelings and how to work through them.
Please note your child does not require a mental health diagnosis to attend the session. The link to join the session is here: Click here to join the meeting
A specialist LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or other related identities) Support Service has been launched for young people aged 11 to 25 in South Tyneside.
The new service, run by Humankind with funding from South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group, provides a co-produced one to one support offer, family work, peer support networks and workshops.
In addition, the service will work with core organisations operating in South Tyneside to improve LGBT+ awareness. Humankind is also working with schools to provide the partnership scheme – The Rainbow Flag Award – to promote LGBT+ inclusivity.
Monthly youth groups and support groups will run for 11-15 and 16-25 year olds.
Young people aged 11-25 or their families can contact the service on 0191 466 1389 or [email protected].
We are proud to announce that we have gained our first section ‘Skilled Teacher’ towards achieving the Rainbow
As Year 6 move on to their Secondary Schools, we’d like to wish them all good luck for the future. The have had an amazing year, loads of trips, activities and worked so hard. We’re proud of all of them and would like to share their successful SATs results with you.
Reading 95% of students gained the expected standard, with 93% in writing. In maths the figure was 97%, so overall 90% of our children have reached the standard expected at the end of Primary School. This is in contrast to the national standard of 59%
