KoothTalks Families – Free webinars for parents and carers
Do you know how you can support your child’s safety online?
Helping young people stay safe on smartphones and online is a 30 minute webinar covering young people’s use of the internet, social media, and smartphones exploring how you can support them to stay safe. Register your interest and select dates using the link above. Sessions are scheduled to run 23rd and 24th July 18:00 – 18:30 but there is also an option to sign up to be sent guidance on this topic if you can’t attend.
Is your child due to start secondary school in September?
How to support your child to manage change when moving up to secondary school is a 30 minute webinar for all parents and carers of children who are starting secondary school this year. Register your interest and select dates using the link above. Sessions are scheduled to run 9th June and 11th June 18:00 – 18:30 but there is also an option to sign up to be sent guidance on this topic if you can’t attend .
Devon’s Mental Health Support teams (MHST’s) are also offering parents/carers of year 6 children an opportunity to attend an online workshop – Supporting a successful secondary school transition with MHST – Children and Family Health Devon. This will be via MS Teams Monday 23rd June 15:45-16:45 and can be accessed using the link above and the following codes – Meeting ID: 367 593 566 991 Passcode: qg2a8U6j
Additional information to support transition is also available on the website:
Starting secondary school: supporting your child – Grownups – Health for Kids
Making the Move: Primary to Secondary | Healthy Minds | Health for Kids Grownups
Devon Information advice and support service (DiAS) have also produced top tips to support transition for children who have special educational needs moving-up-to-secondary-school.pdf in addition to the information available within the Local Offer.
Kooth are also offering a free webinar for children to access directly. Let’s talk about moving up to secondary or high school is a 30 minute webinar with the Kooth engagement team talking about moving up to secondary school for all year 6 or P7 young people! Register your interest using the link above. There are sessions running on various dates during June.
Your child can also access additional information and guidance through the health for teens website, including the following articles:
Starting secondary school | Health For Teens
