Support for Parents
Parental Support
Lordship Farm has links to a range of support services for parents, all of which you can access through our pastoral team Email: pastoral@lordshipfarm.herts.sch.uk. There is a notice board in the main school entrance hall which displays helpful contact details and general information related to supporting family needs - including details about registering your child as a Young Carer. The links below carry details of courses and activities available for parents and children in our local area.
Positive Mental Health Training - Zones of Regulation
Speech & Language Referral Criteria
Family Centre Service Website Link
Children & Young Peoples Therapies Advice Line
ADD-vance website link to Eventbrite online courses for parents
BeeZee Bodies - Support Session
SEND Drop In 1st Thursday of each month 10 - 11.20 am Letchworth
Mental Health and Wellbeing Information for Parents & Carers
Link for DSPLL courses for parents Updates and Resources (nhdspl.org.uk)
In school support
Should you wish, Mrs Turner is also available for informal chats and confidential advice relating to supporting your child in school and any parenting issues you may be experiencing. Lordship has access to a large database of local groups and agencies that can provide care and support for both children and their parents. Should you need signposting to any of these please contact Mrs Turner through the School Office or via email pastoralteam@lordshipfarm.herts.sch.uk
Young Carers
Does your child help to support a friend or family member who has an illness, disability, mental health condition or addiction? If so they could be registered as a Young Carer.
A young carer might help with:
- practical tasks like cooking, housework and shopping
- physical care, such as helping someone out of bed
- emotional support, including talking to someone who is distressed
- personal care, such as helping someone dress
- managing the family budget
- collecting prescriptions and helping to give medicine
- helping someone communicate, such as using sign language or interpreting
- looking after brothers and sisters.
Those are just examples – every young carer and their situation is unique.
Contact Young Carers - Hertfordshire
Tel: 01992 658469
Monday–Thursday: 9am–5.30pm
Friday: 9am–4.30pm
If you need urgent help outside these times, call 0300 123 4043.
Or email youngcarers@hertfordshire.gov.uk if it’s not urgent.
Financial Support
If you are experiencing financial difficulties we may be able to help. Mrs Williams is always available to discuss in confidence any issues you have with regard to finance or alternatively you can book a confidential meeting with the Headteacher.
Infants
All children in the Reception class and Years 1 and 2 are entitled to free school meals.
Apply for free school meals. From reception class to the end of year two your child is eligible for a free school dinner every day. From year three schools meals are chargeable.
However, from reception you can apply for free school meals funding for your child. Below Year 3 this will give the school additional funds to support your child and others and from Year 3 onwards your child would also receive a free school dinner every day.
Your child may qualify for a free meal or remission of music tuition fees, if you receive any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income related Employment Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit, (providing you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit)
- Support under part vi of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Working Tax Credit run-on. (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit