Family Information and FOPHS News Friday 21st June 2024

Those in receipt of income related free school meals will receive vouchers to cover the 6-week school holidays. Please remember that I have to have evidence before I can process. Contact me if you need support.

Letters were sent to students who will have reached their 16^th birthday by 31^st August 2024, or are already 16+. This is to help with planning for the year ahead.

There are 2 types of bursaries:

• Vulnerable Student Bursary
• Discretionary Student Bursary.

Further information can be found here, or by contacting me:

https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund

Could I please ask for your support in returning the slip in the letter to me no later than next Friday 28^th June?

. As always, this is an opportunity for parents/carers to get together, share experiences, tips and learn from each other. You are welcome to drop in for as long or short a time as suits you.

You’ll find more on events in school on the events calendar below.

It is below.

This week Joel is working on a survey on E-Safety for parents/carers. There is not a weekly blog, so you can review some you may have missed.

You can find the link to the online blogs below also.

Support is variable and depends on where you live. I’ve included links to all the Local Authorities who have students in this school. With some there are grants for carers, Max cards, support groups etc.

Anyhow, here goes. There is a wealth of information on the Carers UK website including what your rights are as a Carer.  Here is the website link.

You will find information too on the Contact-for families of disabled children website; under the Information and advice link below.

Help where you live

Personal Assistant (PA) Training at Disability North, on Tuesday 25^th June.

I thought it would be good idea to let you know. You can register if you are quick…

The day will starts at 10am and end at 2.30pm. You will receive a certificate of attendance. You can find all of the information you need here and book your place.

It’s packed full of multi-sport sessions, cycling sessions, athletics sessions, archery sessions and a water sport session. The summer programme is for children & young people with SEND and any siblings to come along enjoy themselves and have fun! These sessions are not postcode restricted; therefore sessions are open to everyone.

We lend, throughout the UK, at no cost (i.e. for free), tandems and tag-alongs to (and only to) people with disabilities or additional needs, who are unable to ride a bike safely on their own, so that they can enjoy the wonders of cycling.

You’ll find more information below.

Your full day will include everything from helping Mrs Christmas get ready for Christmas to helping in the elves workshop to walking through the forest to find Father Christmas plus lots more! With the forest home to Father Christmas and his festive friends you never know who you could bump into!

This is popular and books up early, hence sharing now.

Below is the link, with all the options and information. It starts on 16^th November; this is the date for the relaxed performances and runs until 23^rd December.

We held our meeting yesterday. As there will not be a Summer/Autumn Fayre this year, the committee is looking for ideas on raising funds. Ollie will be writing to you; we welcome the fact that we have parent governors on the committee. Ollie was recently appointed as a school governor, filling a parent governor vacancy. Whilst our funds are healthy we have had more outgoings than income this year and this is likely to affect what we can offer going forward.

We drew the number generator draw and the winning number was number 3, Amy Heseltine, a staff member. We raised £234 for our funds. Thanks to Chris Fewster who kindly provided this for us.

We drew the remaining 6 100 club draws and the winners are:

Number:          Name

57                    Jenny Drummond

45                    Vicky Duchar

4                      Helen Driver

21                    Jo Thomas

26                    Paul Kinghorn

20                    Lynne Rogerson.

Cheques to the value of £30 will be ordered. Thanks for your support of FoPHS. The 100 club takings cover our memberships of Parentkind and National Trust (educational). We raised £360 this year for FoPHS, which is a reduction in previous years.

Father’s Day Sale.

On behalf of the student council thank you for your support. They raised £218.25. FoPHS looks after their funds, and they are in the process of deciding how they would like to use some of their funds.

This week, for STEAM week we funded the Magic Show.

Facebook page:

This is a closed group for family and friends of Percy Hedley School, where you can share news and updates about school life. It is not for external professionals who may be working with families. To join, you need to answer the question stating your link with school.

Please note: this group is for sharing news and updates about school life and is not intended to discuss any issues around individual students, and as such all comments are moderated. If you have a particular issue or concern, please contact school directly on 0191 216 1811.

Bellway Homes Survey

Bellway Homes, headquartered in Newcastle, is dedicated to supporting local communities and they have sent a group of their latest cohort of graduates to assist us in creating this questionnaire to collect your experiences and aspirations for The Percy Hedley Foundation, in order to gain a better understanding of how the Foundation is supporting you.

The results of this survey will play a crucial role in shaping our future business plan, allowing us to better cater to your needs. Your input is invaluable to us, and we appreciate your participation.