Posted on: 25/04/2025
Fordwater Bugle- Issue 256
Please find attached this week's edition of the Fordwater Bugle 25th-April.pdf
Mental Health and Wellbeing
We know how challenging it can be as parents and carers to provide support for children and young people in an ever changing world. Sometimes there are no solutions but just knowing that we can share our problems with others can be a huge help. We hope you find the information on this page helpful. Please get in touch if you have any further suggestions as to how this page can be improved or if you find a resource that you think others may find useful.
Natalie Lambert (Senior Mental Health Lead at Fordwater School)
Useful Links:
5 Ways to Wellbeing:
Regulation
At Fordwater School we use Zones of Regulation.
Try some of these activities to support co- regulation:
Try some Mindfulness Activities
The Mindfullness Teacher (Youtube)
The 2 Simple Wellbeing Parent Toolkit is available to download below:
2 Simple Wellbeing Guide for Parents
West Sussex Parent Carer Forum is a local charity that supports parents and carers of children and young people (aged 0-25 years) with Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities (SEND).
We are an independent parent carer led charity, providing information, training and support, and representing the views of our members in West Sussex.
The West Sussex Local Offer helps you find information about local services, support and events for children and young people aged 0 - 25 years who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
You can also find childcare via the West Sussex Family Information Services website.
https://westsussex.local-offer.org/
We are a unique charity providing 'Nursing Care at Home' for local children who have a life-limiting or life-threatening illness.
https://www.thesussexsnowdroptrust.com/
https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
The West Sussex Single Point of Access (SPoA) is a dedicated service which provides a simplified single route to access specialist emotional wellbeing and mental health support. The SPoA helps direct you to the right service, eliminating the need to refer to multiple services.
