This area is the place for you to keep up to date with all the latest news from Medway.

• Free online parenting courses from the NHS

  Tue 28 Feb 2023

  The NHS are delighted to announce that a range of free online parenting courses are available for all residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland from today.

   

  The courses include the same content as you would receive in a typical face-to-face parenting group run by health visitors. They are available in 108 languages, with voiceovers in English and Urdu. Each course has a number of different components, and they can be accessed at any time and any place. 

   

  Please click on this link to access further information. 

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/news/new-free-online-courses-for-parents-in-leicester-leicestershire-and-rutland/

   

  If you scroll to the bottom of this page, there is a link to take you to the registration page too. 

   

• Year 5 Trip to Richard 111 Centre

  Thu 09 Feb 2023 H Khalifa

  Year 5 visited the Richard the III centre, where they took part in a workshop and extracted DNA! This workshop gave our pupils a greater understanding of how Richard III's body was identified by the University of Leicester. The centre itself further enabled our pupils to widen their understanding of Richard III's history and question all the information we would just love to have an exact answer to. 

  

• Children's Mental Health Week

  Tue 07 Feb 2023

  This week is children's mental health week. The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Let’s Connect’, there are a number of resources on the Health for Kids: Grownups website which can help parents/carers start those conversations with their child, alongside further support services such as ChatHealth and ChatAutism which can be used by parents/carers to connect with a healthcare professional to answer any concerns or worries they may be having.

  https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/

  https://www.healthforkids.co.uk/leicestershire/introducing-the-mental-health-support-team-in-schools/

  https://www.healthforkids.co.uk/feelings/body-image/

  

• Healthy Together Newsletter

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  The healthy together newsletter has lots of information about the digital resources available from Healthy Together, including their Health for Kids website and ChatHealth text messaging support service, as well as finding out more about the support delivered by our Public Health (School) Nurses.

  https://www.healthforkids.co.uk/feelings/body-image/

  https://www.healthforkids.co.uk/grownups/

  

• February Half Term Food Offer

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  February half term food support offer

   

  Leicester City Council is working in partnership with Samworth Brothers to give eligible families the opportunity to shop for free food and groceries for use over the February half term holiday.

   

  Registration is required. To register for a place, please complete the online registration form by Sunday 5 February 2023 (23:59pm). Late requests will not be accepted.

   

   https://families.leicester.gov.uk/holiday-food-offer/

  

• Healthy Together parent and carer video.

  Tue 25 Oct 2022

  This video clip explains your child's entitlement to a Public Health Nurse (formerly known as a School Nurse). It also signposts helpful advise for you to share with your child. Please click on this link to watch the clip.   https://vimeo.com/463343675

• Healthy Together Video

  Tue 25 Oct 2022

  This video clip explains your child's entitlement to the services of a Public Health Nurse (formerly known as a School Nurse). It also signposts the type of advice the team offers. https://vimeo.com/463343675

• School Nurse Services

  Tue 25 Oct 2022

  Parents. should you have any health concerns about your child, then get in touch with the school's nursing team. The number is on the poster. Texting is quicker than phoning. 

  

• Fund raising by our parents!

  Mon 03 Oct 2022

  These lovely ladies from our parent's group decided to cook some delicious homemade dishes to sell to our staff in order to raise some much-needed funds for their group activities. They were kept very busy and had a successful afternoon. Please come again soon!! 

  

• Cross country

  Thu 29 Sep 2022

  Our children had a great afternoon competing in the Leicester Primary school's cross-country competition. Two of our children have placed in the top 20! We are very proud of every child who took part. It was a grueling course and they did very well.