At Market Drayton Infant and Nursery School, we approach pastoral support and behaviours from a place of empathy and understanding, taking time to get to know members of our school community, their interests, individual needs, and the context that our young people are growing up in. This includes their experiences of school, family, and community life.· Play therapy for those children needing further intervention
Meet our Child and Family Worker
I am very proud to be part of the Market Drayton Infant and Nursery Team. As my title says, I am here to support the children and their families. This might be as pastoral support for a child having emotional difficulties or signposting parents to external agencies. I can offer support in times of conflict and challenges, whether that be co-parenting, foodbank vouchers, School Nurse referrals and Early Help intervention.
Please get in touch if you need any kind of support.
Lucy Jones
Here are some useful resources to help keep you and your child safe and well.
Use this document to have conversations after big events, in order to discuss what may have gone wrong and not-so-good choices.
Restorative Conversation Widget (1)
Our school is involved in a national project, which is being run locally in partnership with Shropshire Council and West Mercia Police.
Read the information below to find out who can help:
Early Help
Early help means taking action to support a child, young person or their family as soon as a problem emerges. It can be required at any stage in a child’s life, from pre-birth to adulthood, and applies to any problem or need that the family can’t deal with alone.
The link will give information on:
- Reducing Parental Conflict
- Parenting Support
- Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing
Parenting Support
The Parenting Support team in Shropshire can offer knowledge of appropriate strategies that can be used to deal with everyday parenting challenges. The aim for all parents is to raise healthy, well-rounded children in a loving, stable environment, and they can support parents, carers and communities to do this.
They offer clinics, workshops and online courses.
Contact this number if you have any concerns about a child.
NSPCC Support for Parents Parenting can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. We’ve got parenting tips for all stages of your child’s life, as well as advice on how to deal with difficult situations.
Keeping your child safe when using the internet, social media or mobile devices is paramount but can sometimes be tricky.
The internet is great and can help your child to keep in touch with their friends and education – but it can also cause harm – to them and to others.
Remember, help is always available at school if you are having any problems online. Don’t be afraid to talk to your child’s teacher or another adult in school. Remind your child that they can talk to staff too.
Tips for staying safe online:
- Make sure you keep new online friends strictly online. If someone you don’t know asks to be your online friend you must ensure an adult knows about it.
- Know how to use the CEOP button and how to report it to the CEOP Centre if you are concerned about someone’s online behaviour towards you.
There are many different websites that can be used at home to support your child understanding internet safety. Please follow this link to share with your child – Personal Development.
Below you can find some websites that will help to support you to understand how to support your child.
Parenting Smart:
Parenting advice from our child mental health experts
Practical tips to support children’s wellbeing and behaviour.
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Parenting Smart – Support for parents on over 40 topics. Short reads and videos to support the difficult job of parenting.
School Nurses are qualified registered nurses or midwives with specialist training and experience in public health for children, young people and families.
School Nurses offer services to school aged children between the ages of 5 to 19 years old who attend local state schools and some special schools.
The School Nursing Service takes over their care from the Health Visitor at the age of 5.
For further information on their services:
What is the Family Information Service?
We provide free information, advice and support on all aspects of family life. Whether you’re expecting a baby or have young children or teenagers, we can support you and any carer or other family member involved. Contact us at shropshireFIS@shropshire.gov.uk or on 01743 254400.
With the help of their friendly dinosaur Pantosaurus, Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse.
Talk PANTS with Pantosaurus and his PANTS song #TalkPANTS
Meet Pantosaurus – our pant-wearing Dino! He wants every child to stay safe and strong, just like him, and he’s on a mission to share an important message.We…
Support for your Mental Health
IAPT services can support people with mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety or low mood.
Shropshire Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service aims to improve health and wellbeing by offering a range of help, advice, life skills courses, supported self-help, other groups, and individual therapies for everyone aged 16 and over.
- IAPT services can support people with mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety or low mood. Scroll down to find out more information
- Silver Cloud Online therapy programme
Increases in the cost of food, fuel and utilities will affect most households across Shropshire this year. If you find yourself worried about money or you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone.
But don’t wait to get help. Shropshire Council and many support organisations are seeing rises in the number of people seeking help, and as winter approaches you may see more delays in getting responses.
The good news is that there’s help available. This section was created in partnership with trusted community organisations to help you find the help you need, whether it’s to get through a short-term crisis or to find more long-term support.
Advice and support is available in if you’re struggling to make ends meet.
Support for Mental Health at Work – Able Futures
Nine months confidential, no cost advice, guidance and support from mental health professionals to help you cope with work while you manage a mental health condition such as anxiety, depression or stress.
The Shropshire Larder is a community information resource, bringing together the support available in Shropshire for people on low incomes.
