Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has updated their website with information to help parents/carers, children, young adults and professionals with their mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak.


This includes useful apps and links to websites such as Childline’s Calm Zone.

If your child has a diagnosis or traits of autism, there are also videos that explain what is happening in the world. 

Click link CAMHS

My Support Space

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please click HERE

How to Talk to your Child about Emotions

Children’s social and emotional skills begin to develop from a very young age. Building a good understanding of emotions when you’re young helps you relate to others and manage your own mental health later on. Talking openly with children about how they feel and why, enables them to start recognising and understanding different emotions. Follow these simple steps from our friends at Feeling Better to start a conversation.

If you have young children that are suffering and are a bit down due to the lockdown and are finding it hard to express their emotions. 

For further Information please www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies 

NHS Mental Wellbeing Audio Guides

You can listen to a series of mental wellbeing audio guides to help you boost your mood.

You can listen to them privately, in your own time, to help you through feelings such as anxiety or a low mood and overcoming sleep problems.

Click here for the audio guides.

Private Fostering

Overseas Nursery Authority - rename from Overseas Nursery Allowance

Overseas Nursery Allowance renamed to Overseas Nursery Authority

Parents of 3- and 4-year olds in overseas locations where MOD schools and settings are not available can apply for reimbursement of nursery fees by means of Overseas Nursery Allowance (ONA)

Formerly referred to as ISODET Nursery Allowance, Overseas Nursery Allowance has been mislabelled. It has never been an allowance, but rather a reimbursement of fees paid.

Following consultation with stakeholders across all three Services and Families Federations it was decided that Overseas Nursery Allowance, moving forward, will be known as Overseas Nursery Authority to avoid confusion.

The application process will not change. Parents will continue to apply via Army Res and if approved, are issued with an Authority to claim.

Overseas Nursery Authority DIN (2020DIN01-046) refers and information can also be found at DCYP GOV.UK page: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/childcare-for-service-children

MOD Healthy Living Guide

To view the full booklet, 
please click HERE

HM GOVERNMENT - The Skills ToolKit FREE Courses

The Skills Toolkit

Free digital and numeracy courses to build your skills.

The Skills Toolkit offers a selection of free, high quality digital and numeracy courses at all levels, to help you build up your skills and get ahead at work. From online safety to coding, there's something for everyone.

Get started now ➡️ gov.uk/theskillstoolkit

National Army Museum Learning Resources

The National Army Museum's website has learning resources ​​for KS​3 (Age 11-14)

Please click HERE to see

Children And Family Court Advisory And Support Service (CAFCASS)

About Cafcass

If you are a young person, please see the ‘About Cafcass for young people’ page.

Cafcass stands for Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

Cafcass represents children in family court cases in England. We put children’s needs, wishes and feelings first, making sure that children’s voices are heard at the heart of the family court setting, and that decisions are made in their best interests. Operating within the law set by Parliament (Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000) and under the rules and directions of the family courts, we are independent of the courts, social services, education and health authorities and all similar agencies.

Our duty is to safeguard and promote the welfare of children going through the family justice system. Our experienced Family Court Advisers may be asked by the court to work with families and then advise the court on what we consider to be the best interests of the children involved in three main areas:

• divorce and separation, sometimes called ‘private law’, where parents or carers can’t agree on arrangements for their children
• care proceedings, sometimes called ‘public law’, where social services have serious concerns about the safety or welfare of a child
• adoption, which can be either public or private law.

For full information and support please see www.cafcass.gov.uk