Updates on COVID-19:

 

Oak National Academy to support schools and parents:

https://www.thenational.academy/

 

BBC Bitesize Daily:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

 

Staying safe online:

The Essex Safeguarding Children Board has information and links to organisations that can offer online safety support.

The NHS has produced a guide to spotting child sexual exploitation.

 

Supporting vulnerable families: the additional pressures that lots of families are facing given the current circumstances can place extra pressure on family relationships, or increase existing tensions. Essex have put together some guidance:

support healthy family relationships

domestic abuse

 

Essex County Council – Coronavirus information – https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/coronavirus

 

Essex Child & Family Wellbeing Service (formally Children’s Centres) –Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and for the protection of communities and staff, they are prioritising services so that face-to-face contact will only continue where safe to do so.  Their website  https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/ has a host of information about services families can access.

 

DWP – Job centres are now closed but are providing a phone service to customers. New claims for Universal Credit can be made as usual through GOV.UK. https://www.jobcentrenearme.com/loc/saffron-walden/

 

Guidance on social distancing measure:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

 

Guidance on social distancing in education settings:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-social-distancing-in-education-and-childcare-settings/coronavirus-covid-19-implementing-social-distancing-in-education-and-childcare-settings

 

Guidance on closures of early years and child care settings:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures

 

Guidance for maintaining Further Education Provision:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision

 

List of Key Workers:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-people-with-confirmed-or-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

 

Guidance for educational settings:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

 

Guidance from the NHS:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

 

Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus

 

Educational resources
https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools

https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/101-coronavirus-/resources

 

Latest Department for Education information:
https://twitter.com/educationgovuk
https://www.facebook.com/educationgovuk/

 

Prime Minister Announcements:

http://• https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-coronavirus-16-march-2020