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
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:
Guidance on social distancing in education 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:
List of Key Workers:
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