We'd like to share some resources with current Year 6 students, who will be moving into Year 7 at East Point Academy in September. Be Awesome, Go Big has lots of useful information about starting secondary school.
The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS), specialist services from the local authority and the Suffolk Parent Carer Network (SPCN) are working together to support families with their child's transition back to school. They're encouraging parents to share their views and concerns during a series of online sessions.
Online mental wellbeing community, Kooth, will be hosting a free webinar for parents on Thursday 25th June. The team of online counsellors offer safe and anonymous support for parents and children. The webinar will include helpful hints and tools to engage with your children in talking about wellbeing.
East Point Academy is taking part in the virtual Race for Life. We're setting a new challenge for our students, parents and staff to get active and raise money for Cancer Research.
The government has said that secondary school students sitting exams next year - Year 10s - are on track to start receiving face-to-face support from their school from Monday 15th June. But they don’t expect these students to return full-time. The government has also published guidance for families with children in secondary school.
Our uniform supplier, Stevensons, has provided us with an update about how families can order uniforms. A full version of the PDF can be found at the bottom of this article:
It's been announced that phased school returns could happen from 1 June (after half term) at the earliest. The Prime Minister has said this will be done in stages, beginning with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.
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A generous £70k donation has been made to the Inspiration Trust family of schools - which we are a part of - to help us to support our communities during the coronavirus crisis. Each of the 14 schools within the trust has received a donation of £5k. East Point Academy is donating £5,000 to Lowestoft Foodbank.
For many of our young people remote learning means spending time online. We have created a list of helpful resources for parents/carers to make sure your child is safe when using the Internet.
Our schools have put together their top ten tips for parents while their child is studying at home
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have shared a collection of helpful resources to support mental health and wellbeing. This includes self-help guides, videos and advice .
Last night the government updated the guidance around staying at home.
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