The Family Centre
The Spring Family Centre – Aspire, Contribute, Explore
At Springfield Primary School, we are proud to offer The Spring Family Centre — a dedicated space where families, pupils, and our pastoral team can work together in a safe, supportive environment. The Spring Family Centre is at the heart of our school's commitment to working with families to promote wellbeing, attendance, positive behaviour, and safeguarding. Our team offers a warm and confidential setting where parents and carers can access a wide range of support services.
Our pastoral offer is designed to provide compassionate, tailored support that helps children thrive both academically and emotionally. We deliver a range of interventions to meet individual needs, including THRIVE, ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant), and Drawing and Talking therapy. Support is available on a 1:1 basis or through small group work. Alongside our in-school team, we work with a Child Wellbeing Practitioner to provide additional specialist support, ensuring families can access the right help at the right time.
We also run parent group sessions throughout the year, offering advice, guidance, and a chance to connect with other families. Our Little Springers Family Group welcomes parents with children of any age to enjoy play opportunities and activities together in our warm, friendly setting.
At The Spring Family Centre, we believe in working together with families to build strong foundations for happy, confident, and resilient children. Through Early Help and strong partnerships with external agencies, we can connect families with the right services at the right time. Whether it’s mental health, housing, finances, or other challenges, we’re here to help. The Family Centre also offers assistance with school uniform, ensuring every child feels part of our school community and ready to learn.
The Spring Family Centre Time Table:
In the event that you have concerns about a child and are not able to contact the school for advice, you may find the following numbers useful:
Childline - 0800 1111 - available for children under 19 years
Young Minds Parent Helpline - 0808 802 5544 - available Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4pm
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters - This site includes useful articles and resources on several topics including tips for looking after children's mental health, wellbeing advice and strategies to support working from home, loneliness and anxiety.
https://youngminds.org.uk/ - This site provides advice and resources to support mental health and wellbeing in children and teens.
https://www.themix.org.uk/ -This site provides advice and support for young people up to the age of 25, with more mature subject matter and content including mental health, managing finances, homelessness, job seeking, relationships and starting university.
www.headspace.com/meditation/kids - This has some free meditations suitable for children.
Barnardo’s See, Hear, Respond service allows families struggling to cope with the impact of Coronavirus to self-refer for help and support:
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/see-hear-respond?utm_source=14%20August%202020%20C19&utm_medium=Daily%20Email%20C19&utm_campaign=DfE%20C19
The following websites provide support and resources for children and families following a bereavement:
https://www.winstonswish.org/
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/looking-after-yourself/coronavirus-and-mental-health/#i-have-lost-a-loved-one-due-to-coronavirus
https://www.childbereavementuk.org/coronavirus-supporting-children
Following an upsurge in cases of sexual harassment and abuse reported on the “Everyone’s Invited” website and TikTok, there is a new helpline to support potential victims in education settings. The dedicated number 0800 136 663, run by the NSPCC, will provide both children and adults who are victims of sexual abuse in schools with the appropriate support and advice. This includes how to contact the police and report crimes if they wish. The helpline will also provide support to parents and professionals too.
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is a UK wide charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse. They run an excellent website: https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk with a learning programme, straightforward advice and short videos on topics such as family safety plans and what to do if your child does get into trouble online. There is also a confidential helpline: 0808 1000 900.
We would advise that parents visit sites themselves prior to sharing with their children to ensure they are happy with the subject matter and content.
