The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours:
8am to 6pm – Monday to Friday
10am to 4pm – Saturday and Sunday
Website: MindEd Hub
Description: a free educational resource from Health Education England on children and young people’s mental health
Website: Mental wellbeing | Overview | PHE School Zone
Description: aims to build resilience and support good mental health in young people aged 10 to 16
Website: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Description: which includes an online tool and email journey to support everyone to feel more confident in taking action to look after their mental health and wellbeing
Website: Coronavirus Report: Impact on Young People with Mental Health Needs (youngminds.org.uk)
Description: Information on COVID-19 and mental health
Website: https://www.healios.org.uk/services/thinkninja1
Description: An app which educates 10-18 year olds about mental health, emotional wellbeing and provide skills young people can use to build resilience and stay well
Website: We’re here to help you with lockdown and Covid-19 | Barnardo's
Description: provides support to children, young people and their families who aren’t currently seeing a social worker or other agency, and who are struggling to cope with the emotional impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19).
You can access via the ‘See, Hear, Respond’ service self-referral webpage or Freephone 0800 151 7015.
Website: https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learning-network/coronavirus/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: wellbeing advice for all those supporting children and young people.
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: advice on dealing with school closures and talking to children about COVID-19.
Website: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/covid-19.aspx
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: advice on supporting grieving children during the coronavirus outbreak.
Website: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
Website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus/returning-school-after-lockdown
https://burnage.foodbank.org.uk
The Trussell Trust runs the largest network of foodbanks in the UK, giving emergency food and support to people in crisis. Thirteen million people live below the poverty line and in the last year we gave 1,583,668 three-day emergency food supplies to people in crisis.
ardwickandlongsightfoodbank.org.uk
Ardwick & Longsight Food Bank is an independent food bank that can provide free food parcels for people in need. We rely on generous donations from individuals and families in the local community, churches and businesses to provide most of the food we distribute.
https://manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk
The Trussell Trust runs the largest network of foodbanks in the UK, giving emergency food and support to people in crisis. Thirteen million people live below the poverty line and in the last year we gave 1,583,668 three-day emergency food supplies to people in crisis.