COVID-19 Risk Assessment
Northampton Special School Headteachers COVID Statement January 2021
Social Stories for Coronavirus
Parent Guide to Illness
Please see the attached NHS guidance on who to contact if your child is unwell:
Coronavirus Resources for Parents of Children with SEND
Please see below information/resources pulled together by the Council for Disabled Children for parents/carers of Children Young People (CYP) with Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) in relation to the Coronavirus:
- National Autistic Society – guidance and helpline for parents’, young people and staff: https://www.autism.org.uk/services/nas-schools/vanguard/news/2020/march/coronavirus-(covid-19)-advice.aspx
- Mencap - Easy Read guide to Coronavirus: https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-03/Information%20about%20Coronavirus%20ER%20SS2.pdf
- Place2Be – Guide to helping parents answer questions from their children and to support family wellbeing: https://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-and-blogs/2020/march/coronavirus-information-for-children/
- Young Minds - Talking to your child about Coronavirus and 10 tips from their Parents Helpline to support family wellbeing: https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/
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Carers UK - Guidance for carers: https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health/looking-after-your-health/coronavirus-covid-19
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Covibook – an interactive resource designed to support and reassure children aged 7 and under, designed to help children explain and draw the emotions that they might be experiencing during the pandemic: https://www.mindheart.co/descargables
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Amaze - information pack for parents: https://amazesussex.org.uk/faqs-about-the-coronavirus-for-parent-carers-of-children-with-send-brighton-hove/
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Public Health England have produced an easy read version of their Advice on the coronavirus for places of education. You can download it here.