Supporting Your Child
From helping your child with homework and revision to supporting their mental health, we hope you find the following resources useful.
Homework
The completion of homework is an essential part of our pupils’ learning at Morpeth.
Homework is an opportunity to review, revise or prepare for the work covered in class and is a means of exploring the different aspects of the curriculum in pupils’ own time, at their own pace and at a level appropriate to the ability of each pupil.
Through the completion of different tasks and activities the aim is that pupils will develop self- reliance, and gain experience in working on their own. They will therefore become more independent, autonomous learners and gain confidence in applying knowledge. The completion of homework provides the possibility of increasing the learning time of our pupils, helping to raise their achievement.
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Reading
Bookfinder: Find books for every age
Booklists
Useful posts from the EMC Blog:
60 Great Books for Reluctant Readers at KS3
Revision
- A podcast about how learning happens: Retrieval Practice: A guide for parents, carers & families, by teacher Kate Jones.
Mental Health Support
Young Minds, www.youngminds.org.uk
Young Minds offers information and support on all things mental health, from medication to coping strategies and also Provides free, 24/7 text support for young people across the UK experiencing a mental health crisis. Text YM to 85258. All texts are answered by trained volunteers, with support from experienced clinical supervisors.
Student Minds, www.studentminds.org.uk
Student Minds supports students to look after their mental health and provides information and advice for parents. The website provides details about local services offered by universities, and young people can also access their peer and group support programmes. You can call or email for more information (this is not a helpline). info@studentminds.org.uk; 0113 343 8440
No Panic, www.nopanic.org.uk
No Panic supports people struggling with panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety related issues - and provides support and information for their carers. Offers a specialist youth helpline for people aged 13- 20. The opening hours are 3pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday; 6pm - 8pm, Thursdays and Saturdays. Call 01952 680835 for a recorded breathing exercise to help you through a panic attack (available 24/7). Tel:0300 772 9844; 0330 606 1174 (Youth helpline- 10am - 10pm, 365 days a year).
Health for Kids, www.healthforkids.co.uk
Health for Kids provides information for children on staying healthy and understanding feelings.
Health for Teens, www.healthforteens.co.uk
Health for Teens provide an advice website on all aspects of health for teenagers, provided by the NHS.
Mind, www.mind.org.uk
Mind have information to better understand diagnoses and managing mental health on their website.
Kooth, www.kooth.com
Kooth provides free, anonymous online counselling for 10 - 25-year-olds. You can IM counsellors Mon - Fri, midday-10pm, and Sat - Sun, 6pm - 10pm.
Childline, www.childline.org.uk
Childline offer free, confidential counselling to under 19’s though their helpline and webchat. Phone 0800 1111.
Parent Information Evening Slides and Q&A
- Year 7 Parent Information Evening slides
- Year 7 Parent Information Evening Q&A
- Year 8 Parent Information Evening slides
- Year 10 Parent Information Evening slides
- Year 11 Parent Information Evening slides
- Year 11 Parent Information Evening Q&A
- Year 12 Parent Information Evening slides
- Year 13 Parent Information Evening slides
