Kingsbury Primary Special School
Family Support
Some of the support we provide families can include:
- providing information and signposting to other services in your local area.
- Liaising with external services.
- Support during appointments and in meetings.
- Referrals to outside agencies e.g. Learning Disability Team and Language Therapists.
- Guidance with access to training and parent workshops in school.
If you want help in accessing this support, please email ruth.watkinson@kingsbury.lancs.sch.uk
We are currently collaborating with Lancashire's Family Hub Network to enhance support for families throughout the county. This presents a valuable opportunity to expand our in-house early help services, allowing us to assist families beyond the local West Lancashire area. We are also excited to partner with other schools and community services to further develop early help initiatives across Lancashire.
Early Help
Early Help is an offer of support for you and your family so that small problems don't become big problems. It's your choice whether to have it or not.
There are lots of reasons why people look for early help such as child's behaviour or health, or it could be worries about money or housing and how that affects the family. You may also look for early help when going through bereavement in the family and need support through this. If you feel that you need access to Early Help, please don't hesistate to get in touch with a member of the Kingsbury Team.
Early help is completely consent based. If you withdraw consent, then the process stops.
If you have questions about early help then please get in touch.
SEND Advice/Support
Lancashire Local Offer brings together information of what is available within Lancashire for children and young people with SEN/disabilities
Lancashire SEND Newsletter for families
Lancashire Break Time provides a range of activities and groups for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities who meet the criteria to attend and who do not receive short breaks following a social care assessment of need
Trussel Trust - for help with finding local foodbanks and where to get food vouchers.
Family Fund for support with grants/holidays/days out
The A World UK CIC for days out/holidays
CEA Cinema Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema
Access/Nimbus Card is an ID card which indicates support needs to support families in the community
Contact offers advice and support for families with disabled children
Splash World Southport offer a 20% discount if you present appropriate ID e.g. DLA letter or Blue Badge. They also offer quiet nights, usually run from 6-8pm on a Monday around once a month, contact Splash World for more details
Support with DLA Applications provided by Contact
Lancashire SEND Helpline is open Monday to Friday 10-4pm - 01772533900
Lancashire Family Hubs provide support and advice for families on the local services, available both in person and online
Lancashire SEND transport assistance application - telephone contact number is 01695 587420
Priority Services Register is a free UK wide service which provides extra advice and support, including when there's an interruption to your electricity, gas or water supply.
Warm Home Discount is a one-off £150 discount off your electricity bill. If you're eligible, your electricity supplier will apply the discount to your bill.