Support for Children and Families

School Nursing Team

The School Nursing Team are available to support children, parents and carers with a variety of health related matters;

• Health protection and promotion – providing information on how you can protect your health and stay well;
• Guidance on managing medical conditions in school – allowing every child to access every area of the curriculum;
• Emotional Health and Well being – Providing education and support with social and emotional health and wellbeing.

There is no routine testing of children’s hearing in Reception. If you have any concerns regarding your child’s hearing at any time, please contact the school nurse, class teacher or your GP for further guidance or assessment. All children under the age of 16 are eligible for free dental care and vision checks. Please ensure that your child has an annual check-up at the dentist and opticians.

The School Nursing Team can be contacted via the Public Health Nursing Hub.

Telephone 0333 234 1903

Email VCL.EasternPHNhub@nhs.net

Axe Valley Children’s Centre

Action for Children’s Devon Children’s centres provide Early Help, to the whole family from pregnancy through to aged eight, when families most need support using the “team around the family” approach.

In East Devon, we have Children’s Centres in Axe Valley, Exmouth, Honiton, Ottery St Mary and Sidmouth.

Early Help means taking action to support a child, young person or their family early in the life of a problem, as soon as it emerges. It can be required at any stage in a child’s life from pre-birth to adulthood, and applies to any problem or need that a family needs support to resolve. It also applies to all children and young people, with any form of need.

Email eastdevoncc@actionforchildren.org.uk Telephone 01297 20542 / 01395 226789
Address: The Axe Valley Children’s Centre, Trevelyan Building, Fore Street, Seaton, Devon, EX12 2AN

Devon Household Support Fund

Please see below details of the HSF funding available to families.  This funding is now available for families who have previously been granted funding i.e. a second or third HSF request can be submitted.

Support available

Through this fund, Early Help is able to provide a grant per family to support with:

• Food
• Supporting for energy and water bills for household purposes

• Essential white goods such as a fridge, freezer, or cooker, or costs associated with obtaining, installing and servicing such items.

• Energy efficiency measures e.g. insulating a water tank, energy efficient lighting.

• Wider essential needs which if unpaid would prevent the household from either earning income or would make them lose income e.g. broadband or phone bills, clothing, period and hygiene products, transport-related costs such as repairing a car, buying a bicycle, or paying for fuel/transport fares.

Unfortunately, this Fund is not able to provide funds for the following, which is NOT an exhaustive list:

• Washing machines
• Driers
• Beds
• Furniture
• School Uniform

Eligibility

The family needs to meet the following criteria:

• You are a family (at least 2 people where at least 1 person is either pre-birth or up to 18 years old)
• You are experiencing financial hardship
• You need financial help to pay utility bills or buy food and essential items linked to food, warmth, and utilities for your family
• You have not received financial assistance from another source for the same reason

Other information

• You will need to complete a referral with Mr Lee (Phillip.Lee@stcmat.org) which will take approximately 10-15 minutes.  Details of your referral will not be shared within school - it will be strictly private and confidential. 

• The referral can be completed over the phone, rather than face-to-face.

• Payment will be sent directly to families through BACS and so you will need to share your bank details.
• There will be no food vouchers available in this scheme
• The maximum amount of funding is £250.
• This is not an emergency fund, and due to the huge demand Devon County Council have experienced previously, please understand that processing these applications can take up to 8 weeks.

Atom Home Learning

Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation 

We work in partnership with Atom Learning, an online Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation platform, to provide pupils in Corry and Axe who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free Atom Home accounts. 

Atom Home is normally £575.90 per year.

Atom Home allows children to access Key Stage 2 learning resources and build exam technique and confidence. 

If your child is in Corry or Axe and is eligible for the Pupil Premium (please check with Mr Lee or the school office if you are not sure), please fill in the form by clicking the button below. 

Access Free KS2 and 11+ Preparation Materials

For other families, there is a five-day free trial of Atom available: https://atomlearning.com/11-plus