Parent Wellbeing
This area links you to external websites offering a range of specific support; please see menu options on the left. Wendy Taylor is a registered domestic abuse champion, please contact the school if you need her support.
There are also some useful resources listed below which offer wellbeing tips and support to families
This page will be updated regularly. As always, if you are a family in crisis or need support from school, please do not hesitate to contact us.
There are also outside organisations that are able to you, each one can give you advice on support on their specialised areas.
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| Citizens Advice |
Can provide advice on the following topics:
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0800 144 8848 | https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ |
| Debt Advice Services | Can give free and independent debt advice over the phone and online. | 0808 808 4000 | https://www.nationaldebtline.org/ |
| Helping Hand | Bucks County Council has a dedicated Helping Hand phone line for households worried about food or warmth over the winter season. They will ask questions about your circumstances so that they can provide the best advice and help. | 01296 531 151 |
You can use this website to find your nearest foodbank. |
| Shelter | Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. | 0808 800 4444 | https://england.shelter.org.uk/ |
| MIND | We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. | 0300 123 3393 | https://www.mind.org.uk/ |
| Samaritans | They are there day or night, for anyone who’s struggling to cope, who needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure. | 116 123 | https://www.samaritans.org/ |
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Chiltern Wood School Parents’ Wellbeing Charter This charter has been drawn up with the following principles in mind:
Everyone within the school community has a responsibility to consider the impact s/he makes on themselves, others, and the school environment, through the decisions they make.
Parents have the right to …
Parents are responsible for …
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Support and Resources for Schools and Families in Buckinghamshire
These links will assist if looking for support, whether it is financial, social or emotional, there are a variety of services available locally and nationally to help you. Whilst every care is taken to ensure these pages are current and appropriate please let us know if you find any errors.
We appreciate any feedback or new information of partners and agencies that may pop up, please email sis@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
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Food Healthy Living Centre https://www.healthylivingcentre.com/community-projects/ Fare Share: http://fareshare.org.uk/ Buckinghamshire Disability Service: https://buds.org.uk/information/ Transforming Lives for Good – Make Lunch: https://www.tlg.org.uk/ Trussell Trust: Trussell Trust Connection Support: https://www.connectionsupport.org.uk/ 01296 484322 Salvation Army: https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/homelessness Olio Food Sharing: https://olioex.com/ Joseph Rowntree Foundation: https://www.jrf.org.uk/ Family Lives: https://www.familylives.org.uk/ One Can Trust: https://onecantrust.org.uk/food-bank-collection-points/ Bootstrap Cook: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ Budget Food Ideas: https://savings4savvymums.co.uk/ Meal Planning: https://savvybites.co.uk/7-day-aldi-budget-meal-plan-dec-21-27/ Empower to Cook https://www.empowertocook.co.uk/about |
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Gypsy, Roma Traveller Roma Support Group: https://www.romasupportgroup.org.uk/ Traveller Movement: https://travellermovement.org.uk/ Friends, Families & Travellers: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/ Travellers Times: https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/advice Friends, Families and Travellers https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/ |
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Community Hubs & Foodbanks Aylesbury Aylesbury and Various Support Links: https://www.aylesburytownchaplaincy.co.uk/about-aylesbury-town-chaplaincy/support/ Southcourt Baptist Church: https://www.southcourtbaptist.org.uk/SBC_NEIGHBOURHOOD.htm Aylesbury Vineyard - Make Lunch, Storehouse clothing and furniture & foodbank: https://aylesburyvineyard.church/ Aylesbury Foodbank: https://aylesbury.foodbank.org.uk/
Esquires Coffee shop and Church on Berryfields have partnered together to provide a Berryfields Foodbank. This is a distribution point of the Aylesbury Foodbank and follows their Trussell Trust voucher procedure for people in crisis. Open every Monday 10:30-12 and Thursday 2-3:30. During those times if you are in a financial crisis then you can come to receive a food parcel. People can also donate (non-perishable) food & toiletry items during those times. If you need to contact us: foodbank@churchonberryfields.org 07919 332859
Wendover Free Church: http://www.wendoverfreechurch.org.uk/
Milton Keynes Foodbank: http://mkfoodbank.org.uk/about-the-food-bank/
Buckingham Parish Church: https://www.bpchurch.uk/Groups/149163/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Community.aspx
St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Buckingham: Provides food for those in need living north of Winslow
Thomas Hickman's Charity: 14 Bourbon Street, Aylesbury, HP20 2RS, 01296 318500 Offers small grants to Aylesbury Town residents in need; applications can be made by families to cover expenses such as uniform, school shoes etc. https://thomashickmancharity.co.uk/
Youth Concern will only help young people under the age of 25 with a connection to Buckinghamshire. They will be provided with a hot meal as well as shelter and advice. https://www.youthconcern.org.uk/
Aylesbury Homeless Action Group: http://www.ahag.org.uk/ 01296 435026 Bernie the Bernwode Bus: https://www.facebook.com/BernwodeBus/ Bicester Foodbank: https://bicester.foodbank.org.uk/ Buckingham Parish Church: https://www.bpchurch.uk/Groups/149163/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Community.aspx
Chiltern & South Bucks
Chesham Community Fridge: https://cheshamcommunityfridge.org/ Chesham Food Bank: https://www.facebook.com/Chiltern-foodbank-180188352017845/ Kings Church, Amersham, Make Lunch, baby baskets, dad’s support and furniture project. Call 01494 431882. Bags of food, fruits, and more is provided from the church. https://www.kca.church/communitycare Chiltern Foodbanks: http://chiltern.foodbank.org.uk/ Hope Church, Beaconsfield: https://www.hopebeaconsfield.co.uk/Groups/243545/Hope_Community_Drop.aspx Slough Foodbank: https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/ St George’s Church, Little Chalfont – Thursday lunch https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/5924/service-and-events/events-regular/ https://www.cheniesbenefice.org/st-georges-little-chalfont
St Michael & All Angels church in Beaconsfield: https://stmichaelsbeaconsfield.org.uk/ 07584 637697 Denham One Can food bank: https://www.denhamcommunitysupport.co.uk/food-bank.html 07584 637697 Chiltern Trussell Trust food bank is located at 71 Broadway, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1BX, and telephone is 01494 775668. https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/chiltern/
The Baby Bank (Windsor): https://www.thebabybank.org/ Food Share Maidenhead:https://www.foodshare.today/
Wycombe
Wycombe Food Hub: https://wycombefoodhub.org/ High Wycombe Society has free food or meals for older residents, such as pensioners, from the Pop-In-Centre. The charity also runs a furniture project, provides financial aid (which can be used for buying food or groceries) and other help. Find more information on support from High Wycombe Society and how the charity can assist. Maidenhead foodbank: https://www.facebook.com/FoodshareMaidenheadFoodbank/ One Can Trust: One Can Trust has operates a foodbank based in High Wycombe, serving the Wycombe and Marlow area. They work with almost 100 front line agencies who refer people for food aid: http://onecantrust.org.uk St John the Baptist Church, Little Marlow: https://4u-team.org/onecantrust/ 07584 637697 Wycombe Homeless Connection: https://www.wyhoc.org.uk/ Holy Trinity Church, Prestwood: https://www.htprestwood.org.uk/ Buckinghamshire Food Partnership: https://bucksfoodpartnership.org/emergency-food |
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