Parental Support

Please expand the drop downs below for helpful support links and information: 

Financial rescue for those in need.

A Winter Lifeline - Surrey Crisis Fund

Kooth Poster

Parent Information

FAQs

Help and support for people with anxiety, stress, depression and other mental health concerns.

Mind Matters IAPT Talking Therapies

IESO Digital Health
Online CBT, free and easy to self-refer.

Qwell
Online counselling and well-being for adults - counsellors experienced to support parents with a child with SEN. 

Every Mind Matters
Tips to help with anxiety and a range of well-being tools including how to combat sleep problems, anxiety or stress.

Samaritans
Free 24 hour listening support.
Call 116 123

Shout
Crisis texting support service.
Text "SHOUT" to 85258 

CALM - Campaign against living miserably
If you feel down or that you've hit a brick wall.
Tel: 0800 58 58 58
Or you can chat virtually via the website.

Woking Safe Haven
Walk in clinics for people experiences a mental health crisis - they also have virtual clinics running currently.

Your Sanctuary
Domestic Abuse support.
01483 776822 also online chat available

Kooth
Kooth provide a number of online counselling services for young people.

CYP Haven
CYP Haven are providing a telephone service for parents and young people to access support during lockdown. Please see the link for the number and hours of service.

Young Minds Textline
There is a variety of information on the Young Minds website. They also have a messenger.

National Trust 50 Things To Do Before You're 11 and 3/4
How many of these outdoor adventures can you tick off?

Families
Keep an eye out for activites on Families online.

BBC Blue Peter
How about you try and earn some Blue Peter badges to help you get free entry into some brilliant attractions!

BBC Proms

If your financial situation has changed recently and you think that you could be eligible for benefits, there are some important steps for you to follow.

If your income has decreased, you must contact HMRC to update them on your change of circumstances:

If you already qualify for Child or other Tax Credits, or think that you may qualify, then contact the HMRC to report your change of circumstances:

If you think that you may qualify for Free School Meals, please complete the form below and email to St Paul’s school using the address: parents@st-pauls-addlestone.surrey.sch.uk in time for return to school on 3rd September.  A report will then be run, to check eligibility.

Free School Meal Eligibility & Pupil Premium Application Form

If you have already completed a form and have been informed that you don’t currently qualify, please check your circumstances with the criteria below.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 1 – DOES EITHER PARENT RECEIVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

  • Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
  • Income support
  • Income based Jobseeker's Allowance (IBJSA)
  • Income related Employment and Support Allowance (IRESA)
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The guarantee element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by HMRC
  • N.B. If you receive WORKING TAX CREDIT you do NOT qualify even if you receive child tax credit and your income is below £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 2 – APPLICATION FOR OTHER PUPIL PREMIUM

  • Is your child a looked-after child (LAC)? i.e. in the care of, or provided with accommodation by an English local authority?
  • Has your child ceased to be looked after by the local authority because of adoption,
  • a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order?
  • FOR PUPILS IN YEAR GROUPS RECEPTION TO YEAR 11 Are either or both parents regular members of HM Forces and designated as personal category 1 or 2 (PStat Cat 1 or 2), in the armed forces of another nation and stationed in England or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence?

If you still consider that you should be eligible, then please email the school on the address above. We will ask for a digital copy of your proof of eligibility. e.g Tax Credit letter or Universal Credit letter.

Runnymede Borough Council (RBC), in partnership with the Runnymede Foodbank, can provide Foodbank parcels for families in need and are there to help.

The Runnymede Foodbank is fully operational, 7 days a week, and anyone in financial distress, can call the council on 01932 83 83 83 and they will organise a Foodbank parcel to be delivered or just follow the link here. 

Contact Runnymede Foodbank here.

If you feel that you are in need of extra support, please contact the school office and we can do an e-referral on your behalf.