Attendance support for parents

Not fine in school  – an excellent website. This is a parent/carer led organisation set up in response to the number of children that struggle with school attendance.

https://notfineinschool.co.uk/

Young Minds – a great website with a variety of useful resources. Here you will find a guide for parents/carers on school anxiety and refusal, including how to support children and tips on working with school and other external services.

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/school-anxiety-and-refusal/

Suffolk County Council – resources and guidance from our own county council. This website contains resources for children and their families around Emotional Based School Avoidance, known as EBSA.

EBSA resources for children

KOOTH – this is an online support/app for children with emotional difficulties in Suffolk. A good place to signpost your child/ren to if they are struggling with their mental health.

https://www.kooth.com/

The Source – this is also a website that you can signpost your child/dren to. Full of information, advice and sources of support for children in Suffolk.

www.thesource.me.uk