Family Support
Family Support
Our Senior Leadership Team are committed to supporting families during their journey at Frederick Holmes, alongside our Child Protection Coordinator who is also an ELSA lead. We have several other staff members who are trained in other interventions such as Drawing and Talking.
If you are facing difficulties with any aspect of managing your child’s needs or need information about services and support available, please get in touch with a member of the team.
Further information:
Social Services Support:
Early Help: 01482 715155
EHash: 01482 448879 option 4
LAFSS: 01482 715155
Limetree: 01482 612513
Sunshine House: 01482 976841
ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant)
An ELSA provides help and support to children and young people identified as having emotional wellbeing needs.
An ELSA’s role is to help a child feel happy in school and at home, so that they are able to reach their potential in their learning and development. Sessions are planned to support pupils to develop new skills and coping strategies that allow them to manage social and emotional demands more effectively.
Sessions aim to be fun – a range of activities may be used such as: games, role-play with puppets or therapeutic activities.
The school recognises the importance of working in partnership with families and other professionals involved in supporting individuals. We will always work closely with parents and classroom staff when planning support.
‘You are all doing an amazing job, I feel totally safe in sending my child to school. Thank you to each and every one of you’…
‘You are all doing brilliantly. I have every confidence that my child is in a safe and secure environment. Thanks to all the staff at Freddie’s’…
‘My son absolutely loved his signing lesson with Becky today!’…
‘Keep up the amazing work you do Freddie’s’…
‘We have had brilliant communication from school. It has been regular and consistent. We are very confident in the school’s ability to care for and teach our child’…
‘Thank you very much for everything that you do, we really appreciate it’…
‘Thank you for my daughter’s photos! Her smile says it all, she loves school so much!’…
‘You are all doing brilliantly. I have every confidence that my child is in a safe and secure environment. Thanks to all the staff at Freddie’s’…
‘FHS have a very personal approach to every child’s needs’…
‘Love the certificates and badges on Marvellous Me! As well as messages in the home school book. We also enjoy reading the termly progress reports’…
‘Freddie’s are accepting of my child’s needs and her class teacher has changed the whole school experience into a positive. I have total faith in her’…
‘Infinite thanks to all for your wonderful work! You have a magic school!’…
‘FHS encourage children to be independent where appropriate ‘…
‘I think you are all amazing, it can’t be easy yet you still carry on, I know my son is in safe hands’…
‘Staff were so happy and jolly and the interaction with pupils was wonderful to see’…
‘Well done everyone and thanks so much for taking care of our precious poppets’…
‘You are all doing a great job with our children’…
‘My little boy loves school and his teachers are all amazing!’…
‘Very approachable staff in class and in the office!’…
‘Think you all deserve a medal as big as a dustbin lid, thank you to each and every one of you who work at Freddies, you are doing a marvellous job’…
‘The leadership team are very caring and amazing’…
‘Thank you to you all. You are all doing a fantastic job and I know my child is in very safe hands’…
‘My child enjoys attending FHS and we are amazed and very pleased with the progress he is making. Thank you very much for all the support we have been given throughout the pandemic!’…
‘I love the switch button that we now get every night telling us what our child has been doing during the day. Love getting pictures on marvellous me. I feel fully informed of everything my child does in school’…