Parent Support

Having problems with your children? Finding it hard to communicate with them without arguing? Maybe you’re worried about the direction they are taking and feel you can’t help them?  

If so, please rest assured that you are by no means alone. Very few parents have the perfect relationship with their children, particularly during the sometimes turbulent adolescent years!  

Here at school, we have an extensive pastoral support system to help and support your children. We want you to know that we understand the problems you may be facing at home and want to offer you help to be the best parents and carers you can be.

On this page I’ve included some contact details for local support organisations and links to some great websites which cover a range of issues in much more detail than we can here.

If you would like to contact me about any concerns that you have about your children who are at Westgate School, or your interaction with them, or just want to use someone as a sounding board, then please feel free to email or phone on ahider@westgate.hants.sch.uk   01962 854757 x 211    

Thanks,

Andy Hider, Pupil Support Worker

 

Local organisations:

Child Guidance

Friarsgate, Winchester

01962 828355

Parenting Support Team

Hampshire

01962 845448

Parentline Plus

Wessex House, Eastleigh

0808 800 2222

Parent Partnership Support

Winchester

01962 845870

Pregnancy Crisis Centre

Winchester

01962 848033

Relate (young people)

Relationship breakdown

01962 861336

Remix (drugs and alcohol)

YMCA, Swan Lane

01962 868852

Youth Counselling

Jubilee House, Swan Lane

01962 820444

Simon Says

(bereavement support for young people)

02380 647550

Websites:

Hampshire Family Information Directory

Eating Issues

www.b-eat.co.uk

Childline

www.childline.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement

www.rd4u.org.uk

Bullying

www.bullying.co.uk

FRANK (drugs info)

www.talktofrank.com

NHS Direct

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

NSPCC

www.nspcc.org.uk

Rape and Sexual Abuse

www.rasac.org.uk

Parentline Plus

www.parentlineplus.org.uk

Raising Kids

www.raisingkids.co.uk

Bereavement support

www.simonsays.org.uk

Counselling Directory

www.counselling-directory.org.uk