Wellbeing Resources | Chepstow School

The response to COVID-19 has dramatically changed our lives.

Both adults and children face very real and pressing challenges to their health and wellbeing. The risk of infection, the prospect of bereavement and restrictions on leaving home place strains on our physical and mental health and our relationships. Children, in particular, may struggle with lack of routine, disruption to their learning and isolation from friends.

At Chepstow School, we believe the most important thing in this time of unprecedented change and disruption is the safety and wellbeing of our children and our workforce. We are doing all we can to support the physical and mental wellbeing of our children and young people throughout this period.

Please find below links to some resources which we hope may be of benefit to you and your children during this unsettling time:

Website	URL Link
General Wellbeing Resources
Monmouthshire County Councils Children’s Services Building Strong Families – Family Advice Line	Twitter: @families_strong Open: 10am-3pm 01633 644152 / 07970166975 Text or what’s app and we will message back. email: [email protected]
Pearson Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Page	Web URL: Click here
Turn 2 Us Turn2us is a national charity helping people when times get tough. They provide financial support to help people get back on track.	Web URL: Click here
Cerebra – Sleep advice service Many families have children/young people who have difficulties with sleep. The charity Cerebra have a range of support tools to try to help with this including sleep practitioners that offer one-one support to discuss specific issues.	Web URL: Click here or If you would like help with your child’s sleep, telephone 01267 244210 to speak with an advisor.
Newport’s Children and Young People Counselling Service – Talking Zone	Web URL: Click here
Dove Self Esteem Project	Web URL: Click here
British Red Cross – Teaching Resources	Web URL: Click here
Fresh Air Fridays	Web URL: Click here
CAMHS	Web URL: Click here
Monmouthshire Family Information Service	Early Help Panel, Web URL: Click here Family Support, Web URL: Click here
Free mental health support - Wales	Web URL: Click here
Self-isolation scheme payments for parents on low incomes that have a child that needs to self-isolate.	Web URL: Click here
Online Safety and Wellbeing
Social Care Wales - Information and resources to guide you through Covid-19 - Providing safe services for children and young people through the internet	Web URL: Click here
Social Care Wales - Information and resources to guide you through Covid-19 - Online safety and well-being	Web URL: Click here
ALN
COVID-19 guide for carers and family supporting adults and children with learning disabilities or autistic adults and children	Web URL: Click here
Preparing Autistic & SEND Children for going back to school (when we don't know when that will be) Would you like practical help and resources to help you prepare your Autistic and SEND children to go back to school when the time comes?	Web URL: Click here
Autism Teams COVID-19	Web URL: click here
Social Care Wales - Information and resources to guide you through Covid-19 - Supporting people with learning disabilities	Web URL: Click here
The Building Bridges Project Activities, fun, friendship and work-related experiences for young people with additional needs aged between 14 and 25 in Monmouthshire	Facebook: @BuildingBridgesMonmouthshire Web URL: Click here
Families eligible for Free School Meals & Money Advice Pages
Money Advice Pages – Monmouthshire	Web URL: Click here
Money & Debt – Monmouthshire	Web URL: Click here
Monmouthshire County Council Free School Meals From the 6th April we are changing the way we provide free school meals, from this date we will credit the Parent / Carers bank account with the equivalent amount for the cost of your child’s free school meal. This will be paid on a weekly basis in advance.	Web URL: Click here If applying online, you can complete the request under ‘guest’ or Telephone: 01633 644644, option 1, option 5, ask the operator to put you through to ‘Free school meals enquiry’.
Monmouthshire County Council Food Parcels Families can make a request, the operator completes the form and emails to an agent who will contact both the family and the food bank. Agent will collect the parcel and deliver to the family direct.	Telephone: 01633 644644, option 1, option 5, ask the operator to put you through to ‘Food parcel enquiry’.
Newport County Council Free School Meals	Web URL: Click here
Newport County Council Food Parcels	Telephone Newport City Council: 01633 656656 or direct to Heather Powell: 01633 210446 For POBL Tenants, contact Joanne Collins: 07961 869499
Torfaen County Council Free School Meals	Web URL: Click here or Telephone: 01495 762200 and ask to speak with the benefits team.
Torfaen County Council Food Parcels	Telephone: 01495 762200 and ask to speak with the benefits team.
Service Children in Education
SSCE Cymru Covid-19 Support	Web URL: Click here
Bereavement Support
Mencap, The Voice of Learning Disability Dealing with a bereavement	Web URL: Click here

Childhood Bereavement Network The hub for those supporting bereaved children	Web URL: Click here
Simon Says Child Bereavement Support	Web URL: Click here
Hope Again Young people living after loss	Web URL: Click here

Below you will also find some downloadable resources we hope you will find of use during this time: