Parents > Family Support
Family Support Coordinator
Carol Riley is our Family Support Coordinator and she supports parents in supporting their children. She will be sending out information about what she can do to support parents and carers as well as starting a number of initiatives across the school. These include:
- Friendly, non-judgmental advice & support
- Home Visits
- Confidentiality
- Early Intervention
- Help with child’s behaviour
- Support Groups
- Courses
- A listening Ear
To make an appointment or just have a chat please contact:
Carol Riley
Family Support Worker
Tel: 020 8360 3158
Mob: 07805 827 869
Email: criley@edmonton.enfield.sch.uk
Download a summary of the Edmonton County School family support details here.
English for speakers of other languages
We will be running ESOL classes for parents and carers of the school and local community. The classes will be morning sessions on Tuesdays and Fridays.
To enable us to plan classes, if you are interested, please complete the ESOL questionnaire and return to the school office for the attention of Carol Riley no later than Friday 20th January 2012.
ESCAPE: A Problem Solving Approach - Facilitated by the Parent Support Service
Would you like to meet other parents who want to develop their parenting skills? If so this is for you… What does it involve? The programme runs for 12 weeks. Each session lasts for 2 hrs. The problem solving approach gives parents a 6-point plan to approach the difficulties the young person may present. We help you to identify and recognize trigger points and show you how to avoid arguments and difficult situations.
The aim of this programme:
- To help parents improve the way they communicate with their young people, winning their cooperation and maintaining control within the family.
- We can help you develop and set clear boundaries around acceptable and unacceptable behavior that suits you and your family.
- We can help you to explore and identify strategies for dealing with difficult behavior and help you to regain control and influence your young persons views.
- Its important to try out ideas to find out what does work for you as a parent.
- To help parents not just in coping with teenagers but in helping them with the pressures they are facing.
Free School Meals
To qualify for free schools meals, you must fill in the form and return it to the Civic Centre as soon as possible. You can download it from the Enfield Borough website. The latest version of the page can be found here.
Extended Telephone Support
Parents and carers struggling with family problems often need extra support. To meet that need, FamilyLives (previously Parentline Plus) offers an extended telephone support service (ETS).
Calls are free, confidential and can be about any parenting issue, large or small – from children’s sleeping problems and family rows through to violent behaviour, alcohol, drugs and gangs.
You can download various leaflets from FamilyLives for more information.
