Education Welfare Service
Education Welfare Officers provide a point of liaison between home, school and the education department. Their aim is to help all children benefit from the education being offered, and they are probably best known for their work in helping to ensure that children attend school regularly. They are also able to offer advice to parents and schools in respect of free school meals, uniform grants, employment of children, children in entertainment, welfare rights, child abuse and special education. Education Welfare Officers work closely with other professionals including social workers, health visitors, school nurses, educational psychologists, GPs, probation officers, NSPCC, police and voluntary agencies.
The Education Welfare Office can be contacted on Cambridge 566756.
Parent Support Advisor
The Parent Support Advisor works with parents who may feel the need for a little extra support and advice to help make difficult decisions or understand and deal with challenging behaviour. She can offer:
- Informal sessions where you can meet other parents who face the same worries as you
- Access to accredited parenting support programmes
- Confidential home visits, giving you the opportunity to talk to someone other than a teacher
- Signposting to other services, support & information in the area
The Parent Support Advisor can be contacted on Cambridge 699210
Health Services
If you have any concerns about your child’s development an appointment can be arranged with the school doctor. Children are seen at a local clinic. The school also has a school nurse, who will be happy to discuss any health related matters with parents and give advice. The school office is happy to provide the contact details for the school nurse.
At regular intervals there will be a routine dental inspection. The school dentist will advise parents if follow up treatment is necessary. These inspections are part of a general survey of children’s dental health and are not intended to replace arrangements that parents make for their children to have regular dental inspections.
Children who are unwell do not learn or work effectively and should be at home. If your child uses an inhaler regularly, or needs to complete a course of antibiotics, please see the headteacher.
Head lice are a common problem in every school and Morley is no exception. It is estimated that at any one time up to 13% of children are affected. Please check your child’s hair regularly by using a detection comb after washing and conditioning. If any live lice are found, advice on an appropriate treatment can be obtained from your local pharmacy. Keeping children’s hair tied back during outbreaks can also help.