Parental Support

Oatlands School works closely with many external agencies to ensure that all school families are able to access the information and support they need. We also enjoy strong relationships with other Local Authority organisations who offer Family Outreach services to help with such things holiday activities, children's workshops and community events.

On this page you will find links to some of these organisations, details of how they can help and how to contact them.

Freemantles School Outreach Training

Freemantles School is a school for children and young people with complex social communication needs, usually including a diagnosis of Autism. They offer some exceptional outreach training courses for the families of children and young people with these kinds of needs. Please follow this link to find out more:

https://www.autismoutreachforschools.uk/Training/Training-for-Parents-and-Carers/

Parenting Courses

Surrey County Council offer an amazing range of courses for parents and carers. They are all free and all mostly online. Click HERE for more information about the courses on offer.

Surrey Family Information Service

Click HERE to access the Surrey Family Information Service which provides free, impartial information and signposting for families with children aged 0 to 19 (up to 25 years for those with additional needs) in Surrey. Whether you are looking for some extra help discovering and accessing local events and activities for your child, or need to be pointed in the right direction when things aren't going so well and you need a bit of extra support, the information on their pages can really help.

Family Centres - Elmbridge

In conjunction with children's charity Spurgeons, Surrey County Council operate a small number of Family Centres in the local area. These centres are located in communities where there are more families needing extra help to support their children to thrive. For more information please visit Elmbridge Family Centre page by clicking HERE Please also click on the link at the bottom of the page for more information about support and advice currently available via Spurgeons.

Children & Family Health Surrey (School Nurses & Health Visitors)

Children and Family Health Surrey is the Surrey-wide NHS community health service for children and young people from birth up to 19 years of age and their parents and carers. Parents and carers at Oatlands School can expect to come into contact with them via the School Nurse and the Immunisation Team. Details of the services they provide and opportunities to meet with them can be found HERE

Family Voice Surrey

Family Voice Surrey champions the needs and rights of SEND families in Surrey: families with children or young adults up to the age of 25 who have special educational needs, chronic illnesses, including mental health conditions or disabilities. For more information, click HERE

Spurgeons Family Support Service

Spurgeons support parents who are finding family life a challenge. They offer family & parenting parenting programmes designed to build confidence, knowledge & self-esteem in each family member. For more information click HERE