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FIS Newsletter

Tuesday 23 February 2021

Welcome to the Family Information Service Newsletter!

In this edition of the Family Information Service newsletter you will find some useful advice to help you teach your children at home during lockdown, information on art workshops to support adults struggling with their mental health, a powerful short film to help bereaved children & families understand grief and much more. 

The Family Information Service is here to support you throughout lockdown and beyond on a range of issues. You can get in touch with us by emailing fis@warwickshire.gov.uk or calling 01926 742274.
Working together to deliver a successful Census 2021

The Office for National Statistics – which runs Census 2021 – is working with Warwickshire County Council to deliver a successful census and help local services to fully meet future needs.

Understanding the needs of the nation helps everyone from central government to local organisations, such as councils and health authorities, plan and fund public services across England and Wales. Census outputs inform where public funding is spent on services like transport, education and health – on cycle routes, schools and dental surgeries.

The census, taking place on 21 March 2021, will shed light on the needs of different groups and communities, and the inequalities people are experiencing, ensuring the big decisions facing the country following the coronavirus pandemic and EU exit are based on the best information possible.

Find out more
What's new?
 
Teaching your children at home during lockdown
 
We understand how difficult it can be to help your child learn whilst juggling working from home, managing the home, feeding the kids and more. Family Lives has compiled some top tips that can help you and your family make this experience less stressful.
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Nuneaton, Bedworth & North Warwickshire Early Breastfeeding Support Service

Do you want to find out more about breastfeeding? Are you pregnant or have a baby under 8 weeks old? Do you live in Nuneaton, Bedworth or North Warwickshire?

The Early Breastfeeding Support Service is available to support you via a Facebook Group or over the phone. The purpose of the group is to share information, ask questions and seek advice and reassurance from your fellow breastfeeders. 

Join the group
Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund 2021

The Warwickshire County Council Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund provides grant funding to community projects to mitigate against, and adapt to, the impact of climate change. It is aimed at community and voluntary organisations.

The fund is designed to support community projects and initiatives that aim to achieve the following:

  • Increase the adaptability and resilience of Warwickshire to the effects of climate change
  • Reduce impacts on the environment, particularly regarding climate change
  • Ensure funded projects benefit the wider Warwickshire community
The fund is open to applications for projects which require investment of up to a maximum of £25,000. There is no minimum application value.
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Warwickshire School Admissions Service: parent/carer feedback questionnaire

Warwickshire County Council is reviewing the way its School Admissions Service works. The aim is to ensure every child in Warwickshire is allocated a safe and purposeful place in an education setting as quickly as possible. As a parent or carer your feedback will play an important part in the redesign of the service to try and ensure your needs are met. Share your experience of the service, provide feedback and identify areas for development.

The survey is open until the 7th March 2021. All responses are anonymous. 

Complete survey
Arty Folks workshops for adults struggling with mental health
 

Arty-Folks is running free Creative Arts on Referral courses and workshops for adults at a low point in life and who are struggling with low to moderate mental health challenges in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Keep checking Arty-Folks website as new courses are added regularly and an extended programme will be launching after Easter.

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A short film to help bereaved children & families to understand grief

Child Bereavement UK has produced an animated short film to help bereaved children and families to understand their grief and how to manage it. Based on The Invisible Suitcase by Ian Woodroffe, the film uses the metaphor of an invisible suitcase to show how we all carry our experiences and emotions through life.

None of us can control how our ‘suitcase’ is packed and when it might spring open, with our emotions being triggered sometimes when we least expect, but we can learn how to react when this happens. 

Watch the video

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