Useful Links

Wakefield Immunisation Team contact details including upcoming clinics to catch up with outstanding vaccinations. There is still some availability left for the Feb half term, contact the clinic to arrange an appointment.

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HOMEWORK PLATFORMS


PARENT PORTAL
Please use this link to access Parent Portal: https://portal.outwood.com

Groupcall Expressions Parent Set Up Guide
http://parents.groupcall.com/setup/account-registration/

Mental Wellbeing site for Students
https://wf-i-can.co.uk/

Wakefield Families Together - information for Parent / Carers
https://www.wakefieldfamiliestogether.co.uk/

Hiring of facilities
Facilities available to book - Sports Hall, Dance Studio, MUGA -Tennis courts at side of school, Gymnasium, Lecture Theatre-Mo Farah hall.

https://www.vivifyvenues.com/search?location=normanton&activity=all
 
SPARX  Maths Homework - Parent Information Video
https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/5530880/KB%20Resources%20Summer%202021/Parent%20video_v2.mp4
Handy Parent Guide to Sparx
https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/5530880/Knowledge%20Base%20-%20documents/Documents%20for%20Parents-Carers/Top%20Tips%20for%20Parents/Top%20tips%20for%20parents%20(Sparx%20Maths%20Homework).pdf

KOOTH
https://www.kooth.com/

HEGARTY MATHS

myON


Parent Information FLASH (Families Learning About Self Harm) support can be found on the following link: Changing Our Direction Referral Form. More information and the referral link can also be found on the Wakefield Local Offer page (search Changing Our Direction): Services | Wakefield SEND Local Offer (mylocaloffer.org)?



Important information for Y11 Parents / CarersOfqual Chief Regulator's recent Chartered College blog which can be found here.

Help and Support for Parent/Carers


Happy Healthy Holidays
Wakefield Council  have funded 10 new providers and are now working with over fifty voluntary and community organisations, local schools, local authority teams and childcare providers to provide a summer holiday of free activities and food for children and families eligible for income–related free school meals throughout the district. The programme is running in over 60 venues across the district from the 1st till the 26th of August, with up to 25,000 places available to children, young people and families.
The booking website is now live at Happy Healthy Holidays - Wakefield Council.  Activities will be running from the 1st to the 26th of August.  There are lots of activities on offer including dance, football, arts and crafts, day trips, forest schools, sports activities, cooking, food and nutrition activities and much more!

Free exam results webinar for parents and carers between 1 - 12 August 2022
https://www.annafreud.org/training/training-and-conferences-overview/online-conferences-webinars-and-events/free-exam-results-webinar-for-parents-and-carers/
Y11 Prom Photographs
https://matthewkitchenphotography.pixieset.com/guestlogin/freestonprom2022/?return=%2Ffreestonprom2022%2F

Guidelines for Candidates Eligible for Access Arrangements
https://www.communicate-ed.org.uk/resources/guidelines-for-candidates-eligible-for-access-arrangements

Normanton School Uniform Exchange
FREE
good quality, secondhand school uniform is available from the Normanton School Uniform Exchange. Donations of unwanted uniforms are made available to anyone that needs it at no cost. Simply email normyuniform@gmail.com with a list of what you need, then every Tuesday they will bag up the items they have available and arrange for collection. They also have a Facebook Group which you may want to join https://www.facebook.com/groups/1731718387000531. Donations of unwanted uniform can be dropped off in the collection bin at Normanton Library, they are open daily except Wednesday and Sunday.

 
Action for Children - https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/chat/ Free and confidential live chat (various times morning to evening) with a parenting coach to offer information, advice and guidance regarding family life, caring for children or managing parental wellbeing.
 
Family Action - https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/familyline/ Emotional support and parental guidance to address complex family pressures and issues via telephone, text, web chat or email. Long term and short term support available 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday.

Wakefield Adult Education parenting groups - https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/schools-and-children/supporting-families/information-for-families/parenting-courses Classroom/small group based parenting support from Early Years to Teenagers.

Paid Teaching Internship Programme for 2022 - https://teachnorth.com/internships
Request for Guardian Summaries - Google Classroom
http://guardian-summaries.outwood.com


Browse books available in the Library
https://uk.accessit.online/otw01/#!dashboard


NSPCC

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-opinion/2021/sexual-abuse-victims-schools-helpline/

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk

SAFEGUARDING - KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN EDUCATION
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2

GCSE MATHS REVISION
https://sites.google.com/outwood.com/maths/home

YEAR 8 IAG OPTIONS
https://sites.google.com/freeston.outwood.com/iag-process/home

YEAR 11 INFORMATION SITE
https://sites.google.com/freeston.outwood.com/y11/home

CREATIVE READING
https://creativereading.freeston.outwood.com/home

KEY VOCABULARY
https://sites.google.com/freeston.outwood.com/keyvocabulary/home

WONDERWALL
https://wonderwall.freeston.outwood.com/home

OPEN EVENING 2021
https://sites.google.com/freeston.outwood.com/y11/home

WELLBEING WEBSITE
https://wellbeing.freeston.outwood.com

HOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES
https://activities.homelearning.outwood.com/home

HOME LEARNING SUPPORT
https://homelearning.outwood.com/

SUBJECT SPECIFIC ENGLISH
https://sites.google.com/outwood.com/english?pli=1

SUBJECT SPECIFIC MATHS
https://sites.google.com/outwood.com/maths/home

SUBJECT SPECIFIC SCIENCE
https://sites.google.com/outwood.com/science/home

SUBJECT SPECIFIC SPANISH
https://sites.google.com/freeston.outwood.com/spanish-at-freeston/home

SUBJECT SPECIFIC HISTORY
https://history.outwood.com/

SUBJECT SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY
https://sites.google.com/outwood.com/geographyrevision?pli=1

YEAR 6 TRANSITION

https://transition.freeston.outwood.com/home