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ABOUT STOCKPORT FOODBANK

“The foodbank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline.”

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. If you need a Foodbank referral please call 07483 115349 and we'll do all we can to help.

Based at 7 centres around Stockport, we are open 6 days a week. If you hold a red voucher then you can come along to our centres at Bredbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Heath, Hazel Grove, Heaton Norris, Stockport and Offerton - all our opening hours are shown on the back of your voucher.

We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. See our latest film on twitter @Skptfoodbank

 

                                                                                     

Windlehurst School is a registered provider of the Stockport Foodbank Vouchers. If you feel you would benefit from vouchers, please contact school on 0161 427 4788.

 

 

 

Too Good To Go!

There is an APP that allows users to buy bags of food at massively discounted

prices, usually between £2.50 and £4.50.  Lots of supermarkets, pubs, fast food

outlets take part.

Follow this link to find out more https://toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb/  

 

 

Mental Health and Wellbeing 

5 Ways to Feel Good

Evidence shows that there are 5 things we all need in our lives to improve our wellbeing. These are:

  • Connect: Connecting with other people and having people close to us who we can confide in

  • Be active: Physical activity is not just good for our bodies, it’s good for our minds too

  • Take notice: In our busy lives, we do not often take the time to relax and enjoy our surroundings. Being mindful of what’s going on around us improves our wellbeing

  • Keep learning: Our brains respond well when we take up a new hobby or learn a new skill and continue to challenge ourselves

  • Give: Do something nice for a friend or relative, help out with a good cause, raise money for charity or smile at strangers. When we do something good for other people, it’s good for us, too

If you would like advise on how to support your child if you’re worried about their mental health click here.

In Stockport there are many different services avaliable to support young people aged 11 to 25 

  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
  • MOSAIC
  • GP and Viaduct Wellbeing services
  • Kooth
  • Togetherness
  • SHINE
  • Children and Young People Community Eating Disorder Service (CEDS)
  • The Proud Trust

Did you know that there are many different apps that can help support young people, Click here to find out more. 

   Click on the link to access the Winter '25 Family First Magazine, full of family recipies, ideas and tips. Click HERE

 

 

ACRONYMS USED IN SCHOOL & WHAT THEY MEAN......

 

       Acronyms in School

SEND

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

EP

Educational Psychologist

SALT

Speech and Language Therapy

PP

Pupil Premium

 

NASEN

National Association for Special Educational Needs

 

SpLd

Specific Learning Difficulties.

An umbrella term covering a wide range of identifiable difficulties. When these difficulties are clustered together, often more definitive sub-sets are used such as ‘dyslexia’, ‘dyscalculia’.

EHCP

Education, Health and Care Plan.

A legally enforceable document that describes the special educational needs of the child and how these needs will be met.

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

A specific learning difficulty typically presenting as exceptionally low concentration span, poor working memory, limited organisational skills with extreme impulsivity.

DCD

Development Co-ordination Difficulty.

Also termed Dyspraxia

SEMH

Social, emotional and mental health

MLD

Moderate Learning Difficulties

Definitions vary. However, a common understanding is that there must be substantial difficulties (3+ years below standard progress) in two or more of the following areas: literacy, numeracy, speech and language, social skills, memory, concentration - typically in conjunction with an exceptionally low score on an individual test of intelligence and notable low self-esteem / independence in learning.

DDA

Disability Discrimination Act

EHA

Early Help Assessment

APDR

Assess-Plan-Do-Review

ADOS

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

PMLD

Profound and multiple learning disability

K

The code use to record children on SEN support to be used in the statutory census (term on term) E is used for EHCP.

ASC

Autistic Spectrum Conditions