Help & Advice

Attendance, Authorised and Un-Authorised Absence and Guidance regarding compulsory school age

See the Oxfordshire County Council website for more information (see link below)

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/lateness-authorised-and-unauthorised-absence-school

Healthy Start Scheme

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. We’ll add your benefit onto this card every 4 weeks.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

Oral Health

Community Dental Services (CDS) started working with Bampton CE Primary School in February 2016 when all teaching staff attended a Healthy Smiles training session.

CDS have held several parents’ sessions at our school and we are currently completing the Healthy Smiles award programme. If you would like more information on Oral Health for children please download the below leaflets that are available from communitydentalservices.co.uk.

Health and Fitness

Change4Life’s aim is to inspire a broad coalition of people, including the NHS, local authorities, businesses, charities, schools, families, community leaders – in fact anyone working with families or individuals – to all play a part in improving the nation’s health and well-being by encouraging everyone to eat well, move more and live longer.

There is a vast wealth of information and advice on the Change4Life website.

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NHS Choices

The NHS website is the most comprehensive health resource online, we will often reference their advice if we have a confirmed case of an illness or bug in school such as:

111 is the NHS non-emergency number. It’s fast, easy and free. Call 111 and speak to a highly trained adviser, supported by healthcare professionals. They will ask you a series of questions to assess your symptoms and immediately direct you to the best medical care for you. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice provides free, confidential and independent advice to help people overcome their problems. They are available for everyone to use and cover a wide area including: Benefits, Work, Debt and money, Consumer, Family, Housing, Law and courts, Immigration and Health. Community Policing We have a very strong and positive relationship with our Community Police team. The local PCSOs will often give talks in assemblies about online safety, social responsibility, being Community Policing We have a very strong and positive relationship with our Community Police team. The local PCSOs will often give talks in assemblies about online safety, social responsibility, being

Community Policing

We have a very strong and positive relationship with our Community Police team. The local PCSOs will often give talks in assemblies about online safety, social responsibility, being street wise etc. 101 is the number to call when you want to contact your local police – when it’s less urgent than a 999 call. You should call 101 to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

For example, if:

  • Your car has been stolen
  • Your property has been damaged
  • You suspect drug use or dealing in your neighbourhood

Or to:

  • Give the police information about crime in your area
  • Speak to the police about a general enquiry

You should always call 999 when it is an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, someone suspected of a crime is nearby, when there is danger to life or when violence is being used or threatened.

What about nuisance or environmental issues?

You should continue to contact Oxfordshire County Council about general issues in your area like:

  • Dog fouling
  • Abandoned vehicles
  • Dumping and fly tipping
  • Vandalism of public property