Yasmin Qureshi Labour Member of Parliament for Bolton South East
Support for Parents, Carers and Teachers
List of Key Workers
This is the current official Government list of key workers. If your work is critical to the COVID-19 response, or you work in one of the critical sectors listed below, and you cannot keep your child safe at home then your children will be prioritised for education provision:
Department for Education Helpline
Available for parents, young people and staff to ask any questions about COVID-19 and education and children’s social care.
Phone: 0800 046 8687 (Open: 8am to 6pm Monday-Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday-Sunday)
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Children’s Commissioner: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/coronavirus/
Guidance for schools, colleges and local authorities on maintaining educational provision: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
Zac’s Bar (for young people aged 8-18) – https://zacsyouthbar.co.uk/ Need to talk to someone? Give their listening service a call on 07725 128915 or email listening@zacsyouthbar.co.uk
Educational Resources
Seneca Learning: https://www.senecalearning.com/
Carol Vorderman’s maths school is now free for kids 4-11: themathsfactor.com
PSHE “Consent” (primary school age), by Gemma Aitchison: https://youtu.be/A3cyae7uyec
The National Youth Agency Coronavirus Guide: https://www.ukyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Covid-19-Young-people-final-2.pdf
A MASSIVE list of free education resources by “Insufferably Intolerant Science Nerd”: (parental note: all links are external, it’s impossible to check them all).
