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Our latest photo is from a Parent Group Leader Training in Oxford which took place in February and March 2008 January 2008Targeted Mental Health in Schools project Family Links welcomes the Targeted Mental Health in Schools project announced on 24 January by Kevin Brennan, the Minister for Young People. This initiative, which is being piloted in 25 local authorities nationally, will provide support to some of the most vulnerable young people in schools. Family Links' training in the Nurturing Programme equips schools to work with young people and to promote emotional health. We are looking forward to working with local authorities to support this important project. To read the press release, follow this link. Family Links and NAPP Family Links was delighted to welcome Angela Sibson, Chief Executive of the National Academy of Parenting Practitioners, to Oxford on 29 January. Angela met parents on Blackbird Leys who have recently completely a Nurturing Programme Parent group, to receive first hand accounts of the impact of the Nurturing Programme on people's lives. Angela then met the team at the Family Links office and spent the afternoon finding out about Family Links and explaining how the National Academy would develop. Angela has kindly agreed to speak at the Family Links national conference on 8th May so watch this space! December 2007Sales of The Parenting Puzzle break our records! In 2007 Family Links sold 10,201 copies of its acclaimed manual The Parenting Puzzle - a huge increase on previous years. Find out what everyone is talking about and order your copy online here. Children's Poetry Children whose parents have taken part in the Nurturing Programme in Barton, North East Lincolnshire have written poems about the difference it has made to their families. Click here to read the poems. Harry Potter Tea Party A party organised in aid of Family Links was a fantastic event, with 300 children and adults having afternoon tea, playing games and seeing some real-life magic in Christ Church College's Dining Hall in Oxford. One child who took part told us "It was amazing and spectacular"
Family Links Christmas Carol Service The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford held a Christmas Carol service on Sunday 16 December at 6pm. Proceeds from the collection came to £942.50 and the service was mentioned in the Oxford Times - click here to read about it. Many thanks to everyone for their generous donations. Family Links Parents and Teenagers Programme Family Links' trial of a new adaptation of the Nurturing Programme for teenagers and their parents in Richmond, Greater London has been a great success. The group came together to mark the end of the course and to complete their journey together.
November 2007Family Links Annual Dinner 2007: Are parents goodies or baddies? Family Links dinner on Tuesday 20 November was a great success, with guests enjoying speeches from Fiona Millar Chair of Family and Parenting Institute and Family Links’ Chief Executive Annette Mountford. Guests included academics, practitioners, commissioners of services and supporters of Family Links.
October 2007Parents' Feel Good Event New website section Oxford Excellence Cluster Workshop Event | ||||||||||||
