Primary Schools: Parent and Carer Voice

 

1. Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts. Your child's Primary School is committed to contribute to improving the mental health of students, staff and the whole school community.

 

Normal Magic is an 0-18 early intervention service providing mental health advice and care with dedicated practitioners supporting families in Primary schools.

 

Your feedback will remain anonymous. Both the Primary School and Normal Magic will have access to your feedback. We kindly ask, no names of students, parents or carers are written in this feedback.

 

Your feedback will help towards improving the mental health in this community. This might lead to the provision of parent and carer workshops, staff training, providing information, drop in's, support groups, etc. Your valuable feedback will help us prioritise next steps.

 

Our first question to you is, which Primary School does your child attend? *

 

2. What year is your young person currently in? *

 

3. Has your child been involved in the Mental Health Ambassador training? *

 

4. Based on your experience, how would you describe the current mental health of your child - relating to school life only?

0 = every day is a struggle for them

10 = every day is amazing for them *

 

5. Based on your experience, how would you describe the current mental health of your child - relating to home life only?

0 = every day is a struggle for them

10 = every day is amazing for them *

 

6. We understand that mental health problems can impact on student's learning. We would like to work on our mental health strategy to provide earlier intervention if school is becoming a difficult place to be for students.

Is your child currently having difficulties attending school?  *

 

7. We are keen to hear your voice regarding student's additional needs. This will help us develop our mental health strategy, particularly around improving targeted support, staff training, parent and carer workshops, student voice etc

 

Does your child have an existing diagnosis of any of the following? *

Yes On the waiting listNo - but I have some concernsNo - I do not have any concerns
Autism
ADHD
Sensory Processing Disorder
Speech and Language and Communication Difficulties/Disorder
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) diagnosed and on the schools SEND register
Global Developmental Delay
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Life long physical health vulnerabilities (such as Diabetes, Epilepsy, Chronic Fatigue)
Registered Young Carer
 

8. As part of the developing the mental health strategy, we are aiming to provide workshops for parents and carers. Would you be interested in any of the following 1 hour workshops? 

 

9. if you are interested in any of the workshops, when would you prefer them to be available to you?

 

10. We are keen to improve ways parents and carers can contribute positively and proactively to the evolving Mental Health Strategy. Are you interested in any of the following?