Ashcroft Infant & Nursery School
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Parents
If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the web links below useful.
Days Out
A list of exciting places that children (and grown-ups!) would love to visit...
Fun Links for Children
A list of the best websites on the internet for children...
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Ashcroft - A Dyslexia Friendly School
Ashcroft achieved 'Dyslexia Friendly Status' in 2005. This useful information booklet explains how we achieved this status and also contains lots of information about Dyslexia.
A Guide to Jolly Phonics
A useful guide providing background advice for parents about Jolly Phonics.
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The Parents' Centre
For all parents and carers who want to help their child or children to learn.
BBC Parenting Site
Advice for parents of primary-aged children.
BBC Adult Learning
Lots of information about getting into learning.
Parents' Resources
Articles written by practising teachers designed to help with the education of your child.
SureStart Childcare
Where to find childcare in your area.
DirectGov
The latest and widest range of public service information from the UK government.
Parent Link
Practical tips on helping with children's school work.
Parent Pages
THE national directory of services aimed at parents
Staffordshire County Council
Find out what's going on in your local area.
Healthy Eating
A great site from Tesco giving advice on healthy eating.
5-a-day
Fruit and vegetables can help keep your body fitter, healthier and happier. Find out more about the benefits of eating 5 A DAY.
Don't Panic!! Practical Parenting Advice
Practical advice for dealing with the stresses and strains of family life.
Jolly Phonics
Jolly Phonics is a thorough foundation for reading and writing. It teaches the letter sounds in an enjoyable, multisensory way, and enables children to use them to read and write words.
This website provides background advice for parents and explains the principles behind Jolly Phonics so that your ability to help your child is much greater.
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, where you can read school inspection reports and find information about the organisation and the inspection process.
'I am Dyslexic' website
A website with lots of useful information about dyslexia.
British Dyslexia Association
the British Dyslexia Association has a vision for a dyslexia friendly society that will enable all dyslexic people to reach their potential.
Dyslexia Parents' Resource
Provides lots of useful information and advice for parents whose children are, or may be, dyslexic.
Every Child Matters
Every Child Matters: Change for Children is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. This website provides parents with lots of information about the aims and outcome of Every Child Matters.
Dysraxia Foundation
A very useful website with a great deal of information about Dyspraxia.
'I Can'
'I Can' is the children’s communication charity.
'I Can' work to foster the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard: children with speech, language and communication needs.
