This page gives useful advice for parents and pupils on a range of issues related to school life.

Counselling Service

To book an appointment with a Counsellor, you can do so directly by clicking on the link below:

https://www.linkscounselling.com/schools-counselling

Returning to School after lockdown

Supporting your Child on their Return to School

The Back to School Guide for Young People

Wellbeing during lockdown

5 top mental health tips for lockdown

CAMHS resources

Childline- Coping with lockdown

Psychological First Aid Course (HSCNI)

NHS- Every Mind Matters

Young Minds

Study Skills

Follow this link for some research based advice to get the best results from your revision!
Revision Guidance

The best way to remember everything you learn & the science behind it!

Exam Stress

Click here for advice if you are stressed out with exams or life in general!
Stressed out with exams or life in general

Call it- Feeling stressed

Anti Bullying Ambassadors

• • AntiBullying Ambassadors Assembly Powerpoint
  • AntiBullying Ambassadors Assembly Video
  • ABA Feel Good Friday Video
  • Useful sites with advice on how to help your child.
    • Bullying UK Advice
    • Relate
    • School Antibullying Policy
    • Northern Ireland AntiBullying Forum

Online Safety

In Banbridge Academy, we play a crucial role in raising awareness of the risks, highlighting the impact of behaviour when engaging with online technologies and educating children and young people about how to act appropriately and stay safe.

We also want to engage parents/guardians on these issues by making important online safety messages available through dedicated parent evenings and through our school website/social media where appropriate.

Here are some links and resources which you may find useful:

Online Safety Top Tips

Safeguarding Board NI

Safer Internet Centre

NSPCC Preventing Online Abuse

Think You Know

Mental Health

Please find below some really useful links for tips on maintaining good mental health and local agencies that can help. Aware NI and AMH both provide excellent workshops for pupils in school throughout the year as part of their Personal Development education.

• • • Aware NI
    • Action Mental Health
    • Minding Your Head
    • Mind

Barnardos Emotional Well Being Service – See, Hear, Respond

Physical Health

Sleep is an essential element of maintaining physical health and wellbeing, and many of us struggle to get enough of it. These information sheets may help you redress the balance:

• • • Sleep Factsheet
    • Sleep Matters
    • Sleep and Nutrition

Further advice on diet physical health and wellbeing may be found at the following links:

• • • Wellbeing & physical health
    • British Nutrition Foundation

Lacking motivation? Here’s some inspiration!

• • • Change the world by making your bed
    • JK Rowling – Don’t be afraid to fail!

Parenting teenagers.

Here are some ‘Top Tips’ from Parenting NI

• • • Family support NI provides a great list of the various support services available in each area in NI.
    • Parentline NI- Advice, support and guidance for parents- 0808 8020 400 or email parentline@ci-ni.org.uk
    • Parent talk the teenage years – Care for the family
    • This is a link to a range of podcasts created by Care for the Family especially for parents of teenagers, covering topics such as relationships, the digital age, self-esteem and much more.

If you think of any other useful tips for life as a teenager or for surviving parenting teenagers, please share them with us at lduke420@c2kni.net

Learning for life!