The Local Offer Northamptonshire

Non-Residential Short Breaks services which are run by Action for Children are being cancelled due to the Coronavirus Outbreak and premises no longer being available. Service users will instead be given support by phone and digitally and will also be given ideas for activities to do whilst in isolation. For more information e-mail haidee.roberts@actionforchildren.org .uk or telephone 07841730031.

.IASS Northants are in business as usual. If you need to access their service, please email contact@iassnorthants.co.uk with your name, number and a brief message - and a caseworker will get back to you.

.Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing -

Northamptonshire Children First SEN Coronavirus FAQs -

If your school has been affected by closures, you can use code CVDTWINKLHELPS at www.twinkl.co.uk/offer to get free access to all resources on the site.

Have you talked to your kids about the Coronavirus? How can you bring up the virus in a way that will be appropriate and reassuring for children under the age of 7? Children need to understand what's happening in their communities and in the world. It's our responsibility to keep them physically and EMOTIONALLY safe. Therefore MindHeart have created the #Covibook, a short story to help families and educators in this process. Download the PDF here: https://www.mindheart.co/descargables

.Beyond Words are working swiftly on a book about the coronavirus and COVID-19. Here is a link that will get you to the current black and white version. https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/downloads‚ Ķ/beating-the-virus‚Ķ

Joe Wicks is hosting a free PE class for kids LIVE on his YouTube channel every day. You don't need any equipment, just tune in to his YouTube channel below at 9am each morning for a fun 30-minute workout.

Carol Vorderman's online maths school (http://themathsfactor.com) is now FREE for children aged 4-11 until schools re-open.

David Walliams is releasing a free kids' audio story every day for the next 30 days. First up is The Terrible Triplets! Enjoy.

An open letter to the SEND sector from Vicky Ford MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families) -

Autism, Anxiety and Coronavirus - Autism East Midlands