Support for Schools

Resourcing you to support families in your school.

Care for the Family is a national charity working across the UK since 1988. We seek to support schools to positively impact a child’s future by helping to strengthen family life at home. Our popular resources and support are preventative, evidence-based and easy to apply.

We have a variety of resources which you can use to equip staff in their work with families, share with the parents in your school, and signpost families towards.

Schools are using our resources and seeing an impact in the classroom on behaviour, attendance and attainment.

Schools can signpost families connected to your school to our support (either in person or via school newsletters), run one of our parenting courses, place leaflets in school reception.

Talk to one of our team and request a free pack of resources for schools.

Some of our resources are free, downloadable and ‘ready to run’, while others require access to training. Explore our resources and support for schools below.

General resources for parents of all-aged children

Resources to support all aspects of family life from parenting, marriage and bereavement to further support from our CareLine team. There is specialist support for parents raising children with additional needs and our Top Tips leaflets are downloadable and a great place to start with clear practical advice on many areas of family life. These resources are helpful for parents with children at any age.

Free, fun and practical podcasts to strengthen family life.

Advice and encouragement to support and strengthen couple relationships.

For bereaved parents, those widowed young and anyone supporting bereaved people.

Helping children navigate the digital world confidently.

Encourage and equip parents to strengthen their children’s emotional wellbeing.

For parents of children with additional needs.

A confidential listening and signposting service.

Covering subjects around family life.

Resources for parents of infants and primary aged children

A range of resources for parents of infant and primary aged children, from blogs to courses that can be downloaded to watch at any time to suit them.

Our Parentalk courses are available free to download and is easy to deliver by your staff in their setting.

You can find out more about the training required for our Time Out for Parents courses here or find out about Approved Prior Learning here.

A ready to run course for parents of children under 12.

Helping parents negotiate the early years.

Focusing on children from 5-11 years.

Helping families handle anger safely and healthily.

Helping dads build even better relationships with children.

Up-to-date practical advice and fresh insight into how we can confront recent technological challenges and changes.

A video-based session to help parents address the challenges of the online world.

Resources for parents of secondary aged children

A range of resources for parents of teenagers and secondary aged children, from podcasts to courses that can be downloaded to watch at any time to suit them.

Our Parentalk courses are available free to download and is easy to deliver by your staff in their setting.

You can find out more about the training required for our Time Out for Parents courses here or find out about Approved Prior Learning here.

A ready to run course for the parents of teenagers.

Helping parents negotiate the teenage years.

Short videos with advice on specific subjects if you are concerned about your teenager.

Honest and practical, with tried and tested strategies.

This is a one-session, group resource to inform, encourage and equip parents and carers to strengthen children’s emotional wellbeing.