Keeping Teesside Connected is a free, confidential service, available to adults, children, and families affected by disability, autism, and mental health – to support them with the ongoing changes due to Covid19. This will be available in Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton on Tees.
They can offer telephone, texting, and email support from 9am-5pm (Monday to Friday) and can arrange to have regular check-ins. They also offer support in-person to those in need.
Helpful Information
During the national lockdown, we are unable to have parent visitors to the academy site. The new guidance from the Department for Education states that:
Settings should restrict all visits to the setting to those that are absolutely necessary. This means suspending parent and carer visits for:
- new admissions,
- settling-in children new to the setting
- attending organised performances
However, please contact us on 01642 248333 if you are interested in applying for a place and the academy and explore the rest of our website to see what Discovery offers.
Family Fund : Click here
Online Safety Advice : Click here
Keeping Children safe from abuse : Click here
How to support children at home during this challenging time : Click here
What children are sharing with Childline about Coronavirus : Click here
Free school meals
Headstart Middlesbrough
Social distancing
Vulnerable Children and Young People
Useful Information and Phone Numbers
| Organisation | Contact |
|---|---|
| StarLine home learning helpline | 0330 313 9162 |
| Emergency Duty Team | 01642 524552 |
| First Contact (Social Worker/OT referrals) | 01642 726004 |
| Early Help | 01642 728080 |
| Housing Department | 0800 0461600 |
| Shorts Breaks | 01642 579160 |
| Children with Disabilities Social Work Team | 01642 579160 |
| CAMHS Crisis Team | 0300 0132000 |
| MAIN | 01642 608012 |
| Parents 4 Change | 01642 200526 |
| Welfare Rights | 01642 729242 |
| DLA Helpline | 0800 121 4600 |
| Paediatric Continence Service | 01287 284112 |
| Paediatric Occupational Therapy | 01642 873901 |
| Daisy Chain | 01642 531248 |
| SALT | 01642 516780 |
| Tired Out | www.tiredout.org.uk |
| Daisy Chain | Daisy Chain Project |
| SEND Single Point of Contact (including out of hours) | 01642 201831 |