Water Safety

May 22, 2026 by gdodds

Please see below a leaflet with top tips for staying safe in the water:

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For further information around water safety please follow the link below:

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)

Water Safety

Please see below a leaflet with top tips for staying safe in the water: rlssuk_splashsafelya5leaflet_apr26 For further information around water safety please follow the link below: The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)

Staying Safe Online

Supporting children to stay safe online can be challenging for parents and carers. Please see the following link to help set up appropriate privacy settings for your children and to guide conversations about online privacy. Switched on to privacy | ICO

Family Hub Regular Activities

Please see below a list of activities in the local Family Hubs: Regular activities Willington Regular Activities Ferryhill

Fun and Food activities

Please see local activities available in the Easter holidays. Tudhoe Easter Activity

FEARless workshops

Please see attached the flyer for the FEARless programme, spaces are still available at Tudhoe’s family hub. It will be starting in December. FEARless is for parents and carers of children and young people aged 6-14 years, it helps support parents and carers with their children who may have anxiety around attending school or social […]

SENDIASS drop in sessions

Please click the link below for family workshops linked to neurodiversity. SENDIASS

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