Meet Mrs Maher, our Family liaison officer!

Dyma Mrs Maher, ein Swyddog Teuluoedd!

Mrs.Anwen Maher is our Family Liaison Officer (FLO) at Ysgol Y Foryd and is here to listen and support all of our families as and when they need it.

Mrs Maher is based in our cabin classroom which is situated on the back playground and is always ready to support our families. She is a Trauma Informed Practitioner and has recently completed the Advanced Practitioner training in parent-child therapy - currently the only one in Wales. We are incredibly lucky to have such a caring, loving, friendly, fun family liaison officer who puts our families at the heart of everything that happens in school. She works closely with our Cluster attendance officer. Mrs Helen Taylor to support parents who might be struggling with their child's attendance. She is also a smiling face, ready to welcome the children in to school on those occasions where you might be running late. Through completing her training, Mrs Maher has developed skills to support parents and children who have experienced trauma. We have all experienced trauma in some form, from a loss of a pet, a loss of a loved one, accidents, illnesses....the list is endless and can be different for different people. But Mrs Maher, and the other staff in school have learnt strategies to help the children in school to be able to regulate their emotions to ensure that they are ready to learn.

Another part of Mrs Maher's role is to be able to signpost parents to different agencies who would be able to support with financial concern, children's behaviours and medical needs, children's sleep routines, support with domestic abuse and again the list is endless. We have a strong belief at Y Foryd that we need to support the whole Y Foryd family, which includes parents, staff and children and by offering support when needed we are working towards giving your children the very best start to their education.  

Fun parenting classes and coffee shops are run by Mrs.Maher and they are always a big hit and so popular. During the sessions you get to spend time with your child on a one to one basis (which isn't always possible in a busy home), we provide parenting classes and talks from professionals around bedwetting, bedtime routines, behaviours and again these are very popular.  

"The stresses of everyday life can be overwhelming for all of us and sometimes you may feel you just need to talk these through with someone. You may feel you need help with financial, social and emotional wellbeing, grief and loss, parental separation, parenting problems. I will be around to help and support you all and be able to liaise with professionals and staff if needed. If you feel you would like an informal, confidential chat please feel free to Dojo message me or find me around school on drop off and home times and you can book in with me there too. I am here to help. From Mrs Maher".   

We need your ideas!

We are always thinking of ways to develop our parental engagement and always value your ideas. If you have any ideas to share about sessions we might be able to run at Y Foryd let us know by adding your ideas on our Padlet - click on the link below or scan the QR code 

https://padlet.com/ysgolyforydhappynews/share-your-ideas-rbh9yjw5503do3s2

There are many opportunities for families to get involved with their children’s school day, and to attend a variety of groups.

Traed Bach run regular Language/Number and Play sessions throughout the year which are always well attended, where children and parents get involved with activities together in the classroom.

‘Parents Early Engagement Partnership’ have been running popular courses, with programmes full of ideas and activities to develop skills through play.

Jo Matthews has also been hosting ‘Parentalk’ courses & 'Positive Parenting' courses - a series of 6 week sessions, which cover essential topics for parents and give lots of handy tips!

Jo has also delivered ‘Eat well Spend less’ courses - also 6 sessions that are been very enjoyable – giving tips for eating healthily on a budget and practical opportunities to cook some delicious food!

Look out for other courses which will be running throughout the year.

Parent Questionnaires

At Ysgol y Foryd we value your support and believe that by working closely as a family we can give the children the best opportunities and experiences whilst they attend Ysgol y Foryd. Please complete the questionnaires below. We really do value your input!

https://forms.office.com/e/zAMS9yMZnj