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Take5 Winter 2009 Issue 12 

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This newsletter is produced by the Children and Young People’s Strategic 

Partnership for professionals working with children, young people and families

Contents 

Young researchers on care homes 

Extended provision - Summer of fun 

Activities for young travellers 

Young carers present artwork 

Lincoln mums feature in breastfeeding calendar 

Positive activities for young people 

New Rural Youth Forum 

Healthy Schools Team celebrates success 

Supporting Parents Of Teenagers courses 

Top marks for county schools and news on 

school admissions 

V celebration event and Family Services Directory 

Snooker champion player and Positive Futures 

Separating parents pilot project 

Community garden restored and free swimming 

Family Learning 

Max Respect and Early Years Team wins award 

Support for Chernobyl children and young person’s 

drink debate and DVD 

New minibuses, and Big Toddle, Big Fun 

Contacts and Name change for 4all, plus teenage 

pregnancy team move 

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If you would like to submit a news story, comment on 

the publication or request more copies please contact: 

Debora Bright 

e. debora.bright@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

t. 01522 553924 

Distribution enquiries to: 

Chrissy Dodman 

e. chrissy.dodman@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

t. 01522 554241 

To request this publication in another format or 

language please contact one of the above numbers. 

An electronic version of Take 5 is available at 

www.lincolnshirechildren.net under Newsletters, 

Publications and Strategies. 

1 | Take 5 | Winter 2009 

Dear colleagues 

A recent Ofsted inspection into Children’s 

Services highlighted good practice which is 

providing timely and effective safeguarding for 

children in Lincolnshire. The unannounced 

inspection looked at contact, referral and 

assessment arrangements and will contribute 

to Ofsted’s annual review of the overall 

performance rating of Children’s Services later 

in the year. 

There were a number of good practice areas 

highlighted in the report and many examples 

of services making a real difference to children 

in Lincolnshire. We capture some of this good 

practice through Take 5, with the Healthy 

Schools initiative, the launch of the Family 

Services Directory and a focus on young carers. 

Children’s Services work well in Lincolnshire 

because of the strong professional 

commitment and dedication of practitioners, 

working together to help and support our 

families. 

There is still much to be done, but I would 

like to congratulate and thank all practitioners 

for their valuable contribution in improving 

outcomes for children in the county. 

Peter Duxbury 

Director of Children’s Services for Lincolnshire

Young people 

undertake research 

on care homes 

Two young people played a vital 

role in a research project looking 

at the level of educational 

support provided to young 

people living in Residential 

Care Homes in Lincolnshire. 

The research focussed on why 

some potentially able students in 

mainstream secondary schools 

didn’t perform as well as had 

been expected in the 2008 

GCSEs. 

The review was requested by Peter 

Duxbury, Director of Children’s 

Services, and conducted by Ken 

Frape, an independent consultant 

and former headteacher. Two 

young people, Georgia Keery and 

Janneke Earl, were invited to take 

part through Lincolnshire County 

Council’s Participation Team who 

supported them throughout the 

project. 

During the review, they visited 

four residential children’s homes 

in Gainsborough, Market Rasen, 

Sleaford and Spalding, where 

they met staff, young people and 

managers. Elected Councillors were 

also invited to provide their views. 

Key recommendations in the report 

were: workforce development 

training, focussing on education, 

so that the progress of each child 

is viewed as a priority; regular 

quiet times for study, and further 

development of educational 

resources in each home. 

Georgia and Janneke were selected 

as they come from different 

backgrounds, and could give each 

other mutual support. Georgia has 

experienced living in residential 

children’s homes, while Janneke has 

lived with her family and been well 

supported at home and school. 

Georgia said, “I think every foster 

and children’s home should have 

a dedicated room for studying. If 

someone starts kicking off, staff focus 

on them and other people can’t 

study.” 

“It really helps people to study if 

they have things of their own like a 

laptop or even pens. Little things like 

that matter.” 

“Janneke and I both noticed things 

during the research that the other 

hadn’t. We felt that staff in children’s 

homes are doing a really good 

job, but some aspects need to be 

looked at. Support and stability are 

very important for young people, to 

help them do well in education and 

afterwards.” 

Georgia left and Janneke (centre) were 

presented with certificates of appreciation 

for their work, by Sue Westcott, Assistant 

Director, Children’s Services 

Janneke said, “It was all really new 

to me. Until I met Georgia I hadn’t 

met anyone in care and I really 

wanted to take part in the research. 

I realised that young people do have 

a lot of support in care homes and it 

should be a positive experience. 

“I think the balance worked well 

between Georgia and I.” 

Sue Westcott, Assistant Director 

of Children’s Services said, “The 

research is an excellent and 

informative piece of work, which 

helped us to understand why 

some young people in public care 

did well in school and others did 

not.” 

“In their interviews with young 

people, Janneke and Georgia 

found that those who did well 

required stability of care, good 

staff support and encouragement, 

and good career advice. We’ll be 

taking those findings forward and 

promoting their attainment.” 

For more information, or for a 

copy of the report, please contact 

Chris Fowler, Virtual School 

Head, Children in Public Care 

Lincolnshire: 

t. 01522 553901 

Take 5 | Winter 2009 | 2

Summer of fun in Bourne 

In a great example of 

partnership working, a group 

of organisations in Bourne put 

together a packed programme 

of activities to keep children and 

young people busy all through 

the summer. 

The programme was put together 

by the Bourne ‘cluster’, a group 

of schools which have joined up 

to ensure co-ordinated delivery of 

Extended Provision, and the five 

core offers of Every Child Matters. 

The youth service, as well as 

schools, the police, South Kesteven 

District Council and Lincolnshire 

County Council, also contributed to 

the activities. 

This was the first time all the 

partners got together to put 

together a cohesive programme 

In order to support schools 

to deliver Extended Services 

effectively, Lincolnshire County 

Council has developed a set 

of electronic templates to be 

utilised by schools, the clusters 

and co-ordinators to promote 

extended services/activities 

being provided in and around 

schools. 


– in previous years they organised 

events separately. 

Among the activities on offer, Sally 

Donaldson, a teacher at Robert 

Manning School organised two 

archery sessions, for younger and 

older children. 

Eleven year old twins Tamsin and 

Shannon both tried archery. They 

live in a rural area near Spalding, 

and Tamsin said, “Doing the 

archery is really good, as where 

we live there’s nothing to do and 

you can’t really play out.” 

Hannah, age 10 from Bourne, 

enjoyed lots of activities provided 

over the summer. As well as trying 

out archery, she had enjoyed a hip 

hop dance workshop, summer 

The templates have been provided 

in a wide range of formats and 

are easy to use. They will create a 

consistent, professional identity for 

any materials that you produce. 

Templates and guidelines are available 

on www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ep or 

for more information, please contact 

Debora Bright on: 

t. 01522 553924 

e. debora.bright@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

drama school, spray art, and was 

looking forward to a free cinema 

session. Hannah said, “The activities 

are really fun, and it’s boring at 

home, apart from playing out with 

friends, there’s nothing to do.” 

Spray art proved a popular activity 

at Bourne Youth Centre. Youngsters 

used spray art techniques to create 

striking effects on t-shirts, old 

records and canvases. 

Abi, age 16, learnt how to do spray 

art last year, and has applied for 

Youth Opportunity Fund support 

to enable her to go to other youth 

centres in the county and pass on 

her skills to more young people. 

For more details contact 

Philip Gaskell, Development Officer on: 

t. 01476 590034 

e. philip.gaskell@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Templates to promote Extended Services

Young Travellers try out new activities 

Through a project provided by 

Gainsborough Traveller Initiative 

and Lincolnshire County 

Council’s Traveller Education 

Team, a group of young 

Travellers from Gainsborough 

and Lincoln have been able to 

experience new activities and 

learn new skills through a series 

of events this summer. The 

project is planned to run for the 

next year and will hopefully 

become a permanent service. 

According to Paul Boucher, 

Advisory/Support Teacher, “A lot 

of Traveller children are outside 

the education system as they have 

a mobile lifestyle. Many boys start 

working with their dads from a 

young age, while the girls often stay 

at home and look after younger 

siblings.” 

“Through Extended Services funding 

we are providing weekly sessions 

at Benjamin Adlard School in 

Gainsborough, as well as monthly 

activities at Hill Holt Wood. 

They could lead into vocational 

‘Two new publications have 

been produced for parents who 

have children with additional 

needs or severe learning 

difficulties or disabilities. They 

are designed to help parents 

understand all the options open to 

their children so they can take a 

key role in the transition processes 

and help make the best decisions 

courses such as hairdressing or 

blacksmithing. There is a sizeable 

element of fun and enjoyment, as 

well as the opportunity to try out 

new sports and games.” 

Two young Travellers, Maryanne 

and Laura Jane hope to become 

fashion designers. They have now 

secured funding to put on a full 

fashion show. 

Robert, another young 

Traveller, completed a course at 

Gainsborough Fire Station. He 

was so inspired, he now wants to 

be a firefighter. He experienced 

firefighters’ daily work, including 

practising rescues and using cutting 

equipment. 

LCC is also providing 40 laptops 

for Traveller families, to be used 

for educational purposes. The 

laptops will provide filtered internet 

access and will be invaluable for 

young Travellers and their families 

in gaining IT skills and carrying out 

school work. 

possible regarding their children’s 

future options. 

‘Choices for Young people 

with Additional Needs’ explains 

their options and explains the help 

offered through the Connexions 

service. ‘Decisions for students 

with Severe Learning or Physical 

Disabilities’ explains options 

Anyone wanting to know more 

about the project can contact Sam 

Turner, Gainsborough Traveller 

Initiative Manager on: 

t. 07709289505 

e. sam.turner@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

or Paul Boucher Advisory/Support 

Teacher on: 

t. 07717430651 

e. paul.boucher@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

and gives advice about finance, 

applications, and social care support. 

Both booklets have been produced 

by the Teenage Services Information 

Team in partnership with the 

Transition Team. 

For more information please 

contact John Herbert, Teenage 

Services Information Manager on: 

t. 01522 555518 


Young carers present 

artwork 

A group of young carers 

presented Lincolnshire County 

Council with a striking piece 

of artwork representing 

different aspects of their life, 

during Carers Week 8 to 12 

June. 

The Lincolnshire Young Carers 

Partnership Team presented the 

artwork to Martin Hill, Leader 

of LCC, Tony McArdle, Chief 

Executive, and Peter Duxbury, 

Director of Children’s Services, at 

County Offices, Newland. 

The artwork had been 

commissioned by Action for 

Young Carers. Artist, Kate Pinfold 

worked with a group of young 

carers, using art to explore 

the complexity of emotions 

surrounding caring. 


Peter Duxbury, Director of 

Children’s Services said, “It’s 

fantastic that we are able to 

display this fabulous piece 

of artwork on the walls of 

County Offices.” 

“Many young people have 

been caring from a very 

young age and maybe don’t 

see themselves in this light, 

but this exposure may help 

them to recognise their role 

as a young carer and come 

forward for support.” 

Through the county council’s 

Home Targeted Access to IT 

programme, 38 young carers 

are being provided with laptops. 

These will give them the flexibility 

to do school work at home, and 

access to information on their 

caring role, as well as access 

to peer support and social 

networking. 

For more details contact Helen 

Wydell, Service Manager, Action 

for Young Carers on: 

t. 01205 358834 

e. h.wydell@carersfederation. 

co.uk 

Lincoln mums feature 

in breastfeeding 

calendar 

To raise awareness of the benefits of 

breastfeeding for mother and child, mums 

from Lincoln’s breastfeeding support 

group, Breaststart, have featured in a 

special calendar and short video. 

The 2009 - 2010 calendar was launched in 

October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

2009, and features photographs that prove 

breastfeeding can be done discreetly, wherever 

mums happen to be. 

A short video clip compiled by NHS 

Lincolnshire shows mums telling their story 

behind the calendar. NHS Lincolnshire and 

Lincolnshire County Council are jointly funding 

1,000 copies of the calendar to be distributed 

through Breaststart groups, Children’s Centres, 

health visitors and midwives. 

Julie Cantwell, Infant Feeding Co-ordinator 

for Lincolnshire Community Health Services 

said, “The calendar is a great way to promote 

positive messages about breastfeeding. There 

are 23 Breaststart groups in Lincolnshire 

providing excellent support and advice to 

women who are thinking about breastfeeding.” 

For more information on the calendar visit: 

http://www.lpct.nhs.uk/en/news/Latest- 

News1/Mums-launch-unique-calender-topromote-breastfeeding/ 

or contact Paivi 

Bathaway, Health Care Co-ordinator on: 

t. 01205 319899 

e. paivi.bathaway@lpct-nhs.uk 

Or for more information on Breaststart 

groups contact Julie Cantwell, Infant Feeding 

Co-ordinator for Lincolnshire Community 

Health Services: 

t. 01522 876688

POSITIVE 

ABOUT 

YOU! 

Having Fun for Free! 

Lincolnshire County Council is 

offering free activities to children 

and young people living in 

areas of disadvantage across 

the county through its Positive 

About You (PAY) project. 

The project aims to encourage 

young people to get involved in 

local activities for free. The activities 

on offer include; joining a sports 

team; learning to play an instrument; 

joining an after school club or drama 

club, and much more! 

There are four elements to the 

Positive About You project: 

• The Extended Provision Subsidy 

Pathfinder is open to children 

and young people enrolled 

from primary to secondary 

schools in North Lincoln, 

Holbeach or Mablethorpe, who 

are either in public care or 

eligible for free school meals. 

The funding will enable them to 

access extended provision 

activities in schools and 

communities. 

• PAY is available to young people, 

between the ages of 14-16, who 

are living in public care, 

anywhere in Lincolnshire. 

• For over 17s, who are living in 

or about to leave public care 

there is a driving lesson package 

which includes a provisional 

licence, up to 25 driving lessons, 

a copy of the Highway Code, 

and a theory and practical test. 

• PAY also sources appropriate 

activities for young people who 

Support for pregnant teenagers 

Young women who find out they 

are unexpectedly pregnant can find 

it a confusing and lonely experience. 

Relate Lincolnshire offers free 

counselling support to teenagers 

that help will answer some of their 

questions. 

The young women can talk in 

complete confidence to a trained 

and qualified counsellor who will 

provide an unbiased listening service 

and help them to explore their 

options before making a decision. 

Relate Lincolnshire can also provide 

support to the partner, parents or 

friends of the pregnant teenager. 

There are Relate centres across 

Lincolnshire and an appointment 

can usually be arranged within 

a few days. The service will be 

meet the Aiming High criteria for 

Short Breaks. 

Lindsay Parker, PAY project 

manager: said, 

“PAY will organise and pay for 

the activities requested, so all 

the young person needs to do is 

choose a fun pastime and show up! 

“PAY aims to ensure that 

disadvantaged young people could 

enjoy the same leisure activities as 

others their age. 

“It’s a worthwhile project. Young 

people who choose to participate 

in activities outside school are 

much more likely to do well at 

school, stay in education longer 

and have better self-esteem.” 

For more information please contact 

the Positive About You Team: 

Newporte House, Low Moor Road, 

Lincoln, LN6 3JY 

t. 01522 875477 

offered as close as possible to the 

young person’s home, or where 

appropriate, counselling can also be 

offered in school or another suitable 

location. 

To contact Relate and talk to a 

trained and qualified counsellor 

call: 

t. 01522 524922 


New Forum gives rural youth a voice 

In a large agricultural county 

like Lincolnshire, many issues 

can affect children and young 

people living in rural areas. 

Alison Roberts, of the Rural 

Detached Team, said these 

issues can include, “No 

transport, no shops, and nothing 

to do, and these can lead to 

problems such as drinking, 

smoking, low level crime and 

underage sex. 

“People tend to think these 

issues affect urban areas, but 

even in villages, there can be 

poverty and isolation.” 

Alison added, “Isolation can lead to 

mental health problems, loneliness, 

poor communication skills, and 

a risk of young people making 

inappropriate contacts online.” 

To address some of these issues, 

Alison is part of a team which has 

set up the Rural Youth Forum, 

consisting of 10 members aged 

11 to 20, representing a range of 

abilities and backgrounds. 


The forum will meet regularly so 

that members will get to know each 

other, and will develop policies on 

issues such as affordable housing, 

transport and employment. 

Members will be able to canvas 

the views of other children and 

young people living in rural locations 

throughout Lincolnshire, and will 

also be able to meet decision 

makers and discuss their concerns. 

They will also look at the different 

problems that urban and rural 

populations can face. 

Member of the Rural Youth 

Forum Emily Smyika, age 16 said, 

“It’s important to be involved in 

something that affects so many 

young people, it’s a subject that I 

can relate to – being a voice for 

rural young people will hopefully 

make change.” 

Genevieve Moore age 17 says that 

she joined the Rural Youth Forum 

because, “I hope to show that we’re 

willing to work for things. Young 

people get a lot of bad press and it’s 

quite annoying to be judged by the 

behaviour of some.” 

Alison hopes to establish an online 

rural network, based on one in 

Australia. It would be secure and 

password protected, so only people 

of a similar age would be able to 

access it. 

The Rural Youth Forum has a 

section on www.c4yp.co.uk 

the website for young people in 

Lincolnshire at http://www.c4yp. 

co.uk/section.asp?catid=21920 


contact Alison Roberts, Rural 

Detached Team – Children’s 

Services: 

t. 01673 866493 

or 07845 821394 

e. alison.roberts@lincolnshire. 

gov.uk

Healthy Schools 

team celebrates 

success 

The Healthy Schools Team 

– a partnership between 

Lincolnshire County Council 

and NHS Lincolnshire - has had 

many reasons to be cheerful 

lately, winning several top 

awards and being well on track 

to meet their target for all schools 

in Lincolnshire to achieve Healthy 

Schools status. 

The team’s ‘Growing Children, 

Growing Grub’ project won 

Commended in the Healthy Eating 

Category in the national Health 

for Kids Awards 2009, run in 

partnership with the British Heart 

Foundation. 

Janet Flett, Healthy Schools Team 

Manager said, “We started the 

project to join in with the Year of 

Food and Farming. Lincolnshire is 

a large rural community and we 

wanted children aged two to 16 to 

be able to get involved in growing 

their own fruit and vegetables.” 

“It didn’t matter if schools had an 

allotment, or pots and tubs, they 

could all take part.” 

The Healthy Schools Team joined 

up with the Co-op,which gave 

£100 worth of growing equipment 

to all schools that signed up. 

The winning school, Heckington 

St Andrews Church of England 

Primary School enjoyed a trip to 

Prince Charles’ Highgrove Farm last 

summer. (See photo above). 

The team was also delighted to win 

two awards in NHS Lincolnshire’s 

Celebrating Success Awards. Their 

Pyramid programme won the 

award for the Promotion of Equality 

and Diversity. 

Janet explained, “The programme is 

aimed at children and young people 

who have self-esteem problems. 

They don’t necessarily behave badly 

and are often overlooked in the 

classroom.” 

Trained volunteers work with 

selected children over 10 weeks 

and help them develop social and 

emotional confidence. 

Evaluation has shown that the 

programme is having positive 

results, with less bullying 

in schools, less friction in 

the playground, and better 

performance in the classroom as 

a whole. 

The team was also runner up in the 

Maximising Resources section for 

its work as county lead in training 

The winning school in the ‘Growing 

Children, Growing Grub’ project was 

Heckington St Andrews Church of England 

Primary School. 

teachers, school nurses and other 

professionals in Personal, Social and 

Health Education (PSHE). 

The Healthy Schools Team is also 

celebrating the fact that 99.1 % 

of all schools in Lincolnshire have 

signed up to achieve Healthy 

Schools Status, with 70.3% schools 

having achieved that status. Schools 

have to meet 41 criteria to achieve 

that status, requiring considerable 

commitment. 

Pupils from Ruskington Winchelsea Primary 

School enjoyed a trip to the ‘Ready Steady 

Cook’ studio. 

For more information, please 

contact Janet Flett, Healthy 

Schools Team Manager: 

t. 01522 550530 

e. janet.flett@lincolnshire.gov.uk 


Supporting Parents of Teenagers 

Courses help parents communicate with their teenagers 

Supporting Parents of Teenagers 

(SPOT) courses have been 

delivered throughout 

Lincolnshire, helping parents 

to communicate with their 

teenagers and improve their 

family life. 

Lincolnshire Educational Psychology 

Service first decided to bring the 

course to Lincolnshire having been 

impressed by positive feedback on 

the course from Hampshire County 

Council. 

Following facilitator training, Rosalyn 

Spencer, Parenting Coordinator 

for Lincolnshire Youth Offending 

Service, delivered her first SPOT 

course in Spalding in 2007. 

Not only did the parents who took 

part find the course informative 

and enjoyable, they found that 

putting their new parenting skills into 


practice improved the behaviour 

of their children, improved 

relationships and overall led to a 

better quality of family life. 

Rosalyn found that the course helps 

parents improve their understanding 

of teenage behaviour and develop 

skills to manage change. 

It also helps parents improve 

the way they communicate 

with their teenager and builds 

self-confidence. The course 

is designed to be fun and 

enjoyable. One parent described 

the course as “fun and funky”! 

Rhona Paterson, Senior Educational 

Psychologist, and Rosalyn were 

eager to work together to run a 

larger pilot project in Lincolnshire 

in the hope of getting the course 

accredited by the National Academy 

of Parenting Practitioners. A 

successful bid for funding through 

the Alcohol Strategic Management 

Board led to the course being 

extended from eight to 10 weeks to 

include two weeks relating to risks 

around alcohol and drugs. 

The parents are shown ways 

they can help their children resist 

negative influences in relation to 

drugs and alcohol, and how they 

can deal with peer pressure from 

their friends. 

Thanks to the funding, seven SPOT 

Courses have been delivered 

around the county. The courses are 

free for parents to attend and are 

open to any parents who feel they 

would benefit from the course. 

There are plans to run more SPOT 

courses. For more information contact 

Rosalyn Spencer: 

t. 07795 603683 

e. rosalyn.spencer@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Top marks for 

Lincolnshire schools 

Provisional figures released 

by Lincolnshire schools 

show that the overall pass 

rate for the national key 

GCSE indicator of 5+A*-C 

(including English and Maths) 

has increased to 57%. Once 

again Lincolnshire schools’ 

overall performance is likely 

to be well above the national 

average for maintained 

schools. 

Two schools, Caistor 

Yarborough School and 

Horncastle Queen Elizabeth’s 

Grammar School, achieved 

100% at 5+A*-C, including 

English and Maths. 

Many schools had significant 

improvements against national 

estimates for the 5+A*-C, 

including English and Maths, 

pass rate including Stickney 

William Lovell CofE School 

and Grantham St Hugh’s CofE 

Mathematics & Computing 

College who both achieved well 

above expectations. 

Lincolnshire had five out of 

11 maintained schools which 

moved above the National 

Challenge floor target of 30% 

5+A*-C, including English 

and Maths, since 2008. 

These were Alford John 

Spendluffe Technology College; 

Mablethorpe Tennyson High 

School; North Somercotes 

The Birkbeck School; Stamford 

Queen Eleanor Community 

School and Stickney William 

Lovell CofE School. 

The overall 5+ A*-C pass 

rate for GCSEs and equivalent 

examinations in Lincolnshire has 

increased by more than 5% this 

year to an outstanding figure of 

76%. Again, this is likely to be 

well above the national average 

for maintained schools. 

Four maintained schools and two 

academies gained 100% 5+ A* 

to C: Alford Queen Elizabeth’s 

Grammar School, Caistor 

Yarborough School, Grantham 

Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ 

School, Horncastle Queen 

Elizabeth’s Grammar School, 

Lincoln The Priory Witham 

Academy, Lincoln The Priory 

LSST Academy. 

Schools across the county 

also achieved excellent results 

in A-level and equivalent 

examinations. Although not 

all school results are in yet, 

provisional indications are that 

Lincolnshire scored an overall 

A-E grade pass rate of 97.8% 

for A-level qualifications, which 

is above the national average. 

Twenty one out of 35 schools 

with sixth form results have 

improved their performance 

since 2008. 

New starters 

and movers 

Each year, Lincolnshire County Council 

advise parents to return applications 

for admission to primary and 

secondary schools by the required 

dates. 

The deadline for applications for secondary 

schools was 23 October 2009. Application 

packs for primary schools were available 

from 28 September, with a deadline of 18 

December. 

Parents can collect the packs from their 

primary school of choice. Information for 

parents is available in a handbook called 

‘Going to School in Lincolnshire’ which 

is also available at www.lincolnshire.gov. 

uk/schooladmissions, along with an online 

service and other materials to help parents. 

Parents can also see the admission policy 

in the school brochure and on school 

websites. 

The independent ‘Choice Advice’ service 

is available to help any parent in need of 

further advice and information. 

The county council expects about 8,000 

secondary applications and 7,000 primary 

applications, which will be dealt with 

provided parents return them on time. 

Last year nine out of 10 children were 

given their first choice of school and 99% 

were given one of their three preferred 

schools. 

In March, when school places are offered 

to parents, help is still available from the 

county council via the reserve list and there 

is also an appeals process. 

For more information contact Chris 

Wrench, School Admissions Team on: 

t. 01522 782030 

e. schooladmissions@lincolnshire.gov.uk 


Music to their ears 

at v-celebration 

Young volunteers from across 

the county met at Woodland 

Waters, Ancaster to celebrate 

their first year of ‘v’ at an 

awards ceremony in July. 

Over 80 young people, their 

family, friends and Lincolnshire 

County Council employees 

were treated to a celebratory 

meal, with presentations, 

awards, quizzes and music from 

Boston band 93 degrees. 

One of the event organisers, 

Chris Bushby, said, “This is a 

celebration to recognise the 

achievements over the last 

year. We are presenting 50 

awards, which are awarded 

on the number of hours spent 

volunteering and the diversity 

of the voluntary activities 

undertaken.” 

A key partner, the Red Cross, 

works in communities with 

under 26s across the whole 

of Lincolnshire and North East 

Lincolnshire to provide basic first 

aid skills. 

The vinvolved team in 

Lincolnshire, led by Urban 

Challenge and involving 


and Lincolnshire Council for 


Voluntary Youth Services, is 

part of v’s £75 million National 

Youth Volunteering Programme, 

which aims to inspire 500,000 

young people aged 16 - 25 to 

get positively involved in their 

communities. 

For more information about ‘v’ 

or the vinvolved team please 

contact Chris Bushby, Youth 

Volunteer Advisor, Sleaford 

Connexions Centre, on: 

t. 01529 303707 

e. chris.bushby@lincolnshire. 

gov.uk 

Family info - online 

The Family Services Directory (FSD) is 

a new online resource which aims to 

support parents and carers, and those 

working with families in Lincolnshire to 

access information, advice and support. 

The FSD has been developed in 

consultation with parents, carers, 

practitioners and providers. It can help 

with advice and has an online childcare, 

Events and Activities diary. There are also 

dedicated areas for practitioners, partners 

and providers. 

The FSD also supports the national Parent 

Know How Directory (PKHD), developed 

by the DCSF. The PKHD aims to improve 

support for parents across England as local 

authorities and the DCSF work together 

to deliver high quality and easily accessible 

local and national information around 

childcare and family services. 

Debbie Barnes, Assistant Director of 

Children’s Services and Cllr Mrs Bradwell 

launched the FSD formally on 9 October 

in a day of activities at Welton Children’s 

Centre. Visit Lincolnshire Family Services 

Directory at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/fsd 


Bridie Fletcher Project Officer - Family 

Information Service on: 

t. 01522 553400 

m. 07825 531215 

e. bridie.fletcher@lincolnshire.gov.uk

A Step Closer To World Champion 

A youngster from Lincolnshire 

has taken a step closer to his 

dream of becoming a world 

champion snooker player after 

winning the U16 Clubs for 

Young People (CYP) Snooker 

Championship. 

Steven Hallworth, aged 13, from 

Skellingthorpe, won the U16 (CYP) 

UK Snooker Championship having 

beaten his Welsh competitor, Chris 

Edwards, 79-5 in the final frame. 

Steven progressed to the 

championship, having won the 

county tournament held in Boston, 

part of an annual calendar of events 

put on by Lincolnshire County 

Council’s Children’s Services Sports 

Development Team. Steven was 

joined by several other young 

people representing Lincolnshire 

Children’s Services. 

Steven said, “I started playing pool 

at the age of five and then snooker 

from the age of eight. 

Steven has been presented with 

a congratulatory certificate from 

Lincolnshire County Council at 

North Hykeham Youth Centre. 

Positive Futures in Lincolnshire 

Lincolnshire is hosting Positive 

Futures, a national sports and 

activities-based social inclusion 

programme for young people 

aged between 10 and 19. It is 

part of a series of community 

projects which aim to leave a 

legacy that others can continue. 

Positive Futures is funded by the 

Home Office Drugs Strategy 

Directorate and operates in 123 

projects in some of the most 

deprived areas across England and 

Wales. 

Positive Futures in Lincolnshire was 

established to deliver sport and 

activity programmes to eight to 24 

year olds across the county. It aims 

to tackle alcohol misuse and lower 

levels of anti-social behaviour (ASB) 

“I have wanted to win this 

tournament for quite a while 

so it felt amazing when I finally 

achieved it”. 

among young people. 

Alex Mulligan, Positive Futures 

Community Sports Worker, 

Lincoln, said, “The programme 

uses sport to engage young people 

and offer an alternative to alcohol 

and ASB. 

“A range of progressive sports 

and activities are offered to young 

people, which will benefit local 

communities by supporting the 

task of the neighbourhood policing 

teams and reducing fear of crime in 

that area.” 

Seven Positive Futures Community 

Sports Workers are based in 

Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and 

Sleaford. 

Dave Sampher, Sports 

Development Manager, 

For more information about Steven’s 

achievements please contact David 

Sampher, Sports Development 

Manager on: 

t. 01522 680034 

e. david.sampher@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Lincolnshire County Council, said: 

“Positive Futures in Lincolnshire has 

received a tremendous contribution 

from the communities agency 

and the crime and disorder group 

which has allowed this project to 

run locally.” 


contact: David Sampher on the 

details above. 


Support for Families in the 

Process of Separation 

‘Parents Apart but Working 

Together’ is a joint pilot project 

between Lincolnshire County 

Council and Relate Lincolnshire to 

support families in the process of 

separation. Funding resulted from 

a successful bid through the Child 

Poverty Pilots programme from the 

DCSF. 

Lincolnshire County Council chose 

to work with Relate as they have 

extensive experience of working 

with couples, families, mediation 

and counselling. 

Debbie Barnes, Assistant Director, 

Children Services, Lincolnshire 

County Council, said, 

“Lincolnshire County Council, in 

partnership with Relate Lincoln 

are delighted to have been 

selected as one of the pilot areas 

to deliver this innovative service. 

‘Parents Apart but Working 

Together’ will provide valuable 

support to separating and 

separated parents. 

“Securing this funding will 


enable us to deliver a seamless 

package of services to the 

families of Lincolnshire, ensuring 

much-needed support is 

available and accessible.” 

“This resource will make a 

considerable difference to 

families and positively impact on 

achieving better outcomes for 

both parents and children.” 

Glynise Coulson, Principal 

Practitioner – Parenting said, “Most 

practitioners working with families 

recognise the negative impact on 

families when they break down and 

parents are unable to maintain a 

positive relationship.” 

The project will offer a ‘One 

Stop Shop’ service for families 

and professionals across the 

statutory and voluntary sectors in 

Lincolnshire. It will offer families, 

children and parents support, 

advice, mediation and up to 10 

counselling sessions, and establish 

a model of ongoing support and 

intervention. 

parents apart but 

working together 

It will be open to both parents, 

and structured to be father 

friendly. There will also be access 

to information from the Citizens 

Advice Bureau, provided at 

designated Children’s Centres. 

Families’ progress will be followed at 

three month intervals after they’ve 

left the project, and offered the 

opportunity to re-engage if they feel 

it would be beneficial. 

The project will cover specific 

areas including Lincoln – Moorland, 

Glebe, Birchwood, Abbey and 

Castle wards; Gainsborough, 

Mablethorpe, Boston and Skegness. 


Glynise Coulson, Principal Practitioner 

– Parenting on: 

t. 01522 553400 

e. glynise.coulson@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

The project has a phoneline for 

parents on: 

t. 0845 6046206

Young people 

bring community 

garden back to life 

Young people from the 

Hartsholme estate in Lincoln 

have worked tirelessly with the 

help of Lincolnshire County 

Council and the police to restore 

a community garden to its 

former glory. 

The project was initiated by Sharon 

Rideout, Youth Development 

Worker, who encouraged local 

young people to get involved, as 

well as external agencies. 

Sharon said, “After the base work 

it was easier to start the garden 

Swim4Life 

A Government funded project 

offering children and young people 

the chance to swim for free has 

been given significant additional 

funding from NHS Lincolnshire. 

The additional funding will allow 

every district in Lincolnshire to offer 

free swimming for young people 

aged 16 and under and also for local 

residents aged 60 and over. 

To take advantage of this scheme 

young people need to register with 

one of the participating pools – the 

effectiveness of the scheme will be 

measured by how many children 

and young people register and how 

many times they swim. 

Councillor Mrs Sue Woolley, 

Lincolnshire County Council’s 

Executive Councillor for Health, 

Third Sector and Housing Strategy, 

said, “Swimming is a great way 

to keep active and stay healthy. 

This scheme will reduce the 

project with my Hartsholme group 

and I have been very lucky to have 

such a good relationship with the 

young people.” 

Work on the garden, which had 

been vandalised in recent years, 

started in March 2009, with the 

help of the Partnership Project 

– Ground Work Lincolnshire, 

an environmental development 

charity. The garden has since been 

transformed into an area that all 

members of the local community 

can enjoy. 

cost of swimming for the whole 

family allowing even more 

people to have fun.” 

“We want as many people in 

Lincolnshire to take up this offer 

so check out details at your local 

pool.” 

Lincolnshire County Council is 

working with the Lincolnshire Sports 

Partnership and Lincoln University 

to evaluate the project. 


contact the Lincolnshire Sports 

Partnership on: 

t. 01522 585580 

e. office@lincolnshiresports.co.uk 

Thanks to the determination of the 

young people involved, a £17,000 

grant was secured to help fund the 

work. 

An open event was held at the 

garden in July 2009 to celebrate the 

group’s achievement. 

For more information please contact: 

Sharon Rideout, Youth Development 

Worker, Lincolnshire County Council, 

on: 

t. 01522 875451 

e. sharon.rideout@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Participating pools include: 

Geoff Moulder Leisure Pool 

Complex, Boston 

Embassy Swimming Pool, 

Skegness 

Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, 

Woodhall Spa 

Louth Swimming Pool 

Horncastle Swimming Pool 

Yarborough Leisure Centre, 

Lincoln 

The Priory City Academy, Lincoln 

North Kesteven Centre, North 

Hykeham 

Sleaford Leisure Centre 

Castle Sports Complex, Spalding 

Grantham Meres Leisure Centre 

Bourne Leisure Centre 

Deepings Leisure Centre 

Stamford Leisure Centre 

West Lindsey Leisure Centre, 

Gainsborough 


Family Learning celebrates 10 years! 

Family Learning programmes were 

first introduced in three schools 

in Lincoln, Skegness and South 

Holland in 1999, working with 

parents and carers of 24 families. 

Since then, Family Learning in 

Lincolnshire has been so successful 

that in 2008/09, over 170 

programmes were delivered in 

schools, libraries and Children’s 

Centres, involving over 800 parents 

and carers. 

Family Learning provides 

opportunities for families including 

children, parents, carers, 

grandparents to learn together 

in order to raise skills across 

generations. 

The programmes enable families 

to learn in a relaxed and fun 

atmosphere, and pick up ideas 

to reinforce learning at home. 

Courses can often be the first step 

towards further adult learning and 

training opportunities, or gaining a 

job. 

A parent who has taken part 

said, “I enjoyed the course and 

would like to do more courses 

in the future. This has helped 

my with my confidence and I 

now enjoy time alone as well as 

being a wife and mother. Thank 

you.” 


“Children whose parents support 

their learning and take a keen 

interest in their education do 

better at school and in later life” 

(DfES, 2004 Delivering Skills for 

Life) 

“Family Learning can have wide 

cost benefits: impact on health, 

family relations, lifelong learning 

and active citizenship” (Family 

Learning, Agenda for Action, 

Campaign for Learning, 2004) 

The programmes help adults to gain 

the confidence to provide vital help 

for their children, and also help to 

promote good relationships within 

families. 

Another parent said, “I liked 

working with Sam and he 

really enjoyed it. He loved the 

crafts and I enjoyed being with 

him more. I think it has made 

a difference to his learning 

because it’s more one on one 

and he needed that extra help. 

I felt I made a difference to his 

early year’s learning.” 

Family Learning in 

Lincolnshire, 2009/10 

Family Learning, in partnership with 

schools, libraries and Children’s 

Centres selected will be delivering 

a wide variety of activity-based 

programmes to provide parents 

with skills to support their children, 

support national initiatives and 

meet the five Every Child Matters 

outcomes. 

Programmes will include Family 

Literacy, Family Numeracy, Keeping 

up with the Children Literacy, 

Numeracy, ICT, Learning through 

Play, Play and Language, Healthy 

Living, Family Finance, Family Arts 

and Crafts, Family Make do and 

Mend. 

For more information on working 

in partnership with Family Learning 

contact Thea Croxall, Direct Delivery 

Manager - Family Learning on: 

e. Thea.croxall@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

m. 07789 982248

Max Respect 

A county council initiative is 

promoting safe travel for children 

travelling to and from school on 

public transport. 

A Max Respect officer now visits 

schools, advising pupils on how 

to behave and stay safe on school 

transport. The Transport Services 

Group is involved in running 

competitions to promote safety 

on school transport, teaching bus 

and taxi drivers pupil management 

techniques and ensuring they are 

aware of how to report incidents 

that may occur on school transport. 

The group also works with the 

police and other organisations to 

tackle anti-social behaviour on 

buses. 

Their most recent competition 

asked children to design a poster 

promoting Max Respect. Over 740 

entries were received from primary 

and secondary schools across the 

county. 

In recent years, the initiative 

has achieved great success in 

reducing problems with behaviour 

on taxis and buses and has 

received widespread acclaim for 

its contribution to child safety in 

Lincolnshire. 

The Max Respect vision is that in the 

near future we can achieve a school 

transport service that is enjoyed and 

respected by the children who use 

it, and operated safely by the people 

who run it. 

For more information about Max 

Respect please contact: 

Teri Marshall, Principal Transport 

Officer, on: 

t. 01522 553440 

e. teri.marshall@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Lincolnshire’s Birth to Five 

Service has been recognised 

for its outstanding work by 

scooping the Nursery World 

national award for Local 

Authority Early Years Team of the 

Year. 

Lincolnshire was selected from a 

final list of six local authorities to 

celebrate the best in the early years 

sector and childcare services. 

The Birth to Five Service launched 

its own website in September for 

practitioners working in early years 

settings in Lincolnshire. 

It has also focused on the important 

issue of smooth transition and has 

developed local authority guidance 

for all teachers to ensure continuity 

for children going from Reception 

to Year One. 

Teachers in the county can take 

advantage of a comprehensive 

resource package based on the 

outcomes of a number of pilot 

projects run by the Birth to Five 

Service. This includes a puppet 

called Louis, which is used to 

Members of the Birth to Five Service Team 

enjoying a night out to collect their Nursery 

World Award. 

Early Years Team 

wins national 

award 

support children’s social and 

emotional development during 

transitions. (See photo above). 

Councillor Mrs Patricia Bradwell, 

Executive Councillor for Children’s 

Services, said, 

“We are very proud to be 

acknowledged by Nursery 

World as one of the best local 

authority Early Years teams 

and this reflects the first class 

provision for young children. 

The award is testament to 

the great team of people who 

work incredibly hard to support 

early years providers and the 

children in their care, across 

Lincolnshire.” 


contact Stephanie Douglas, Head 

of Service, Birth to Five on: 

t. 01522 587584 

e. steph.douglas@cfbt.com 

or visit: 

www.birthtofive.org.uk 


Support for children of 

the Chernobyl disaster 

North Hykeham Youth 

Centre offered their support 

to children affected by the 

Chernobyl disaster by 

inviting them to experience 

life in the UK. 

Members of the youth centre 

welcomed the children, 

supported by the Chernobyl 

Children’s Life Line, to join them 

in an evening of fun and activities 

- this included putting on a dance 

performance, involving them 

in a football tournament and 

challenging them to a dance dual 

on the play station dance mat. 

Chernobyl Children Life Line 

has brought child victims of the 

Chernobyl disaster to the UK for 

recuperative one month breaks 

since 1992. A total of 46,000 

young people have benefited 

from this project. 

Susan Kenyon from the 

Chernobyl Children Life Line 

(CCLL) has been running the 

charity for 16 years and has 

been bringing children over 

from Ukraine for five years. 

The children spend a month in 

England with families in Lincoln. 


Susan said, “We get a 

tremendous amount of 

support from the community 

whose fundraising helps to 

pay for the children’s air fares. 

“While they are here the 

children visit the dentist 

and the opticians for health 

checks and they have the 

opportunity to enjoy a visit 

to Butlins for a short break as 

well as visiting farms and local 

attractions.” 

North Hykeham Youth Centre 

hopes to carry out more fundraising 

to support the project. 

For more information or to 

get involved with the work 

of Chernobyl Children’s Life 

Line please contact Katrina 

Thurlow, Youth Development 

Worker, North Hykeham 

Youth Centre, on: 

t. 01522 680034 

e. katrina.thurlow@ 

lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Young Person’s 

Drink Debate 

and DVD launch 

Young people in Lincolnshire had their 

say on the positive and negative effects of 

drinking alcohol at a Young Person’s Alcohol 

Debate Conference on 26th October. 

The conference is part of the ‘Drink 

Debate’ which will be launched across the 

county to allow members of the public and 

partners to have their say on Lincolnshire’s 

relationship with alcohol. 

Over 100 young people were invited to 

the conference, held at the Belton Woods 

Hotel. 

Chris Avis, Alcohol Reduction Coordinator, 

said, “With a growing number of young 

people suffering from liver disease due to 

the effects of alcohol misuse and nearly 

three-quarters of young people feeling 

that alcohol makes them feel more 

outgoing and relaxed, we thought it was 

important to find out what young people in 

Lincolnshire think.” 

Alcohol can be associated with celebrations 

and good times. However alcohol misuse 

is increasingly being linked to drunken 

violence and becoming more responsible 

for pressures on many local services 

including hospital departments. 

During the conference, a new interactive 

DVD and resource pack was also 

showcased. The DVD, called “One Friday 

Night,” deals with the issues surrounding 

young people and alcohol misuse and 

will be available in October, free, for all 

agencies who work with young people in 


For more information about the young 

person’s drink debate or the new alcohol 

harm DVD in Lincolnshire please contact 

Chris Avis, Alcohol Reduction Coordinator: 

t. 01522 554508 

e. chris.avis@lincolnshire.gov.uk

New minibuses for 14-19 

local partnerships 

Seven local partnerships in 

Lincolnshire are to receive 

minibuses to transport pupils 

aged 14 to 19 with learning 

difficulties to specialist 

facilities across the county. 

The seven partnerships cover 

large geographical areas where 

learners have significant distances 

to travel between centres. 

Gareth Maddison, 14 - 19 

Transport Co-ordinator, said: 

“We have purchased minibuses 

to be able to move learners 

across local partnerships to 

access specialist facilities. “ 

“We recognise that one solution 

will not be appropriate across 

all areas of the county, therefore 

several trials are underway in 

order to determine the most 

effective solutions.” 

Strategies considered include: 

• Enabling students to form a 

consortium which will 

determine the use of 

vehicles to access their 

curriculum activities 

• Enhanced Call Connect 

facilities and consideration of 

a School Connect facility 

• Engaging with local industry 

where employers could 

provide a driver/contribution. 

In return this would enable 

them to use the vehicle 

for their workers’ 

journeys 

• Links with adult social care 

requirements 

• Transport Services Group 

organise and let schools/ 

colleges bid for the journeys 

to be undertaken. 

Gareth added, “The major 

impact we expect will be 

in relation to reducing 

travel time for learners 

and increasing participation 

and attainment. It will also 

increase the flexibility of 

transport arrangements.” 


contact Gareth Maddison, 14 - 

19 Transport Co-ordinator on: 

t. 01522 553156 

e. gareth.maddison@ 

lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Big Toddle, 

Big Fun! 

If you work with children under five, then 

the Barnardo’s Big Toddle 2010 is for you! 

Whether you are a nursery, an early years 

group or a childminder, you can join in the Big 

Toddle - a small sponsored walk for children 

under five. 

Last year almost 500,000 toddlers and more 

than 10,000 groups registered to take part. 

All the money raised by Big Toddlers goes to 

locally-based Barnardo’s projects for children 

under five throughout the UK. It’s all about 

children helping children. The children’s charity 

works with vulnerable and disadvantaged 

children and their families and supports children 

affected by poverty, homelessness, disability, 

bereavement and abuse. 

All nurseries and other early years groups that 

take part can benefit as they can keep 25% 

of the money raised to help buy materials 

and books, or perhaps to subsidise a trip. 

The event also helps children achieve core 

curriculum goals. 

Barnado’s is once more looking for groups and 

individuals to take part with their toddlers for 

2010. To add to the fun, this year has a pirate’s 

theme! You can organise your own ‘toddle’ or 

take part in an organised event. Most toddles 

will take place in June or July, but you can 

organise your walk whenever suits you. 

How to find out more, or register online 

visit www.bigtoddle.co.uk 

t. 0845 270 9900 


Pass It On . . . We’ve moved! Meet 4all! 

The Lincolnshire Tackling Teenage 

Pregnancy Team has moved! 

Contact us on our new numbers if 

you want help to improve sex and 

relationships education, improve 

sexual health services for young 

people, support teenage parents 

or support our information and 

communications work. 

Jenny Milne, Secretary 

t. 01522 55 55 23 

Jan Lowis, Project Manager 

t. 01522 55 55 20 

Marie Jarrett, Health Manager 

t. 01522 55 55 29 

Carol Goodyear, 

Project Support Manager 

t. 01522 55 55 19 

Or fax 01522 68 96 29 

Contacts 

Action for Children 

www.actionforchildren.org.uk 

t. 01522 546516 

Aimhigher 

www.aimhigher-lr.co.uk 

t. 01522 583748 

Better Caring 

www.bettercaring.com 

Birth to Five Service 

www.birthtofive.org.uk 

t. 01522 587570 

Book Start 

www.bookstart.co.uk 

Childcare Link 

www.childcarelink.gov.uk 

Children’s Centres 

www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/childrenscentres 

t. 0800 1951635 

Children’s Links 

www.childrenslinks.org.uk 

t. 0845 3730645 

City of Lincoln Council 

t. 01522 881188 

Connexions 

www.c4yp.co.uk 

Connexions Learning Line 

t. 0800 163026 

Customer Service Centre, 

Childrens Team 

t. 01522 782111 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) 

Out of hours Emergency Duty Team - for social 

work emergencies only 5pm - 8.45am 

t. 01522 782333 


Our email addresses haven’t changed 

and follow the usual lincolnshire.gov. 

uk format. 

To write to us, please send it via the 

Lincolnshire County Council courier or 

in the post to: 

Lincolnshire Tackling Teenage 

Pregnancy Team 

West Area Youth Office 

76 Hemswell Avenue 

Hartsholme Estate 

LINCOLN 

LN6 0AZ 

However, the NHS Courier doesn’t 

reach us anymore. 

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Department for Children, Schools and 

Families (DCSF) 

www.dcsf.gov.uk 

Department of health 

www.dh.gov.uk 

Every Child Matters (national) 

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk 

Extended Provision 

Has moved from 13 to 15 The Avenue, 

Lincoln LN1 1PA 

t. 01522 553400 

Family Information Service 

www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/fis 

t. 0800 1951635 

Family Service Directory 

www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/fsd 

Grantham Women’s Centre 

t. 01476 561131 

Home-Start 

www.home-start.org.uk 

t. 01522 569997 

JobCentre Plus 

www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk 

Learing and Skills Council 

www.lsc.gvo.uk/regions/EastMidlands 

t. 0845 0194178 

Lincoln Woman’s Aid and Lincoln Refuge 

www.lincolnwomensaid.org.uk 

t. 01522 510041 

Lincolnshire Women’s Centre 

t. 01522 576761 

Lincolnshire Citizens Advice 

www.lincolncab.org.uk 

t. 08444 994199 

The Children Act Register is 

now called 4all, and is still a 

voluntary register of children 

and young people aged 

up to 19, with disabilities 

or additional needs in 


Address is 4all, FREEPOST, 


Customer Service Centre, PO 

Box 841, Lincoln LN5 7JN. 

Freephone: 0800195 1635 

Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm. 

The Freephone number is for 

the Family Information Service, 

who takes the initial call on 

behalf of the 4all Coordinator. 

Email is still CARegister@ 

lincolnshire.gov.uk. 

Lincolnshire County Childminding 

Association 

t. 01775 766171 

Lincolnshire NHS Childcare Team 

t. 01522 546546 

Learing Partnership NHS Trust 

www.lpt.nhs.uk 

Lincolnshire Teaching Primary Care Trust 

www.lpct.nhs.uk 

t. 01522 513355 

National Childminding Association 

www.ncma.org.uk 

t. 01522 868868 

East Midland region t. 08442 252271 

National Health Service 

www.nhs.uk 

Ofsted 

www.ofsted.gov.uk 

Parent Partnership Services 

t. 01522 553351 

Parentline Plus 

www.parentlineplus.org.uk 

t. 0808 800 2222 

Pre-School Learning Alliance 

www.pre-school.org.uk 

t. 0207 76975200 

Samaritans 

www.samaritans.org 

t. 08457 909090 

Sure Start 

www.surestart.gov.uk 

Youth Advice Service Rainer Lincolnshire 

www.raineronline.org 

t. 01522 529014

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