Articles on Family Information Service (174)

  1. Exclusion

    Our schools work with parents to provide support and advice around behavioural challenges and attendance issues which can lead to sanctions including exclusion from school. Find out more about exclusion.
  2. Families First

    Families First works with a variety of families where there is a child or young person with emotional, social and or behavioural difficulties. Some needs might include: School attendance, children at risk of exclusion or those who have already been excluded from school, including NEET…
  3. Family Navigators

    Family Navigators help families find and access support in Newham. What do we do? Empower: Navigate and sign post families to services, offers and opportunities with in Newham. We also provide practical advice and guidance where possible. Engage: We connect you to the right support you need,…
  4. Family Nurse Partnership

    Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a licensed intensive home visiting programme with more than 35 years of evidence base. The FNP programme is for first-time young mothers who are 24 or under at their last menstrual period (LMP) and their families. We start working with…
  5. Feeding your baby

    Welcome to Newham Baby Feeding We are here to support you with feeding your baby, offering skilled, parent centred support from pregnancy through to starting school.    For the first six months of their life, breastmilk provides everything your baby needs. If baby can’t be exclusively breastfed, first stage…
  6. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

    A crime against women Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crime in this country. It is also a crime to take a British national or permanent resident abroad for FGM or to help someone trying to do this. Girls may be taken to their countries…
  7. Fever

    Fever is a part of the body’s natural response A child with a significant fever will have a body temperature above 38°C. Your child may also feel tired, look pale, have a poor appetite, be irritable, have a headache or other aches and pains and feel…
  8. Flat head syndrome

    Sleep on his back and let him play on his tummy Flat head syndrome can occur in the womb or can be caused by a baby sleeping, resting and playing in one position. Many babies develop a flattened head when they are a few months…

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