Who is it for?
The group is for families and children who may benefit from extra support to build positive relationships with each other and help them become more settled both at home and at school. The group works with a small number of families. Each week children come to the group with a parent or other significant adult in the family. Many parents have found they share similar problems or worries at home and have found the group helpful in sorting them out together in a supportive group environment.

What is the aim?
The aim is for a small number of families to come together to help explore and build a positive relationship with their child, share similar struggles or concerns in a support environment and help families and children build a confident approach to school and life.

What happens in the Family Group?
The group runs every Monday morning from 9.30 am to 11.30 am for approximately 10 weeks. The same group of participants attend each week. Each week children come to the group with a parent or significant other. The group will begin with a check-in and sharing goals and will include general themes and art-making to help guide the discussion. There is no pressure to create something or be good at art to benefit from the group. Parents and children who have been involved in previous Family Groups over the years have said they have found it very helpful to talk to others, to realise that other people have similar difficulties, and to give and receive advice.

The children as well as I were looking forward to the meetings. We felt like an enlarged family.

How do I join?

Please contact us tel. 020 8428 2482 or email adminoffice@shaftesbury.harrow.sch.uk