Take Part, High Peak, New Mills (2026)

06/09/2026

Tomorrow is the first day back. ❤️

For some children, the hardest part of the morning isn’t the classroom.
It’s the goodbye.

When emotions are already high, lots of last-minute questions, repeated reassurance or a long goodbye can sometimes make things feel even bigger.
A calmer start can help.

Try to keep the morning as predictable as possible:
❤️ Keep routines simple
❤️ Use the same reassuring words
❤️ Avoid too many last-minute questions
❤️ Remind them of the agreed plan
❤️ Keep goodbye warm, calm and clear
❤️ Take it one step at a time

You don’t need to convince your child that everything will be fine.
Sometimes what they need most is to know:
“You’re safe. The adults know the plan. I’ll see you later.”

If you’re worried about how tomorrow will go, focus on the next small step rather than the whole day.

And if returning to school is already feeling overwhelming for your child or family, our Family Support service can help.

📩 [email protected]

Connection and consistency matter. A calm goodbye can support a calmer start. ❤️

05/09/2026

We’re very proud to celebrate Louise Coker, CEO of Take Part Wellbeing CIC, on completing her Level 7 Senior Leadership Programme Apprenticeship with the National College of Education. 🎓❤️🖤

The programme has strengthened Louise’s skills across strategy, people, systems, culture and organisational improvement, all of which directly support the continued development of Take Part.

For us, this means stronger leadership, more confident decision-making and an even greater focus on creating meaningful, sustainable impact for children, young people and families within the High Peak.

Level 7 is Master’s-level learning, and Louise’s next step is to build on this further through Master’s progression.

Same passion. Bigger impact.

04/09/2026

We’re heading into the final weekend before the return to school. ❤️

For some families, Monday will feel exciting.
For others, the worry may already be building.
And when a child is struggling with school, it can sometimes feel as though everybody is working incredibly hard, but separately.
Parents trying to get through the morning.
School trying to support attendance.
The child trying to cope.
That’s why connection between the adults matters so much.

Children benefit when there is:
❤️ One trusted point of contact
❤️ Consistent messages between home and school
❤️ A calm, agreed morning plan
❤️ Shared understanding of what helps
❤️ Regular communication without blame
❤️ A willingness to review the plan when something isn’t working

And sometimes Family Support can be the bridge that keeps those pieces connected.

At Take Part Wellbeing CIC, we can work alongside families and schools to understand barriers, strengthen communication and help create practical plans centred around the individual child.

If you’re going into this weekend already worried about Monday, you do not have to wait for things to reach crisis point before asking for help.

📩 [email protected]
Home + school + family support.

Connected adults can create calmer transitions. ❤️

02/09/2026

There are only a few days to go.

And if your child is worried about returning to school, the whole morning can start to feel enormous before it has even happened.
So make it smaller. ❤️

Rather than expecting a child to manage “going back to school”, agree the next few steps.

A simple shared plan might answer:
❤️ Who will meet me?
❤️ Where do I go?
❤️ What happens first?
❤️ What can I do if I feel worried?
❤️ Who will update home?
❤️ What does success look like today?

And that last question matters.
Because success doesn’t always have to mean:
“They completed a completely normal school day.”

For one child, success might be walking through the gate.
For another, meeting their trusted adult.
For another, staying for one lesson.
Small steps are still progress.

If your child needs additional support, try to agree the plan with school before Monday morning, so everybody knows what they are doing and the child isn’t having to negotiate it while already anxious.

If you need support bringing home and school together or working out what a realistic plan could look like, get in touch with our Family Support service.

📩 [email protected]

When adults have a plan, children don’t have to carry all the uncertainty. ❤️

31/08/2026

Sometimes families and schools are seeing two very different versions of the same child.

School might say:
“They seem fine once they’re here.”

While at home, parents may be seeing:
Exhaustion.
Tears.
Meltdowns.
Sleeplessness.
Physical complaints.
Repeated reassurance-seeking.
Or a child saying they simply cannot go back.

Neither side is necessarily wrong.
They may just be seeing different parts of the picture.
That’s where Family Support can help. ❤️

Our role isn’t to take sides.
It’s to help everybody understand:
❤️ What the child is communicating
❤️ What might be creating barriers to attendance
❤️ What helps the child feel safe and regulated
❤️ What home is seeing
❤️ What school is seeing
❤️ What small, realistic changes could help

Sometimes families need someone who can bridge the gap between home and school and keep the child at the centre of the conversation.

If you’re approaching September feeling as though you’re already fighting an uphill battle, you don’t have to wait until attendance has broken down before asking for support.

📩 [email protected]
Tell us a little about what’s happening and we can talk about how Take Part Wellbeing CIC’s Family Support service may be able to help.

Shared understanding can make school feel safer. ❤️

29/08/2026

As September gets closer, you might already know there are things your child is worried about. ❤️

Maybe mornings are becoming harder.
Maybe they keep asking the same questions.
Maybe they’re worried about a teacher, lunchtime, friendships, noise, uniform or simply not knowing what the first day will look like.
You don’t have to carry all of that on your own.

One of the most helpful things we can do before children return is make sure home and school are sharing what they know.

That might mean telling school:
❤️ What your child is worried about
❤️ What helps when they become overwhelmed
❤️ Who they feel safest with
❤️ What mornings are currently looking like at home
❤️ What has worked, and what hasn’t in the past
❤️ What your child needs adults to understand about them

And it means schools being able to tell families:
❤️ Who will meet the child
❤️ Where they should go
❤️ What support will be available
❤️ What the plan is if things become difficult

It doesn’t need to be a huge meeting or complicated document.
Sometimes one conversation and one shared plan can make a significant difference.

If you are already worried about your child’s return, consider contacting school next week rather than waiting to see what happens on the first morning.

And if you need somebody to help bridge that conversation, our Family Support service can work alongside both families and schools.
📩 [email protected]

Transition works best when the adults around the child work together. ❤️

28/08/2026

🌟 YOUNG PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE 🌟

Level 2 Youth Work isn’t only about gaining a qualification, it’s about learning how to build trust, create safe spaces and help children feel seen, heard and included.

At The Coach House, this learning happens in a real, supportive environment. Through play, creative activities and everyday conversations, our young people develop practical skills in communication, safeguarding, inclusion, emotional connection and co-regulation.

They learn by doing: noticing when a child needs encouragement, adapting an activity, listening without judgement and helping everyone feel that they belong.

That’s why this approach works. The setting is relaxed, but the youth work is purposeful. Confidence grows, relationships deepen and young people discover the difference they can make not just for children, but for families, schools and the wider community too.

A huge thank you to Derbyshire County Council Public Health and High Peak CVS for funding and supporting this work. Your investment is helping young people develop valuable skills while creating stronger, more inclusive communities.

Play creates the space. Relationships create the change. ❤️

27/08/2026

When a child says “I don’t want to go to school”, the words can sound simple.
But the reason behind them often isn’t. ❤️

Sometimes it means:
❤️ “The classroom is too noisy.”
❤️ “I don’t know who I’ll sit with.”
❤️ “I’m frightened I’ll get something wrong.”
❤️ “My uniform feels uncomfortable.”
❤️ “I don’t know who will help me if I struggle.”
❤️ “Lunchtime feels overwhelming.”

For some children, “I don’t want to go” can really mean “I don’t know how to cope with this.”
That’s why behaviour needs curiosity, not judgement.

Instead of only asking:
“How are we going to get you into school?”
we may need to ask:
“What is making school feel difficult?”
Because once we understand the barrier, we can begin to change the experience.
That might mean a quieter arrival, a trusted adult, support at lunchtime, adjustments to uniform, a safe space, a clearer morning plan or simply knowing exactly what will happen next.

With the return to school approaching, now is the time to notice those worries and start the conversation.

If your child is already showing signs that returning to school is going to be difficult, our Family Support service can help families and schools understand what is happening and work together on practical support.

📩 [email protected]

Behaviour is communication. Let’s listen to what it is telling us. ❤️🖤❤️🖤

25/08/2026

Back to school is getting closer ❤️

For lots of children, it isn’t always school itself that feels frightening.
It’s the not knowing.

- Who will meet me?
- Where do I go?
- What happens first?
- What if I feel worried?
- What will break time be like?
- How will I know when it’s home time?

When a child is already anxious, those unanswered questions can feel huge.
That’s why predictability matters.

Over the next couple of weeks, small bits of preparation can help:
❤️ Talk through the school morning step by step.
❤️ Find out who will meet your child when they arrive.
❤️ Make sure they know where they need to go.
❤️ Agree what they can do if they begin to feel overwhelmed.
❤️ Talk about break and lunchtime, not just lessons.
❤️ Be clear about who will collect them and when they are coming home.
❤️ Use photos, visual timetables or a simple written plan if that helps.

You don’t need to prepare your child for every possible thing that might happen.
Sometimes they just need enough information to feel:
“I know what’s going to happen next, and I know who will help me if I’m worried.”

If your child is already feeling anxious about returning to school, now is a good time to start talking to school and putting those small supports in place.

And if you need some help working out what those supports could look like, our Family Support service can work alongside families and schools.
📩 [email protected]

Predictability doesn’t remove every worry, but it can make school feel much safer. ❤️

22/08/2026

Back to school is getting closer… ❤️

Monday 7 September (or sooner) might be circled on the calendar, but transition doesn’t begin that morning. It’s already happening.

For some children, the new shoes, new uniform and fresh pencil case bring excitement. For others, even thinking about September can bring worry, tummy aches, tears, sleepless nights or lots of questions.

And sometimes that anxiety doesn’t look like anxiety at all. It can look like anger, refusal, silliness, arguments, needing to know every tiny detail, or suddenly struggling with things they usually manage.

Over the next couple of weeks, we can help by keeping things gentle, predictable and pressure-free.

❤️ Talk about school little and often, without making it the only topic.
❤️ Start easing back towards school-time routines.
❤️ Practise the journey or walk past the school.
❤️ Let them try uniform and shoes before the first morning.
❤️ Remind them who their safe adults are.
❤️ Validate worries rather than rushing to reassure them away.
❤️ Make space for excitement and nerves at the same time.

Most importantly, remember:
A successful transition isn’t a child walking through the door without showing emotion.

It’s a child knowing that the adults around them will listen, notice, adapt and help them feel safe enough to take the next step.

At Take Part Wellbeing CIC, we support children, families and schools when returning to school feels more complicated, including children experiencing anxiety, SEMH needs, neurodivergence and emotionally based school avoidance.
If your child is already worrying about September, please don’t wait until the first week back to ask for help.

📩 Get in touch now:
[email protected]

We’re happy to talk through what’s happening and how we may be able to support your child, your family or your school through the transition back.

Back to school, gently. Because transition isn’t one day, it’s a process. ❤️

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