Kestrel Family Nest is a welcoming space for parents and carers to come together, build connections, and strengthen the partnership between home and school. Through regular KFN meetings led by our Family Liaison Officer (FLO), Sharon, families have the opportunity to connect with one another, share experiences, and access support in a friendly and supportive environment.
At Kestrel House, we recognise that home plays a vital role in every young person’s learning journey. By working closely with parents and carers, we aim to provide joined-up support that helps our young people thrive both in school and at home.
Our Family Nest sessions will explore a range of topics designed to support families, encourage open communication, and strengthen our school community. We warmly encourage as many parents and carers as possible to attend. We love welcoming our families onsite and value every opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow together as a community.
Dates for Summer Term 2 meeting: Wednesday 10th July at 10:00am.
End of year celebration of Learners success and parent sharing for summer tips, trips and respite
Our Kestrel House School Family Liaison, Sharon Manikham, has been working on engaging with families and doing joined up work with the families and school.
We have completed home visits with individual families and liaised with their local councils and social workers in order to get the families the support that they need.
- Thrive approach.
- Collaboration with the Well-Being Team to deliver PECs, Makaton and Thrive to all families.
- Fundraising events throughout the year.
- Referrals to CAMHS, Social Services and Housing Services.
- Families have been supported through home visits, phone calls and meetings in school.
- We have also explored options within the community in order to source resources for the children at school e.g. bikes, scooters and toys.
We have been working with our Speech and Language Therapist and we held a Kestrel Family Nest PECs event where families learnt how to use the communication system that the children use at Kestrel House School. We sent PECs visuals home for each family to enable communication with their child.
Attendance champion – Dan Norris
Meet Dan — our School Attendance Champion.
Dan plays a key role in helping every student get the most out of their education by promoting strong attendance across the school. He works closely with students, families, and staff to make sure everyone understands the importance of being in school and ready to learn.
Friendly and approachable, Dan is always there to offer support when attendance becomes a challenge. Whether it’s checking in with students, celebrating improvements, or helping remove barriers to coming into school, he’s committed to making a positive difference.
For Dan, every day in school counts — and he’s here to help every student succeed.