How to Test Your Child for COVID-19 by the Department of Health and Social Care
With at-home testing becoming an essential part of children’s return to school, the Department of Health and Social Care has created a video guide to help parents perform COVID-19 tests on their children.
See, Hear, Respond Support Hub
For Birmingham locals, GBNFC are delighted to announce that they have been working in partnership with Barnardo’s and have been contracted to deliver this new service. Their role is to listen carefully and work out the best way to help you and your needs.
Coronavirus Wellbeing Activities for Schools
In light of the evolving situation around Coronavirus (COVID-19), some teachers may be looking for activities to boost pupils’ wellbeing. These PDF downloads can be helpful for all pupils, but particularly those who are finding changes unsettling.
Advice for Key Worker Parents – Helping Your Child Adapt
As children of key workers are often especially sensitive to the fears surrounding COVID-19, this guide is a downloadable aid to explain their situation and address their worries.
While We Can't Hug Video
Hedgehog and Tortoise want to give each other a great big hug, but they're not allowed to touch. Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar partnered to write this story and video, aimed to comfort children and educate them while needing to socially distance.
Lucy’s in Lockdown Video & E-Book
Written and narrated in a CBeebies style, this is a children’s cartoon whose main character is a little girl learning about why she is in lockdown at home with her family.
When Your Parent Is a Key Worker – Advice for Children and Young People
Designed to recognise the unique concerns children of key workers have, this PDF download is a booklet to help them understand the role their parent is playing in the crisis
Taking Your Child for a COVID-19 Test (NHS)
A cartoon for children, this video was produced by the NHS to explain what happens at a COVID-19 test site.
My Hero is You, a Storybook for Children on COVID-19
Available in a huge array of languages, including English Braille, this downloadable story is to help clarify and inform children’s understanding of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: A Book for Children About COVID-19
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler has helped create a free information book alongside Professor Graham Medley, Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Coronavirus Fact Sheet for Children
A downloadable fact sheet created for children, this PDF gives children accessible information on Coronavirus.
Information About the Vaccine Rollout in the Five South Asian Languages
In a series of videos by the BBC, British Asian doctors explain the importance of vaccines for fighting coronavirus in five South Asian languages: Sylheti, Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Coronavirus Vaccine Q&A in Five South Asian Languages
The BBC's Asian Network asked listeners to send in their questions about the vaccine to have them answered by experts. The series is in Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, and Urdu.
Helping Under-Fives Through the Coronavirus
If you are an early years worker, a parent, or a carer, this guide includes 10 ways we can make a difference to the wellbeing of children and their families at this difficult time.
Top Tips for Parents and Carers Guide by Anna Freud
This PDF provides some simple advice and guidance to parents and carers to help families work together and support one another during the coronavirus outbreak.
Birmingham Children’s Partnership COVID-19 Resources
Birmingham Children’s Partnership is offering COVID-19 support for practitioners working with vulnerable families across the city; their resources page covers valuable areas practitioners may need support for.
Dave the Dog is Worried About Coronavirus - Books & BSL Video
In this story, Dave the Dog is worrying about Coronavirus; he doesn't understand what it means, and what might happen. Nurse Dotty explains what Coronavirus is, and what Dave can do to make sure he is safe.
Boloh - Black and Asian Family COVID-19 Helpline
Barnardo's recently launched 'Boloh' – the UK’s first helpline and webchat supporting vulnerable black, Asian and minority ethnic children and families impacted by COVID-19.
Home Learning Resources
Find our library of links to resources that help children learn from home, suitable for Early Years children who are required to self-isolate.
Coronavirus: Top 5 Handwashing Songs for Children
As helping children remember to wash their hands (and wash their hands for long enough!) can be challenging, this article features five catchy songs to help children learn.