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The six guides that TSA produced are listed here. Please visit the TSA publications catalogue on the main site for more information.
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GOING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
by Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd, TSA 2006, TSA Guide Series
A new guide 12-page guide for parents with children in the transition stage between primary and secondary school. It covers: moving to secondary school; helping your child prepare; new words and phrases; managing homework; children's and parents' views and experiences; dealing with bullying; books and materials for children and parents.
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TALKING ABOUT ALCOHOL
by Louise Cox, Nigel Sherriff, Lester Coleman and Debi Roker, TSA 2006, TSA Guide Series
Funded by the Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC)
This 16 page Guide aims to help young people and parents to communicate effectively about alcohol, in order to keep young people safe. It is based on research underaken by TSA researchers during 2005. It is designed to provide information for parents, and to share parents' worries, ideas and 'hints and tips'. It will also be of use for practitioners working with the parents of young people.
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BLACK PARENTS SPEAK OUT
by Pat Joseph, Debi Roker, and Black Parents, TSA 2006, TSA Guide Series
Funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
This 12 page Guide contains information, articles and resources for Black parents of young people. Developed in collaboration with a group of parents, it is aimed at both Black parents and all those professionals working with them.
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INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR DISABLED PARENTS
by Simone Baker, Disabled Parents Network & Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker, TSA 2006, TSA Guide Series
Funded by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES)
This 12 page Guide was produced in collaboration with Disabled Parents Network. It contains articles, information, and resources for people with disabilities, who are parents of teenagers. Most of the articles are written by parents involved in DPN and the newsletter is aimed at disabled parents and practitioners working with parents. Supported by a grant from the DfES.
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A GUIDE TO USING WEBSITES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
by Debi Roker, TSA 2005 , TSA Guide Series
Funded by the Department of Education and Skills
This 16 page guide is for any organisation that uses a website to provide information, advice and support to parents of teenagers. It is based on research undertaken by Dr Debi Roker during 2004. It is designed both for organisations that are designing new websites, as well as those which already have a website and want to improve it.
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A GUIDE TO PRODUCING NEWLETTERS FOR PARENTS
by Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker, TSA 2004 , TSA Guide Series
Funded by the Department of Education and Skills
This 16 page guide is for people who are thinking of producing a newsletter for parents of teenagers. It's for both parent-led support groups, and for practitioners working with parents.
It covers the following: Tips and suggestions on producing a newsletter; Thinking about your audience; Style and format issues; Printing costs; A guide to creating a newsletter on Microsoft Word; Making your newsletter available in accessible formats; A list of parenting organisations and websites, that you might want to include in your newsletter. Pages may be photocoied for use by parents, practitioners and community groups.
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