The Hygiene Bank and St Peter's Meals

Supporting Our School Community: The Hygiene Bank
 
At Buckingham Park, we are committed to ensuring that every pupil feels confident, comfortable, and ready to learn. We understand that families can sometimes face financial pressures, and access to everyday hygiene products should never be a barrier to a pupil's wellbeing or education. We have recently taken delivery of some parcels from The Hygiene Bank, which can be distributed to families in financial need. 
What is the Hygiene Bank?
The Hygiene Bank provides free essential personal care and hygiene products to pupils and their families, who may need extra support. The service is designed to be accessible, confidential, and free from judgement.
Items available may include:

• Shampoo and conditioner
• Shower gel and soap
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste
• Deodorant
• Sanitary products
• Washing powder and household essentials
• Baby care items (subject to availability)

The Hygiene Bank helps ensure that all pupils have access to the everyday products needed to maintain good health, personal hygiene, and self-confidence.

How Can Pupils and Families Access Support?
Accessing support is simple and completely confidential. You can request support by speaking to a member of the pastoral team face-to-face, via telephone: 01296 415 687 and selecting option 3 or via email: [email protected]. We will work sensitively with families to ensure support is provided in a respectful and discreet manner.
There is no requirement to provide detailed personal information, and requests are handled with care and understanding.

St Peter's Meals
As you will already be aware, we are very proud to partner with St Peter's Church locally to provide St Peter's Meals.

St Peter's Meals provide ready-made meal boxes to feed a family of four. These are stored on site and are 'grabbable' - they can be provided same day for those emergency situations.

During the School holidays, you can request support in the following ways:

• Via email at [email protected]. This email address is only manned by our safeguarding team who operate on a strict confidential understanding
• Via the 'Request Support' form through the wellbeing and family support section of our website.​

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