View this week's Family Information Service Newsletter - Tuesday 6 January clicking here.

 

This week's edition includes:

 

• School Admissions Deadline
  Parents have less than two weeks to apply for Reception or Junior School places for September 2026 — deadline 15 January 2026.

 

• New Year Free Family Swim Sessions
  Thanks to a partnership with Everyone Active, families can enjoy complimentary swimming at several leisure centres across Warwickshire until 31 January 2026.

 

• Support for People Struggling with Alcohol
  The newsletter highlights help available for anyone finding it hard to manage alcohol use, pointing to support resources.

 

• Smoke-Free New Year Initiative
  Information about Smoke Free Coventry & Warwickshire programmes to help people quit smoking in 2026. 

 

• Chickenpox Vaccine Update
  The MMRV vaccination (combined Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella/chickenpox) is being rolled out for children across Warwickshire from January 2026. 

 

• Job opportunity: the newsletter includes a recruitment advert for a Senior FIS Worker with an education focus — closing 14 January.

 

• Reminders about FIS support services, how to contact them, and links to SEND and other local resources are included.