A teenager behaviour course, ‘Growing Your Teenager’, is set to make a return due to popular demand from July 2025.
Horsham District Council, in partnership with West Sussex County Council and Sussex Police, developed the course with the aim of increasing parents’ knowledge about the types of issues their young people may face as they transition from primary to secondary school.
Developed as a pilot in 2023, the initial course was delivered at Horsham’s Tanbridge House School, the programme will now be rolled out to all secondary schools in the Horsham District.
The course content will cover potential issues such as anxiety, stress, drugs and alcohol, low self- esteem and staying safe online, amongst other topics and will contain a mixture of presentations and interactive discussions for parents.
Course dates are as follows:
The Forest School and Millais School will have sessions on Monday 7 July, Monday 15 September and Monday 22 September from 6pm to 7.30pm.
Tanbridge House School and Bohunt School will have sessions on Thursday 17 July, Thursday 11 September and Thursday 18 September from 6pm to 7.30pm.
Commenting on the return of the ‘Grow your Teenager’ programme Horsham District Council Director of Communities Paul Anderson said:
We were delighted that our pilot programme was so well received and that we can now move forward with the positive feedback received to roll out the programme again to additional secondary schools in the District.
We do understand how challenging it can sometimes be as a parent with teenage children and are pleased that this course provides so many useful tools to help people understand the changes their young person is going through at this time in their lives.
We are striving to help achieve the best outcomes for both parents and young people entering adolescence.
One former attendee commented:
It was brilliant. It was extremely reassuring to know there are local professional services out there to support parents and teens. Getting advice on communication with them and being aware of the main dangers to look out for going forward was really good. Really worthwhile, thank you.
For more information and to book your space please go to our Growing your teenager course webpage.