Early Help
Level One – Safeguarding for all
This support is available for all children in the academy
Level Two – Early Help
This support is accessed via our internal referral system
Level Three – External Support and Children’s Services
This support is accessed via a referral to external agencies
Foot Steps
1:1 support for children who have experienced loss and bereavement. Led by our colleagues from the Footsteps charity.
Educational Psychologist
We have an Educational Psychologist that works at Tudor Grange Worcester. They complete assessments with students that may be showing challenging behaviour or in need of a dyslexia diagnosis. Once assessments are completed, our SEN Team adapt profiles for each individual child which staff use to support their need in and around school.
Trauma Informed Schools (TIS)
We have trained Trauma Informed School practitioners (TIS practitioners) who have a Diploma in Trauma and Mental Health. These members of staff use scientific research techniques, such as PACE (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy) to deliver art therapy interventions. When the right side of the brain is engaged with creative tasks, it makes the left side easier to access and emotions can be explored and empathised with. Support and interventions include:
- Big empathy drawings
- Research on biophilia for outdoor exploration work
- Creative activities around emotions such as sand play
- Attachment play 1:1 or in small groups
- Talk therapy where appropriate
The TIS art therapy work compliments the work in Thrive and is an additional layer for students who may be working at age related development but are still struggling with blocked emotional responses or require an emotionally available adult to validate their feelings. Interventions are conducted within The Den and strategies and techniques are shared whole school to support relationships with peers and classroom teachers
Counselling
The counselling service is provided by a trained counsellor who adopts an integrative approach consisting of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), creative therapy, systemic therapy, and person-centred therapy. We offer 1:1, 55-minute counselling sessions which can help children with several issues such as: anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, eating disorders, anger management, family conflict, PTSD and bereavement. Counselling provides a warm, encouraging space for helping children to heal and process whatever may be happening in their lives.
A drop-in service is run Tuesday to Friday during lunch hours to give all children an opportunity to have a safe space to talk to someone, without needing an appointment.
Family Support
Family Support Coffee Mornings held on a monthly basis, with Family Support Worker from Tudor Grange Academy Worcester. An informal opportunity to discuss issues and get advice and signposting to relevant support agencies.
SEND Support
Our objective is to support and equip students with additional needs to fulfil their academic and personal potential, ensuring they are given equal opportunities, enabling and encouraging them to feel valued members of the Perdiswell Community.
Parents who may need assistance from agencies can find support groups locally through the SEND Local offer. The offer provides information for families who have a child or young person with SEND, including those who do not have an Education, Health and Care Plan.
Thrive
Thrive helps us to check children’s readiness to learn, to identify any gaps and then plan to meet them. Through doing so, we will be able to make sure that all of our pupils have what they need to make the best possible progress in their learning
What does it take to develop healthy, happy, confident children who are ready and open to learning? Recent advances in neuroscience, attachment theory and child development have provided some of the answers to this question.
The Thrive Approach draws on insights from these fields to provide a powerful way of working with children and young people that supports optimal social and emotional development. In addition, the Approach can equip you to work in a targeted way with children and young people who may have struggled with difficult life events to help them re-engage with life and learning.
BESTIE
An award winning app for young peoples wellbeing. https://www.camhsbestie.co.uk/
LGBTQ+
Through our golden thread of values through our curriculum, we respect and support all pupils and families.
National Online Safety
National Online Safety keep children safe online by providing online safety education, training and updates which empowers the whole school community. You can find guidance for the following on https://nationalonlinesafety.com/ Please register and get regular updates on keeping your children safe online.
- Gaming
- Mental Health
- Online Bullying
- Online Identity
- Online Information
- Online Platforms
- Online Relationships
- Privacy and Security
- Social Media
- Streaming
- Technology
Family Support Group
Our Parent Support Coffee Mornings run once a month and provide an opportunity for parents to come together and meet with a Family Support Worker from Tudor Grange Academy Worcester. This informal group provides an opportunity to discuss any challenges and issues and receive appropriate signposting to support services.
Bereavement Support
Footsteps
Footsteps is a registered charity providing support for bereaved children, young people and their families in Worcestershire following the death of a parent, sibling or other significant person in their life.We guide and support bereaved children and young people and help them manage their grief.
https://talktofootsteps.co.uk/
Help is at hand – support after someone may have died by suicide
You are not alone: Help is at Hand for anyone bereaved by suicide
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/you-are-not-alone-help-is-at-hand-for-anyone-bereaved-by-suicide
St Richards Hospice Caring for Life
St Richard’s Bereavement service offers confidential support for anyone who has experienced the death of a close relative or friend. Our specialist service is part of the Family Support Team, which provides comprehensive support for adults and children.
Working with Parents
We value the input and feedback of all parents and strive to develop strong links. We hold Parent Forum meetings and we continue to look at bespoke ways to hear the voice of all our families. We offer outreach support by regularly holding parental coffee mornings in conjunction with a Trust based family support worker.
Starting Well Partnership
We support families, parents, children and young people across Worcestershire to lead happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.
Relationships and Sex Education
We cover Relationships and Sexual Health Education through our Science and PSHE curriculum both in the classroom and through tailored year group assemblies.
For more information contact Mrs Pullin PSHE Co-ordinator.
https://www.perdiswell.tgacademy.org.uk/curriculum/subjects/pshe-rshe/
Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide
CLICK: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Kooth
Kooth is a free online service that offers emotional and mental health support for children and young people. When you sign up you can choose an avatar, which helps to keep you safe and anonymous. You can have a “drop-in” chat with a counsellor or therapist or book a one-to-one session.
Kooth’s counsellors and therapists are available until 10pm, 365 days a year. You can talk to other young people anonymously on the forums whenever you like, and keep an online journal.
Subscribing to Kooth means you can read its online magazine and maybe even write for it. You can also use Kooth to set goals with your online counsellor or therapist and keep a record of how you are doing. Evidence suggests that Kooth can help children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological problems.
Kooth is suitable for children and young people aged 11 to 19 (25 in some areas). It can help with lots of different problems, including family problems, eating disorders, loneliness, bullying, anxiety and depression. If you’d like to sign up with Kooth go to www.kooth.com and enter a user name and password.DOWNLOAD: How to sign up to kooth
School Nurse
Sharon Wickett – 01905 681909
Nurture Lunch Support
We offer activities for those students who prefer quiet time or find social times difficult. These may include drawing or construction activities. The children gain new friendships which helps them build their confidence and resilience. Playleaders from KS2 also support younger children with structured activities.
Class Support
The class teacher is an essential link between school and home, and often the first port of call if a pupils or parent/carer has a query or concern.
Pupils are also supported by Teaching Assistants in class.
The Den
Children are able to access The Den to support their social and emotional wellbeing. We use Trauma Informed Schools UK activities and Thrive approaches to support children using Sand Play, Big Empathy Drawing and Small World activities.
West Mercia Police
STEERCLEAR
Support Young People to say “NO” to knife crime
The team work with young people aged between 10-18 who we believe could be exposed to knife crime and the harm associated with it. They will strive to education and support each referred young person whilst tackling knife-related crime in order to protect our communities from harm.
Please contact the team if you suspect a young person is involved in knife-related crime. Steerclearsouthworcs.@westmercia.police.uk or call 01905 331011
County lines
County lines is the name given to drug dealing where organised criminal groups (OCGs) use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas.
They exploit vulnerable people, including children and those with mental health or addiction issues, by recruiting them to distribute the drugs, often referred to as ‘drug running’.
https://www.westmercia.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/cl/county-lines/
Prevent
Working with other organisations, the police protect vulnerable people from being exploited by extremists through a Home Office programme called Prevent.
The role of our Prevent Officers is to help people vulnerable to radicalisation move away from extremism. It can be hard to know what to do if you’re worried someone close is expressing extreme views or hatred, which could lead to them harming themselves or others. We’re here to listen and offer help and advice.
If you have any concerns you can call the national police Prevent advice line 0800 011 3764, in confidence, to share your concerns with our specially trained officers.
Here2Help
There continues to be vulnerable people in our community who have to self-isolate. This site provides a central location for the vulnerable who are unable to seek help from family, friends and neighbours. You can request help and find useful resources. Please see link below for help with Benefits, Supply of food, Energy costs, Staying at home wellbeing etc.
Action for Children
Action for Children’s services are all across the UK
We can offer practical advice and support to help you and your family. We protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK. We provide informal courses within schools offering advice for parents. Everyone seems to have an opinion when it comes to parenting advice. Our parenting tips and advice draws on the knowledge and expertise of professionals who have worked with thousands of children, young people and families over the years. They have a proven track record – our solutions work!
Reach 4 Wellbeing
The Reach4Wellbeing Team is part of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), we promote and support emotional wellbeing for children and young people aged 5-18 years old. We are a team of 7 staff, with one case worker for each of the following areas: Wyre Forest, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Malvern and Wychavon. We offer short-term group support programmes for those experiencing mild to moderate emotional difficulties, specifically anxiety and low mood. These programmes are based on skills which research has discovered helps children and young people with these difficulties. Government recommendations promote group work as the first way to help children and young people with these issues as early as possible.
CAMHS
CAMHS is used as a term for all services that work with children and young people who have difficulties with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing.
Local areas have a number of different support services available.
These might be from the statutory, voluntary or school-based sector, such as an NHS trust, local authority, school or charitable organisation.
CAMHS Cast
Consultation, Advice Support and Training to support children and young people who are experiencing issues around well being and emotional health.
West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC)
WMRSASC is a free, confidential and non-judgemental support service for survivors who have experienced rape, assault, incest, sexual abuse, sexual harassment or any form of sexual attack, whether physical, verbal or emotional. The trauma caused by sexual abuse may not surface for many years after the event. They treat all calls equally, sensitively and confidentially, appreciating the courage required to break silence, overcome guilt and threats, and share the events of the past whether they happened days or years ago.
Their website will help you find information about their services, about rape and sexual abuse, about helping and being helped…
Early help family support
If you are experiencing difficulties in your family or are worried about your children, there are people who can offer help and support. Difficulties could be for example:
- mental health problems
- domestic abuse at home
- drug or alcohol dependency
- your child starting school
- struggling as a lone parent
- debt problems
- housing problems
Here you can find advice and guidance to help support your family. If you need more help than your usual support network, for example your health visitor, child’s school, doctor or Children’s Centre the family support process can help.
If you would like to self-refer please use the following link http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/childrenreferral
Free online parenting courses available through Worcestershire County Council. Please visit at inourplace.co.uk or https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/ use voucher code SOLIHULLEPPROFFHWCS
Worcestershire Parenting Service – Groups for parents leaflet
MET (Medical Education Team)
The Medical Education Team support young people who are unable to access mainstream education due to medical illness, a medical professional is required to make a recommendation the safeguarding team will make a subsequent referral for the service. Parents/carers will work with the Academy to support students in their transition to MET and regular communication will be maintained throughout. Students will continue to study a number of subjects alongside the therapeutic work that will be conducted.
Wellbeing Emotional Support Team (WEST)
Hello, my name is Holly from the Wellbeing Emotional Support Team (WEST). I am the Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) that will be working in Tudor Grange Perdiswell on a Thursday!
WEST is an early intervention service that is integrated into education settings to promote children and young people’s emotional well-being keeping the child’s voice at the heart.
I work with young people on a 1:1 basis, in groups or through parents to deliver support for common mental health difficulties like low mood and anxiety. I also work on the whole school approach to mental health which includes staff training and working with parents and carers.
We have loads of practical tips and advice on our website, as well as further information about what we do. https://camhs.hacw.nhs.uk/west
Ready Steady Worcestershire – Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme
Early Help booklet
Early Help Family Support
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