Update for schools: 1 March 2021

This update includes a message from Birmingham Children's Partnership, the latest wellbeing briefing and a letter sent from the Leader of the Council to the Chancellor about early years.

Message from Birmingham Children’s Partnership: New Team Around Every School

Schools have had a tough time on the frontline of helping pupils through the pandemic.  Birmingham Children’s Partnership is setting up a new team of multi-agency professionals around every school.  You will have named contacts from localities, health, care and police to support you and the pupils you are most worried about.  As pupils return to school next week, and you will continue to be alert to signs of difficulties at home, mental health needs, exploitation and safeguarding harms, we hope that the new team around the school will be useful.
 
To start, we are sending a link to a spreadsheet with the names and contact details of your team. The first line of support is your voluntary sector locality lead for early help.  However, you might also want advice on a case from mental health professionals, or to check on a pupil’s needs with an Educational Psychologist or share a concern about domestic abuse with the Police or Family Support.
 
Please note that the same Right Help, Right Time thresholds remain, and safeguarding concerns should be referred to the Children’s Advice and Support Service (CASS).  The database is in addition to the early help offer included in the ‘From Birmingham with Love’ package which is still available to all families in Birmingham and can help with food poverty, mental health, domestic violence, financial problems and bereavement.  Please continue to promote this offer to your families.
 
Here is the link to the database which includes instructions on how to use it. https://www.localofferbirmingham.co.uk/team-around-the-school

If you have any feedback, please email.

Education Wellbeing Briefing For Schools                                

Attached with this update is March’s Wellbeing Briefing with information about programmes and initiatives that aim to promote both staff and pupil wellbeing.

Letter from the Leader of the Council to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP

Please find attached with this update a letter that has been sent by Cllr Ian Ward to the Chancellor regarding funding for the early years sector.

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