Family Support

Family Support

Family Support Team Vision Statement

The Family Support Team want every family to have the support they need to enable their child to thrive and achieve by feeling safe in their environment.

We evaluate the emotional and practical need of families, listening to concerns and challenges by working together to recognise strengths and offer support as needed.

We aim to support families to breakthrough barriers of life that may impact them. Engaging the family within school and other services so they are accessing the individual support they need.

As a team we strive to give every family the chance to thrive and achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their children.

We are Early Help at Henley Green primary School.

Early Help is a partnership of organisations that provide help, advice and support to children, young people and families.

The aim of Early Help is to help you as soon as possible and prevent problems from getting worse by providing you support, as early as possible. Early Help services can help families, children and young people - pre-birth to 19 years old and 25 years old where there are special educational needs or disabilities.

For more information about Early help and what Henley Green Family Support team can offer your family please follow this link https://www.coventry.gov.uk/earlyhelp

Henley Green Family Support Team offer the following;

Advice about Safeguarding, Child Protection, Early Help and Universal Services
Support to children in school via direct work, lunch time clubs, friendship groups and one to one support work
One to one parenting support/advice and group parenting programmes
Monitor attendance and support in year admissions
Refer to other agencies such as school nurse, audiology, P3, Carriers of Hope, Grub Hub
Support parent/carers with forms such as neurodevelopment, secondary applications, or benefits
Completing charity applications, bus pass requests, boot fund, etc
Signposting e.g. EH hubs, CAB, Law Centre etc.
Linking with agencies who can support families

Family Support Leaflet

Scanned Family Support leaflet May 25.pdf

USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS

07360 618409

Parents can contact the Family Support Team (Jan, Kim, Jacqui) between 8.30am & 4.00pm about attendance or for support with any other issues.

Free School Meals

To apply for Free School Meals please visit Coventry City Council website by clicking here:

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/54/benefits/168/free_school_meals

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EUSS Information

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FOOD BANK INFORMATION

In the current times, in order to receive a foodbank parcel, you must have been issued a voucher.

Please contact The Family Support Team for help. This can be by telephone, by popping into school or catching the Family Support team at the beginning and end of each day.

For the latest information regarding foodbanks from Coventry Foodbank, more information can be found by clicking here.

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DOMESTIC ABUSE support services in Coventry

We know that some people are concerned about friends, family and neighbours who might be effected by domestic abuse – this could be violence, threats or controlling behaviour.

Victims of domestic abuse may well feel there is nowhere to turn to for help and nowhere to go right now if they want to leave an abusive relationship.

Here are agencies who can support:

Coventry Haven Women's Aid

Helpline support - #SafeToTalk 0800 111 4998 (7 days)
02476 444 077
https://www.coventryhaven.co.uk

Services include:

Safe refuge accommodation

A Women's Centre

Community Advocacy Support

Survivor DA Awareness group

Counselling - professional and emotional

IDVA support – high risk victims & criminal/ civil process

Specialist FGM ( Female Genital Mutilation) Service

Sanctuary Scheme

Early Intervention Project

'Choose2Change Perpetrator programme

Support/advice to those supporting a victim

Panahghar

24hr helpline 0800 055 6519

https://www.safehouse.org.uk/our-services/coventry

Specialist Minority Ethnics Groups specialist support services & refuge accommodation

including NRPF places.

IDVA Support Service

Male victims Support Service

Relationships Coventry & Warwickshire

02476 225863 info@relationshipscw.org

https://www.relationshipscovandwarks.org

WISH Project- Specific programme of support for children who have witnessed DA

and subject of CP Plan, CIN plan & are MARAC Cases

‘Sanctuary WISH Project- support for children where parents have accessed the Sanctuary Service,

in refuge or temporary accommodation.

Child Counselling Service

Chose2Change’ Voluntary perpetrator programme.

Valley House (DA)

Tel: 02476 266 280
Email: info@valleyhouse.org.uk

https://valleyhouse.org.uk

A range of self-contained, family and shared accommodation

Separate women only and male accommodation

Accommodation for families with older male children

Accommodation adapted for disability and carers

Specialist support for BAMER, LGBT, older people and other marginalised groups

Coventry City Council - Housing
024 76834024

Homelessness - 024 76834025

Adult Social Care
Telephone: 024 7683 3003

Children's Social Care
024 7678 8555 or out of hours: 024 7683 2222.

Domestic abuse can be reported to the Police on 999 or https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/ro/report/domestic-abuse/a1/report-domestic-abuse/

In school Jan Woolley Family Support Manager is a Domestic Abuse Champion

if you want to talk confidentially

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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

If you are struggling with your mental health at this time, here are some links where you can get advice and support.

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SCHOOL NURSE

A message from the school nursing team ...

We arel available and can be contacted with questions/ queries. Ideas for what these may include are support with children's sleep, behaviour, bedwetting etc.

TEXT us on 07507 329114. The team will then ring you back.

Your Coventry School Nursing Team'