Early help and Information Signposting
What is early help?
Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from the early years through to the teenage years. Early help can also prevent further problems arising.
| Early Help Locality Team (Family Connect) | 0121 303 8461 |
| WMP School Link Officer – PC Steve Mason | Steve.mason@westmidlands.police.uk |
| Link Governor for Safeguarding | Sarah Allen |
Other external contacts
- Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership (Children’s Advice and Support Service) – 0121 303 1888 –
- Police and Schools Panels –
- Police (emergency) – 999
- Police (non-emergency) – 101
- Police – Prevent (extremism and radicalisation) team –
- Childline – 0800 1111
- NHS – 111
- Women’s Aid (24 hour helpline) – 0800 980 3331 –
- PAPYRUS (young persons suicide prevent team) – Tel: 0800 0684141
- Samaritans – Free Tel: 116 123
- Young Minds – Text line: text YM to 85258
- Chat Health – Messaging service: 07480635485
- Kooth –
- Forward Thinking Birmingham (Mental health service) – 0300 300 0099
- PAUSE – 020 7841 4470
- Winstons Wish (bereavement) – 08088 020 021
- Cruse bereavement support – 0808 808 1677
- Edwards Trust (bereavement) – 0121 454 4838
If you have a safeguarding concern regarding a student from this school, please and the school is closed, please refer to the link below where you can receive further guidance.
Early Help - Waves of Intervention
