Working together to Support the Students at

1. Working together to Support the Students at Appendix 6 Four Dwellings High School within the framework of every child matters

2. In our community the aim is to meet the needs of EVERY child We believe every child has the right to be protected from harm and neglect EVERYyoung person With our help they can raise standards and achieve more for a better life EVERYfamily We support Parents and Carers to bring up their children

3. Where did we start? 1997 Approx 428 students Attendance 82% Julie Allen - Attendance Officer 1999 Pastoral Support Programme Intervention meetings Interim reports

4. Where are we now? 645 students Attendance 93% Local confidence in Quinton TOOLS Police-Safe Haven Quinzone Deputy Head Pastoral Student Support Manager Behaviour for Learning Manager Director of Inclusion

5. Intervention Meetings Focus for all year groups to identify students or families who are in need of additional support. Deputy Head Pastoral Behaviour for Learning Manager Student Support Manager SENCO Attendance Officer School Mentor The aim is to reduce exclusions, improve attendance, raise attainment, help disaffected students, address family issues and safeguard vulnerable students.

6. Proof of success • Birmingham School of the Year 2005 Students receive a free jumper annually • Midlands Head Teacher of the Year 2006 Finals held in London • Successful Ofsted 2006 “Pastoral care is strong. Pupils are very well looked after in school. This is a good school that provides outstanding care. Feedback from pupils and parents support the judgement that care and support is outstanding” SuccessfulOfsted June 2009 “Highly committed staff offer excellent pastoral care and support, including for those students for whom school life is a difficult challenge. There are very effective links with a wide range of external agencies to provide more specialist support for those who need it and they benefit greatly from this.” • Healthy Schools Award 2007 Substantial development work on going • Leading Aspects Award 2008 Awarded for Multi agency working • Healthy Schools Award 2008 and 2009 Focus on emotional health and wellbeing • Standards Agenda for Looked After Children Ensuring that all looked after children are supported

7. Some of the agencies we work with

8. Educational Social Worker Working together with the ESW to promote a positive whole school awareness Assemblies Attendance campaigns Weekly tutor group competitions End of term competitions Automated voice mail Clocking in machine Spotlighting Wise up campaign Our aim is to improve targets for all in particular our looked after children, special educational needs children in fact all vulnerable children

9. Youth Inclusion Support Panel Multi-agencies working together to support young people aged 8-13 and their families YISP started in 2003 Information sharing protocol Preventing young people getting involved in crime or anti social behaviour Sharing crucial information and using the expert knowledge of other services Members include Schools, Police, Connexions, PCT, Housing, Local people, Youth service, Children’s services, Elected members

10. Proof of success Incidents of anti-social behaviour • Summer of 2004 = 327 • Summer of 2005 = 231 (change of statistical boundaries) • Summer of 2006=958 • Summer of 2007=774 • Summer of 2008=650 • Summer of 2009=588 By the summer 2009,107 families have gone through Quinton YISP and none had entered the criminal justice system If all 107 had entered the criminal justice system and had been imprisoned then the cost to the country would have been £10.5 million

11. Common Assessment Framework CAF Working with multi agencies to Safeguard all children aged 0-19 Different levels of intervention Better information sharing between practitioners Swift and easy referrals to relevant professionals to ensure that children and families get the appropriate intervention The aim is to identify strengths and needs of the family, then draw up an action plan to include the child’s development needs, family & environmental factors, parenting needs The following agencies are normally at the planning meeting- CAMHS, Children’s services, Children’s centres, Connexions, Health, Housing, Youth service, Police

12. Flexible Learning Individual Pathways The EDGE is a partnership of schools working together- Baskerville, Colmers, Hunters hill, King Edwards, Lordswood, Shenley, Turves Green Girls & Boys and Four Dwellings The FLIP programme is funded by the Edge Partnership with aims to prevent young people from permanent exclusion, to change their behaviour and their approach to school and life Three week programme in the centre On going support in their home and school Young person could also be supported post 16 TOOLS USED PASS on line assessment for self esteem and motivation GOAL on line assessment for teaching

13. Family Targeted Support Team Working with families to prevent children and young people going into care Referrals can only be made through Social Services Allocation of agency staff to work on parenting skills also focusing on the young persons behaviour to achieve a positive relationship Workshops include keeping safe, boundaries, anger management, communication

14. Connexions Working together to support students aged 13-19 Careers advice Raising aspirations Overcoming barriers to learning Draw on resources in the community Offer of a personal adviser Arrange alternative provisions Arrange NEET courses Pay As You Play positive activities, this enables children to be occupied during the holidays

15. Extended Schools Workshops delivered through extended schools • Mentoring (year seven and year eight boys) • Sexual health (year ten) • Sexually transmitted infection awareness (year ten) • Inappropriate sexual behaviour (whole school) • Domestic violence workshop (year nine, eight and seven) • Anti bullying (whole school) • Healthy eating classes (parents and students) • Quit smoking presentation (whole school) • Quit smoking (ten young people) • Year six transition (children and parents) • Drop-ins for advice (parents) • Pertemps helping single parents back to work • Week of discovery (lone parents)

16. Family Learning Working together enables parents to have a positive experience of school Helps young people and their parents to work together Improves parents support with school Improves confidence and skills of students and parents in science and maths Promotes a return to work for parents School has employed four parents so far

17. Other agencies we are working with • CAMHS - Child & Adult Mental Health Service • Children’s Services – social services • Behaviour Support Service • SENAS – special educational needs assessment • Educational Physiotherapist • Communication and Autism Team • Housing • Youth Offending • Home Start – support for families with young children • Children’s Centre – day care for under 5’s • Youth Service - Forum • Open door – counselling service • Safe Haven – PC Bernie Flynn and PSO Joe Ward • Birmingham Signposting Service • St Basils – family mediation

18. More agencies • British red cross – support for newly arrived students • Single point of access – advice on mental health • Edward Trust – bereavement counselling • Relate – counselling for relationships • Child accident prevention service • FRANK - drug abuse service • Brook - sexual health centre • Domestic Violence service • Positive parenting • Autism parent support group • Quit – stop smoking support • National Health Service • Firsbrook – LACES centre for looked after children • Information shop

19. Alternative Provision • Quinzone – NEET programmes • Sharing Panels – college or an alternative school • Future First – supporting year 10 & 11 disaffected students • Rathbone – courses leading to accredited qualifications • 20/20 – offer English, Maths and childcare • James Brindley – hospital school • Pupil Connect – college placements • E Zone – alternative programmes for students