If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the information and web links below useful.

HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND

HSF2 is a grant of up to £200 per household, which can be used to support Birmingham residents including pensioners, individuals and families who are on means tested benefits and facing financial hardship with things like food and energy costs.

 If you are in financial hardship/need and meet the criteria of means tested benefits as listed on the BVSC Guidance (www.bvsc.org/HSF) you will, be put through an application. Please ring/email the relevant number below. It is important that applicants can show proof of benefits or financial hardship.

Perry Barr Locality Lead Organisations:

For families of children in Perry Barr – Spurgeons hsf-bfspb@spurgeons.org 0121 752 1908

For adults of working age—Our Place Support hsf@ourplacesupport.org 0121 354 4080

For Adults of Pensionable Age -Age Concern Birmingham hsf@ageconcernbirmingham.org.uk 0121 362 3650

For registered carers of adults- Carers Hub, Age Concern Birmingham info@birminghamcarershub.org.uk 0333 006 971

RAILWAY SAFETY 

Dear Parents and Carers, 

Due to recent incidents of trespassing on the railway near our school, we urgently need you to please share the relevant FREE 15 minute safety video with your children who can watch it at home. The video has been shared in school so they should be familiar with it. Please use this as a talking point to have a railway safety talk with your children. 

Over 20 million students, parents and teachers from across the UK have already watched these videos which has led to a significant decrease in the number of fatalities and injuries in their area through watching the rail safety videos.

‘The tragic death of  a boy called Harrison in 2017, when he was in Year 7 at Guilsborough Academy, brought the importance of teaching our children about safety on the railways. 

NEW Primary school version: Suitable for KS1

https://learnliveuk.com/ks1-primary-school-safety-talk/

NEW Primary school version: Suitable for KS2 https://learnliveuk.com/network-rail-primary-school-safety-talk

Thank you for helping us raise awareness of rail safety in your school before the Easter break.

Kind Regards

Mrs Campbell-Swords 

Deputy Head 

Head of Safeguarding