Early Help
Early Help offer at Callands Primary Academy
Sometimes children and their families might need some extra help, this might come from a range of different organisations, all working together. You might need help in one or more of the following areas:
- School, education or training
- Home and life relationships
- Health and emotional well-being
- Work, finances or housing
- Domestic violence or abuse
- Crime or anti-social behaviour
If you have worries about your family, then ask a professional who's working with you or your children for an Early Help Assessment. A professional connected to your family who has concerns may suggest to you that together you do an Early Help Assessment to see how your family can be supported.
An Early Help Assessment is a way of noting down what is going well in your family, what the worries are and what needs to happen to help things improve. Together you will then agree the best way to make this happen; this will be written into a Family Plan.
Listed below are some of the services that the Welfare Team offer (this list is not intended to be exhaustive):
- Availability to speak with parents/carers each morning on the playground to discuss any concerns regarding behaviour, learning or any other support you may require
- Support to complete forms and other paperwork for example high school admission forms
- Referrals to outside agencies such as the Family Outreach Team, parenting courses, School Health Advisor, St Joseph's Family Centre, play/art therapy and local children's centres
Completion of an Early Help Assessment (EHA) which involves listening to families to find out what help is needed and discussing what is working well at home. Based on what is raised, a plan is put together so that the professionals can work together to ensure that families get the right help.