Being a parent isn’t easy…

Parenting can be wonderful and rewarding, but it can also be difficult. Most parents experience moments of feeling overwhelmed. Fear not, there is a lot of early support available, why not ask to speak to your child’s Head of House, Pastoral manager or Denise Hopkins (Family Support & Home liaison coordinator) at the Academy to discuss options available or alternatively take a look at some of the links below.
 
http://birmingham.gov.uk/children-services
Services for Children, Young People and Families - We know our children and we can describe their journey. Our people are valued and supported so that they can keep children safe and help them achieve their potential.

Pause - call back service
Need to talk to someone, struggling with feelings, Pause can help.

https://www.kooth.com
A FREE mental health support website for young people aged 11-25, that was previously only available in Solihull, is now open to all young people in Birmingham.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/being-a-parent.aspx
Many parents have lots of questions in the early days. Here, we give information on the topics new parents most commonly ask about.

http://www.lscpbirmingham.org.uk/
This section is about assisting parents or guardians in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
We’re the leading children's charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. We help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, protect those at risk, and find the best ways of preventing abuse from ever happening.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness – and we campaign to prevent it in the first place.

https://www.gov.uk/find-sure-start-childrens-centre
Locate your local centre, they are open to all parents, carers and children and many of the services are free. You can get help and advice on child and family health, parenting, money, training and employment.

http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/about-us/services/children-and-families/
Birmingham Community Healthcare is committed to making sure every child in the city - and their parents or carers - is provided with the personalised care and support he or she needs to get the very best start in life. This site highlights services available.