Family Help
Supporting Our St Gerard’s Families
At St Gerard’s, we believe that strong partnerships between home and school help our children to flourish. We value the important role parents and families play in their children’s education and are committed to working together to provide every child with a strong foundation for learning, growing and succeeding.
Use the tabs below to explore the different ways we support our families and to find useful information about life at St Gerard’s. You’ll find guidance on providing a strong foundation for our children, family support, uniform expectations and our yummy school dinners, as well as other helpful resources for parents and carers.
We are proud to work closely with our families and look forward to continuing to build a happy, supportive and successful school community together.
If you require any support please contact Mrs Bannister, Mr Wilson or Mrs Hepburn via the school office or speak to us on the morning gate.
Additional support
Action for Children: School Avoidance – Information on possible reasons for school refusal and anxiety and how you can get your child the support they need..
Birmingham Carers Hub – The Hub offers a wide range of services to Carers in Birmingham. Registering with us or referring another person is quick and simple.
Birmingham Parent Carer Forum – This is a group of voluntary parent carers who have children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Whilst the forum is not a support group, they actively seek to work in collaboration with all parent carers, parent support groups, community groups, schools, voluntary and grassroots organisations to gather voices and experiences to influence change and challenge service design.
British Dyslexia Association – Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which primarily affects reading and writing skills.
ERIC: Children with Additional Needs – Information and resources to help with potty training, toileting and children’s bowel and bladder conditions from the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity.
Forward Thinking Birmingham: Pause Hubs – Drop-in centres where you can call in to find out more about mental health and take part in courses and events.
Healthy Starts NHS- Get help to buy Food and Milk.
Help Guide: Attachment Issues – Attachment problems can affect your child’s development, relationships, and overall well-being. But as a parent, there are ways to overcome insecure attachment and set your child up for success.
Hidden Disabilities: Sunflower – the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a simple tool for you to share that you have a hidden disability voluntarily. Simply by wearing the Sunflower, you’re just letting everyone know that you might need extra help, understanding, or just more time.
National Autistic Society – The UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families, providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
National Deaf Children’s Society – A range of information and resources on education and learning for deaf children and young people.
National Numeracy: Dyscalculia – Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers which can lead to a diverse range of difficulties with mathematics.
NHS Better Health: Accessible Activities – Loads of ideas and advice for accessible ways to help all kids stay active, happy and healthy, and have fun as a family.
Occupational Therapy for Parents and Carers – Tools and strategies that aim to provide advice, strategies and equipment ideas to support children develop independence in everyday skills and to promote successful participation in both school and home life.
RNIB – If you are affected by sight loss, the Royal National Institute of Blind People is here to help.
Sense – Support for children with multi-sensory impairments.
SEND Birmingham: Mental Health – Local mental health and wellbeing services.
Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) – Understanding and supporting SEMH needs in education.
Speech and Language UK: Help for Families – Access our free resources to help encourage your child’s speech and language development and help them reach communication milestones..
Speech and Language UK: Resource Library – A resource library for families, written by a team of speech and language therapists based on the most frequently asked questions from families.
https://adhduk.co.uk/- Information and resources to support with ADHD.
