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At St. Bernadette’s, we are committed to supporting every child and family. We know that from time to time, families may need some extra help or advice. Early Help is about getting the right support, at the right time, before worries become bigger concerns. Asking for help is a positive step, and our school team is here to listen, support and work alongside you. What is Early Help? Early Help means providing support as soon as a need or concern is identified. This could be support for your child in school, or wider support for your family through the Local Authority and partner agencies. Early Help Safeguarding SEND & Inclusion Pastoral Support Online Safety Support & Well Being School Information Communication Attendance Admissions

Early Help at St. Bernadette’s At St. Bernadette’s, we are committed to supporting every child and family. We know that from time to time, families may need some extra help or advice. Early Help is about getting the right support, at the right time, before worries become bigger concerns. Asking for help is a positive step, and our school team is here to listen, support and work alongside you. What is Early Help? Early Help means providing support as soon as a need or concern is identified. This could be support for your child in school, or wider support for your family through the Local Authority and partner agencies. There are two types of Early Help that families may hear about: Early Help in School Support provided by school staff to help your child with their learning, wellbeing and school life. Early Help from the Local Authority Support provided by the council and partner agencies to help your whole family. Both types of Early Help are valuable and can make a big difference. Early Help in School Early Help in school is focused on your child’s education, wellbeing and experience in school. This support may help with: Learning needs Attendance Friendships Behaviour in school Emotional wellbeing Changes at home that may be affecting school life Confidence, self-esteem or anxiety Communication between home and school Support in school may include: Regular check-ins with a trusted adult Pastoral support Support with friendships or behaviour Adjustments in class Referrals to school nurse Meetings with parents and carers Signposting to other services if needed School-based support is usually flexible and can often be put in place quickly. Early Help from the Local Authority Sometimes families may need wider support that goes beyond what school can offer. Early Help from the Local Authority is focused on the whole family and may involve other professionals or services. This support may help with: Family routines and behaviour at home Parenting support Housing worries Financial concerns Emotional wellbeing Health needs Speech and language support Special educational needs Access to community services Support during difficult family circumstances This support is planned with families and may involve a team working together to help for as long as needed. How We Work With Families We believe that the best outcomes happen when school and families work together. Early Help is: Supportive Voluntary Based on your family’s needs Planned with you Treated sensitively and confidentially We will always talk to you about any concerns and work with you to decide what support may be helpful. When Should I Ask for Help? You do not need to wait until a problem becomes serious. You can ask for support whenever you feel your child or family may need some help. You may wish to speak to us if: Your child seems worried, anxious or unhappy Attendance is becoming difficult Your child’s behaviour has changed Your child is finding friendships difficult There have been changes at home You are finding routines or behaviour difficult at home You are worried about your child’s wellbeing You are unsure where to go for advice Who Can I Speak To? If you would like advice or support, please speak to our Pastoral Team: Miss Finn Mrs Canning Mrs Taylor You can also speak to any member of the Leadership Team. Please contact the school office if you would like to arrange a conversation or fill in the online form: Request Support from Our Pastoral Team – Fill in form Useful Documents Please see our Early Help guide, which explains the difference between Early Help in school and Early Help from the Local Authority. You may also wish to read: Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy SEND Information Report Attendance Policy Behaviour Policy Local Authority Early Help information Our Commitment At St. Bernadette’s, we want every child to feel safe, supported and able to thrive. We are here to work in partnership with families and help children get the support they need as early as possible. We believe in walking alongside our families with care, compassion and understanding. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2 Early help. Every family. Every team. Support & Well Being School Information Communication Attendance Admissions

Statutory Information School opening hours Monday to Thursday 8.30am -3.15pm Friday 8.30am- 2.00pm Breakfast Club provision from 7:15 Total time 32.5 hours Head Teacher: Emma Finnegan St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Hob Moor Road B25 8QL 0121 783 7232 enquiry@stberns.bham.sch.uk Jak wybierani są nauczyciele? Proces rekrutacyjny do szkoły podstawowej A. Williams obejmuje złożenie formularza zgłoszeniowego, udział w rozmowie kwalifikacyjnej i wypełnienie oceny w celu doboru najlepszej placówki dla Twojego dziecka. Admissions Jakie usługi są świadczone? Oferujemy usługi wsparcia, takie jak doradztwo, korepetycje i programy edukacji specjalnej, aby mieć pewność, że każdy uczeń otrzyma potrzebną mu pomoc. School Data Czy dostępna jest pomoc finansowa? Ofsted Report 2023 2024 CSI Report W jaki sposób rodzice mogą się zaangażować? Rodzice mogą się zaangażować, biorąc udział w wydarzeniach szkolnych, angażując się w wolontariat, zapisując się do stowarzyszenia rodzicielsko-nauczycielskiego i współpracując z nauczycielami, aby wspierać edukację swojego dziecka. Pupil Premium 24-25 Pupil Premium Strategies 24-27 W jaki sposób rodzice mogą się zaangażować? The government is providing additional funding per annum to improve provision of Physical Education (PE) and Sport in Primary Schools. This funding - provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport - will be allocated to Primary School Headteachers. PE Pupil Premium Czy dostępna jest pomoc finansowa? Governors Policies Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy Complaints Procedure SEND Policy 25-26 Jakie zajęcia są oferowane? Oferujemy usługi wsparcia, takie jak doradztwo, korepetycje i programy edukacji specjalnej, aby mieć pewność, że każdy uczeń otrzyma potrzebną mu pomoc. British Values & SMSC Policy

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Hob Moor Road B25 8QL 0121 783 7232 enquiry@stberns.bham.sch.uk School opening hours Monday to Thursday 8.30am -3.15pm Friday 8.30am- 2.00pm Total time 32.5 hours Pupil Absence Form Name of Child* Class* Date of Absence* Reason for Absence* Parent \ Carer Name* Email Address* Contact Phone Number* Submit Pupil Absence Change of Details Form Name of Child* Class* Nazwa* Relationship to Pupil* E-mail* Telefon* Multi-line address Kraj/region* Adres* Miejscowość* Kod pocztowy* Emergency Contact Name* Emergency Contact Number* Składać Follow us on Instagram @stbernsprimary Load more

Governors O W szkole podstawowej A. Williams wierzymy w pielęgnowanie młodych umysłów, aby mogły w pełni wykorzystać swój potencjał. Nasz innowacyjny program nauczania, w połączeniu z zaangażowanymi pedagogami stosującymi różnorodne metody nauczania, tworzy stymulujące środowisko, w którym uczniowie mogą się rozwijać i osiągać sukcesy. Priorytetem są dla nas zajęcia praktyczne, sztuka, muzyka i edukacja STEM, aby zapewnić spersonalizowane doświadczenia edukacyjne, dostosowane do indywidualnych potrzeb każdego dziecka. Odkryj, jak każdego dnia wspieramy kreatywność, ciekawość i sukcesy w nauce. The School Governors Mr John Lenihan Chair of Governors (FG) Curriculum Governor / Finance Governor / Mathematics Governor Miss Emma Finnegan Head Teacher Mrs Quinlan Vice-Chair Parent Governor / Foundation Governor Mrs Gemma Wrench Chair of Finance / Curriculum Governor Mrs Maria Winters Foundation Governor / RE Governor / Chair of curriculum Fr Fretch Ballesteros Foundation Governor / R.E Governor Mrs Vas Panayiotou Parent Governor / Safeguarding Governor Mrs P Moran Foundation Governor Mr Carlos De la Cruz Foundation Governor / Finance Governor Mr Iqbal Local Authority Governor Mr Carroll Staff Governor / SEN Governor / Finance Governor Services 4 Schools Clerk to Governors

Solihul Masking Supporting a Child Who Masks: Parent Guide Avoid Questions About the Day Asking “How was school?” or “What did you do today?” can increase anxiety. Focus on observing, listening gently and offering choices instead. Attend Workshops & Courses Attend school or external workshops on emotional regulation, masking and neurodiversity. Learning more equips you to respond calmly and supportively. Structured Routines Create consistent daily routines from morning to evening. Include all activities: meals, hygiene, independent play, homework, evening wind-down. Use visual timetables to make the day predictable. Remove completed activities from the schedule to give a sense of control and achievement. Visual Supports & Communication Boards Use consistent colours: one for directions, one for choices. Show simple images for each activity. Keep images clean: white background, no distractions. Place at child’s height for independence. Let the child choose or handle images for comfort and autonomy. Safe, Independent Activities Encourage activities your child can do alone or quietly: Counting, drawing, building, puzzles Running, skipping, movement Focus on activity and engagement, not discussion about the day. Observe & Respond to Stress Recognise outbursts, tears, or withdrawal as normal stress responses. Provide a calm, predictable environment to help your child regulate emotions. At school, we use zones of regulation Validate feelings without judgment: “I can see this is hard for you.” “It’s okay to feel frustrated or tired.” Offer multiple ways to communicate: talking, writing, drawing. Supporting Your Masking Child Emotionally Children need acceptance, predictability, and understanding. Remind them: It’s okay to be themselves. It’s okay to ask for help. They are not alone. Your child’s masking is not their fault—home should be a safe place to recharge. Supporting a masking child takes patience, understanding, and consistency. Using structured routines, visual supports, safe independent activities, and gentle emotional guidance can reduce stress and help your child feel secure and understood.

Mental Health and Wellbeing at St.Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School At St. Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, we aim to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for our whole school community and recognise how important mental health and emotional wellbeing are to our lives. Our role is to ensure that everyone is able to manage times of change and stress, and that all members of our community are supported to reach their potential or access help when they need it. We also have a responsibility to ensure that our children, staff, and wider community learn how to maintain positive mental health, understand what affects their mental health, help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and know where to go for support. Therefore, we have developed a curriculum to help children become more resilient and aware of their own mental health and wellbeing. For children, mental health encompasses their emotional, social, and cognitive wellbeing. It involves how they feel, think, and act, and is crucial for their overall development. Mental health affects daily life, relationships, and learning. In childhood, good mental health includes reaching developmental and emotional milestones, learning healthy social skills, and developing strategies to cope with challenges. We encourage the following abilities through our delivery: Resilience This is the ability to bounce back from challenges and adapt to changes, which is important for long-term well-being. Children develop the ability to manage stress, learn from mistakes, and build confidence. When children build resilience they form stronger relationships, have better problem-solving skills and manage their emotions better. Healthy relationships Healthy relationships with peers and adults can foster a sense of belonging and support. Children have healthy relationships when their communication is based on respect, trust, honesty and open communication. Healthy relationships offer support and encouragement, helping children to grow and develop their confidence. Children who learn to build and maintain relationships develop empathy and can communicate effectively. Self-regulation These are abilities that help children manage their emotions, behaviours, thoughts and choices of actions especially in the face of challenging situations. It is a crucial skill as it impacts learning, social interactions and overall well-being. Children learn how to manage and regulate strong emotions like anger, frustration and sadness. It is important for children to know how to control their impulses, by resisting the urge to act on immediate desires and rather make more thoughtful decisions. Children are encouraged to maintain attention on tasks and resist distractions. What we provide your child. We have several programmes and methods we use to encourage this. These programmes are described below. Compass This company are a NHS endorsed group who offer support to your child’s mental health through Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT). This service is offered at no cost to yourselves and we have many children who have really benefitted from their time spent in sessions. They can offer one to one sessions with a child or sometimes where more appropriate they offer parent and child meetings to help you develop together. These can take place in person at school, in a community place or online. Intro to MHST Pupil Voice: A Year 4 pupil said,”I learnt ways to calm down. I use these a lot. I use Happy Breathing.” A Year 4 pupil said, “They were awesome. They taught me to take a deep breath. I could talk about what happened and my feelings.” Throughout the year we will organise one-off workshops for parents as advertised in the newsletter. Their parent worker has a lot of experience in sharing ideas and knowledge that we could use as parents when our children are experiencing difficulties. You can self-refer to Compass or ask Miss Corkery, Mrs Taylor or Miss Finn and they can talk you through the process to receive your consent for a referral. Throughout the year we will organise one-off workshops for parents as advertised in the newsletter. Their parent worker has a lot of experience in sharing ideas and knowledge that we could use as parents when our children are experiencing difficulties. You can self-refer to Compass or ask Miss Corkery, Mrs Taylor or Miss Finn and they can talk you through the process to receive your consent for a referral My Happy Minds Children are led through a weekly informative programme where they are shown how parts of our brain drive how we feel. They watch short videos, play games, hear short stories for each section. My Happy Mind Happiness Heroes This is a group of KS2 children who meet regularly to share how to help their year band sort out little issues in the playground or the classroom. They will start the important role of Playground Ambassadors and will be trained in how to watch out for children that are sad or lonely on the playground. They will be trained in how to start a conversation to help others explain what they are feeling and what to do to help.

SEND Information Report SEND Approach Masking Special Educational Needs and Disabilities “At St Bernadette’s Catholic School, you will find us caring, hardworking and co-operative. We follow the ways of Jesus, using our talents and gifts to make our school special. We show respect to all and welcome you.” At St Bernadette's School, in line with our Catholic ethos, we believe that all our children are individuals and unique. We constantly endeavour to meet the needs of every child in our care. We aim to develop children into confident and resilient learners, to develop a love of learning and to encourage them to explore opportunities to step outside of their comfort zone whilst not neglecting the need to develop wider life skills that they can use to underpin their future development. St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School currently has 597 children on role (May 2025). There are currently 135 children on SEND register with a range of needs. 10 children have an EHCP. We offer three main levels of support – universal, targeted and specialist. All children with SEND get universal support through high-quality teaching and most will get targeted support. Those children and young people with more complex or severe needs will also have specialist support. If your child needs specialist provision, school staff will usually need to get specialist advice. This kind of support is usually given to children and young people with long-term complex needs and/or disabilities, often with an Education Health and care (EHC) plan. SEND Policy 25/26 sendco@stberns.bham.sch.uk SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY INFORMATION REPORT At St Bernadette’s School, we support children with a variety of differing Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and we pride ourselves on being a highly inclusive school with an ethos which encourages and celebrates diversity and difference. SEND Report Our approach to teaching children with SEND At St Bernadette’s School, we offer smaller setting groups with a tailored curriculum and a focus on closing gaps in English and Maths skills in most year groups. Teachers adapt their high-quality teaching to cater for their pupils’ needs and plan individual timetables where necessary. When appropriate, staff are deployed to give children additional interventions in small groups outside the classroom, or to provide one-to-one support. We use the EEF guidance ‘Five-a-day’ and embed the key principles into all our lessons. SEND Approach We use a range of strategies across our lessons to ensure we offer an inclusive approach to learning and allow all children to access the classroom environment. We also seek advice and equipment from outside agencies as and when the need arises.

At St Bernadette’s School, the children have the opportunity to receive three of the sacraments: The Sacrament of Reconciliation in year 3 First Holy Communion in year 3 The Sacrament of Confirmation in year 6 The preparation for these sacraments takes place in school, with meetings held for parents and children in the early evening. Reconciliation Reconciliation is one of the seven Sacraments of the Church. It is one of the two sacraments of healing, the other being the Sacrament of the Sick. Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation we receive God’s forgiveness for our sins, his pardon and healing and reconciliation with the Church. Baptised Catholic children in Year 3 will usually receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time during Lent. This takes place in a special Reconciliation service at Holy Family Church. Preparation for this important sacrament takes place in school through the RE curriculum and during an after school meeting, where parents meet with Fr Fretch and children work with teachers and catechists. All you need to know about Reconciliation First Holy Communion Reconciliation is one of the seven Sacraments of the Church. It is one of the two sacraments of healing, the other being the Sacrament of the Sick. Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation we receive God’s forgiveness for our sins, his pardon and healing and reconciliation with the Church. Baptised Catholic children in Year 3 will usually receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time during Lent. This takes place in a special Reconciliation service at Holy Family Church. Preparation for this important sacrament takes place in school through the RE curriculum and during an after school meeting, where parents meet with Fr Fretch and children work with teachers and catechists. All you need to know about The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist Confirmation Confirmation is one of the seven Sacraments of the Church. It is one of the three sacraments of initiation into the Church which are necessary for people to become full members of the Church. The other two Sacraments of initiation are the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. Through Confirmation the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are received: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord. These gifts can help a person to live as a follower of Christ. Through receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit it is hoped that the candidate will, through their thoughts, words and actions bear the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control and joy. It is a means by which the candidate publically professes their faith and shows their commitment to becoming a full member of the Church. Children at St Bernadette’s usually receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in Year 6, during the Autumn Term. Preparation for this important sacrament begins in Year 5 and is continued in Year 6 through the delivery of the RE curriculum. Children have the opportunity to work closely with Fr Fretch and Sr Maura during this time. They are encouraged to think carefully about their chosen saint’s name and opportunities are provided for them to find out more about their saint and reflect on their life. All you need to know about Confirmation Catholic Life & Mission Our Parish Sacraments Saints Prayer & Liturgy Gospel Virtues Catholic Social Teaching

Gospel Values Pupils at St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School are growing to be: Grateful for their own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day; and generous with their gifts, becoming men and women for others. Attentive to their experience and to their vocation; and discerning about the choices they make and the effects of those choices. Compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words. Faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future. Eloquent and truthful in what they say of themselves, the relations between people, and the world. Curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better. Learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good. Curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better. Intentional in the way they live and use the resources of the earth, guided by conscience; and prophetic in the example they set to others. Eloquent & Truthful Intentional & Prophetic Generous & Grateful Compassionate & Loving Learned & Wise Curious & Active Attentive & Discerning Faith FIlled & Hopeful Catholic Life & Mission Our Parish Sacraments Saints Prayer & Liturgy Gospel Virtues Catholic Social Teaching