The Family Support Team

The Family Support Team aim to establish positive relationships with parents/carers and their children, ensuring that each child reaches their full potential, by offering a link between home and school.

We can offer parenting advice, support and information Early Help support  and sign posting and referrals to other agencies for support.

We take the safety of our children very seriously. We make every effort to provide a safe and welcoming environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to. We have clear policies in place to support our safeguarding practice and maintain an attitude of “it could happen here”.

At our school we all strive to keep our children safe.

In the interest of safeguarding children there may be occasions when the school has to consult other agencies without a parent’s prior knowledge. T​he school’s first concern is the child’s welfare and the school has a duty to act to protect the child at all times. Such consultation may result in a formal referral which could prompt visits from children’s services and/or the police. We fully understand that this can be a very distressing set of circumstances, but we can only assure you that we follow the procedures laid down by the Coventry Safeguarding Children Partnership, a copy of which is available in school and our own Child Protection Policy which can be found in our policies section.

Pastoral Support

The Family Support/ Pastoral Team  provide support to pupils to help them overcome any barriers which may exist and encourage them to engage with their learning.  We will support our children by delivering interventions  on Managing emotions, Supporting with social skills , Behavior management strategies  Bereavement  and  family circumstances,  self-esteem and confidence, anxiety  and many more. 

We also use and signpost to services that support children   such school counselors, Rise, MHST and school nursing team. 

Pastoralcare@whitleyabbey-pri.coventry.sch.uk

Your Family Support/ Pastoral Team :

Michelle Reeve -DSL Attendance lead Family Support

Michelle Mckeogh-DDSL Family Support, Attendance, Pastoral, Young Carers Coordinator

Please feel welcome to contact us in person via the school office, or by telephone on:

024 76 3033923

If you are worried a child is being harmed or is at risk please telephone  MASH 024 7678 8555​. In an emergency ring 999