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Early Help Support
Life can be difficult and challenging at time, and we are here to support our young people and their families.
What is early help?
Early help is a way of accessing extra support when you, your child or your family needs it, at the earliest possible stage, rather than waiting until things get worse.
It is designed to give you the right help, at the right time. You can receive support from a wide range of services and organisations that can work together to provide the right support for your family’s needs.
Our Learning Community Trust early help offer connects families with other multi-agency initiatives to support the family. This early intervention can usually prevent issues from escalating and causing further difficulties in the future. We offer universal and targeted/specialist services to help create a brighter future for your child/children and family, promoting overall welfare.
Who helps with our early help?
We have many people which can support you, but the main people/teams involved with early help are:
- Learning Mentor at Wrekin View
- Counsellors at Learning Community Trust
- Education Mentors at Learning Community Trust
- Education Welfare Officers at Learning Community Trust
How we listen and gather views
We listen to you, with a judgment free listening ear which offers friendly advice.
We listen to:
- parents/careers surveys
- pupils’ voice
- wishes and worries boxes
- safety squads
- mental health and wellbeing ambassadors
Some of the ways we can support our young people and their families
- School attendance support – remember to check the Government’s ‘should I keep my child off school poster’ click here
- Emotional literacy support assistants – find out more click here
- School counsellors
- LCT food hubs – find out more on the trust’s website click here
- Uniform
- Young carers
- Sleep routine
- Housing
- Pupils with special educational needs
- Signposting to other agencies for support
