St. Paul’s Trust high quality services for Children and Families Ofsted rated OUTSTANDING and GOOD! Latest News Ramadan Iftar at Moseley Hub15/05/2019Sunday 25th May – 7:30 pm at Moseley Community Hub. 496 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, B12 9AH... Read more...EHCP CO – ORDINATOR VACANCY14/05/2019We are currently recruiting for the following post: Educational Health and Care (EHC) Plan Co-ordinator and Post 16 Transitions Officer Job Advert Closing date for post: 27th May 2019 12 noon https://www.stpaulstrust.org.uk/recruitment/... Read more...Introducing Simba!!09/05/2019Over the last six months plus we have been discussing the benefit of having a school dog at both the secondary and primary schools. Academic research has shown that dogs working and helping in the school environment can help to achieve the following: Improve academic achievement Increase literacy skills Calming behaviours Increase social skills and self-esteem Increase confidence Teach responsibility and respect to all life Help prevent truancy Motivate children who are often less attentive After much research and discussions with primary stakeholders and other SEN schools and colleges who have successfully introduced a dog, we feel ready to make this commitment. I am really pleased to now introduce Simba! Simba will be owned by Mrs Palmer and will live with her young family, so will have a great deal of contact with young children. We have looked into the various breeds that make successful school dogs and have chosen a Cockapoo, which is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a toy poodle. It will be a medium sized dog known for its friendliness. We would introduce the School dog as a puppy on a gradual basis, so it can become familiar with the school environments and then gradually meet the pupils. We will be working with a well-respected Dog Trainer, Pawfect Dog Sense who have successfully introduced dogs into schools. The training will be provided for pupils, staff and Mrs Palmer’s family so there is a consistent approach to how Simba is handled. We are all really looking forward to getting to know Simba, welcoming him into our school and ensuring he feels safe and happy!... Read more...New Vacancy – Administration Assistant08/05/2019We are currently recruiting for the following post: Administration Assistant Job Advert Closing date for post: 31st May 2019 12 noon https://www.stpaulstrust.org.uk/recruitment/... Read more...Spring Open Day At The Farm07/05/2019Saturday 18th of May 2019 11am to 4pm... Read more...Free First Aid Course for Children’s Centre Parents29/04/2019Our free first aid course for parents will be starting again next week in partnership with Smartlyte. The 4 week course will be running at Malvern Street, starting Friday 10th May and Braithwaite Road, starting Monday 13th May. Would you know what to do if your child was ill or had an accident? If not then please come and join our friendly class. The class covers : When and how to get help The unconscious baby or child What to do if the baby or child is not breathing Choking Bleeds Burns Meningitis If you are interested in attending this free course please call 0121 464 6349 or 0121 675 1303. Places are limited and booking is essential. You are welcome to bring your baby or child with you. ... Read more...Off To The Rugby We Go!16/04/2019On Saturday 9th April, we as a school where invited to watch Wasps vs Worcester in an exclusive box. The pupils had an amazing time and were given so many wonderful gifts that they will not forget in a hurry! The staff at The Ricoh Arena was fantastic, the were so supportive of our pupils’ needs and helped us with anything that we needed. Jordan Young gave us a tour of their Sensory Room. The boys loved the game and the opportunity to watch a live rugby game in an exclusive area that made them feel safe. One of our boys now wants to join his local rugby club to be able to watch. This is the beauty of sport, to be able to so inclusive and supportive. We were given the opportunity to do this through the Next Generation Awards (NGA) where we put forward an idea for a sensory area in Birmingham City Centre, we came second in the whole West Midlands schools. We want to say a massive ‘thank you’ for those who helped us with the NGA as well as Wasps for their support as they have come into the school to talk about their sensory area and their desire to help us further with this proposal.... Read more...Press Release: Balsall Heath City Farm12/04/2019New Partnership Gives Hope to City Farm St. Paul’s Community Development Trust are happy to announce that following lengthy discussions with a number of organisations agreement has been reached with The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) that will secure the long term viability of the Balsall Heath City Farm. Threatened with closure since December 2018 St. Paul’s have been working with a number of organisations to try to secure the long-term viability of the City Farm. Now agreement has been reached with TAWS which means that the farm which has operated in Balsall Heath for over 40 years will remain open. Working with St Paul’s TAWS want to create new opportunities for people to become active and engaged in society and there will be a focus on using the farm as a place to bring people together. Chief Executive of St. Paul’s David Cusack said: “We are delighted that we have agreed a partnership with The Active Wellbeing Society that keeps our farm open and will allow both children and adults to use the facilities as a place to learn, volunteer, develop new skills and to just enjoy the facility. I’d like to thank TAWs but also the many people who have rallied around to look at ways to secure the farm’s future, we will continue to raise money through the newly established “Friends of the Farm” to improve the facilities at the farm” TAWS Chief Executive Karen Creavin said: “The City Farm is a vital space for children and families in Birmingham. We are really pleased to be able to work collaboratively with St. Paul’s to ensure that this project has a future and can contribute to the increased wellbeing of our citizens. We are working with Sport England and Birmingham City Council on an initiative called Active Communities. The City Farm, and the ongoing partnership with St. Paul’s, will both be a key element of how Active Communities comes to life in this part of the city”. The Active Wellbeing Society are working together with The Real Junk Food Project to bring a community kitchen to the Farm, offering meals on a Pay as you Feel able basis. The kitchen will be up and running in time for the summer holidays and will play a vital role tackling food poverty over the summer. For more information please contact: Chief Executive David Cusack David.Cusack@stpaulstrust.org.uk 0121 464 4376 07957 678817 The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) The Active Wellbeing Society was established in June 2017. It was set up by staff from Birmingham City Council, and the intention of the council was to establish a Community Benefit Society to transfer its former Wellbeing Service into a self-determining, standalone community company. As a mutual, set up under cooperative principles, all assets are locked for community benefit. Members of the Society are made up of staff, volunteers, and citizens. In July 2018 staff and projects from the Council’s Wellbeing Service were transferred across to the organisation. TAWs has a staffing compliment of 53, with an annual budget of over £4 million. We do not have any physical assets yet, although we are working with the council of a number of asset transfers as part of the review of the wellbeing sites and hubs. It is envisaged that by the end of the calendar year the Society will take possession of a number of community based physical assets. Since leaving the council, we have won a number of new contracts and the council’s funding of us currently constitutes less than 30% of our funding. We are coming to the end of our first full financial year of trading in our complete form, with our first financial year constituting our set up year in reality. One of the projects we have successful secured is working with BCC and Solihull MBC as partners in the Sport England Local Delivery Pilot status. We have secured £9.72m over the next 2.5 years to work collaboratively with a wide range of partners to develop ‘Active Communities’... Read more...City Farm Song09/04/2019A lovely piece put together by local director and actor Haqi Ali to go with the song that Ella wrote and performed with family and friends. ... Read more... Tweets by stpaulstrust
