Early Help
Early Help aims to provide support as soon as a need is identified, at any stage in a child or young person’s life.
At our school, we work closely with children, families and a range of external agencies to promote the welfare and wellbeing of every child. We recognise that offering support at the earliest opportunity is key to preventing concerns from escalating and helps families access the right support at the right time.
We pride ourselves on knowing our children well. We are attentive to their needs and remain vigilant in identifying situations where additional support may be beneficial.
We work openly and collaboratively with families and professionals, ensuring that the child remains at the centre of everything we do.
School and Trust contacts
- Designated Safeguarding Lead: Andrea Preedy
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Richard Clowes
- Headteacher: Andrea Preedy
- SENDCO: Helen Merrett
- GLA Safeguarding Expert: Shona Riddell
- GLA Nominated Trustee: Robert Bromsberg
- GLA CEO: Claire Savory
At Longford Park Primary Academy, we regularly use
- Early Help and the Family Support Team
- Young Carers
- Local Authority Inclusion Team
- Springbank Pantry and Community Hub
- GDASS
- Young Minds Matter
- Play therapist
- Move More
- Cheltenham Borough Homes
- Our own internal Pastoral Team including our Speech and Language Therapist
- MASH
- EHCP coordinator
- Educational Psychologist
- ATS
- Alternative Providers
- CAHMS
- CAAS
- Social Worker attached to families
- Sand Therapy
For more information on our Early Help process, our school Early Help provision and a full list of agencies we work with and wider community provision contact details, please read our Early Help document below.