The Virtual School want to make you aware of this organisation that was specifically founded to support parents, carers and guardians who are experiencing domestic abuse at the hands of their own children. (Parental Educational Growth Support)

They offer direct support to parents and professionals.  Here is the link to the website 

Child to parent abuse | Parental Education Growth Support (PEGS) (pegsupport.co.uk)

Solihull Approach online parenting courses are a series of NICE approved resources for parents and carers who want to learn more about sensitive and effective parenting and building a positive relationship with their child. Parents are also helped to understand how they can influence their relationship with their child through play.

Solihull Approach - FREE online parenting courses

Artslink is supported by all 14 West Midlands Virtual Schools, and aims to ensure that all care experienced children and young people in the region have the opportunity to get involved in arts and culture and develop as learners, as people and as artists. Our offer includes:

• events run by clusters of Virtual Schools, such as Give It A Go days (trying new artforms and activities out) and professional artists supporting other Virtual School events such as award ceremonies
• regional activities, such as Look Inside days (e.g. BBC, music studio) and massed performing groups, such as choirs, for showcase events

For further information on the work and activities which Artlink provide, please visit Artslink contact

A new sports initiative is underway to create a universal entitlement to sports provision for all children in care in the West Midlands.

Activities will be offered in a range of ways by a variety of sports and active lifestyle organisations.

It will work on the three principles of TRY IT, DREAM IT, ACHIEVE IT,  offering a wide range of experiences and opportunities to enable our children to develop their interests and talents, enabling sports specialism, developing independence and entrepreneurship and potentially even leading to qualifications and careers.

Here are some sporting organisations which are encouraging young people to ‘try it, dream it, achieve it’ which can be done at home.

• Chance to shine (Cricket) - You will have to register to view videos. Free for all.
• England basketball from YouTube - You have to scroll down 1page to find coaching videos.
• FA Learning (Football) from YouTube - YouTube page dedicated to drills
• England Hockey from YouTube  - The page is “hockeycoach3” which is a coach for England Hockey, It is old clips however shows good drills for learning.
• Tennis LTA  from YouTube

Workpays is a well respected training provider with multiple divisions, that supply training and supportive programmes to businesses, individuals and educational establishments. Workpays are perfectly placed to offer professional training and employability support across the whole of the Midlands.

Here you will find some very useful websites to help you support your child in an effective transition from Year 6 to Year 7:

• The SecEd Podcast: Effective transition for year 7 pupils
• Starting secondary school

Kinship Carers UK is a national not for profit charity. It champions the vital role of Kinship Carers, 'Connected Families' when they take on the challenging role of permanently parenting someone else’s child. Kinship Carers UK help kinship families succeed, we promote loving and supportive relationships between children, young people and their kinship families. We provide independent support (through LOCAL support groups), information and advice. In particular, we offer a wealth of relevant experience from kinship families to prospective kinship carers and to all those who work with them.