Pastoral Support
Goldsmith Primary Academy provides a warm, welcoming and safe environment for all children. We provide a wide range of support to ensure that students settle into life at primary school and enjoy their time at our school.
Pastoral Team
- Mrs S Middleton - Head of Student Services, DSL, Mental Health First Aider
- Mrs Taylor-Janes - Deputy Head of Student Services, DDSL, Family Support Worker
- Mrs Lewis - Attendance and Educational Welfare Officer
- Miss Malli - Student Services Administrator, ADSL
- Mrs Franks - ELSA Lead and Medical Officer
Family Support
Mrs Taylor-Janes is our Family Support Worker. She can offer help, advice and support to our families in a range of ways. If you require any assistance, or simply want a ‘listening ear’, we are here to help. Areas we can support include:
- our local Early Help Hub
- managing children’s behaviour at home
- parenting programmes
- accessing funding for free school meals or school uniform grants
- food bank vouchers
- advice and support with rehousing
- form-filling and much more.
We have lots of links with other agencies too so if we can’t help, hopefully, we'll know someone who can!
Behaviour Support
We support our children to achieve their potential by overcoming barriers to learning both inside and outside the school. We use a variety of strategies such as 1:1 mentoring, nurture groups, classroom support, lunchtime clubs, parental engagement and the delivery of Forest School sessions.
Early Help Hub
School Nurse Support
Young People’s Text number – 07480 635 363
Children in Year 6 can contact a School Nurse on this number and ask for advice about any physical or mental health problems.
Parent/Carer Text number – 07520 634 909
Parents/Carers can contact a School Nurse if they are concerned about their child. We can offer advice about any physical or mental health problem. Your text will be answered between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. This is a safe service offered by the NHS.
Single Point of Access phone line Tel: 01922 423349 and email: schoolnursingduty.walsall@nhs.net
If you would prefer to talk to or email a School Nurse rather than text, then you can contact us between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
Useful websites
- Health for Kids - designed by children for children and has lots of games and activities.
- Health for Teens - designed by young people for young people and has lots of articles and blogs.
- Walsall children services directory