Community Outreach

Working with Our Community

At Kings Heath Primary Academy, we believe that strong schools are built with strong communities.

Our children do not experience school in isolation. Their families, neighbourhood and wider community all play an important part in shaping who they are and who they will become. That is why building strong relationships beyond our school gates is an important part of helping every child to Belong, Grow and Make a Difference.

Partnership with Families

We recognise that parents and carers are children's first and most important educators. When school and home work together, children benefit.

We want families to feel welcomed, informed and involved in school life. We build positive relationships through regular communication, opportunities to engage with children's learning and events that bring our school community together.

We also help families understand how they can support learning at home and celebrate the achievements, experiences and successes of their children.

Our approach is informed by evidence from the Education Endowment Foundation, which highlights the importance of effective parental engagement in supporting children's learning.

EEF – Working with Parents to Support Children's Learning

Working with Our Wider Community

Our relationships extend beyond our school gates. We work with local organisations, businesses, services and community partners to enrich children's experiences, support our families and contribute positively to the area in which we live and work.

These partnerships bring additional knowledge, expertise, opportunities and experiences into our school while helping our children develop a stronger understanding of the community to which they belong.

The Kings Heath Partnership

Kings Heath Primary Academy is an active member of the Kings Heath Partnership, coordinated by the local authority.

The Partnership brings together schools, local organisations, businesses, services and people connected to the Kings Heath community. By working together, members can identify shared challenges, find solutions and take collective action to improve our local area.

Being part of the Partnership gives our school an important voice within the community. It enables us to share ideas and expertise, build relationships and work alongside others to address issues that matter to our children, families and neighbours.

For our children, this is also an important example of what it means to make a difference. We want them to see that communities become stronger when people listen to one another, work together and take responsibility for making things better.

Belonging to Something Bigger

We want every child at Kings Heath to develop a strong sense of belonging: to their class, their school, their family and their wider community.

As they grow, we want them to understand that belonging also brings responsibility. Their ideas matter. Their actions matter. Their contribution matters.

Through our relationships with families and our work across the wider community, we aim to show children what can happen when people come together with a shared purpose.

We don't just belong to our community. We play our part in making it better.

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  Community Partnerships

We know that schools cannot, and should not, work in isolation. We have developed close relationships with organisations and professionals who bring additional expertise, opportunities and support to our children and families.

Free 2 Talk CIC is a particularly important local partner. Based within the Kings Heath community, Free 2 Talk works with children, young people and families, with a focus on helping those who have experienced disadvantage to achieve their aspirations and feel part of their communities. Their work includes youth work, mentoring, family support, emotional support and community development.

Find out more about Free 2 Talk CIC

We also work closely with Sport4Fitness CIC, a Northampton-based Community Interest Company focused on sports, recreation and cultural education. Through our relationship with Sport4Fitness, we are able to strengthen the opportunities available to our children through physical activity, sport and engagement with the wider community.

Our relationship with our local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) helps children develop positive relationships with those who serve their community. Northamptonshire's PCSOs are part of local neighbourhood policing teams, working with schools, communities and other partners to tackle local issues, provide reassurance and help create safer communities.

Northamptonshire Police – Neighbourhood Policing

These relationships are not simply about bringing additional services into school. They help connect our children with the people and organisations around them and demonstrate what can be achieved when a community works together.

Our community is one of our greatest resources. We want our children to know it, contribute to it and grow up believing they can make a difference within it.