Blakesley Hall is a large, popular primary school in Birmingham. It has been using our Employee Assistance Programme since 2015. Headteacher Heather Phillips explains that it gives the whole organisation a feeling that there is support for them for whatever they need help with.
Spanish teacher Rosa was coping with a long term health condition. However the coronavirus crisis hit her hard and she began to feel very low. A call to our helpline changed her perspective and helped her feel more positive.
We were able to help Julie, a teaching assitant and single parent, with an emergency grant to buy a new washing machine.
After a traumatic safeguarding incident took a big emotional toll, Su called our helpline for emotional support.
We were able to help supply teacher Bernard and his family with a grant to cover their council tax and service charge for three months.
Without access to a laptop, teaching assistant Tara was finding working from home very difficult. Luckily we were able to help with the cost purchasing one enabling her to continue working.
When schools closed in March supply teacher Anna no longer had an income. She needed our help to cover council tax and utility bills whilst waiting for Universal Credit to come through.
We were able to give supply teacher Katie and her partner £700 for food and rent when they needed us most.
Our grants team is currently receiving a high number of applications from supply teachers and term-time only staff like Jane who desperately need help paying for food and rent.
Primary school teacher Martyn was in his eighteenth year of teaching when he found himself in need of help from our grants service following an injury.
