Handsworth Association of Schools/Consortium Trading Company and Charity

Registered Charity No. 1141805 Trading Company No. 07381665

Our school leads, with trustees and a management group, the Handsworth Association of Schools/Consortium/Trading Company and Charity. The Association aims to promote and develop community activities that meet the educational, religious, social health, recreational, linguistic and cultural needs of people who live and work in Lozells, Ladywood, East Handsworth, Aston and Soho Wards. HAS staff have an office in our community house, Trinity House and Handsworth Conference Centre at Welford Primary School. The Local Authority are working in partnership with groups of schools (16 consortia) on a new service, Integrated Family Support Teams are a key development within the new operating model with the bringing together of 16 multi-disciplinary teams at local level to support children and families. The Association runs numerous initiatives that enhance our curriculum work including Handsworth Young Peoples Parliament:

Handsworth Young Peoples Parliament

Members of our School Council have played a leading role in developing the Handsworth Young Peoples Parliament, which is affiliated with the Birmingham Young Peoples Parliament. The Parliament was established in partnership with Handsworth Association of Schools. Twenty nine schools are involved in the Parliament. Parliament delegates meet government ministers, other members of Parliament and Councillors, and aim to influence decision making that affects their lives. Since its beginning Handsworth YPP has gone from strength to strength. The parliament meets each half-term. There are usually more than 100 pupil delegates in attendance. The aims of the Handsworth Young Peoples Parliament: 1. To encourage young people to become active citizens in their schools and local community through the promotion and development of school councils. 2. To support the citizenship curriculum in schools through the teaching of government at national and local level as well as rights, roles and responsibilities. 3. To develop a mechanism for the participation and involvement of young people within their community, enabling their issues, concerns and opinions to be heard.

Schools in the Association/Consortium Benson Community School Birchfield Community School Broadway Academy Brookfields Primary School Canterbury Cross Primary School Cherry Orchard Primary School Grestone Primary School Grove Primary School Hamilton Special School Handsworth Grammar School (Boys) Handsworth Wood Girls School Heathfield Primary School Holyhead Academy James Watt Primary School King Edward VI Handsworth School (Grammar) Mansfield Green Primary School Prince Albert School Rookery Academy St. Augustines R.C. Primary School St. Clares R.C. Primary School St. James C.E. Primary School St. John Wall R.C. Secondary School St. Marys C.E. Primary School St. Matthews C.E. Primary School St. Michaels C.E. Junior & Infant School St. Theresas R.C. Primary School Wattville Primary School Welford Primary School Westminster Primary School Wilkes Green Infant School Wilkes Green Junior School 54