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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 People’s

Parliament:

Benson Community School Mansfield Green Primary School

Birchfield Community School Prince Albert School

Broadway Academy Rookery Academy

Brookfields Primary School St. Augustine’s R.C. Primary School 

Canterbury Cross Primary School St. Clare’s R.C. Primary School  

Cherry Orchard Primary School St. James C.E. Primary School

Grestone Primary School St. John Wall R.C. Secondary School

Grove Primary School St. Mary’s C.E. Primary School 

Hamilton Special School St. Matthew’s C.E. Primary School 

Handsworth Grammar School (Boys) St. Michael’s C.E. Junior & Infant School  

Handsworth Wood Girls School St. Theresa’s R.C. Primary School 

Heathfield Primary School Wattville Primary School

Holyhead Academy Welford Primary School

James Watt Primary School Westminster Primary School

King Edward VI Handsworth School (Grammar) Wilkes Green Infant School

Wilkes Green Junior School

Members of our School Council have played a leading role in developing the Handsworth Young People’s Parliament, which is

affiliated with the Birmingham Young People’s 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 deci-

sion 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 People’s 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.

 

Handsworth Association of Schools/Consortium

Trading Company and Charity

Handsworth Young People’s Parliament  

Schools in the Association/Consortium