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At the City of Birmingham School we understand that parental support makes a big difference to our students' success. This page has useful links and information specifically aimed at parents. Note that some of these links are to third party sites and while we have checked them they could be updated in the future. Welcome to COBS!
The City of Birmingham School builds upon the schools core values and creates behavioural expectations for all areas of the school, emphasising the core behaviour that should apply to every situation. It is purposely simple to ensure all learners, parents and staff can remember our three simple rules and apply them consistently. Our rules require all pupils to be Ready, Respectful and Responsible.
Positive relationships with pupils are essential to our behaviour management and staff receive training on how to encourage positive and meaningful conversations with learners to promote trust and instil confidence, so that pupils believe that their school is an environment where they can succeed and achieve and that the staff are there to support them along the way.
These three values are displayed in every campus across the whole school in order to maintain a focus on positive behaviour and to encourage pupils to understand how their behaviour impacts themselves, and others and how they can make changes that will have a positive impact in the future.
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Useful Information
Please click on the links to view the document or links.
COBS Attendance Policy 2025-26
Birmingham City Council Term Dates
COBS Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy 2025-26
Behaviour & Relationship Policy 2025-2026
GDPR - Privacy Notices for parents
GDPR - Privacy Notices for pupils
Leave in Term Time - Birmingham City Council Guidance
Right Help Right Time Guidance
You can tell Ofsted what you think of COBS at Ofsted: Parent View
School Travel
Visit the Birmingham City Council website
School Travel (part of Birmingham City Council) work with families and young people to develop travel solutions that help children and young people to access education in the same way as other people their age.
Free School Meals
How to claim free school meals
You may be eligible to claim free school meals for your child, up to the age of 19-years-old, if you (or your child) get one of the following:
- Income support
- Income-based Jobseeker Allowance
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
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To claim a free school meal you should ask your child’s school or nursery for an application form. You will need to complete the form and return it to the school/nursery, along with evidence to support your application.
https://www.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/birmingham
Support For Parents which is this link:https://parentinfo.org/
Parent Info provides support and advice to parents, with contributions from leading experts and organisations with matters related to young people and families in a digital world.
