Consultancy
This involves discussion, advice and support to school staff and parents about:
- A pupil's needs following early identification
- Ongoing advice and support for pupils at School Action Plus stage, with or without a Statement of Special Educational Needs
- Addressing concerns you raise about a range of issues related to inclusion, achievement and special educational needs
Individual
This includes work with individual pupils at the School Support Plus stage as part of consultation process:
- Individual assessment, devising an intervention, monitoring and reviewing an intervention
- Individual education planning with staff, monitoring and reviewing progress
- Individual sessions with a pupil addressing behavioural and/or mental health needs
Capacity building
This entails working with schools to:
- Reduce bureaucracy associated with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
- Reduce IEPs and promote greater use of individual pupil profiles
- Produce an audit of support and resources in school and link to pupils' needs and provision mapping
- Encourage the positive behaviour of all pupils dealing with bullying
- Provide advice about SEN policies and practice and the revised Special Educational Needs Code of Practice
- Encourage the inclusion of pupils with particular needs
- Encourage target setting for pupils with SEN and monitoring and evaluating progress
- Encourage working in partnership with parents