Help Types of support school can offer
The levels of support children receive in school are split into 3 waves as detailed below.
Inclusive, quality first teaching for all. Variety of activities to support all learning.
Additional support to enable children to work at age-related expectations, e.g. small group focused work, adapted classwork and activities.
Highly personalised support, e.g. highly individual intervention, or small groups.
Your child should have a personalised document which:
- Details targets linked to any reasonable adjustments that have been made/ support that is in place.
- Be shared with you and should be reviewed termly
These documents can be called Individual Educational Plans (IEP), Communication profiles, One Page Profile or Communication Passport. The wording depends on the setting your child is in.
Guidance before referral for assessment
- Talk with SENCO in school
- Concerns monitored/ reasonable adjustments made.
This could include:
- Using equipment to support the child, e.g. fidget toy, pencil grips, wobble cushions, individual visual timetables
- Learning adaptations, e.g. adapted activities and teaching, movement breaks, sensory circuit activities.
- Small group/ individual learning activities.
- Screening of the child/ young person’s speech, language and communication skills with support targeting any areas of need.
Progress and development is being made- no further action needed.
If concerns remain:
- Continue with any resonable adjustments and support, within the plan, do, review cycle.
- Have further discussions with SENCO/ Teacher to decide if more support is needed from other professionals.
- Autism and ADHD referrals require evidence from at least two settings e.g. home and school. Other professional advice/ assessments, e.g. Speech and Language/ Educational Psychology, would also count as evidence.
- ADHD referrals also require families to have sought and implemented advice on behaviour management, e.g. Cluster / pastoral support .
- Progress and development being made – no further action needed.
- Concerns remain despite support in place, consider a referral for assessment.
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