EMS Consultation 2024

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EMS Consultation 2024 - Stockton Borough Council

The SEND Department

SENDCO

Mrs Victoria Abbs (vabbs@stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk)

Assistant Headteacher - SEND and PP Lead

Mrs Michelle Booth (mbooth@stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk)

SEND Admin

Mrs Debbie Robinson (drobinson@stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk)

Progress Support Assistants (PSA):

Mrs Julie Campbell
Mr Matthew Gunn
Miss Andrea Jackson
Mrs Julie Mitchell
Mrs Juliet Richardson
Mrs Avril Whittle

Our department:

The Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) department works with all students who have a SEND need or diagnosis. This includes children with physical disabilities, social, emotional and mental health needs and those with cognition and learning or communication and interaction needs.

The SEND department is located in the Good Shepherd Centre (GSC) and all SEND students have access to the GCS on a daily basis via their GSC pass, if needed. The GSC is a quiet environment where children can work with support from a PSA, where homework can be completed or where students can access intervention sessions. Regular intervention sessions include handwriting, Maths, reading and GCSE recall and revision.

The GSC also offers homework club, chill club and Minecraft Club. Students also come and work on social skills, dexterity activities and mindfulness.

The SEND department is the point of contact for all SEND needs and we work closely with many different external agencies. These include:

Stockton Local Authority's Local Offer

Additional information for all SEND in Stockton, can be found here.

Alliance Psychology

Alliance offer support for children with anxiety or worries around school. This includes Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Hartlepool and Stockton’s Needs Led Neurodevelopmental Pathway - NENC Tees Valley (icb.nhs.uk)

The MAAT Pathway team offer support to school for children who have Autistic traits. This service allows for assessments to be done prior to diagnosis.

Help and support services - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Help and Support (formally known as Early Help) offer support for children and their families in a broad range of areas including behaviour, routines, bullying and much more.

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

CAMHS (Children and Adolescents Mental Health Service) works to support families around a child’s mental health needs. They also offer counselling for such concerns as trauma and PTSD.

Further information about Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health can be found on the school website.

Our Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Team

Mrs C Carey – Mental Health Lead

Mrs V Abbs - SENDCo

Thrive Facilitators

Mrs M Sutton

Mental Health help for your Child

How to talk to your Child about Mental Health

Child Bereavement - Support Videos

Child Bereavement UK have identified a range of video’s (see below) which may be useful to support children and young people. Some are older and available through Child Bereavement UK website and some are more recent and have been made in response to the pandemic. There are a lot more available through the website and CBUK’s Youtube channel but seem to be appropriate in the current circumstances.

Supporting bereaved children through difficult times. Child Bereavement UK

Supporting a bereaved child with autism spectrum disorder

Remembering someone who has died

Useful LINKS

Alliance Psychology Service - Trailblazers

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Autism Support

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DAISY CHAIN - To contact the care team, please call 0800 031 5445

Alternatively, complete ENQUIRY FORM and a member of the team will be in touch with you.

Barnados

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CAMHS - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service 

Children in Crisis

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Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health

BBC Online Workshop

Mental Health Crisis

Adult Mental Health

OCD

Coronavirus Survival Tips

Sensory

Hand Washing Tips for People With Sensory Difficulties

Activities

Mindfulness Colouring

Self-help Guides

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Understanding Self-Harm

Websites

Anna Freud - Offers support and advice to parents and carers

Barnardos - See, Hear, Respond Campaign - Rapid support for children and young people affected by the coronavirus crisis

Bereavement UK - Supporting Bereaved Children

CAMHS - Self-help resources to download to help your child

Childline

Hart Gables - To help support Parents and Carers with issues around sexuality and gender

Headlight Project - Teaching Children About Mental Health

Headspace - Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques

Kooth - Free, safe and anonymous support

Mental Health at Work - Supporting Your Mental Health While Working From Home

MIND - For Better Mental Health

NHS - Every Mind Matters (Self-help for Adults and Children)

Qwell - Online Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support for Adults

Rise Above - Website Created by Young People, for Young People

Samaritans

WeHeartCBT - Resources to help children and young people who are struggling with anxiety including general anxiety  (worry), social anxiety and fears/phobias. 

Young Minds - provide young people with tools to look after their mental health, and empower adults to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives

Young Minds has a Parent/Carers  Guide with A – Z list of lots of common mental health difficulties such as Exam Stress, Self-Harm, Low mood, Panic and Anxiety, sleep and Low self Esteem and other difficulties.

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Local Offer

Code of Practice

What is SEN?

Your child may have special educational needs (SEN) if they find learning more challenging than others and need extra support to achieve their full potential.

These difficulties can be barriers to learning. Our school will assess all children to identify their strengths and needs and how we can best support them.

Children who need extra help with their learning may receive additional support under one of the following categories:

  •   Special educational needs (SEN) support
  •   An education, health and care (EHC) plan 

What is SEN support?

SEN support describes the additional help that assists children to access the curriculum.

What are EHC plans?

If your child has more complex needs, they may need a more intensive level of specialist help than SEN support caters for.  In these cases, your child might be assessed for an EHC plan.

An EHC plan is a legal document that sets out the support that education, health and care providers must provide.

FAQs

How will the school decide what type of support my child receives?

Every child’s needs are different and may change over time. Therefore, the school will assess each child’s needs closely to identify which support is right for them. The school will also regularly review the support your child receives to see what is working and what isn’t and incorporate your views on this too.

How do I know if my child needs SEN support?

If your child is not making expected progress for their year group, they may need SEN support. The school will discuss your child’s needs with you before placing your child on SEN support.

Where can I find out more information?

Our school’s SEN policy and information report set out more detailed information about the support available for children with SEN and disabilities are available on our school website.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the support your child is receiving, or about SEN more generally, please speak to your child’s class teacher or Mrs Victoria Abbs our school’s special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO). 

External links

See the government’s overview of support for children with SEND.

https://www.gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs

IPSEA is a charity that helps parents and professionals to support children with SEN and disabilities:

https://www.ipsea.org.uk/