What is Early Help?
We want to work with you to find ways to ensure the best outcomes for your child.
Early Help is a pathway to supporting you and your child as they grow up when you or they may need further support or guidance. It means providing support as soon as a problem appears, to stop it from getting worse. This could be at any point in a child’s life, from birth to the teenage years. There are steps along the pathway which encourage families to seek support and make positive changes for themselves. The first step is to come and talk to us or use our signposting pages to find the agencies that can help.
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| Step 3: Making a Family Plan Where difficulties are more complex or can’t be addressed with straightforward in-school action, we will formulate a Family Plan, which may involve a range of different agencies and will be reviewed regularly. |
| Step 2: Support and Signposting In addressing your concerns we will talk about what is worrying you and your child; what is working well; what needs to happen. In most cases this can lead directly to in school action or a referral to another agency to address the concern. We have a family support worker linked to the school who can also help. You can find information about her here. We will keep talking to you to check how things are going. | |
Step 1: Come and talk to us The most important element of our Early Help Offer is our open door policy. Every day, you will find senior leaders on the school path and classroom staff at classroom doors. Always come and speak to us about any concern that you have. If you want to discuss something more privately, phone the school office. Amanda Cope (Headteacher), Catherine Brogan (Deputy Headteacher), Sian Nolan (Assistant Headteacher) Rachel Barnes (SENCO) and class teachers are all more than happy to make appointments to discuss your concerns. | ||