Early Help & Safeguarding

Early Help

Early help (early intervention) is support given when a problem first emerges. Our offer includes:

·        Peer mentoring;

·        Nurture club at lunchtimes;

·        Worry boxes or Colour Monsters;

·        Nurture boxes;

·        Breakfast club access;

·        Specialist Education Services (SES);

·        Mental Health Support Team (MHST);

·        Early Help Assessment referrals;

·        School Nursing Team;

·        Referrals to Suffolk Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Hub;

·        Educational Welfare Officer (EWO);

·        Family Carer Services;

·        Home Start;

·        One Life;

·        Parenting Support Programmes.

Contact the SENDCo or Designated Safeguarding Leads for support.

Safeguarding

Pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities are recognised as the most vulnerable group regarding safeguarding. Measures include: Early Help using the Common Assessment Framework (CAF); opportunities for pupils with SEND to share wishes/feelings through termly meetings; appropriate personal, health and social education; clear routes to raise concerns; close contact with families; staff guidelines/training on intimate care, working with the opposite sex, handling difficult behaviour, consent to treatment; anti‑bullying strategies (School Council initiatives; safeguarding lessons); weekly monitoring of behaviour; prompt action on concerns; statutory safeguarding training; all staff read Part 1 of Keeping Children Safe in Education.