SPRING TERM 2021 Wellbeing for Education Return (WER) Project Learning from the Pandemic and building on our schools’ resilience and resources • The LBHF Educational Psychology Service (EPS) are presenting evidence-based mental health resources developed by the Anna Freud Centre and MindEd and adapted by LBHF school link EPs, as part of a national initiative to support schools during the pandemic. • We are supporting our schools and colleges to explore ways in which they can continue to promote the mental health and wellbeing of the whole school community. • We speak regularly with the SENCos and senior leaders in our schools to discuss concerns that they have (these conversations have had a much greater focus on wellbeing over the pandemic period) • Our aim is to share this information and resources as flexibly as possible, to meet individual schools’ needs and to support the ‘cascading’ of information within school, in line with a ‘train the trainer’ model. Having already provided 4 well-attended and well received live webinars for schools we are now in the second phase of the project in order to maximize the effectiveness and take-up of training. Planned steps for the Spring Term:

• Pre-recorded trainings are available online, which can be used by school staff to support within-school training, for example for use at a staff meeting or Twilight session. Staff members can also complete these trainings in their own time, with follow up taking place at staff meetings. These include prompts to pause, reflect and discuss, so that the training sessions are interactive, productive and relevant for the school. • Access to PowerPoint slides of the training so that school leaders/pastoral staff can adapt the materials and use what is most relevant for internal training and development. These slides are available via the Lilla Huset Learning Partnership Website (see table below) or via the school’s link EP. • Funded/free of charge (tier 2) time in Spring/Summer terms with the school’s link EP, who knows the school systems and staff well. They will support the school to plan, to take things forward or expand on the training sessions. Schools can contact their link EP to plan this. • In response to a request from school staff, our Staff Wellbeing twilight webinar session will be offered again to all school staff on Thursday 4th March 2021. • Coaching sessions for school SLT and teaching staff • Solution circles for staff – (group problem solving around issues) • Supervision ‘drop in’ sessions – short 1:1 support sessions with staff Additional • ELSA training and virtual group ELSA supervision • Support via consultation and webinars for parents on wellbeing and examples of meeting their children’s needs • Zones of Regulation training – a method of aiding pupils with emotional targeted regulation • Emotion Coaching training • Critical incident, self-harm, suicide and bereavement advice/support for wellbeing work staff • Training on how SEMH needs can present and be met in young people with delivered in SEN schools over the • VIG/VERP sessions with support staff • Therapeutically informed staff support (for groups of staff working with pandemic pupils showing high emotional needs) • EBSA work with school refusers period: • Liaison with CAMHS and MIND around specific cases • Direct virtual therapeutic work with pupils Additional Virtual support & network sessions Spring Term (1)

• “Lockdown Survival - Support & Tips” - 3 sessions – sharing lessons learned from Lockdowns 2020 for Parents/Caregivers of CYP with SEND • “Technology should support not dictate home learning” – 3 sessions – to support families with use of devices at home • “Learning Through Play” – weekly sessions exploring benefits of different types of play for learning at home with children U6 with SEND • “Learning Through Play” – 2 sessions for EY staff (as requested) • “Lockdown Toilet Training” – weekly sessions for Parents/Caregivers (Cohort 2) providing program and support • “Lockdown Toilet Training” – 2 training sessions for EY Practitioners (as requested) • “Parents Drop In” – weekly sessions to support families of CYP with ASD • “School Drop In” - weekly sessions to offer support for CYP with ASD • “INSPIRE Surgery” – weekly sessions - support, guidance, ideas for Home Learning • “NAS Early Bird” – weekly sessions delivering program for Parents/caregivers of CYP with ASD (Cohort C)

INSPIRE update Feb 2021 (AB) ✓ All Specialisms have returned to deliver a wide range of evidence-based virtual interventions and bespoke training sessions including:

▪ Taught Braille lessons – weekly ▪ Timetabled teaching sessions/virtual lessons/interventions ▪ Technology support – including ipad set up & training for schools & parents ▪ Audiology support ▪ Access to Learning classroom observations via videos which are analysed by Specialist teacher to inform interventions ▪ Online 1:1 CYP interventions – Access to Learning and Learning to Access ▪ Ongoing monitoring of induction, Transition and settling-in programs for CYP who moved provision ▪ Support for remote learning resources differentiation ▪ Virtual attendance at/support for EHCP Annual Reviews ▪ Professional Advice for EHCNA ▪ Virtual attendance at Multi-professional meeting/Team around the Child (TAC) ▪ Social interactions support (Lego, Talk about, social stories, comic strip conversations)

INSPIRE update Feb 2021 (AB) Early Years SEN Inclusion Funding (EY SENIF) Overview Key: PVI/CMs Private, Voluntary and Independent Nurseries and Childminders MNSs Maintained Nursery Schools PSs Primary Schools

Autumn 2020 Number of children applied for Total paid out

PVI/CMs 22 PVI/CMs £10,800 MNSs 31 MNSs £27,515 PSs 18 PSs £26,420 Total 71 1 Total £64,735

Spring 2021 Number of children applied for Total paid out

PVI/CMs 33 PVI/CMs £32,275 MNS 60 MNSs £64,105 PSs 30 PSs £23,640 Total 123 Total £120,020

6 Ward Level Findings Ward No. of places/coverage No. of vacancies Issues to note RAG Addison 311 (43%) 6 Low number of vacancies suggest only just sufficient

Askew 423 (40%) 46 None Avonmore and 309 (53%) 38 None

College Park and Old Oak 152 (29%) 69 Number of places per child low but there are vacancies. Recommend qualitative work with families and settings to better understand local need and views.

Fulham Broadway 270 (41%) 68 None

Fulham Reach 368 (63%) 80 None Broadway 266 (36%) 71 Number of places fairly low but there are vacancies. Closures could threaten sufficiency.

Munster 26 (below 1%) - No PVIs or childminders in this ward means there is no childcare on offer and families travel to neighbouring wards. Recommend qualitative work with families to understand picture better and if parents just using childcare in neighbouring wards where there is good supply. North End 125 (24.5%) 15 Appears to be insufficient childcare. Childhood obesity. GLD below borough and IL average

Palace Riverside 312 (71%) 25 None 459 (60%) 24 GLD below LBHF and IL average – given demographics would not expect it to be. 410 (65%) 159 None. Currently possible over supply. Sands End 277 (29%) 55 Number of places are low but there are vacancies. Recommend qualitative work with families and settings to better understand local need and views. Shepherds Bush Green 105 (14%) 4 Low number of places and vacancies suggest more childcare needed Town 553 (81%) 82 Quality of provision in this ward is low with 4 settings rated RI Wormholt and White City 521 (62%) 173 White City redevelopment may change demand level. Currently possible over supply. Sufficiency Breakdown • In LBHF, there are 4,387 Ofsted registered places of which approximately 3,503 are currently active. • There are 4,887 active places if maintained places are included. • There are 11,161 children under 5 in the borough meaning that there are 31 places per every 100 children in the private and voluntary sector and 44 per 100 children if all settings are considered. • There is sufficient childcare in the borough, in line with or higher than average. • There are a large number of vacancies across most wards, which further suggests there are sufficient places in most areas. • The 2017 IPPR Report ‘The Future of Childcare in London’ suggests that the London average for non-maintained places is 32 places per 100. Sufficiency Highlights

• The borough has sufficient childcare, there are areas that have much lower number of places, in particular Munster, North End, Shepherd’s Bush Green, Sands End and College Park and Old Oak • Almost all of these also have vacant places • Take-up of funded 2 year old places has been declining year on year since 2017 and is below national average • Take-up of funded 3 and 4 year olds is also falling and is likely to fall further as a result of COVID • Wraparound care has been vulnerable during the COVID crisis and a number of providers report closing before or after school and/or holiday provision. • Lack of flexible childcare (before 8am or after 6pm or on weekends) • Lack of affordable childcare, in particular for 0-2s. • Need to look at the provision mix in order to ensure that affordability is not acting as a barrier to take-up • Providers reported fall in take-up of childcare since COVID • 77% of providers were confident they would remain open in 2 years time