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Inclusion

Support Team Offer

Page 1. Who we are 2 2. Who we support 2-3 3. Core offer 3 4. Meet the team 4-5 5. Inclusion Assessment & Referral panel 6 6. Key contacts 6

1 February 2020 Service we provide

The Inclusion Support Team is a multidisciplinary team providing support for children and young people from 4 – 16 at risk of exclusion. The team provides a range of core services for Brent schools, supporting them and families to reduce exclusions, improve mental health, attendance, engagement in education and attainment. Brent’s Inclusion Support Team

The Inclusion Support Team supports Brent schools to bring about positive change in the behaviour of children and young people experiencing difficulties with their social, emotional and mental health development. Our aim is to improve behaviours for learning and reduce the risk of exclusion from school.

Behaviour for learning support for pupils

Therapeautic work

Staff training and development

School-based interventions

Whole family support

Advice and guidance on exclusions

Our team is made up of: Inclusion Support Officers Behaviour Specialists SEMH Advisory Teachers SEMH Caseworker Family Therapist Alternative Provision and School Engagement Coordinator Family Support Advisors

Who do we support?

Access to the Inclusion Support Team is through a referral system to gain access to further resources including individual support, guidance, therapy and multi-family groups for children and young people who are: 2

 Attending a Brent school or educational setting  At risk of permanent exclusion  Having mental health issues which impact on their life in school  Identified as having Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or those with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)  Disengaged from education  Looked after and presenting with social, emotional or mental health issues  Known to other services or agencies within the council  Vulnerable groups, e.g. those exposed to trauma including domestic violence, substance misuse, sexual exploitation or bereavement Core offer

School / Staff Support Specialist Interventions Pupil Support

 INSET training for behaviour  Therapeutic group work  Implementation of support management/behaviour for  Multi-agency liaison and intervention for pupils learning strategies  Cognitive Behaviour with challenging behaviours  Induction support for NQTs Therapy  Work directly with classes, and new teaching staff  Facilitation of reflective small groups and individuals  Behaviour for learning practice work discussion  Pastoral Support Plans workshops group  Development of Individual  Governor and Headteacher  Systemic Family Therapy Support Plans including training on  Emotional management positive behaviour support inclusion/exclusion  MAPA training  Pupil mentoring  In-depth review of behaviour  Solution Focused  Restorative approaches policy, systems and routines Approaches/Brief Therapy  Pupil observations and  De-escalation and strategies  Staff problem-solving feedback for challenging behaviours consultation groups  Indirect assessment through  Advice to staff on  Social and emotional classroom observation appropriate intervention development  Partnership working with strategies  Multi-family group schools, families and pupils  Developing inclusive  Transition support practices and the support for  Multi-agency or Team SEMH around the Child/Team  Risk management and risk around the Family meetings assessment  Working collaboratively with  Classroom observations and Early Help, Social Care, feedback YOS and a range of other services

All support and intervention strategies are evidence based and researched programmes. This core offer is available to all schools and may include:

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Inclusion Support Officers

All Brent Schools will have a designated Inclusion Support Officer who will be the key contact for a group of primary and secondary schools in representing the Inclusion Support Team and signposting schools onto other specialist services. (Appendix A)

Below are some examples of what Inclusion Support Officers can provide:

 Local authority representation at  Advice and guidance to Headteachers when Governor’s Disciplinary Committee considering the exclusion of a pupil, with hearings & Independent Review Panels. reference to DfE / Council policies.  Advice for schools about their ‘at risk’ of  Advice to schools on school-based exclusion list and exclusion data trends interventions that can prevent exclusion.  Attendance at and/or lead multi-disciplinary  Support and advice for schools around Pastoral and TAC meetings Support Plans (PSPs)  1:1 mentoring to raise the achievement of  Training and development of the school’s children ‘at risk’ of exclusion pastoral team / Heads of Year in relation to inclusive strategies.  Supporting managed moves and transition  Support the referral process into Inclusion Support Panel

Advisory Teachers

Our advisory teachers are able to visit schools to advise and support school staff on behaviour strategies and the development of school-based programmes. This may include:

 Development of school policies including  Delivery of MAPA for school staff in-depth reviews  Classroom observations for pupils  Training for school based staff: nurture groups, displaying challenging behaviour playground projects and circle time  Development of Pupil Support Bases  Development of behaviour tracking  Teacher observations, support and  Anti-bullying interventions, playground projects / coaching social skills training  Modelling good practice in relation to  Delivery and planning of emotional literacy teaching and learning  Delivery of bespoke staff training packages  Support for school transition planning for schools

Behaviour Specialists

Our behaviour specialists are able to provide specific and tailored support for pupils that have been referred and this may include:  Provide specialist consultation and  Parenting support guidance for pupils with SEMH

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 1:1 behaviour support/ targeted  Facilitating restorative justice between pupils and intervention plans peer mentoring training  Group interventions / group workshops  Peer mentoring/peer support training focussed on behaviour  Pupil counselling and social skills  Circle of Friends and circle time training/support  Playground projects / Social skills training  Successful transition and reintegration

Family Support Advisers

Assist in tackling underachievement by working in partnership with families, carers and pupils in a school context. They work to enable pupils, particularly the most disadvantaged, to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning and participation.

 Preventative and early intervention activities  Deliver programmes of support to families and multi-family group  Support a complex child and family workload  Intensive and flexible support on behaviour management to families  Teen Triple P parenting programme  Empowering parents, carers and families  Strengthening Families, Strengthening  Solution focused approaches / Brief therapy Communities  Working with Early Help, YOS and Social  Accessing resources through Early Help Care Panel

Alternative Provision and School Engagement Coordinator

The Alternative Provision and School Engagement Coordinator ensures that pupils are referred to an appropriate alternative educational provision following a permanent exclusion and will also oversee the following:

 The progress of pupils in their new school/setting,  Reintegration back into mainstream schools through Fair Access Process  Identification of safeguarding issues identified by the new school  Ensure the child has access to Careers Advice in years 10 and 11  Liaise with other professionals to ensure your child’s and the family’s needs are met

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Inclusion Assessment & Referral Panel

The Inclusion Support Team meets weekly to discuss referrals that have been made by Brent schools or educational settings. The panel will discuss referrals with a holistic approach thinking about the family as a whole. Some of the considerations the panel will make are:

 The underlying reason or cause for a pupil’s behaviour  Identified and unidentified SEND need  Family background and circumstance  School-based interventions that have been tried and measures of impact  Other agency involvement with the child or family  The child’s educational history as a whole including their exclusion record

Some of the outcomes as a result of the panel meeting are:

 Support for individuals, class teachers or whole school as appropriate  Inclusion Support Officers providing bespoke and individualised support in relation to school based interventions  Key worker allocation  Support and advice for schools around Pastoral Support Plans for the pupil referred  Involvement and support for the parent/carer through a Family Support Worker  A Team Around The Child (TAC) Meeting  Signposting or referral to other services within Brent or external agencies  Observations of the pupil by an advisory teacher or behaviour specialist Key contacts and referring

Referral forms are available from Inclusion Support Officers or [email protected] and we ask that all referrals are discussed with the Inclusion Support Officer prior to being made. Completed forms should be sent to: [email protected]

All referrals received by Friday 2.00pm will be discussed during the Inclusion Assessment and Referral Panel meeting the following Wednesday..

Inclusion Support Officers Muna Benhamou [email protected] 020 8937 4579 Robert Reid [email protected] 020 8937 3181 Elaine Yianni [email protected] 020 8937 4903 Natalie Phillips [email protected] 020 8937 3679 Alternative Provision and School Engagement Coordinator Valerie Brooks [email protected] 020 8937 3778 Inclusion Support Team Manager

Targeted Inclusion Services Manager Stephen McMullan [email protected] 020 8937 3564

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Appendix A – Inclusion Support Officer school allocation

Inclusion Support Officer Inclusion Support Officer Elaine Baker Natalie Phillips Alperton Community School Claremont High School Secondary Crest Academy Michaela Community School Anson Primary School Ark Academy (Primary) Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School Barham Primary School Braintcroft Primary School Brentfield Primary School Byron Court Primary School Chalkhill Primary School Donnington Primary School Elsley Primary School Kilburn Grange School Fryent Primary School Leopold Primary School Gladstone Park Primary School Mitchell Brook Primary School Lyon Park Primary School Mora Primary School Oakington Manor Primary School Newfield Primary School Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School North West Jewish Day School Park Lane Primary School Northview Primary School St Joseph's RC Infant School Our Lady of Grace Infants & Junior School St Joseph's RC Juniors School St Andrew & St Francis Primary School St Margaret Clitherow Primary School St Mary Magdalens RC Juniors Sudbury Primary School St Mary's CofE Primary School Wembley Primary School

Inclusion Support Officer Inclusion Support Officer Muna Benhamou Robert Reid Brent River College KS3 & KS4 JFS Convent of Jesus & Mary Language College Queens Park Community School St Gregory's RC High School Ark Franklin Primary Academy Wembley High School Carlton Vale Infant School East Lane Primary School Christ Church C E Primary School Kingsbury Green Primary School Convent of Jesus & Mary Infant School Mount Stewart Infants Furness Primary School Mount Stewart Juniors Harlesden Primary School Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Preston Manor School (Primary) John Keble CofE Primary School Preston Park Primary School Kilburn Park School Foundation Roe Green Infant School Malorees Infant School Roe Green Juniors School Malorees Junior School Roe Green Stathcona Princess Frederica CofE Primary School Sinai Jewish Primary School Salusbury Primary School St Robert Southwell Primary School St Joseph's RC Primary School Stonebridge Primary School St Mary's RC Primary School Uxendon Manor Primary School Wykeham Primary School