1. Behaviour Support Service
Key Stage 2/3/4 (Pallion Link School)
Glenn Robson
Director of School Services and Training
(section in website)

2. Background
Behaviour Support Service is a SLA based service- Schools have option to buy on an academic year basis
Based at Pallion Key Stage 4 Link School site
Service is now line managed by the Link School

3. Current Team Glenn Robson –Director of School Services and Training
Lisa Watson- Behaviour Support Advisor
Elizabeth Mather, Abbey Lancaster, Jaime Curry, Jonathan Stronach, Philip Hunt (x5 Behaviour Support Officers)

4. Referral System Telephone call to discuss case
Direct referral form to access –consultation or direct work including social care cases
Parental consent/carer essential
All children should be on SEN register at point of referral or immediately following referral

5. Criteria for referral Nominate a lead behaviour/referral person
What may constitute a referral for Behaviour Support Service:
Early intervention – should not be at point of risk of permanent exclusion
Maybe at risk of exclusion or had a recent exclusion
Sudden risk of exclusion due to poor behaviour/family circumstance

6. Criteria for referral
Increased behaviour overall (more than two/three subject areas)
Normal School systems are not working and deemed external advice would be beneficial. (The child requires additional intervention beyond the general norm/population of the school

7. Consultation
Individual schools will have access to consultation hours. Possible appropriate consultation referrals:
Assess needs of a pupil – build a support plan –and support review
Second opinion on a pupil
Invites to meetings/reviews of pupils eg Early Help CIN SEN EHCP

8. Consultation (cont) Advice around SEN support plans
Reviewing an EHCP (Education Health Care Plan)
Observations/Assessments/Advice – direct work not to follow but can be considered
Policy development
Query if child will engage

9. Direct Work What will a full referral receive? (up to 12 weeks)
An assessment of need with all parties – school, parent and pupil- A BSS Support Plan that is child centred and link to SEN support plan-
Direct work with an allocated link worker around the issues identified in the assessment
Attendance where appropriate at any relevant meeting while involved e.g. Early Help, CIN, LAC, SEN, EHCP

10. Direct Work (cont)
A full report with strategies and work undertaken to support the child and family concerned and evaluation of family plan
Liaison with relevant agencies –Extensive knowledge of current agencies and access routes/criteria

11. Ineffective referrals
Under 75% attendance
During/after managed moves - last resort or just before a managed move (week or so before)
Direct single referral when there are home/environmental issues that require a co-ordinated approach
After several exclusions over long period of time with no joined up approach to support

12. Ineffective referrals (cont)
Alternative providers involved – knowing where our role fits- child accessing Alternative Education
At the time of intervention the pupil is on twilight/reduced timetable-disengaged with process.
If in doubt give us a call!!!

13. Types of work undertaken
Friends for Life – emotional development/anxiety base
Draw and Talk – visual-therapeutic resource
Programmes designed individual need:
Anger, peer relationships, anxiety, choices and consequences etc.
Putting together a support plan built around the individuals needs

14. Training Offer: Team teach De-escalation
SEN COP –what to do and what to know
Behaviour Support Plans -
NQT training – Behaviour
Lunchtime training for support staff

15. Beyond School Intervention
Links with SEN –requests for reports for EHCP
Work closely with SEN School Improvement Team
Provide evidence/advice where appropriate for CPP placements- Link School – it is desirable the pupil has had pre-intervention for any Link School application