Support for Schools

Early support, advice and reasonable adjustment

We help schools deliver early support and reasonable adjustment and gain evidence to complete the APDR (Assess Plan Do Review) framework to contribute to the individual child profile. In doing so, they are moving closer to gaining valuable information about the child's progress. This can be useful evidence for the assessment and diagnosis process and also required for the EHCP (Education Health Care Plan), for example, outlining the school's reasonable

adjustments moving towards specific individual child provision and recording their efficacy. We provide a ten-week intervention in school to support APDR. This can substantiate any evidence for the next step in an EHCP application.

Comprehensive assessment

At the Roundway Centre, our professionals offer a holistic service for parents, young people, schools, colleges, and Local Authorities, from full diagnostic assessment to family therapy, individual young person support, training and school support, guidance, and Local Authority liaison.

We aim to provide a gold standard comprehensive diagnostic assessments, not only to identify needs but also to implement practical strategies for young people and their educational settings to remove barriers to learning and improve home and school life. We follow NICE and national guidelines with a reputational value with education and Local Authorities. Below are just some of the ways the practical help we provide has a positive and far-reaching impact:

For the child or young person:

Improvement in school attendance rates
Reduction in anxiety
Improvement in self-esteem and confidence
Development of a growth mindset – learning problem-solving capability and resilience
Adoption of self-help skills and a growth in independence
To be understood and valued as an individual
An ability to seek support when required
Improvement in behaviour through their better understanding of their emotional self-regulation
Improved communication skills

For parents:

Reduction in the escalation of situations
Improved home life
Less anxiety about the future for their child or young person
Knowledge of how to navigate through the SEND processes to gain practical support for their child or young person
Success in gaining an EHCP
Feeling supported in communicating with the school and the Local Authority
Improved relationships with their young person.

For school:

Improvement in pupil attendance rates
Reduction in “incidences” and pupil emotional dysregulations.
Increased staff awareness leads to increased understanding and application of practical strategies.
Staff Training benefits - practical tools for teachers to use in supporting young people with SEND in the classroom
Guidance and support with the EHCP process, liaison with parents and the Local Authority.
Knowledge of what constitutes best SEND practice and how to measure this against an Inspection framework for Senior leadership.
Roll out of EHCPs; gaining funding to roll out support for young people with SEND.

Assessment of need

To highlight and determine the area of need and any potential gaps and to support both home and school.
To consult with the young person to identify challenges and barriers to learning
To consult with key adults in the young person’s life: teachers, parents or carers
To conduct classroom observations
To provide guidance and advice for both home and school
To provide training and individual support where required.

We provide a half or full-day assessment, depending on need, including a comprehensive report (12 hours)