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2021 | 2022
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Education services directory 2021-22 2.
Contents
Foreword5 Quality of education and improvements41
Inclusion and SEND7 School improvement consultancy 42
Ofsted readiness 43
Effective leadership of SEND and inclusion 8
School improvement review 44
SEND review 9
External review of strategies and policies 45
Effective leadership of Pupil Premium 10
Headteacher appraisal 46
Pupil Premium review 11
Ensuring effective teacher appraisal 47
Inclusion support for early years in schools 12
Middle leaders: securing good outcomes 48
Inclusion SEND audit for early years in schools 13
Supported peer review 49
Thumbs up with Fidget for early
years in schools: appropriate group work 15 Business support for early years in schools 50
English as an additional language (EAL) support 17 Governor services consultancy 51
English as an additional language (EAL) audit 18 Governor services annual subscription 52
Autism training 19 External review of governance 53
Autism/Complex Communication Needs (CCN) 20 Accelerating the progress of your
most able learners 54
Educational psychology 21
Primary assessment support and moderation 55
Learning support 22
Effective use of assessment and data 56
Sensory impairment assessment and reporting 23
Curriculum audit and review 57
Hearing impairment 24
Subject consultancy 58
Hearing/vision screening 25
Coaching59
Vision impairment 26
Newly qualified teacher induction 60
Braille competency in education test 27
Early years foundation stage 61
Multi-sensory impairment 28
Safeguarding and attendance29 Other support services62
School admissions distance measuring service 63
Safeguarding subscription 31
Free school meals eligibility checking service 64
Standalone safeguarding support packages 32
The Key for school leaders 65
Safeguarding training 33
Service information 66
Education welfare 35
Service costs and payment 67
Attendance health-check 37
Supervision support 38
Attendance network surgeries 39
Education services directory 2021-22 3.
This year we are again offering
an early bird discount
To take advantage of the advanced purchase price, confirm your service orders on e-Store by
31st March 2021 for maintained schools and by 31st July 2021 for non-maintained schools.
Additional ‘Top-ups’ can be purchased, as required, throughout the year.
Visit the e-Store at: eduservsestore.worcschildrenfirst.org.uk to find out more.
NEW for 2021
Look out for our NEW services for
2021 throughout the directory.
These services have been developed in response to
customer feedback and need.
If you do not see a service to best meet your need,
then please contact us to discuss your requirements
and we can advise on a bespoke solution.
Email: Schoolservices@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Telephone: 01905 844300
Education services directory 2021-22 4.
Foreword Worcestershire Children First have children at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to support children and young people to be happy, healthy and safe. The directory provides an overview of the traded education services we offer, which underpin our values; good education for all and to protect children from harm. Our safeguarding and attendance services can help to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and assist in attendance related concerns. To help remove barriers to learning, effectively support emotional health and wellbeing and SEND (special educational needs and/or disabilities) and ensure your pupils participate, learn and make progress, our expert inclusion and SEND practitioners and specialist teachers can provide a range of intervention, group approaches and consultancy. We offer challenge and support across our range of quality and improvement services to help you to drive improvements, assess and raise standards and deliver a high-quality education. We aim to provide a bespoke and responsive service which supports your needs and is based on a national framework in the local context. Please contact us if you have identified any areas of support not listed in the directory, that you think we could offer or need support with. Schoolservices@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk 01905 844300 Education services directory 2021-22 5.
You can find out more about our services, meet the teams, read our case studies and access useful resources on our
website: www.worcschildrenfirst.org.uk/education
Training & Conferences
Finding time to focus on continuing professional development can be difficult during these challenging
times.
To ensure staff within schools and settings continue to have access to CPD and professional learning we
have adapted our CPD offer and delivery approach to include virtual learning.
We offer a comprehensive range of professional development across a range of areas; early years,
teaching and learning, assessment, inclusion, safeguarding, SEND, leadership and governance, behaviour
and much more.
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Inclusion and SEND Education services directory 2021-22 7.
Effective leadership of SEND and inclusion
(Previously ‘Securing good outcomes for pupils with SEND’)
Developing the leadership of SEND/Inclusion through providing bespoke consultancy and/or conducting a whole
school needs audit to improve provision in order to accelerate progress and improve outcomes for the most
vulnerable pupils in your school/setting.
We can create tailored packages according to your
school’s individual requirements. Activities may include: Benefits
Develop a clear Graduated Approach
developing and embedding a clear
to ensure needs are effectively met
graduated approach to meeting the
needs of pupils with SEND Strengthen skills, knowledge and
understanding of leaders to ensure
analysing and using data to target interventions
they act as influential ambassadors
and determine the impact of provision
for pupils with SEND
on learner progress and outcomes
Embed rigorous monitoring processes
developing effective provision management
to effectively evidence impact and
systems for mapping and evaluating the
evaluate the quality of provision
quality and impact of provision in place
Improve academic and wider
curriculum support
outcomes for pupils with SEND
preparation for Ofsted inspection
SENCo development and support (this can
Costs
include leadership development, effective
provision development and target setting, £324 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
monitoring impact and outcomes, role of recommend the number of hours required to meet
the SENCo, communicating with parents your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
and services, leading effective meetings) to achieve delivery.
support and guidance in relation to
statutory website compliance
Contact
SchoolImprovement@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
developing the role of the SEND governor
effective deployment of support staff
Training
reviewing the effectiveness of policies,
Enhance the quality of provision and support better
procedures and statutory duties
outcomes for pupils with our SENCo Leadership
for pupils with SEND
Development Programme. Dates for scheduled
programmes of bespoke training for training can be viewed at CPD online:
whole staff, groups or individuals
https://eduservscpd.worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
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SEND review
(Previously ‘SEND audit’)
The SEND review will support accurate school self-evaluation and strengthen the leadership capacity of SEND/
Inclusion within your school. It will provide evidence to support inspection and identify priorities for improving
outcomes for pupils with SEND.
A SEND specialist from the School Improvement Team or Learning Support Team will work alongside the school
SEND/inclusion leader to undertake a rigorous SEND audit and model effective practice.
By completing the SEND review, the school will gain:
Benefits
a review of the effectiveness of
This well-focused programme provides
the SEND information
a powerful opportunity for:
report and key policy documentation
ensuring the school’s SEND
a clear and comprehensive
statutory duties are met
overview of the school’s
incorporating a whole-school
graduated approach and the effectiveness of
approach to SEND to ensure an
whole school provision in meeting pupils’ needs
inclusive ethos and culture
an evaluation of data tracking systems
supporting SENCos in the development
to determine the impact of provision
of their role as influential ambassadors
on learner progress and outcomes
for pupils with SEND and their families
1:1 consultancy and professional discussion with
maximising the quality of provision
a SEND specialist to model effective practice
to further support pupils with
and provide key recommendations to ensure
SEND and improve outcomes
that all learners with SEND achieve well
support with action planning to ensure
priorities are developmental and lead Costs
to sustainable improvements £324 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
the outcomes of this meeting can be used recommend the number of hours required to meet
by the school to prioritise areas for SEND your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
development which could be included in to achieve delivery.
the school’s overarching self-evaluation
and School Improvement Plan Contact
SchoolImprovement@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 9.
Effective leadership of Pupil Premium
(Previously ‘Securing good outcomes for disadvantaged pupils’)
Our team can provide a wide range of specialist guidance, bespoke support and professional challenge in order to
develop whole school provision to secure improvement and maximise the achievement of disadvantaged pupils.
The needs of schools vary significantly so our team can
create tailored packages according to your individual Benefits
requirements. Activities can include: External advice and challenge contribute to
a review of whole school provision, school evaluation and development planning
organised in collaboration with SLT, based Supports the improvement of high-
on agreed objectives and clear evaluation quality inclusive teaching
joint monitoring activities such as Promotes a whole-school approach to
learning walks, lesson observations, meeting individual learner needs
work scrutiny, learner discussions Supports leaders in the development
analysis and evaluation of school data of their strategic role
to determine the impact of provision on Ensures school compliance with
learner progress and wider outcomes statutory requirements
a review of key policy documentation
providing exemplar templates, tools and materials Costs
bespoke consultancy with a range of £324 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
school leaders, including governors recommend the number of hours required to meet
developing provision management systems your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
to effectively map and evaluate the quality to achieve delivery.
and impact of provision in place
training for whole staff, groups or individuals Contact
providing recommendations to ensure SchoolImprovement@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
that all learners make at least expected Enhance the quality of provision and support better
progress and that attainment gaps are outcomes for pupils with our pupil premium network
narrowed between different groups meetings. Dates for scheduled inclusion meetings can
support and guidance in relation to be viewed at CPD online:
statutory website compliance
https://eduservscpd.worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
support and guidance in constructing
an effective pupil premium strategy
Education services directory 2021-22 10.Pupil Premium review
The purpose of the Pupil Premium review is to ensure your school’s Pupil Premium strategy is effective and to help
you explore a range of approaches to improve academic and wider outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
The structure and focus of the Pupil Premium review
can be tailored according to a school’s individual needs Benefits
but will generally, include: Identification of strong practice
and areas for improvement
review/evaluation of existing provision with a
focus on tracking data and learner outcomes Ensuring funding is used effectively
to raise attainment and accelerate
exploring a range of approaches to
progress for disadvantaged pupils
support the academic progress and wider
outcomes for disadvantaged pupils Improving provision and practice through
interpreting data, evaluating impact,
identification of key strategies and effective
raising expectations through quality first
interventions that help to ‘diminish the difference’
teaching and targeted interventions
between disadvantaged learners and their peers
Meet DfE requirements in publishing
identification of staff training needs and
an effective pupil premium strategy
professional development opportunities
Ensuring a positive commentary
support to effectively report on the impact
on the educational and wider
of Pupil Premium funding and provision
outcomes of eligible pupils
guidance and support to improve your
school’s Pupil Premium strategy Don’t forget the Pupil Premium review is an effective
Level 1 (9 hours) includes: and legitimate use of Pupil Premium funds.
preparation for visit involving scrutiny of Pupil Costs
Premium documentation and achievement data Level 1: £974
half-day (4 hours) in school focusing
on key areas identified Level 2: £1,299
written report with clearly defined strengths
and recommendations for development Contact
SchoolImprovement@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
This level is only recommended for small schools and
settings. Training
Level 2 (12 hours) is the same as level 1 but also Enhance the quality of provision and support better
includes a whole day (7 hours) in school. outcomes for pupils with our Pupil Premium network
meetings. Dates for scheduled inclusion meetings can
be viewed at CPD online:
https://eduservscpd.worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 11.Inclusion support for early years in schools
Enhance the quality of teaching and learning of children with SEND in your early years setting with the support of
our bespoke consultancy, training and advice service.
We can create bespoke support according to your
school’s individual requirements. Activities may Benefits
include: Effective leadership and management
supporting early identification and intervention Enhanced quality of provision
observations and planning for children with SEND Staff confident in matters of inclusion
advice on role of Special Educational Meet the requirements of
Needs Coordinator (SENCo) the Ofsted framework
guidance on individual support/ Raised attainment and improved
educational plans and provision maps outcomes for children
visual aids and strategies
strategies to support specific Costs
areas of development £276 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
promoting positive behaviour for recommend the number of hours required to meet
children with additional needs your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
to achieve delivery.
support with liaison with parents
for consistency of approach
Contact
guidance on SEND policies required
within early years settings eyinclusion@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
support with and signposting to a range of
Training
professionals and specialist agencies
Inclusion training can also be purchased as in-
advice on providing quality transition support
house training, which provides practitioners with
audit of inclusive practice and the opportunity to train all staff (maximum 20) to
send action plan (6 hours) fully embed the learning in your setting’s day to day
practice. Some examples of training include:
introduction to speech and language
difficulties in the early years (£266)
promoting positive behaviour 0-5 (£266)
Introduction to Down Syndrome (£266)
effective early identification for SEND (£266)
individual provision mapping (£266)
thumbs up with fidget - appropriate small group
work (speech and language focus) (£266)
inclusive practice workshop - 3 hours (£398)
new to role of SENCo training (includes send code
of practice and role of SENCo) - 4 hours (£530)
Education services directory 2021-22 12.Inclusion SEND audit for early years in schools
Develop your leadership of SEND and inclusion by conducting a SEND audit of your provision. An experienced
early years inclusion consultant will complete an observation of your setting (maximum 2 rooms) using a checklist
to audit your provision. It will determine any adaptations, resources, training or activities that require development
to support inclusive practice and to improve outcomes for children with SEND. An action plan will be produced in
liaison with the setting SENCo and/or manager to achieve future developments.
The early years inclusion consultant will spend 3-hours observing general practice in your setting, and a staff survey
will be completed prior to the observation.
The audit will incorporate the following areas of practice: Benefits
graduated response Preparation for Ofsted ‘readiness’ and
partnership with parents quality assurance self-evaluations
promoting positive behaviour Enhance the quality of provision and
inclusion funding support better outcomes for children
with SEND and/or disabilities
send policies and procedures
Improve provision of inclusive educational
interactions between staff and child
activities; embedding a clear graduated
staff training and CPD approach to meeting SEND needs.
children who are looked after Recommendations of next steps
The consultant will feedback their findings to and areas of staff development
the SENCo and/or manager and an action plan
will be produced in conjunction with the setting Costs
(approximately 1 hour). £530
Contact
eyinclusion@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 13.SENCo leadership programme
The SENCo leadership programme has been designed and developed around the SEN Code of Practice
and Ofsted Education Inspection Framework to ensure schools are meeting their statutory duties and
that support for pupils with SEND is highly effective. The programme will equip participants with the
skills to develop a more strategic approach to leading SEND and enable participants to reflect on current
practices to identify how approaches can be adapted to greater influence other key staff and further
develop an inclusive school culture.
To enquire and register your interest in the SENCo leadership programme, contact:
WorkforceSupport@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 14.Thumbs up with Fidget for early years in schools: appropriate group work
An in-house programme which supports children’s listening and attention skills through engaging small group activities.
For children’s language and communication to progress appropriately, children must be able to actively listen and
engage in group activities. This is a modelling programme that supports the development of children’s building blocks
for learning (listening and attention skills).
A 3-hour programme delivered as 2 x 1½ hour sessions, with a minimum of two weeks in between each session.
Session 1 Benefits
The inclusion officer will model to setting staff how
The staff team will embed the active
to plan engaging small group activities; using visual
listening cards into their everyday routine,
props to focus the children’s attention in appropriately
supporting communication with the children.
grouped sessions.
The small group sessions will enable
A story sack will be loaned and collected on session 2 staff to identify any possible speech
for staff to practise with. and language needs more quickly
and put interventions into place
Session 2 The use of real objects and more visual
Setting staff will deliver a session which will be aids to support story telling will enable all
observed and appraised by the inclusion officer. children to be fully engaged in learning
activities, especially during story sessions
Costs
£276 (3 hours). Option of buying additional sessions if
required.
Contact
eyinclusion@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 15.We are an extra pair
of hands... here to help
Pupils may experience difficulties with learning at any time throughout school life.
The past year has been particularly challenging for many pupils, there is an even
greater need to help vulnerable pupils make progress and close the gap.
The Learning Support Team provides support to meet the needs of
pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties (SPLD) and those struggling to
engage or unmotivated to learn.
A bespoke service is available to offer pupil assessment and tuition, recommend
effective strategies, inclusive practices and targeted interventions to improve
access to the curriculum, accelerate progress and remove barriers to learning.
“Thank you so much for all the additional information you sent regarding
the Y6 children. It was very comprehensive and very useful. We really
appreciate it. Thank you for the recommendations for the Y5 pupil too.”
To find out how we can help contact the LST
Email: Hdavies@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Telephone: 01905 845397
Education services directory 2021-22 16.English as an additional language (EAL) support
An EAL service is available to non-maintained and out of county schools to build the capacity of schools to improve
outcomes for EAL learners.
Support available from the EAL service includes:
bespoke consultancy
termly networking meetings and a range of
training workshops for EAL coordinators,
NQTs, class teachers and parents
EAL audit/health check followed up
with help and advice to make your
school inclusive and EAL friendly
fast response visit and toolkit for new arrivals
assessment guidance and tools
resource loans
Costs
Costs for Worcestershire maintained schools are
met from de-delegated funding and no purchase
is required. The EAL service is commissioned by
Worcestershire Schools Forum.
For Worcestershire non-maintained and out of county
schools the costs are £251 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an
adviser will recommend the number of hours required
to meet your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be
purchased to achieve delivery.
Contact
EAL@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 17.English as an additional language (EAL) audit
How well do you support your English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners?
The Learning Support EAL team will work with you to
audit your provision for EAL learners in terms of:
leadership and management
teaching and learning
whole school environment
assessment
parents/carers and the community
emotional health and wellbeing the
learning support EAL team will:
provide a summary which identifies the
positive features of your current provision
and recommends areas for development
and how this might be achieved
support you to draw up an action plan
which reflects your priorities
offer support by providing advice,
resources and or training
Costs
Costs for Worcestershire maintained schools are
met from de-delegated funding and no purchase
is required. The EAL service is commissioned by
Worcestershire Schools Forum.
For Worcestershire non-maintained and out of county
schools the costs are £251(3 hours). Upon enquiry an
adviser will recommend the number of hours required
to meet your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be
purchased to achieve delivery.
Contact
EAL@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 18.Autism training
An understanding of autism in schools will improve the lives of children and young people on the autism spectrum. Our
training seeks to explain certain presentations and to give practical advice on how to directly support these in school.
The increasing number of children and young people with autism presents challenges to staff at a time when
resources are stretched, and school leaders face many competing demands.
Our highly experienced specialist teachers and
practitioners can provide training on: Benefits
Address Ofsted’s concerns regarding
autism awareness and understanding
vulnerable learners with autism and provide
practical and strategic training for all evidence for your school inspection
levels of staff to support your school in
Narrow and close the gap between
meeting the needs of children and young
the attainment of learners on the
people on the autism spectrum.
autism spectrum and their peers
whole-class strategies
Align your provision with that of
specific individualised strategies and interventions the Graduated Response
We provide flexible, bespoke training to suit individual Improve your school’s quality of
school needs. Training can be delivered as whole day teaching for children with autism
INSET or as twilight sessions. Enhance your capacity to effectively meet
their needs and support their access to
both the learning and social environment
Improve the quality of the teaching
and learning environment
Reduce the anxiety levels of pupils
on the autism spectrum
Understand and improve the
behaviours of learners with autism
and improve the safety of pupils
Contact
Autism@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 19.Autism/Complex Communication Needs (CCN)
Support and advice to help learners with autism or complex communication needs to achieve their full potential. The
Autism team seeks to build the capacity of your school/setting to meet the individual needs of children and young people
from Early Years to F/HE. It is our preferred method to empower the setting – and individuals within it – to be able to
continue our work beyond our direct involvement to build a setting’s capacity and to benefit further young people.
Autism/CCN and communication and interaction Autism/CCN and sensory and/or physical
Evidence-backed social skills groups Autism/sensory awareness and
Modelling good autism practice to promote the understanding for the learner
development of communication and interaction
Sensory audits of the environment
Bespoke Social Communication Groups and young person
Peer Awareness Work Delivery of programmes to support
Support for development of lunchtime individualised sensory needs
and after school clubs
Transition preparation sessions with Autism/CCN and other
a pupil/group of pupils and creating Parent workshops – a range of
individualised transition plans bespoke autism related topics
Autism/CCN and cognition and learning Drop-in service for parents and/or staff
Identification of strengths, learning barriers Supported completion of ‘Family
and strategies to reduce those barriers Conversation’ and ‘My Views’
Identification of transition needs Creation of a Pupil Profile to enable staff to
Revision and exam skills understand individual needs and approaches.
Advice on differentiation of the curriculum
Development of individualised resources Costs
and hands-on support to model their use £251 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
Support to develop and evaluate individual targets recommend the number of hours required to
Support to develop planning meet your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions
and organisation skills can be purchased to achieve delivery.
Revision and exam technique sessions for pupils Package 1 (114 hours): £8,381 (saving £1,157)
Autism-specific support to develop Package 2 (57 hours): £4,191 (saving £578)
skills in core subject areas
Interventions to develop literacy inference skills Contact
Autism/CCN and social, mental and emotional health Autism@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Re-integration plan and support to aid young
person’s return to school after absence
An individualised meta-cognition
approach to such as Homunculi
Emotional Literacy sessions
Pupil Mentoring
Diagnosis self-awareness sessions
– for those with a diagnosis
Diagnosis awareness sessions – for
peer awareness and support
Bespoke anxiety management
intervention for pupils
Education services directory 2021-22 20.Educational psychology
The Educational Psychology team is available to provide support to ensure the psychological and learning needs of
your pupils are met. We can work with you to promote positive emotional health and wellbeing, provide effective
support for challenging pupils and help children and young people reach their academic and developmental potential.
Support from Educational Psychology is flexible and responsive to your needs. We work in a way which will help you find
solutions to key issues you may be facing and build your school capacity to meet your pupils’ needs in the longer term.
Work with children and young people High quality, bespoke training and whole school/
Gathering and representing views staff development.
Individual and group therapeutic support This support can be delivered to individuals, small
groups or to whole staff teams.
Individual assessment
Consultation and advice Learning difficulties
Direct individual work to support Low-incidence difficulties
access to the curriculum Loss and bereavement
Behaviour management
Strategic whole-school work
Emotional wellbeing/mental health
Action research
Social and emotional development
Behaviour and inclusion audits
Adverse childhood experiences and trauma
Supervision
Social communication difficulties and Autism
Stress management for staff
Speech and language development
Team building
Collaborative problem-solving
Coaching Benefits
Work with parents/carers and Increased understanding of pupil needs
including the most vulnerable and complex
staff from other agencies
Effective inclusion of pupils
Mediation
in their local schools
Support for transition Better relationships and joint working
Signposting and liaison between schools and parents
Solution focused consultation Increased effectiveness and consistency
Workshops and support groups of pupil support and interventions
Specialist interventions using Video Better learning, social and emotional
wellbeing outcomes for pupils
Interaction Guidance (VIG)
Reduced staff and parental stress levels
Positive transitions between phases
and stages of education
Costs
£276 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will recommend
the number of hours required to meet your needs. Multiple
3-hour sessions can be purchased to achieve delivery.
Contact
EdPsychology@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 21.Learning support
Enhance the capacity of your school or setting to meet the needs of children and young people with a range of
learning needs, through specialist advice, interventions, assessment and training. Support for schools in delivering
the graduated response in all 4 areas of need in the Code of Practice.
Communication and interaction Identification of underlying learning
Identification and assessment of difficulties which may impact on pupils’
social and emotional development
pupils with language delay
Recommendations to enable practitioners to
Targeted classroom strategies to support language minimise the impact of learning difficulties
and communication difficulties in the classroom on emotional health and wellbeing
Support with interventions to develop
expressive and receptive language skills Service delivery
Bespoke training packages tailored to schools’ needs Support is delivered in half day sessions. A named
specialist teacher is allocated to each school or setting.
Assessment and advice for EAL learners with SEN
Communication friendly environment Schools purchasing the ‘Every Week’ package will
audits and training be allocated a named teacher to work with them for
6 hours a week for 32 weeks of the year. This could
Physical and sensory include assessment, report writing, attending review
meetings, working with children or supporting staff
Movement assessments leading to advice regarding
suitable interventions and classroom strategies with ideas, resources or training.
Supporting schools to use the
Dyspraxia Pathway effectively Benefits
Advice, modelling and demonstration of a Vulnerable pupils make progress
range of fine/gross motor and handwriting and the gap is narrowed
interventions and resources
Improved access to the curriculum through
Cognition and learning the promotion of inclusive practices
Support for schools to meet the needs of pupils Pupils’ emotional health and wellbeing is
with a range of learning difficulties impacting on enhanced when their learning needs are
the development of literacy and numeracy skills identified and addressed effectively
Full diagnostic assessment report including Inappropriate behaviours stemming
standardised tests, targets and strategies
from previously unidentified or unmet
Brief assessment and report with a specific focus learning needs are reduced
Modelling strategies and approaches
Advice and support to enable schools to use a range Costs
of ICT solutions to minimise barriers to learning £251 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
Monitoring and evaluation of the recommend the number of hours required to meet
effectiveness of provision your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
1:1 tuition or small group teaching to achieve delivery.
Cognitive assessments ‘Every Week’ package (32 weeks
Standardised testing to support application for £15,277 (saving £787)
for Exam Access Arrangements Small school package (18hrs, NORSensory impairment assessment and reporting
A specialist teacher (vision impairment, hearing impairment or multi-sensory impairment) will make a short assessment
visit and produce a one-page recommendations report.
Suitable for children and young people with mild, low-impact losses only.
1½ hours of support from a Specialist Teacher, to
include: one hour of in-school assessment, observation Benefits
and feedback plus 1/2 hour for a one-page short Raised outcomes for pupils with
summary report, briefly detailing levels of hearing/ sensory impairments from service with
vision, recommendations and exams arrangements a proven, successful track record
where appropriate.
Settings are compliant with Equality
Low-cost, brief assessment of vision and/or Act – making reasonable adjustments
hearing for pupils with mild, low-impact losses
Advice from Specialist Teachers Costs
on educational provision £118
Examinations recommendations updated annually
as appropriate by qualified professionals Contact
Settings who have already purchased specialist SensoryImpairment@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
support can add extra time in smaller amounts,
allowing greater flexibility. Can also be purchased as an
“add-on” to existing sensory impairment consultancy,
for additional time required for further assessment
and reporting, children and young people will receive
the full 1½ hours’ support in the setting.
This is suitable for pupils with mild, low impact losses
who are not currently receiving commissioned support,
or as an “add-on” to existing support.
Education services directory 2021-22 23.Hearing impairment
A bespoke time-based support service is provided to schools and settings to offer practical support and targeted
strategies, using National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP) and WCF eligibility criteria, to deliver services
in order to close the gap between deaf children and their peers and remove barriers to learning for children and
young people (0-25 years).
The hearing impairment team offers support from teachers of the deaf, educational audiologist and specialist
teaching assistants. All have extensive experience of working with hearing impaired children and young people and
their families with a range of communication methods (including sign language) to overcome barriers to learning.
Specialised skills Costs
Assessment and management of hearing £220 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
loss, including children with additional recommend the number of hours required to meet
needs in special school settings your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
Quality assurance of amplification systems to achieve delivery.
(radio aids, sound field systems and hearing aids)
including reviewing effectiveness of aided hearing Examples of support
Acoustic surveys of listening Introduction to Signing Training – to
environments and recommendations support spoken language to enable
access to the curriculum.
Access and exam arrangements for hearing
impaired children in independent schools Training to other professionals (e.g. Health)
on early language development and HI
Specialist communication methods – to
support schools to give CYP an effective Acoustic Survey - Check accessibility for
communication method for life. learners with mild sensory impairment.
Report and recommendations to ensure
Aetiology of hearing loss/measurement
your school/setting is Single Equality Act
of hearing/descriptors of hearing loss
Compliant (purchase 2x 3 hours) – £440
Specialist knowledge to support in further
and higher education, including support Contact
using Disabled Students’ Allowances
SensoryImpairment@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Strategic advice
Exams Access arrangements assessment and
advice, in line with JCQ regulations including MFL
ICT advice for inclusion
Input into writing of fire evacuation plans
Risk assessment advice for trips
and off-site activities
Delivery of peer awareness across whole school
Delivery of communication package
across whole school
Training
Staff training on the impact of a mild hearing
loss on learning transition advice
Best practice transition advice
for vulnerable groups
Education services directory 2021-22 24.Hearing/vision screening
Functional vision and hearing screening undertaken in the school environment by specialist educational
professionals. We test whole year groups, identified cohorts and individuals, to suit your requirements.
Assessment by a qualified educational audiologist and/
or specialist teacher of visual and hearing impairments,
to check levels of functional vision or hearing in the
school environment. School will receive details of
assessments of each pupil screened and any identified
issues will be followed up with a referral to health and
an initial advisory report. Testing in school offers the
opportunity for all pupils to be screened for difficulties
with near or distance viewing and hearing.
Benefits
Quick identification of visual or
hearing issues in school setting
Immediate feedback to school staff with
educational advice from qualified teachers
Referral to health colleagues
Ongoing support from specialist
teachers as appropriate
Costs
£220 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
recommend the number of hours required to meet
your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
to achieve delivery.
Contact
SensoryImpairment@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 25.Vision impairment
A bespoke time-based support service is provided to schools and settings to offer practical support and targeted
strategies, using National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP) criteria, to deliver services in order to close
the gap between children with a vision impairment and their peers and remove barriers to learning for children and
young people (0-25 years) with diagnosed vision impairments.
The Vision Impairment team offers support from teachers with mandatory specialist qualifications in vision
impairment, skilled teaching assistants and a qualified mobility/habilitation specialist.
Specialised assessment and reporting Costs
Assessment, support and reporting of £220 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
children with mild or suspected vision recommend the number of hours required to meet
difficulties to close the gap between their your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
attainment and that of their peers to achieve delivery.
Functional vision screening of children
with suspected visual difficulties Additional examples of support
Braille course - Attendees would be taught
Strategic advice uncontracted and/or contracted braille by our
Exams access arrangements assessments experienced, specialist braille experts. This would be
and reports in line with JCQ regulations suitable for all teachers and TAs and could potentially
extend to parents and other professionals (purchase 2x
ICT advice for inclusion
3 hours) - £440
Input into writing of fire evacuation plans (PEEP)
Risk assessment advice for trips and SEN Adaptations Audit - Detailed accessibility audits
off-site activities (to be added to of the school environment to check accessibility for
the school’s risk assessment) learners with mild sensory impairment. Report and
recommendations to ensure your school/setting is
Best practice transition advice
Single Equality Act Compliant (purchase 2x 3 hours) -
for vulnerable groups
£440
Emotional support
Contact
Delivery of peer awareness across
SensoryImpairment@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
whole schools/ year groups
Emotional health and wellbeing support for pupil
Training
Staff awareness training on the impact of a child with a
mild vision loss
Education services directory 2021-22 26.Braille competency in education test
Staff supporting children and young people with visual impairments in settings can take a new test designed
specifically to meet the needs of educational Braille use. On passing the exam, you will receive a competency
certificate. This is the only available test aimed at support staff in settings and is assessed by qualified specialist
practitioners.
Support staff in settings can now demonstrate
Braille competency for educational use
Low-cost, education-focussed test
Test includes practical educational
Braille tasks relevant to classroom
practice including Maths Braille
Certificate issued by the WCF Sensory
Impairment Team – a trusted and respected
service with a proven track record of
Braille support and knowledge
Raised outcomes for Braillists in settings
Costs
£60
Contact
SensoryImpairment@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 27.Multi-sensory impairment
A bespoke time-based support service is provided to schools and settings to offer practical support and targeted
strategies, using National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP) criteria. Services aim to close the gap between
multi-sensory impaired children and their peers and remove barriers to learning for children and young people (0-25
years) with diagnosed multi-sensory impairments.
The Multi-Sensory Impairment team offers support from a teacher with mandatory specialist qualifications in multi-
sensory impairment, vision impairment or hearing impairment, skilled teaching assistants, educational audiologists
and a qualified mobility/habilitation specialist.
Specialised assessment and reporting Transition
Assessment and support of learners with low level Best practice transition advice
or suspected vision and/or hearing difficulties for vulnerable groups
SEN Audit – Detailed accessibility audits of the
school environment, ensuring best practice and Curriculum advice
preparedness for teaching vulnerable groups Delivery of peer awareness across whole schools
Functional vision screening of children Emotional health and wellbeing
with suspected visual difficulties support and training
Examinations access arrangements Introductory signing strategies training
screening and evidence reports
Assessment and management of hearing loss Costs
Quality assurance of amplification systems £220 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
(radio aids, sound field systems and hearing aids) recommend the number of hours required to meet
including reviewing effectiveness of aided hearing your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
Acoustic surveys of listening to achieve delivery.
environments and recommendations
Contact
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)/
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) SensoryImpairment@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
– advice and management
Specialist communication methods – such as
on body signing, signing, braille and symbols
Aetiology of hearing loss/measurement
of hearing/descriptors of hearing loss
Strategic advice
ICT advice for inclusion
Input into writing of fire evacuation plans (PEEP)
Risk assessment advice for trips and
off-site activities (to be added to
the school’s risk assessment)
Delivery of communication package
across whole school
Education services directory 2021-22 28.Safeguarding and attendance Education services directory 2021-22 29.
Improve pupil attendance and
reduce levels of persistent absence
As schools continue to manage attendance matters in challenging circumstances, the Education Welfare
Service’s team of experienced Education Welfare Officers continues to deliver great value bespoke
support to schools.
The Education Welfare
Service can provide:
register coding advice
attendance data analysis
support with whole-school
attendance policies and procedures
early interventions to support
pupils at risk of persistent absence
casework to engage hard to
reach families and pupils who
are persistently absent
NEW for 2021
The EWS team have created a new
range of great value services to enhance
and support your attendance practices.
Look out for the following services within the directory
Attendance health-check
Supervision support
Network surgeries
Education services directory 2021-22 30.Safeguarding subscription
Updated for 2021
The safeguarding subscription offers schools an enhanced focus of safeguarding. Save up to 85% on the cost of
services when you purchase the Safeguarding subscription over standalone support packages. The subscription runs
from 1st September 2021 to 31st August 2022.
The subscription service includes:
Benefits
Designated Safeguarding Lead training
Domestic abuse training Reduction in the number of inappropriate
safeguarding contacts to the Family
PREVENT training
Front Door (FFD) from schools
Consultancy improvements in the quality of contacts
school complaint guidance and advice to and referrals to the FFD from schools
all schools from stage 2 to stage 4 Improvement in the understanding of the
DSL clinics to discuss individual safeguarding system by schools and DSLs
cases Early Help assessments Correct application of safeguarding and early
help referral pathways (use of the correct
Assessments and resources
pathways e.g. Early Help pathway rather FFD)
Early Help model policy 2020
Robust school safeguarding system
safeguarding resources PPT/lessons and processes following statutory
plans to train all school staff guidance demonstrable through Ofsted
safeguarding resources for DSL to train governors scrutiny; and improved safeguarding
7-minute briefings training resource for children and young people
Single Central Record (SCR) assessment
- Ofsted/ISI ready 2-hour assessment Costs
The subscription service for independent Max 2 DSL/DDSL £350 (saving of £2,033)
schools includes a safeguarding self-assessment
Max 3 DSL/DDSL £528
audit (the audit is part of statutory delivery for
Worcestershire maintained and academy schools). Max 4 DSLs/DDSLs £762
Max 5 DSLs/DDSLs £976
Additional training is available to book at a subsidised
rate for SLA subscribers: Max 6 DSLs/DDSLs £1,170
7+ DSLs/DDSLs £1,350
Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health – 2-day
youth mental health awareness – 3-hours Independent schools
youth mental health champion – 1-day Max 2 DSL/DDSL £998 (saving of £2,033)
mental health first aid (accredited Max 3 DSL/DDSL £1,176
by MHFA) – 2-day
Max 4 DSLs/DDSLs £1,410
Safer recruitment training for business
Max 5 DSLs/DDSLs £1,624
staff/HTS//DSLs/DDSLs – 1-day
Max 6 DSLs/DDSLs £1,818
School employed only family support
workers FSW – 1-day 7+ DSLs/DDSLs £1,998
Managing allegations against staff
Contact
or volunteers – 3-hours
hdawson@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 31.Standalone safeguarding support packages
School complaint guidance Single central record health-check
Advice to all schools from stage 2 to stage 4 Schools and colleges must maintain a single central
record of pre-appointment checks. Keeping Children
Costs: £324 Safe in Education (September 2019).
Your single central record is a key part of evidence that
DSL Clinics inspectors will look at when inspecting your school
To discuss individual cases Early Help assessments safeguarding.
Costs: £50 per delegate Working with the person who is responsible for the
maintenance of your Single Central Record (SCR),
to help them ensure that it is usable, efficient and
Resource bundle
compliant. We would also welcome the involvement
4 Early Help model policy 2020 of your safeguarding governor as the health check can
safeguarding resources PPT/lessons assist them in continued monitoring of the SCR.The
plans to train all school staff
safeguarding resources for DSL to train governors
7-minute briefings training resource SCR health-check includes:
a review of the SCR, comparison
Costs: £40
with the requirements of ‘Keeping
Children Safe in Education (September
Safeguarding self-assessment audit 2019) and checking for gaps
For independent schools only health-check report
telephone and email support
Costs: £648
a follow up visit to check on progress
and offer further advice
Costs: £239
Save up to 85% on the total cost of standalone
support packages and training when you
purchase the Safeguarding subscription.
Education services directory 2021-22 32.Safeguarding training
We offer a range of services and training which adhere to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (September 2020)
guidance and which meet the expectations of Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership. Our training provides
all levels of staff with the skills they need to be compliant and safeguard children and young people in their care.
Core training
Designated Safeguarding Lead training, 1-day
Domestic abuse DSL training, 3-hours
PREVENT training, 2-hours
Costs: £220 per delegate for all 3 courses.
Additional training
Training Per delegate Per delegate
with SLA without SLA
Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health (DSL-MH) 1-day £140 £280
Youth mental health awareness (accredited by MHFA) 3-hours £50 £100
Youth mental health champion (accredited by MHFA) 1-day £80 £160
Mental Health First Aider Qualification (accredited by MHFA) 2-day £140 £280
Safer recruitment training for business staff/HTS/DSLs/DDSLs 1-day £80 £160
School employed only Family Support Workers (FSW) 1-day £80 £160
Managing allegations against staff or volunteers 3-hours £50 £100
Save £410 on the costs of additional training per delegate, when you purchase
training together with our Safeguarding Subscription.
The subscription provides schools with all the key safeguarding training your school
requires (Designated Safeguarding Lead training, domestic abuse training and
PREVENT training) and much more at a greatly reduce rate.
In-house training
In-house DSL training - 1 day
In-house level 2 - All school staff (2-3 hours)
We offer opportunities throughout the year for training on issues relevant to schools and academies in the local area. Plus,
bespoke training to meet the individual requirements of schools and settings and whole school safeguarding training.
For further information on available safeguarding training visit the website: www.worcschildrenfirst.org.uk/
education and search ‘training’.
Education services directory 2021-22 33.Education welfare support
The Education Welfare Service can provide bespoke staff
training and whole school support relevant to your setting.
Attendance – a whole school issue Tackling term time leave
Register regulations and Best practice casework
coding compliance Robust record keeping
Effective attendance practices Home visits and lone
Effective punctuality practices worker safety
Vulnerable learners
and attendance
Contact
To discuss your requirements for attendance related training, please contact
Michelle Fowler: Mfowler2@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Education services directory 2021-22 34.Education welfare
The Education Welfare Service (EWS) is available to assist schools to promote regular attendance and address
persistent absence. The team of highly experienced, qualified Education Welfare Officers (EWOs) work in
partnership with schools and can provide best practice, specialist advice to ensure that statutory guidance and
register regulation requirements are met. The service is also able to provide practical, solution focussed support to
address barriers preventing regular attendance, and to ensure welfare concerns are appropriately escalated.
Strategic whole school focus work
Benefits
Attendance policy/procedures and escalation support
Attendance/punctuality focus weeks Schools have access to a named
EWO for attendance support
Data audits, analysis and tracking
Improved pupil outcomes through
Attendance health-check
improved attendance
Register regulation, de rolling and code usage support
Alleviates lone worker safety,
1:1 supervision and case management provision insurance requirements and costs
Whole school training/staff development involved with school staff
making off site visits for safeguarding/welfare
Direct work with children, young people,
Promotes active involvement of
parents and carers hard to reach parents/carers
Personalised support to enable children, young Ensures legally compliant and streamlined
people and families to access education policy, practices and procedures
Early intervention casework to Readily established links to external agencies
prevent persistent absence such as CAMHS, health, police, GPs etc as
well as to teams within Worcestershire’s
New intake support
children and family services
Support with reintegration to school/
Quality assurance
transitions between schools/establishments
Mediation support
Costs
Addressing parental responsibility
£194 (3 hours). Upon enquiry an adviser will
The activities listed are not exclusive. Please contact recommend the number of hours required to meet
the service to discuss any further support as required. your needs. Multiple 3-hour sessions can be purchased
to achieve delivery.
Great value Education Welfare packages of support
are available, see page 36.
Education services directory 2021-22 35.The Education Welfare Service continues to offer a Package 3: Termly package (9 hours – 3 hours per variety of great value support packages. term) - £525 (saving £57) Package 1: Weekly half day package (105 hours) - Suitable for schools
Attendance health-check
NEW for 2021
An attendance health-check can maximise the impact of your school’s attendance policies and procedures, ensure
the most effective use of available resources, and can evaluate how your school’s statutory duties are being met.
Includes:
a review of documents and data prior to visit
3 hours in school focussing on key areas identified
a concise recommendation ‘plan on a page’
outlining strengths and areas for development
Benefits
Identify strengths and areas of
development for further action
Support Headteachers, Governors
and Attendance Leads to report
upon their school’s progression in
addressing attendance matters
Evaluate strategies deployed to support the
most vulnerable groups to narrow the gap
Aid self-evaluation through discussion
Assist Ofsted readiness
Identify attendance trends
Provide quality assurance
Costs
£388 (6 hours)
Contact
For further details on attendance and education
welfare training for your school or setting please email:
edinvservice@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
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