Communication: partnerships

This section offers schools support with capturing the views and voices of Children and Young People and their Carers/Parents so that they are reflected within policies, reviews and protocols. It also provides information on external agencies, who offer support for children and young people with SEND.

Further information

Resources

Useful documents

• Alternative provider monitoring sheet [Word doc]
  This sheet helps schools and organisations monitor the effectiveness and progress of alternative providers in supporting student development and outcomes.
  
  
• CAMHS referral information [PDF file]
  This information provides guidance on making referrals to CAMHS, helping ensure appropriate support for children and young people’s mental health needs
  
  
• Leicester Local Offer [PDF file]
  The Leicester Local Offer provides information and services to support children and young people with SEND, ensuring access to education, care, and community resources.
  
  
• NHS health check leaflet [PDF file]
  This leaflet provides essential information about NHS health checks, outlining the benefits, process, and how to access support for maintaining good health.
  
  
• Pupil voice, person centred reviews, and one page profile [PDF file]
  This resource helps schools gather pupil voice through PCR (Person-Centered Reviews) and One Page Profiles, ensuring that each student’s needs, preferences, and goals are at the heart of their education plan.
  
  
• Skills questionnaire for school occupational therapists [Word doc]
  This questionnaire helps school-based occupational therapists assess student skills, identifying areas of strength and need to tailor support for better learning and development.
  
  
• Specialist Autism Team Health [PDF file]
  This resource provides information about the Specialist Autism Team Health services, supporting students with autism to access tailored healthcare and support for their individual needs.
  
  
• The Dynamic Support Pathway [PDF file]
  The Dynamic Support Pathway provides a person-centered approach to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and autism, ensuring timely and effective interventions to meet their changing needs.

Useful websites

• HSA | Person-centred | Personalisation | Training | Consultancy (Helen Sanderson Associates website)
  This website contains guidance and resources for developing person-centred approaches.

• Education, Health and Care Plan online workshop (SENDIASS Leicester website)
  The EHCP workshop is available in a concise 20 minute video. You can work through at your own pace. 

• All about me PowerPoint presentation (SENDIASS Leicester website)
  When you are starting the Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment, going through an Annual Review or requesting more Special Educational Needs or Disability support in school, you may be asked to do an "About Me" document. This document tells those helping you who you are.
  
  
• Interactive picture card activity (SENDIASS Leicester website)
  SENDIASS has developed an interactive picture card activity that can support children and young people to give their views without having to physically speak out if they find this challenging.
  
  
• Talking Mats - improving communication, improving lives
  Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to think about and communicate effectively about things that matter to them. Our innovative, award-winning communication tool is based on extensive research and was designed by Speech and Language Therapists.
  
  
• What am I communicating to you? [pdf file] (Helen Sanderson Associatates website)
  Person-centered thinking tools are a set of easy-to-use templates that are used to give structure to conversations. Using them is a practical way to capture information that feeds into person-centered planning, as well as to improve understanding, communication and relationships.
  
  
• Reviewing Rachel's communication chart (YouTube) (SENDIASS Leicester City)
  This video shows how Rachel communicates and how people use her communication chart.
  
  
• What are The Blobs? A Feelosophy (Blobtree website)
  The Blobs are simple. They deal with deep issues using the primary languages we learn from infancy – feelings and body language.
  
  
• Helping you to develop good autism practice (Autism Education Trust website)
  Explore all Autism Education Trust resources, from phase specific teaching tools to parent guidance and more.
  
  
• Referrals - Children's Occupational Therapy Service (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust website)
  The service provides assessment, appropriate therapy, practical advice, strategies and equipment to ensure these children and young people are able to develop and achieve their academic, social and emotional potential.
  
  
• Help, support and resources (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust website)
  
  
• Early years sensory resource pack [pdf file]
  This resource pack will assist the identification of possible difficulties and support the implementation of strategies.
  
  
• School sensory processing resource pack for Key Stage 1 to 4 [PDF file]
  For teachers and support workers who work with families who may have children showing signs of sensory processing differences which affect their academic learning, peer relationships, mental health and emotional and physical wellbeing in schools.