Our Early Help Offer

The purpose of early help is to prevent issues and problems becoming serious and harmful to a child or young person, their family and community. When children and families need this extra support, they often need it quickly. At Stanton, we offer a range of Early Help support and during a child’s time at our school many of them, and their families, will access some form of Early Help.

What does Early Help for pupils include?

1:1  or group emotional support focusing on:

• Promoting self-esteem and confidence.

• Promoting positive behaviour and attitudes to learning.

• Support with developing positive relationships.

• Support with bereavement, family breakdown or other trauma.

• Promoting attendance (school refusal).

• Support with emotional regulation.

What does Early Help for families include?

• Access to a variety of parent workshops in school and on the school’s website.

• Assistance in completing paperwork and forms e.g. housing, foodbank vouchers, wraparound care.  

• Advice and support in promoting positive behaviour at home.

• Providing information and signposting to other services in the local area.

• Liaising with a range of external services such as housing and Family Support Workers.

Who provides Early Help support in school?

Early Help support is provided by a variety of staff across our school. If a parent/carer approaches a staff member about Early Help support, they will discuss this with Head or the SENDCO to decide on next steps.

Where a referral to another professional is seen as beneficial, such as to Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (see further information below), Family Support or a consultation with our Educational Psychologist, the school will either make the referral or work with the family to support the referral and next steps.