Inclusion support for schools

Overview

We provide support to reduce school suspensions and exclusions, which improves educational outcomes for children. We do this through a joined-up, collaborative approach and partnerships with:

schools
alternative provisions
out-of-borough settings
council services
other local organisations

Our approach brings together diverse skills, experience and knowledge. We aim to develop children's confidence at school and affect positive change. We support staff to embed sustainable change that improves outcomes for children.

Together, we create positive change, empowering children to succeed in school and beyond.

Service details

We offer several levels of support:

statutory offer
core offer
enhanced offer
whole school bespoke inclusive practice training

Statutory offer

We provide a statutory service free of charge to all schools and academies. It includes:

policy and process advice
challenging in accordance with DfE exclusions guidance
fair access support, guidance and reviews
advice and access to tutoring for children with medical needs
annual reviews of commissioned alternative provision

Core offer

We provide additional services in our core offer.

Planning, delivery and monitoring appropriate support and intervention for children:

at risk of exclusion
with additional needs that impact on their ability to access mainstream education
placed in a non-mainstream education setting

Individual support with inclusive practice:

developing and reviewing a Pupil Support Plan (PSP)
reintegration support including an initial meeting, target-setting, attending review meetings and supporting families through the process
support with access to our Fair Access Panel (FAP) to facilitate managed moves, fresh starts and transfers to participating schools
advice and consultation on managing exclusions and using statutory exclusion guidance
observation of, and support with, individual children, and modelling of strategies to improve behaviour and engagement
advice and support on appropriate placements for children
quality assurance of alternative provision
working with groups as well as individual children
training and support for staff members (twilight session)

Enhanced offer

Our enhanced offer is whole-school support with inclusive practice as part of a quality assurance process.

For Ofsted inspection preparation, this includes:

reviewing inclusive practices to support behaviour for learning
evaluating the impact of systems and procedures to manage and improve inclusive practice
analysing the school's suspension and exclusion data (internal and external) with a key focus on groups and addressing any disproportionality
evaluating behaviour for learning in lessons
evaluating inclusive practices in the school setting and for children in the wider community (out of school hours)
discussions with key stakeholder groups, such as the senior leadership team (SLT), teachers, non-teaching staff, governors, children, parents and carers
staff training to support inclusive practice

Costs

Package	Cost
Statutory offer	Free
Core offer: academic year	£3,378
Core offer: pay as you go	£369 per meeting
Enhanced offer: academic year	£1,320
Whole school training: bespoke inclusive practice training	£369