Our Early Help Offer
What is early help?
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 Crondall Primary School, 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?
- Signposting to organisations for support and for referrals made.
- 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, however, it is usually overseen by Mrs Kestle. If a parent/carer approaches a staff member about early help support, they will discuss this with Mrs Kestle (or Mrs Leatham) to decide on next steps.
Where a referral to another professional is seen as beneficial, such as to the school nursing team (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.
Who might the school refer to?
- The Early Help Hub Team
- Children and Young People's Services
- Counselling Services
- School Nurse
- Speech and Language Therapist Team
- Occupational Therapist Team
- Educational Psychologist Team
- Young Carers
- Trust Attendance Education Welfare Officer
Introducing Educational Wellbeing Practitioners
Contact Us
- School Office: 01252 850291
- School Office Email: adminoffice@crondall.hants.sch.uk
- Mrs Kestle: adminoffice@crondall.hants.sch.uk
- Mrs Leatham: adminoffice@crondall.hants.sch.uk
Communication Flowchart (including examples of types of support on offer)
