My Child has difficulties with social, emotional health or mental health.

This section includes all those children who experience short but significant periods of high anxiety, stress, distress or anger that affect their education.

It also includes young people who have a range of longer-term recognised mental health conditions.

For both groups, issues can include:

  • Forming and maintaining relationships
  • Bereavement
  • Attitudes to attainment
  • Attendance
  • Self-esteem
  • Life outside school

 

What can Brooklands offer?

All students at Brooklands can access

  • Quality First teaching with appropriate differentiation (including best SEND practice)
  • Access to homework support clubs.
  • Accelerated Reader Programme.
  • Access to assessment for identification of significant needs.
  • Whole school policy for behaviour management with graduated response.
  • Key Stage transition support.
  • Anti-bullying policy.

 

 

Targeted support for small groups may include

As for all Brooklands students plus…

  • Breakfast club.
  • Nurture Group support.
  • Intervention groups – behaviour/social skills/self-esteem/stress management.
  • Lunchtime nurture club
  • In-class support in some lessons.

 

Support for individual students may include

As for all Brooklands students plus…

  • Outside agency input (eg. Educational Psychologist).
  • Flexible timetables.
  • In-class support for pupils at risk of exclusion.
  • Personal Support Plan- support for students at risk of permanent exclusion.
  • Support from Health and Social Care team.
  • Child Looked After support.