At The Meadows, we have experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of SEMH need including:

• ADHD
• Attachment and trauma
• Autism
• Tourette’s
• Sensory processing disorder

We deliver an inclusive curriculum that is tailored towards each individual (please refer to the curriculum page).

Therapeutic intervention is offered to ensure children access the right support at the right time. Intervention may include:

• Bespoke preparation for adulthood activities
• Weekly nurse visits
• Counselling sessions
• 1-2-1 reading/numeracy support
• An extended curriculum with alternative provision partners
• Occupational therapy assessment
• Sensory diet activities
• Working with CAMHS
• Lego therapy
• Art therapy

An EHCP is a legal document that sets out the education, healthcare and social needs of a young person; every child at The Meadows has an EHCP. The EHCP will be reviewed once every year by the Local Authority. The Annual Review Meeting involves all the agencies involved with a child or young person, including the young person. This meeting will review the progress towards the outcomes in the EHCP, discuss any changes in need or new needs that may be present, and give everybody involved with the child a chance to share their views, feeling and wishes about their education, their health and overall care.
An EHCP should support a child or young person from birth up to 25, helping them access school, further education, training, and further support in the workplace

You will be invited to attend the annual review in person with your child and other experts involved in their educational provision. Our SENCOs lead EHCP reviews.

An EHCP will include 12 sections of crucial information, which include:

(A) The views, the interests and aspirations of the child or young person

(B) The child’s or young person’s Special Educational Needs

(C) The health needs related to the child’s or young person’s SEN or disability

(D) The social care needs related to the child’s or young person’s SEN or disability

(E) The planned outcomes for the child or young person

(F) The provision for the needs mentioned in Section B

(G) Any health provision

(H1) Any social care provision that must be made for a child or young person

(H2) Any social care provision related to a child’s SEN or a disability

(I) The name/type of school or setting

(J) Details of any personal budget

(K) Any advice and information from the EHC assessment

Note, if a young person is in or beyond Year 9, the EHCP must also set out the provision for the young person in preparing for adulthood and independent living.

Please feel welcome to get in touch with Janet if you have any questions regarding the process. We appreciate it can be complicated to navigate this process so please do speak with us.

Useful links for parents and carer’s:

SEND and EHCPs within Durham

SEND and EHCPs within Hartlepool

SEND and EHCPs within Redcar & Cleveland