MTS is here to put young people with agreed health issues into a position where they can access full-time education.
Torbay MTS is a small setting with a big heart, providing a wide range of educational, therapeutic and reintegration opportunities for young people who possess medical need in Torbay. The majority of our cohort are unable to attend their on-roll school as a result of their complex medical needs and have a history of poor attendance and slow progress as a direct result. Their place at MTS relies upon meeting strict Admissions criteria, which then informs the bespoke curriculum and therapeutic offer that is designed for each individual.
Admissions process
A child or young person of secondary school age has a health need that is disrupting their education.
- Long-term health need (intermittent absence)
- Emotional and mental health
- Complex needs/Other
- A referral is made to the Torbay Medical Panel (prp@torbay.gov.uk) which assesses each individual case and decides on the most appropriate placement for the young person.
- When the young person is offered a place at MTS, the MTS team will convene a meeting of all the relevant professionals. They will discuss the young person’s needs and agree to a support plan, setting out how the student’s health needs are to be met and what outcome would be best for them in the agreed time frame.
- A key professional will be identified as the first point of contact at MTS and the on roll school.
- The on roll school completes the necessary admissions forms and sends them to jhunter@medicaltuitionservice.org.uk. These need to be completed within two weeks of the placement agreement, when the placement will begin. A letter from the medical consultant referring the young person must be provided.
- A meeting is set between the MTS Admissions Team and the young person, including the parents or carers – in the two week admissions period. The young person will complete the baseline assessments either on site or remotely, to help us create an individualised learning and therapeutic plan.
- In the first instance, the MTS placement is offered for two terms. Regular six weekly Transition Review Meetings are held to check and review progress.
- The transition process begins two weeks before placement is due to end. Reintegration into the on-roll school or suitable alternative provision is supported by our reintegration team.
