Suggestions for the SENDCO for Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH)
Last Updated - August 20, 2023
Suggestions for the SENDCO for Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH)
Ensure increased dialogue with parents/ carers.
Create family transition plans to ensure families can support transition.
Assess, plan, do, review.
Monitoring the impact of intervention.
Identifying those early SEMH needs when they show early signs of escalating
Schools should have regular involvement of external agencies. Make referrals to appropriate external agencies and act on recommendations (ideally with consent).
Include parents/carers in the creation of the relational care plan
Ensure key record keeping is in place (and connected to other support plans) to support the child or young person e.g., ABC records, Personalised Learning Plans.
Organise interventions (e.g., anger management, CBT, draw and talk) for a specific and measurable period and then monitor and review impact.
Organise resources and identify training needs
Upskill staff in the needs of SEMH young people
Ensure appropriate level of involvement of specialist pastoral staff e.g. Intervention for Thrive, SEAL, ELSA.
Implement effective transition programmes between phases and providers.
Consider individualised programme of work based on child’s interests
Consider partnership provision with alternative curriculum providers
Organise individualised programmes e.g., adapted timetables, added provision outside the classroom, etc.
Consider the appropriateness of a managed move or Section 29 direction
Bring case for peer support at the relevant risk of exclusion meeting
