Early Intervention

A child or young person may not follow the expected development patterns of any of a number of reasons. It may be just one reason or a combination of reasons. Personal and external factors always need to be taken into account along with development aspects of learning. If there is a concern it should be addressed with the class teacher in the first instance and if necessary include advice from other professionals, including the SENCO if appropriate.

Disability – this can affect several areas of development simultaneously but early intervention may help to minimise the effects. Those children that are aware they are not the same as those around them, may view this in a negative way as that may be the way that others have talked about their
Each child is an individual so any combination of personality, sensory impairment, emotional impairment, behaviour, learning and cognitive impairment, social and home environment, their school set up, other people’s attitudes and expectations can produce wide variations in development issues. The same impairment may affect two children completely differently, so each child needs to be looked at as an individual case and a teacher needs to adjust their approach accordingly. Disabilities are broken down into two different types. I.e. physical or
Schools use a variety of different professionals who come into the school to assist in how a child’s additional needs can be met.
Social Services
Social Workers – they become involved in monitoring the child usually when the parents have asked for help or there is an ongoing concern in regards to the child’s home environment (in which case they may have been contacted by the school directly). They also work with ‘looked after’ children – those who are in care. They provide practical help and advice about a variety of things – home, help, counselling, transport and rights.
Positive outcomes include – support those in care, keep families together by getting them the help they need, child fulfils their potential
Youth Justice Workers – These teams work as a bridge between schools and communities to help prevent children and young people becoming offenders and getting in trouble with the law and ultimately ending up in prison. The aim is that it is better to prevent than to