How the Local Offer and ISO have helped

A parent contacted The Local Offer as they felt that school were not fully understanding their concerns regarding their son’s needs and wondered if there were any support available. They were concerned that their son may be forgotten about or missed due to his needs being more subtle.

The parent was also concerned that the waiting list for a diagnosis through CAMHS was long but didn’t know if a private diagnosis would be accepted in Kirklees should they wish to apply for an EHCP.

What did the Local Offer do?

The Local Offer supported this parent in understanding school processes, different levels of SEND support and the plans that can be written to support children in school (EHCP, MSP, IEP's). The Local Offer spoke to the team that co-ordinates EHCP's to ask whether a private diagnosis would be appropriate if an EHCP needed to be submitted at a later date.  They did confirm that a private diagnosis would be acceptable.

The Local Offer shared information on groups within the local area that the family could attend that was specifically for young people with ADHD and Autism, as well as sharing information about local support groups including PCAN and KIAS information in case it was needed further down the line to support the parent.

The Local Offer then had a conversation with a team called the Inclusion Support Offer who provides support for schools (ISO), to see if they could speak to school around the support that was already in place to reassure Mum.

What did the ISO do?

The ISO contacted school and had a conversation about provision that is in place.

The young person is beginning to show signs of friendship issues in school which is a result of them not always understanding social cues and trying to ‘entertain’ their  peers, which does not always have the desired effect.  The young person does sometimes struggle to keep on task so regular prompts have been put in place.

The parent had a meeting with an Early Support Consultant, to explore support at home as they are feeling overwhelmed by the recent decline in behaviour at home. The result of this was that SEN Family Links course was offered as well as advice given around quality time as a family.

The SENCO feels that all the support that is put in place for this young person is Quality First Teaching, the parent had requested that school start a My Support Plan (MSP) which school felt wasn’t necessary.  

The ISO received an email from the SENCO stating that she had spoken to Mum who was happy with the conversation that had taken place. They talked through why a MSP wasn’t appropriate but agreed that a provision map would be beneficial so that the parent had something on paper, which would help with the transition to High School. School also stated that they would make this child friendly so that the young person had a copy.