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District 14 Inclusion Hub for schools

Acorn Psychology and Support Services are proud to be working in partnership with the District 14 Inclusion Hub for schools – a key initiative supporting Primary Schools in Rossendale to reduce suspensions and exclusions. If you’re a Primary School in the Rossendale area, this inclusive support is available to you.

What is the Inclusion Hub?

Our specialist staff promote inclusive learning for all by helping schools to create a supportive and equitable learning environment.

General aims of the Inclusion Hub:

Promote inclusion and reduce exclusions

Provide high quality training for staff in schools
Improve attendance for pupils with SEMH
Share good practice and sign-post schools to expertise

Bring together schools and local authority teams (Social Care, Inclusion, School Improvement and the Children and Family Well-being Service) to work together to address particular issues in a locality

how can you access support?

If you are seeking some advice and feel a chat with one of our specialist teachers would suffice, please contact our office on 01254 686397.

To refer a pupil, please download and complete the referral form, If you would prefer a word version please email us and we will get one to you straight away.

Please return the completed forms to enquiries@acornpsychology.co.uk with the heading ‘Inclusion Hub Referral’, and save the form with your school name, child’s initials and DOB. 

A member of the team will then be in touch to book a visit.

What are we offering?

Specialist Teacher assessment and advice – this may include any of the following depending on the needs of the child:
Pupil Observation and Action Planning

Assessment of difficulties and bespoke action plan providing practical strategies to support.

SENDCo support

Advice on paperwork, interventions, planning, support plans, requests for EHCPs and preparation for Annual Reviews.

Weekly/fortnightly visits

from a member of the team to embed action plan/strategies, which could include:

  • Advice around Quality First Teaching/Adaptive Teaching/Adapting Environments.
  • Support/modelling/coaching of approaches/strategies for pupils.
  • Recommending or providing resources such as visual aids, communication tools.
  • Sharing ideas and activities with staff to build into a child’s routine to support their outcomes.
  • Delivering Evidence Based Interventions – focusing on specific targets and outcomes, delivered through structured programmes of support and activities.
Training
Such as: Attention Autism, Intensive Interaction, Facilitating Play, Trauma, Attachment and Loss, Anxiety, Using PACE in schools, Zones of Regulation, Sensory Circuits.

Happy Clients

District 14 Inclusion Hub for schools

“Gill’s support has been invaluable and she has made a such a positive impact for our children and their families.

Gill is brilliant to work with, she has a flexible approach which enables us to provide bespoke approaches for our children to best meet their individual needs.

Gill is incredibly supportive of staff and she has contributed to their professional development with SEND by sharing her expertise and knowledge.

We are extremely grateful to Gill for all she has done for our school and we are excited to work with her again over the next academic year, as we know that she will continue to make positive impacts for our children, staff and families”

 

Lea Community Primary School

“Acorn Psychology Services have been an amazing service to work with. Emails are responded to promptly and effectively. We have used the company for EP assessments and Dyslexia assessments. Both assessors were professional, very knowledgeable and put both families and pupils at ease. The reports arrived in good time and were detailed and provided all the information and advice we required. I cannot recommend this company highly enough!”

 

Michelle – Croft Primary School

Resources

Please see below interactive reports and information sheets available for download.

Pace approach - click to download
Comic Strip Conversations - click to download
Zones of Regulation - click to download