Early Help Offer

Early Help is about working with partners to help children, young people and families deal with issues as early as possible; providing information, advice and services at the right time; supporting them to resolve their concerns as needs emerge.


The Early Help Offer describes the type of early support that is available to a child or young person whose needs are not being met by routine universal services. However, their needs also do not meet the threshold for a specialist service such as Children’s Social Care.


Our Early Help Offer

  • Safeguarding Team (1 Designated Safeguarding Lead, 4 Assistant Safeguarding Leads and 1 Safeguarding Governor)

  • Senior Designated Mental Health Lead

  • Two SEMH Practitioners (1 ELSA Trained)

  • Emotional Literacy Support 1:1 or in Small Groups

  • Zones of Regulation

  • Signs of Safety Toolkit

  • Staying Safe Blog

  • Mixed-age Class Meetings

  • Educational Welfare Officer Support

  • Robust Transition Packages for Children Joining or Departing Gorseland

  • Induction sessions for Reception new starters.

  • Tailored Learning Interventions

  • School Nursing Teams

  • External agency support (Behaviour support, Bereavement Counselling, Child Specific Interventions, FNM, CAF, FSP)

  • Breakfast Club

  • After School Club

  • Lunchtime Play Leaders

  • Lunchtime and After School Clubs

  • 'Nearly New' School Uniform