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 (Designated Safeguarding Lead, Assistant Safeguarding Leads and a Safeguarding Governor)

• Senior Designated Mental Health Lead (Mrs. Parsons)

• One Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

• 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 

• Pre-Loved School Uniform

• Signposting: Mental Heath and Wellbeing Support, Cost of Living Support and SEN-D Resources.