School Support

FOCUSS offer a comprehensive school support approach. We can support staff, students, parents, carers and leadership teams with information, observations, practical support, and modelling skills. In some circumstances, informal and formal assessments can be completed to support further understanding.

We request that a parent/carer consent form is completed and then school support can be arranged through purchasing hours of support. We can then discuss how best to utilise this time. Verbal feedback and a written visit plan or report is then provided.

The aim of the school/student support is to gain a better understanding of the child’s/young person’s needs, medical condition and/or behavioural concerns, to then design strategies and interventions that will best support the school and student.

Our team of professionals discuss considerations and provide practical support regarding the environment, visual support, communication strategies, curriculum, behavioural strategies and interventions. We provide resources where applicable and can focus on whole school, classrooms, groups an/or individuals.

We collaborate with other outreach professionals and can attend IEP and/or annual review meetings, contributing with advice for EHCP requests and reviews.

What We Offer

• Observations of the student in different environments and lessons.
• Practical strategies for staff to implement
• Modelling of strategies and interventions
• Verbal feedback on the day of the visit
• Written clarification of the observation and strategies/interventions
• Visual resources
• Informal and formal assessments
• Individual pupil voice and/or individual intervention sessions
• Caregiver support is provided individually or in groups
• Training sessions and workshops
• Support to set up work stations, regulation stations, sensory rooms, and intervention spaces.