|Explain when and how to refer other adults to |Parents: Concerned that their child is having difficultly in a particular subject may fell the need |Tutor’s comments: |
|further sources of information, advice or support.|to contact the school to set up a meeting with the class teacher, year of head or principal. | |
| |The teacher can help to resolve an issue by advising parents on a solution to best help their child. | |
| |By creating a strong home/school link this will to assist and maintain the child/young person | |
| |learning. There will be a running record taken with a review to see if the process has been | |
| |successful or there is a case for external professionals to advice. | |
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| |Staff Members: By creating an open channel of communication to help refer staff members to further | |
| |sources of information, advice or support and always remembering to respect the confidentially as to | |
| |any matters of concerned. Staff members have a responsibility for their own learning, CPD, continued | |
| |professional develop. If there are any voids in there practise to find out about courses or leaflets | |
| |that can be a source of information. | |
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| |External Professionals: It is important to create a support network that will meet the concerns or | |
| |issues of the child/young person, this will involve, parents, SENCO, class teacher, head of year or | |
| |principal. | |
| |If the problem needs to be address further the school can use external professionals, such as, school| |
| |counsellors, Educational Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapists, Specialist Teachers and | |
| |Education Welfare Officer. Due to the information that will be shared between these services it is | |
| |important to build a strong relationship and effective collaboration. | |