A School’s Response to a Young Person in NeedA School’s Response to a Young Person in Need

99thth November 2012 November 2012

Medway HallMedway Hall

Compton DundonCompton Dundon

IntroductionIntroduction

Somerset Health and Wellbeing in Somerset Health and Wellbeing in Learning ProgrammeLearning Programme

Teresa DayHealth & Wellbeing Education Advisor(Relationships & Sex Education Specialist

Fiona MoirPublic Health Advisor(Formerly Healthy Schools Plus Lead)

AgendaAgenda

9:00 Introduction and aimsGroup Activity 10:00 What is a young person in need? Clare Laker10:30 Early Intervention Pods - Su O’Donnell 10:50 CoffeeGroup Activity 11:30 Barnardo’s Mandala Project and Therapeutic Play Michael Hammond12:00 Young Carers Project - Dave Willis

AgendaAgenda

12:30 Lunch1:15 Elective Home Education Service – Christine Williams1:30 CAMHS referral process – Fiona BunnGroup Activity2:45 Tea and Feedback3:00 Somerset Health and Wellbeing in Learning An information hub for schoolsClose

Background Background

Growing Needs

I have need!

I have need!

I have need!

BackgroundBackground

Lack of information

Who?

When?

What? How?

BackgroundBackground

TimeTime

SupportSupportTrainingTraining

Public HealthPublic Health

• Impact on learning, achievement and Impact on learning, achievement and potentialpotential

• Risky behavioursRisky behaviours• Long term health behaviours Long term health behaviours • Early intervention and preventionEarly intervention and prevention• Young people missing out on health Young people missing out on health

promotion messagespromotion messages

Aims of the dayAims of the day

• Develop greater understanding of young Develop greater understanding of young people’s needs. people’s needs. Reducing the impact those Reducing the impact those needs have on school lifeneeds have on school life

• Gain further knowledge about levels of Gain further knowledge about levels of support/interventionssupport/interventions

• Share and recognise good-practiceShare and recognise good-practice• Feedback recommendations to strategic leads Feedback recommendations to strategic leads

in health, education and social carein health, education and social care

Interventions

• What a school can do (present)• What a school could develop/improve in the

short term (small steps)• What a school would need to make bigger

changes (long term)• One recommendation/wish that could better

support young people