Supporting Schools

North Star Outreach and Traded Services 

North Star 360° Outreach and Traded Services

Our remit is to provide effective early intervention and work with colleagues in mainstream primary schools to support and manage children identified as having social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

Effective intervention is defined as the early identification of concerns, early assessment and early support. Working together, we aim to advise and support schools to plan and implement provision so that children with SEMH improve their overall outcomes, attendance and engagement.

Working collaboratively with schools allows us to individually tailor the provision required with the aim of enabling all children to achieve their full potential and develop the resilience and behaviours needed to succeed within a mainstream setting.

Further Information:

If you would like further information, please contact Dawn Edwards or call 0117 377 2175 ext. 214. You can also follow us on Twitter.

If you would like to refer a child to North Star Outreach please complete the referral form below and return to dawn.edwards@northstar-academy.co.uk.

Click here to access referral form.

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Training Courses

North Star Academy Trust now offer training courses and professional services to schools which share our skills and expertise as SEMH practitioners to help improve the SEND provision in schools across the South West. 

We currently run Team Teach courses in positive behaviour management and offer Speech and Language Therapy sessions and staff training, and we plan to offer other sessions, including Trauma Informed Schools support and behaviour management support for ECTs, in the near future.

Please find our courses on offer below:

School Training Request Form

As most of the training courses are catered to your needs, please let us know what you are looking for and we’ll build together a program options.

SEMH Course

SEMH

Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) – gaining a shared understanding.

Key Objectives

Duration

2 Hours

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

Ideally 30 people

Target Audience

Suitable for all, ideally attended by members of SALT so that any strategies can be implemented

EBSA

Course: Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) –  gaining a shared understanding

Key Objectives

Duration

2 Hours

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

Ideally 30 people

Target Audience

Suitable for all, ideally to include support staff who work consistently with children and young people experiencing EBSA.

ABC CHARTS

Course: Understanding and implementing ABC charts.

Key Objectives

Duration

1 Hour

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

Any number

Target Audience

All staff are eligible to attend this training.

SBP

Course: Understanding and implementing Supporting Behaviour Plans (SBP).

Key Objectives

Duration

Up to 1 Hour

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

Ideally 30 in class teams

Target Audience

All staff are eligible to attend this training.

VISUAL TIMETABLES

Course: Understanding and implementing Visual Timetables.

Key Objectives

Duration

Up to 1 Hour

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

An number

Target Audience

All staff are eligible to attend this training including support staff.

THE KEY ADULT TEAM SYSTEM

Course: Understanding and implementing the Key Adult Team System.

Key Objectives

Duration

Up to 1 Hour

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

An number

Target Audience

All staff are eligible to attend this training.

Speech and Language Therapy

Course: Speech and Language Therapy North Star Academy can offer a range of Speech and Language Therapy provision from individual assessment of one child to a whole school package involving training of staff, screening of children/young people and regular intervention.

Key Objectives

Duration

Up to 1 Hour

Delivery

Face-to-face

Group Size

An number

Target Audience

All staff are eligible to attend this training.

INTERVENTION SESSIONS

Course: Following an initial assessment, if Speech and Language Therapy sessions are recommended and appropriate, a programme can be tailored to the needs of the child. School staff are encouraged to observe sessions and will be provided activities and materials, enabling follow up. Progress will be regularly reviewed against targets and discussed with parents or carers.

Duration

45 mins

Delivery

In-person at your school

ASSESSMENT & REPORTING

Course: A Speech and Language Therapist will discuss the child’s development & history, followed by age appropriate formal (standardised) and informal (playing/looking at books/talking with the child) assessments. Following the completion of a full initial assessment, the Speech and Language Therapist will provide a detailed report. This report will contain analysis of speech, language and communication needs, specific intervention recommendations and strategies. These reports can be used to enable follow on discussion and guidance for Schools and other professionals, especially when considering next steps and any ongoing support requirements.

Duration

90 mins

Delivery

In-person at your school