School 2 School Support provides hands-on practical advice and support to mainstream schools and settings within Norfolk. Support and advice are given by experienced professionals from across the 12 complex needs schools within Norfolk.
The LA has extended our School to School contract to 31st March 2025.
Changes to the service from September 2024
The LA has made some changes to our service from September, to ensure S2S resource is targeted where it is most needed:
- The service has always been free for early years settings but, from September, it will also be fully funded for mainstream schools. Mainstream schools previously had to pay £100 for the service.
- Although they are extending the service for the next two terms, no new requests for support will be accepted after 13 December to allow S2S the spring term to provide the support.
- The number of commissioned requests for this two term period is 50 for early years settings and 85 for mainstream schools, this reflects the proportion of referrals usually actioned by the S2S team across this period.
How to access the service from September 2024
For mainstream schools
- SEND Advisers will deploy S2S resource in a targeted way to support schools around cohorts of high needs children, completing any referrals on individual schools’ behalf.
If you have any questions or queries regarding this, please contact the SEND and Inclusion support line on 0333 313 7165 to get in touch with an advisor, who support families and professionals.
Call the support line to receive advice and guidance on Inclusion and SEND provision, or if you have a child, young person, or pupil at imminent risk of permanent exclusion. This phone line is open on weekdays, from 9am to 5pm.
For early years settings
- Early Years Advisers will submit a request following a conversation with the setting. Any setting wishing to discuss a request should contact the Early Years Team by emailing [email protected].
On receiving a request for support, S2S will contact the early years setting or mainstream school as usual to arrange an observation.
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