Referral Process
Magna Lane Centre forms part of the mainstream schools graduated response in meeting the needs of all the children. The majority of the children will be on the SEND pathway within their home school. Schools refer when they feel the mainstream environment is becoming overwhelming and children are becoming increasingly anxious and dysregulated. As a result the child may be at risk of becoming a school refuser, being socially isolated and in some cases at risk of exclusion. In some cases school’s may refer children as part of a quick response to a traumatic event that they may have experienced.
Students that can be referred for consideration may have experienced one or more of the following:
- Neglect
- Emotional Abuse
- Physical Abuse
- Domestic Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Looked After Children with attachment difficulties or previously Looked After Children that have returned to parents
- Mental health needs – anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm
- Challenging behaviour
- Trauma
- Bereavement
- Communication and interaction difficulties – ASD, selective mutism
- School rufusers
Referral Process
Discussions around potential candidates to be referred will take place at school level.
Contact Lisa Stones (lstones@magnalane.org) or Jane Denyer (jdenyer@wickersleypt.org) to discuss any possible referrals.
If a place is available and the referral is deemed appropriate, the child and parent would be invited for a look around. Staff from the centre would also visit the home school. The home school will provide the following information before a start date is given:
- SEMH outreach referral form
- An up to date Student SEN Support Plan
- SEMH graduated response information from the RMBC team
- One-Page Profile – including academic data, safeguarding concerns
- Most Recent Academic Report
- Attendance information
- Medical information/allergies/diagnosis (if applicable)
- Risk assessment (if appropriate)
