Services for Schools and Settings

We offer a range of services for schools, educational settings and other organisations. These include:

  • Educational Psychology Support

  • Training

  • Professional Staff Supervision

  • Exam Access Arrangements (EAA) Support

  • Reviews of SEND Provision and/or Processes

Below is a brief summary of each of these services.

Educational Psychology Support

Not all schools buy into Local Authority educational psychology services. Those that don’t may choose to enlist RocketEd’s services on an ad-hoc project-led basis, or through a longer-term retained partnership. We are uniquely placed to bring our skills and experience honed through educational psychology and school leadership together, to offer high quality and specialist consultancy support to schools. Our work will be agreed with you in advance and may include some of the following: assessment and intervention for individual children and young people; providing advice and support on strategies and interventions to enhance learning, increase engagement and motivation for learning; and developing systems for improving communication and collaboration with parents and staff.

Training

RocketEd professionals have a variety of skills, knowledge and experience which enables us to offer training for parents and staff in a range of areas, through staff twilights or whole staff INSET training sessions. These can be on particular areas of special educational need (for example autism, ADHD/ADD or dyslexia) or more general areas such as how to promote inclusion, ways to help young people manage anxiety and strategies to support children and young people who have been bereaved.

Professional Staff Supervision

We understand that responding to the daily needs of the school community can be challenging and isolating and we offer high quality supervision to enhance professional development and wellbeing. We know that having the opportunity for a professional conversation, in confidence, is valued by school staff and leaders. Supervision provides time to reflect on the skills and demands of teaching, communication and managing change.

Supervision is not line management, rather it provides an opportunity for professionals to take stock, reflect and problem-solve. Sessions are often used to consider issues, conflict, stresses, decision making, influence team dynamics and address the personal demands of working in educational settings and organisations.

Exam Access Arrangements (EAA) Support

These are special arrangements put in place to make sure that all students are on a ‘level playing field’ when sitting examinations and assessments. Schools are required to ensure that EAA are available for students with substantial, long-term difficulties with an adverse effect on their normal day-to-day activities in school. Secondary schools are required to follow strict guidelines set out by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) which are updated annually, and we work with schools to ensure that these are followed and met. We can do this by helping schools oversee the administration of large group screenings and by conducting follow up individual EAA assessments, if required, to ascertain whether students meet the published criteria for EAA.

Reviews of SEND Provision and/or Processes

Schools, settings and Local Authorities can commission RocketEd to review specific aspects of SEND processes and/or provision and advise on next steps. We draw on the knowledge, experience and expertise of our team members to focus on the issues at hand. We aim to promote inclusion, best practice and to ensure compliance with legislation and guidance, and we will provide a detailed report with suggested actions for improvement when this is required.

Our team can help educational settings and other organisations develop and strengthen their processes for SEND by identifying and addressing systemic issues, information gathering and working together to formulate an action plan with recommendations. We can research key areas and find solutions through sharing evidence-based practice across many areas relevant to children with additional needs.

 
 

Contact us to discuss how we support schools and other settings to promote best practice, maximise inclusion and ensure compliance with legislation and guidance.