EdAct KS4 Referral Criteria

Konrad Halls Centre is available to Year 11 Students within the EdAct Trust. The Centre is the base for our student’s. Our goal is to provide a therapeutic and nurturing environment

where student’s will work with a group of therapists to develop strategies in response to their social, emotional and mental health needs. Students will have access to a blend of learning programmes alongside their GCSE qualifications. These include work experience and access to college based vocational courses. There will be a select number of spaces available to local secondary schools, however any referrals accepted will be in agreement of the Executive Headteacher.

Once a referral has been received, the panel will review the information noted on the form and together discuss whether the provision is appropriate for the student and what support the team are able to offer.

The Panel will meet on the dates outlined below and consist of Konrad Halls Centre staff who are employed by the EdAct Trust; Ms N Younes Director of Inclusion, Dr J Upton Educational Psychologist and Head of Centre and Mrs R Shojaii Therapeutic Programme Manager.

We recognise that some pupils being referred may have SEND needs, if an EHCP application is deemed appropriate the application will be co-produced with the home school’s SENDCo.

Key Stage 4 - Year 11 Provision

Any student to be accepted must have met at least 2 of the key criteria outlined below,

further common indicators linked to the 4 areas of need can be found on the referral form.

1. Emotionally based school non-attendance
2. Anxiety and stress
3. A history of adverse childhood experiences
4. Complex and developmental trauma (repeated negative life experiences that have impacted on the young person’s emotional, social, physical or neurological development).

Please note that this is not a provision for

• Students who have been involved in persistent breaches of the school's behaviour policy
• Students who are at risk of permanent exclusion

The referral must be made using the Konrad Halls Centre referral form, and it must be completed in full. Either the SENDCo or a member of Senior staff with knowledge of the student are expected to present the case in the panel meeting. It is preferable that the SENDCo contacts Konrad Halls Centre prior to the referral being made.

School’s should expect that from the decision at the panel meeting, the assessment and induction process will be over a two week period.

Week 1

• The panel agrees to the referral.
• The student and parent/carer are met at the home school with the Head of Konrad Halls Centre attending.
• The Head of Centre agrees a date whereby base line assessments are carried out at the home school.
• Observations of the student at their home school are completed by one of the Therapeutic staff from Konrad Halls Centre.
• Therapeutic support intervention assessments are completed.

Week 2

• Enrolment into Academy 21.
• Therapeutic support plan created.
• Learner Profile is created.
• Timetable is created.
• The student is inducted into Konrad Halls Centre.
• The student is recorded as dual registration.
• A review is held at 3 weeks for all cases, this is where future plans are discussed and agreed.

The student should anticipate starting the following Monday.

Please be advised that the referral form must be received by 9:30am on the Wednesday before the Panel meeting.

Parental permission must be obtained by the school before the referral is submitted to the panel.

All referrals must be sent to both: nyounes@edact.org.uk and jupton@edact.org.uk

• Panel No. 1      Thursday 23rd May 2024 – (2 spaces to be allocated)
• Panel No. 2      Thursday 13th June 2024 – (3 spaces to be allocated)
• Panel No. 3      Thursday 20th June 2024 – (4 External spaces to be allocated)

A maximum of 6 cases will be discussed per panel meeting.

This will take the cohort to 12 students. Should any spaces become available upon returning in September of 2024 then Konrad halls Centre will inform schools accordingly.