Children out of School due to long-term Mental Health difficulties
If your child has not been able to attend school due to long-term mental health difficulties, in the first instance make an appointment with your Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) in your school, to discuss what support can be provided. See the following information and SENCO guidance which includes the Coventry approach to Early Support:
Extended School Non-Attendance Panel (ESNAP)
In cases, where despite early support being provided, the young person’s situation has shown no or only limited improvement, schools may refer the young person’s case to the Extended School Non-Attendance Panel (ESNAP).
ESNAP is made up of professionals from Coventry’s Children Absent from Education team, InspirED Pathways, Coventry Alternative Provision, the Education Psychology Service, Complex Communication team, Edge of Care, Early Help and Health. The panel meets once a month to discuss referrals and determine if Section 19 criteria is met. If Section 19 criteria is not met guidance may be given to each school for their consideration. After each meeting, a member of the panel will feedback outcomes of discussions to the referring school.
InspirED Pathways - Hospital Education Service
InspirED is a Transition Service with three key provisions:
- Hospital school at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
- Home tuition service
- Pupil referral unit based at Whitmore Park Annexe
Pupils are referred to this service in the following ways (as indicated in the admissions criteria via the InspirED Pathways Referral webpage:
- By a hospital consultant following a child’s discharge from hospital due to injury or surgery
- By a CAMHS consultant recommending a period of intervention
- By medical professionals following a child’s discharge from a Tier 4 provision
- Via the Extended School Non-Attendance Panel (ESNAP)