DSPL3 Primary Outreach
Primary Outreach (DSPL3) team
DSPL3 Primary Outreach Manager - Karen Bent (karen.bent@riversesc.herts.sch.uk)
Outreach teachers -Jackie Richardson, Lauren Ward, Laura Hutchings
Senior Outreach workers - Ershen Mehmet
Outreach worker - Rebecca King, Nikki Smith
Family Support Worker - Syreeta Oakes
Serving Hertford, Ware, Bishops Stortford, Buntingford and surrounding areas
Rivers Educational Support Centre provides a targeted and specialist primary behaviour service in DSPL3, for primary aged pupils, with high level social emotional and mental health needs, (SEMH).
This includes:
• Outreach support for schools and individual pupils with SEMH.
• Intervention for pupils at risk of fixed term and permanent exclusion.
• Provision of tuition from the 6th day of permanent exclusion, in a mainstream school.
This service will:
• Work in partnership with staff in local Primary Schools to model approaches, offer strategies and support staff to create personalised resources for individual pupils and small groups.
• Work directly with pupils, 1:1 or in small groups.
• Work with school staff to identify individual pupils' needs and develop a graduated response.
• Work in partnership with school staff and parents/carers to create personalised support agreements to meet the needs of pupils with SEMH, who are at risk of fixed term and permanent exclusion.
• Offer bespoke support for school staff, for example: understanding individual pupil behaviour, writing Risk Reduction Plans, whole class and individual strategies and solution focused meetings.
• Facilitate half-termly Network Meetings for staff working with pupils with Education Health and Care plans or HNF funding, for SEMH.
DSPL3 Primary Referral Form <--Click the link to download the form.
TESTIMONIALS
Schools:
"X seems happier in general with his time in school and being in the classroom."
We just wanted to say thank you for your support and professionalism.
The Primary Outreach Team have been unfailingly supportive, often checking up on how we are implementing strategies and if we need anything from them to facilitate our child within the educational setting.
The workers are on hand with expert advice and nothing is too much for them to help with.
The Primary Outreach Team have been professional and wonderful in leading meetings and offering advice, as well as being a voice of ideas and suggestions.
Their meetings are well planned and comprehensive and the nurturing support they give to staff is caring and clearly thought out. Thank you!
The help and ability to ask someone about their expertise I’m sure was beneficial to both school as well as parents.
Parents:
The Primary Behaviour Team support has been really helpful. It has been a really beneficial experience - Mum
What a fantastic and supportive service offered by Rivers Outreach Team! Thank you for attending the appointment with the parent – Dr
Thank you for being here and helping me through when I get overwhelmed – mum
Having the Emotional Regulation Session with the Outreach team was so beneficial. It has given us a clearer understanding of our son’s emotional needs and given us the understanding of how we can best support him. Thank you so much – mum and dad