Who will be at at the meeting?
The head teacher or head of the early years centre will invite the people most concerned about your child’s situation to meet with the educational psychologist.
This will include:
As your child’s views are important, staff in school will discuss with you how your child’s views can be included in the discussion. It may be right for your child to attend all or part of the meeting.
Where will it be held?
The meeting will usually be held in:
What will happen at the meeting?
The Educational Psychologist will lead the meeting, complete any necessary forms and give these to everyone who attends. The parent / carer / young person will be asked to allow information to be passed to other agencies, like Social Work. If the psychologist has carried out an Education Assessment then a report will be given to parents.
This report will be given to other people if agreed by the parent.
Everyone present will explore:
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the difficulties that your child is having
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his or her strengths or signs of ability or skill
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what might be adding to the problem
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what has already been tried
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what has already had some success
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what else might be used to bring about a positive change
At the end of the meeting an Action Plan will be drawn up that will:
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set out next steps
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agree roles and responsibilities
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agree timescales for assessment and any further meetings
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make clear how the parent/carer will be kept informed of progress
