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Focus, concentration and impulse control (or ADHD): Specialist support

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What might this look like?  

Pupils who are struggling to engage with mainstream learning on a full-time timetable. As a result of their difficulties with focus and attention these children and young people may be disrupting their learning and the learning of their peers to a significant extent. Young people may be engaging in risky behaviours due to difficulties with impulse control. 

Education services

Vulnerable Pupil Panel  

  • The Vulnerable Pupils Panel  (VPP) is a multi-agency partnership which can be referred into by school staff to provide support, advice and guidance for vulnerable child and young people where there is a concern about risk of exclusion or poor attendance . Read more on the Cognus website [External link]

  • A range of support is available through VPP including support from The Limes College and STARs and Cognus School Inclusion Service. See more information about referral criteria and VPP processes on the Cognus website [External link]

  • Referral onto the Key Stage 4 vocational pathway may be offered to support re engagement with education for a young person or the Turnaround Plus programme  

  • Referral into Limes Primary for the Nurture programme may be recommended for a child struggling to attend  

Social care services

Targeted Early Help Service 

  • A child/young person and their family may be eligible for an Early Help Assessment and support from a Specialist Support Worker to create a family plan to address the areas identified through the assessment. For more information about the Targeted Early Help Service and to make a referral visit the London Borough of Sutton website [External link].

  • Parenting support, whole family and individual support may also be recommended.

Sutton Therapeutic Hub

_This service is only available to children/young people and families open to Sutton’s Children’s Services _ 

  • Therapeutic Hub practitioners work with children and young people to assess and understand their needs, and those of the parents/ carers. Where appropriate, they may then offer individual or family therapy  

Children’s services

Health services

CAMHS

  • CAMHS is a Tier 3 mental health service to children and young people with severe and enduring mental health problems. Referrals to access CAMHS are made through the Sutton Single Point of Access (SPA). Find out more information on CAMHS in the directory

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