If you need help with the Graduated Pathway (for example, implementing a My Plan, My Assessment and My Plan +; coordinating TAF, or need to understand the role of the Lead Practitioner) please contact the Early Help Co-ordinators in your locality.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
If your agency can meet the child’s needs, follow your own agency’s procedures for support, delivery and review
If your agency is unable to meet the child’s needs consult with the appropriate agency that could meet the need and where appropriate make a referral with consent of the family.
Who can help you if you need it?
Glosfamilies directory of services
Local Offer
Family Information Service
Early Years Team
Health Services – for example, Health Visitors and School Nurse Service
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family.
No further additional support required.
What should happen If level of need increases?
Discuss with the child and their family.
Contact Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support service and ask if a My Plan has been registered for the child.
If a My Plan has been registered, contact the Lead Practitioner to discuss your concerns.
If there is no Graduated Pathway Plan registered create a My Plan and if a multi-agency response is required to meet the needs identified then arrange a Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting inviting relevant agencies.
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Level 1 universal
Definition
A child with no identified additional needs or needs that can be met by a single agency.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
If your agency can meet the child’s needs, follow your own agency’s procedures for support, delivery and review
If your agency is unable to meet the child’s needs consult with the appropriate agency that could meet the need and where appropriate make a referral with consent of the family.
Who can help you if you need it?
Glosfamilies directory of services
Local Offer
Family Information Service
Early Years Team
Health Services – for example, Health Visitors and School Nurse Service
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family.
No further additional support required.
What should happen If level of need increases?
Discuss with the child and their family.
Contact Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support service and ask if a My Plan has been registered for the child.
If a My Plan has been registered, contact the Lead Practitioner to discuss your concerns.
If there is no Graduated Pathway Plan registered create a My Plan and if a multi-agency response is required to meet the needs identified then arrange a Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting inviting relevant agencies.
Level 2 additional
Definition
The child’s needs can be met through your agency working jointly with another agency.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
Contact Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support Service and ask if a My Plan has been registered for the child by a different agency. If yes, contact the Lead Practitioner and discuss your concerns.
If no, discuss the needs with the child and their family and gain their consent to start a My Plan.
Identify goals to be achieved and actions to support these goals in the My Plan.
Take action identified in the My Plan to meet the needs of the child and their family.
Keep clear records of the My Plan and register your My Plan with Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support Service
Monitor and regularly review progress made through Review Team Around the Family meetings.
Who can help you if you need it?
As Level 1 plus
Early Help Co-ordinator Practitioner Advice Line
Early Help Advisor, Early Years
Outcomes Coordinator, Education Inclusion Service
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family
At review TAF Meeting agree when needs have been met
Inform Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance; and
Support service that a My Plan has been closed.
What should happen If level of need increases?
Discuss with the child and their family
Organise a Review TAF meeting and identify who will lead on the My Assessment
Follow steps for a Level 3 response to meeting the needs
Level 2 additional
Definition
The child’s needs can be met through your agency working jointly with another agency.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
Contact Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support Service and ask if a My Plan has been registered for the child by a different agency. If yes, contact the Lead Practitioner and discuss your concerns.
If no, discuss the needs with the child and their family and gain their consent to start a My Plan.
Identify goals to be achieved and actions to support these goals in the My Plan.
Take action identified in the My Plan to meet the needs of the child and their family.
Keep clear records of the My Plan and register your My Plan with Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support Service
Monitor and regularly review progress made through Review Team Around the Family meetings.
Who can help you if you need it?
As Level 1 plus
Early Help Co-ordinator Practitioner Advice Line
Early Help Advisor, Early Years
Outcomes Coordinator, Education Inclusion Service
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family
At review TAF Meeting agree when needs have been met
Inform Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance; and
Support service that a My Plan has been closed.
What should happen If level of need increases?
Discuss with the child and their family
Organise a Review TAF meeting and identify who will lead on the My Assessment
Follow steps for a Level 3 response to meeting the needs
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Level 3 intensive
Definition
The child’s needs are more complex and require an assessment to understand the range, depth or significance of the needs which may require a more intensive response.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
Guidance and Support Service and ask if a My Plan or My Plan+ has been registered for the child by a different agency. If yes, contact the Lead Practitioner and discuss your concerns and engage in the TAF.
If no, discuss the needs with the child and their family and gain their consent to start a My Assessment & My Plan+.
Consider a TAF meeting to gather information for the My Assessment.
Hold a TAF meeting to share the agreed assessment and inform the My Plan+.
Identify a Lead Practitioner (this may not be the person who wrote the assessment).
Take action to meet the needs of the child and their family.
Regularly review progress through TAF meetings.
Who can help you if you need it?
As level 1 and 2 plus
Early Help Co-ordinator direct support
Community Social Worker
Education Services, for example, Education Psychology, Advisory Teacher Service, Education Inclusion Service
Youth Support Service (Prospects)
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family and review progress through a review TAF meeting.
If needs are fully met, agree whether plan to be closed.
If needs can be met at Level 2 agree Lead Practitioner and follow steps for a Level 2 response.
Inform Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support Service that a My Plan Plus has been closed or assessment completed.
What should happen If level of need increases?
If progress is not being made, review and update the assessment and plan, access additional Early Help resources and review consent.
Consider who else may need to be involved.
If the level of risk to the child is increasing discuss with your safeguarding lead or contact a Community Social Worker for advice on the Level of Intervention and whether a Children’s Social Care intervention is needed. If yes, where possible with consent complete a multi-agency referral form (MARF).
If it is an increasing health need discuss further with an appropriate Health Professional.
Where support delivered has not been effective in reducing barriers to Education the school can submit a Team Around the Locality Cluster (TALC) referral, this will provide access to a multi-agency forum with key decision makers in attendance to remove barriers that persist.
If it is an increasing educational need that may require a Level 4 response discuss further with an Educational Professional and ask that they consider a TALC referral or follow guidance to consider an Education, Health and Care Assessment.
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Level 3 intensive
Definition
The child’s needs are more complex and require an assessment to understand the range, depth or significance of the needs which may require a more intensive response.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
Guidance and Support Service and ask if a My Plan or My Plan+ has been registered for the child by a different agency. If yes, contact the Lead Practitioner and discuss your concerns and engage in the TAF.
If no, discuss the needs with the child and their family and gain their consent to start a My Assessment & My Plan+.
Consider a TAF meeting to gather information for the My Assessment.
Hold a TAF meeting to share the agreed assessment and inform the My Plan+.
Identify a Lead Practitioner (this may not be the person who wrote the assessment).
Take action to meet the needs of the child and their family.
Regularly review progress through TAF meetings.
Who can help you if you need it?
As level 1 and 2 plus
Early Help Co-ordinator direct support
Community Social Worker
Education Services, for example, Education Psychology, Advisory Teacher Service, Education Inclusion Service
Youth Support Service (Prospects)
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family and review progress through a review TAF meeting.
If needs are fully met, agree whether plan to be closed.
If needs can be met at Level 2 agree Lead Practitioner and follow steps for a Level 2 response.
Inform Gloucestershire County Council’s Early Help Advice, Guidance and Support Service that a My Plan Plus has been closed or assessment completed.
What should happen If level of need increases?
If progress is not being made, review and update the assessment and plan, access additional Early Help resources and review consent.
Consider who else may need to be involved.
If the level of risk to the child is increasing discuss with your safeguarding lead or contact a Community Social Worker for advice on the Level of Intervention and whether a Children’s Social Care intervention is needed. If yes, where possible with consent complete a multi-agency referral form (MARF).
If it is an increasing health need discuss further with an appropriate Health Professional.
Where support delivered has not been effective in reducing barriers to Education the school can submit a Team Around the Locality Cluster (TALC) referral, this will provide access to a multi-agency forum with key decision makers in attendance to remove barriers that persist.
If it is an increasing educational need that may require a Level 4 response discuss further with an Educational Professional and ask that they consider a TALC referral or follow guidance to consider an Education, Health and Care Assessment.
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Level 4 specialist
Definition
The child’s needs are complex and enduring and a statutory response is required.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
Where social care are the specialist support they will become the Lead Practitioner– ensure you have shared any assessments, plans or reviews and where agreed, continue to work with the Multi-Agency Team to support meeting the identified needs.
Where an Education, Health and Care Plan is in place, the SENDCo will become the Lead Practitioner and continue to follow a Level 3 response to contribute towards statutory annual reviews.
Who can help you if you need it?
As Level 1, 2 and 3 plus
Social Worker
SEND Casework Team
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family and the team around family to identify a Lead Practitioner.
Follow steps for Level 3 using any existing up to date assessments and addressing any outstanding needs on statutory plans.
What should happen If level of need increases?
N/A
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Level 4 specialist
Definition
The child’s needs are complex and enduring and a statutory response is required.
What you will need to do to support the child/young person and their family.
Where social care are the specialist support they will become the Lead Practitioner– ensure you have shared any assessments, plans or reviews and where agreed, continue to work with the Multi-Agency Team to support meeting the identified needs.
Where an Education, Health and Care Plan is in place, the SENDCo will become the Lead Practitioner and continue to follow a Level 3 response to contribute towards statutory annual reviews.
Who can help you if you need it?
As Level 1, 2 and 3 plus
Social Worker
SEND Casework Team
What should happen if level of need decreases?
Discuss with the child and their family and the team around family to identify a Lead Practitioner.
Follow steps for Level 3 using any existing up to date assessments and addressing any outstanding needs on statutory plans.
