Level two: Additional needs - My Plan

The child or young person's additional needs can be met through an agency working jointly with another agency. This could be an educational setting working with health services. Consent from the family is required to hold a Team Around the Family (TAF) Meeting and formulate a My Plan for delivery and review. The Lead Practitioner will coordinate the support. A Lead Practitioner is often a person who has an existing relationship with the child and family.

Listening to children in order to gain and understand their lived experience is paramount in identifying their needs in order to ensure a graduated approach. There are many ways in which we can achieve this to ensure the plan of support to meet needs is child-centred.

At Level two, a My Plan should be used and reviewed at regular intervals to map progress and make changes where needed.