End of year feedback quotations

Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) statutory assessments

Useful strategies to support pupil were identified and tried.
Educational Psychology (EP) involvement was so thorough and really impacted the EHCP writing.

Our EP has been brilliant at supporting the annual review process for a phase transfer pupil as he had made so much progress since his initial EHCP was written. She has also been really supportive with other pupils with EHCP in the school.

This has been very useful, especially for being able to talk about an increasing number of children as reports for all are not feasible.
Brilliant advice given and really useful for staff and children.
The staff surgeries are really useful and allow more staff to access the service which is good.

Useful service and has a good impact.
Really insightful and both the class teacher and I found it incredibly helpful.
Confirmed strategies in place and offered new ones.
Our CBC has been really impactful in challenging the thinking, especially having two EPs attend.
CBC was a fantastic time to think and brainstorm.

We have had huge success following the EBSA work our EP did with a group of children (six) all of whom have increased school attendance and decreased their anxiety around attending school.

As a head I found the support excellent and there is growing confidence across the team to use EPs in this way.
After the sudden passing of a member of staff, we felt so supported by the EP service.
Critical incident support was invaluable to us.

The casework has been fantastic. Our EP captured a really good picture of the children and her assessments and recommendations were helpful, practical and impactful.
Casework has been really useful with key targets being given for us to implement.

Great relationship built and positive interaction. Improved self-image of child.

I have found it really beneficial being able to contact our link EP. They have always been helpful and informative.
So important and valuable.
Our EP is amazing and really helps me in my role as Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo). She is so understanding.
Always helpful advice as to how we can try and fit in the caseload.

The telephone service has been very helpful, along with the staff surgeries. All staff have commented on how useful and supportive these were.

Our ELSA felt really engaged throughout the ELSA training and received a lot of information.
Our ELSA has been a superb addition to the school and the training provided has been wonderful for her.
ELSA supervision: Very beneficial – time for reflection.
ELSA training: Very positive impact – empowering our newly appointed ELSA to carry out her role very effectively.

Lego skills training was excellent and we were able to implement the intervention with support.
EBSA training was excellent and all heads of year attended and could implement ideas into their practice.
We have had teaching assistant training on precision teaching which was extremely useful and has impacted on practice.
Our EP delivered five sessions on neurodiversity which were extremely well received. Staff received training on neurodiversity and found this extremely interesting and useful with lots of thought provoking learning and ideas.
All staff have commented on how informative these sessions were and staff have seen an impact on new strategies they have been using around school to support the vast/complex needs of our children.