Stage 2 (additional assessment and intervention)
Additional assessment and intervention plans co-ordinate the work of a range of agencies who are responding to concerns identified but not addressed by a Stage 1 (universal assessment and intervention).
Agencies involved may include:
- education staff
- the police
- health staff
- social workers
- workers from voluntary agencies
- staff from our Integration Team (who support vulnerable children and families where there are concerns about how their vulnerability impacts on their education)
Review and planning meeting
A Stage 2 assessment and intervention is usually co-ordinated by a review and planning meeting.
The child/young person and his/her parents or carers are encouraged to contribute to this meeting, which will consider the best way to support all aspects of the child's need and development. It will do this by:
- reviewing and evaluating previous interventions with the child (and family)
- sharing information between agencies and parents and trying to solve problems together in a joined-up way
- taking a joined-up approach to assessment and/or planning of further intervention by looking at a wide range of factors (e.g. what's happening at school, home, with peers and the wider community)
Stage 2 meetings equate to existing multi-agency assessments such as:
- Looked-After at Home Reviews
- Children in Need meetings
- Individual Education Planning
- a multi-agency report and action plan for children referred to a children's hearing
For more information, see related downloads.
When parents or carers are involved in meetings, they may bring supporters with them if they wish.
Action plans
The meeting will result in an action plan which sets out who will do what and when they will do it. The plan will include:
- a note of what the intended results of the intervention are
- details of how, when and where professional support will be provided
- details of how, when and by whom a child or young person's development will be monitored
- details of whether or not someone is needed to co-ordinate the plan (and if so, who it is)
The action plan is reviewed within an agreed timescale set at the meeting. The review will decide whether:
- no further action is needed and the child can return to a Stage 1 intervention
- to modify the action plan, continue with the Stage 2 intervention and review again
- to start a Stage 3 intensive assessment and intervention (this will only happen for a minority of children who have complex and enduring needs and have been at Stage 2 for some time)
Parents and carers (and children/young people, where appropriate) should be given copies of any action plans.