SEMH enhanced provision

Find out about SEMH targeted support for children and young people in Essex.

Admissions

Admission to enhanced provisions is agreed upon through a panel.

Panels are made up of a selection of people from the following teams and services:

  • education access
  • educational psychologists (EPs)
  • local headteachers
  • local pupil referral unit (PRU)
  • a SEMH enhanced provision representative
  • SEND Inclusion Partners

Other specialists may also be invited to attend.

The schools where children and young people are on roll need to request support and submit this to their local panel for review.

Once discussed at the panel, referring schools will be informed of the outcome.

SEMH enhanced provisions are different to all other enhanced provisions we have in Essex, for example for autism or hearing impairment (HI).

They are different because of the following:

  • children and young people do not need an EHCP to access their support
  • children and young people do not have to be on roll at the school hosting the SEMH enhanced provision
  • referring schools must be engaged in the graduated approach to regularly assess, plan and review SEMH needs through One Planning