Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

COST OF SERVICES:Charges are based on a flat rate per academy or free school for the service plus a sum perpackage depending on the amount of service academies or free schools wish to purchase.SectorBaselineServicePackage A3 daysPackage B6 daysPackage C9 daysNursery £600 £1,300 £2,500 £3,500Special £600 £1,300 £2,500 £3,500Primary up to 210PupilsPrimary above 210Pupils£1,200 £1,300 £2,500 £3,500£1,800 £1,300 £2,500 £3,500Secondary £2,400 £1,300 £2,500 £3,500Additional days can be purchased above Package C based on a daily rate of £300The daily rate for services not purchased as part of one of the packages above is £500SERVICE STANDARDS & HOW GOOD PERFORMANCE WILL BE MEASURED:Educational Psychology in Sunderland is delivered in accordance with standards and guidelinesprovided by the British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology, theAssociation of Educational Psychologists and the Health Professions Council in order to ensurethat Educational Psychologists are appropriately trained, qualified, supervised and kept up todate with developments in the profession.Educational Psychologists receive regular (minimum monthly) and challenging professionalsupervision, which facilitates reflective practice as well as regular (minimum monthly) linemanagement to review performance in relation to the following standards:• Referrals from the Locality CAF Panel and other sources are acknowledged and the nextstep indicated to the referrer in a response which is dispatched within 10 working days• Telephone calls are returned within 24 hours• Letters are acknowledged within 3 working days and a full response dispatched within 10working days,• Parents/carers are invited to all appointments,• Staff absence is notified to academies or free schools the same day, or in advance in theevent of long term sickness,• Advice for statutory assessment is delivered within the time scales,• Written feedback on EP involvement is clear, helpful and timely (dispatched within onecalendar month of completion of the work)22