Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

SERVICES OFFERED UNDER THE SLA:Level One: Advice and guidance on attendance issues• 3 visit per academic year to review registers and offer guidance• Annual Attendance Audit• Access to telephone advice and guidanceHome School liaison is not provided at Level one therefore academies should be aware thatduring the course of the year circumstances change markedly and pupil absence or othermatters can become an issue.Level 2:Support, investigation and intervention including advice and guidance onattendance issues• Access to Attendance Team staff including a rapid response to unauthorisedabsence• Tier 2 support and Intervention model is provided• Half termly consultation and review of casework and potential PA pupils• Casework management on behalf of the academy includes:• Visits to the pupil’s home• In academy meetings with parents/carers• Liaison with other support Services• Advice and guidance on case management• Appropriate assessment and referral through CAF and to other support services• Advice and support in completing CAF assessments• Provision of written feedback to schools on referred cases• Legal intervention advice/ pre court discussions• Police And Criminal Evidence (PACE) interviews for prosecutions*• Formal Attendance Review Meetings (preparation and chairing)*• Preparation of court files to ensure that the paperwork meets legal requirement andis consistent with the Crown Prosecution Service requirements for prosecution andthat the case is in the public interest.• Section 9 statements preparation to the required legal standards• Representation in Court by a named officer therefore negating the requirement ofschool staff to attend• Completion of Parenting Order assessments when directed by the Court (LegalRequirement assessment must be completed by an independent person who is notinvolved in the case)• Securing Parenting Order provision• Monitoring of Parenting Orders• Supervision of Education Supervision Orders• School Attendance Sweeps*• Quality Assurance of case files and court files including Section 9 Witness statementswhen prepared by school to ensure the paperwork meets legal requirement and isconsistent with the Crown Prosecution service requirements and is in the publicinterest*9