Outreach Services - Marches Academy Trust

About Us

We provide an integrated support service for schools, families and children/young people with additional needs. This includes supporting children and young people with SEMH (Social, Emotional and mental Health), Neurodiversity and Cognition and Learning needs.

Our specialist teachers are highly qualified, experienced and well-respected professionals who have taught in mainstream and specialist settings and each specialist teacher holds a portable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

What We Offer?

A wide range of services are offered including individual assessment, interventions, support for teacher, consultancy and training.

Schools and other organisations are welcome to contact us to discuss individual needs and the range of bespoke, specialist support that could be provided.

For more information on how MAT Outreach Services can help you, please contact Zoë Wiliams on [email protected] or telephone 01743 583451

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Outreach offer an excellent service, a thorough assessment process, detailed reports and good advice.

St Andrew’s Primary School

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Neurodiversity Support

Our experienced staff provide support for pupils, staff and families including advice and strategies to support a range of needs that can be related to neurodiversity including difficulties with social interaction and communication needs, challenging behaviour, sensory needs, anxiety, attachment and low self-esteem.

We are not able to diagnose Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as these are medical conditions and require assessment by the appropriate health professionals.

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We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

Individual assessment and report which includes observations, discussion with families and school staff. These allow us to provide advice and recommendations to help a pupil with ND or possibly ND related difference e.g. recognising emotions, making and managing friendships, social skills, handling change, anxiety and worry
Plan-Do-review consultation assessment with families and/or school to inform person centred planning and SMART outcomes for children and young people
Motor Skills, Sensory or Stressor screenings for individual pupils, provide feedback and recommendations
Support for pupils in understanding their Autism Spectrum diagnosis and suggest resources and approaches to families and staff
Support for vulnerable pupils with transitions between year groups or schools eg year 6 to year 7, early years to year 1

Social, Emotional and Mental Health Support

Our highly experienced and qualified Specialist Learning Advisory Teachers provide graduated support for children and young people who have SEMH and/or behavioural needs within educational settings (including nurseries schools and colleges) aiming to improve inclusion and outcomes for children and young people.

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We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

Plan-Do-Review consultation visits to inform person centred planning and SMART outcomes for children and young people
Individual, detailed assessments to ascertain functions and triggers of challenging behaviours and/or social, emotional and mental health needs with practical, evidence-based recommendations for interventions and support
Attendance and contribution towards Annual Review meetings and Pupil Planning meetings. SEMH/Behaviour audits for settings to inform school development plans
SENCO consultation and advice sessions bespoke to the needs of the setting

Learning Support

We are specialist, qualified and experienced advisory teachers who work with senior leadership staff, teachers, teaching assistants and families to support children and young people (4-18) when their progress is causing a concern.

We support staff with up-to-date knowledge through our own practice and CPD, which provides us a completely through understanding of assessment and reporting processes. Reports are moderated and monitored by recognised approving bodies.

We are affiliated with the British Dyslexia Association and hold AMDBA and the mandatory Approved Practitioner Status from SpLD Assessment Standards (SASC) to diagnose specific learning difficulties -dyslexia and dyscalculia.

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We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

Assess-plan-do-review consultancy visits to support person centred planning with a focussed assessment of one aspect of learning assessed, for example reading, with a short, written account of observations and outcomes for the person-Centred-Plan
Full assessment of Cognition and learning (formal/standardised and informal/non-standardised), meeting families with verbal feedback to the class teacher/SENCo and a detailed diagnostic report with personalised recommendations
Diagnostic approved assessment (standardised) for SpLD Dyslexia and Dyscalculia with families and staff verbal feedback. Our reports can be used to support an application for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) in the future
Exam Access Arrangements

Training & Consultation

MAT Outreach Services offer a successful and comprehensive training programme both at our training centre at Grange Primary School, Shrewsbury and direct to schools.

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We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

Supporting Dyslexia – friendly learning environments and effective interventions
Supporting Dyscalculia/mathematical difficulties
Differentiated Quality First Teaching
Attachment Awareness Training
De-escalation Training
Trauma – the science
Trauma – the response
Social Stories
Inclusive Practice
Effective TA Training

Packages and Purchasing Information

Behaviour Support Tier (BST)

Learning Support Advisory Teacher (LSAT)

Consultancy (CST)

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Having the opportunity to engage in an in depth, face to face conversation where questions could be asked and issues further explored with Niki at the Outreach Service made a huge difference and was so much more useful than a lengthy report.

Trinity Primary School

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We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

We provide a range of assessments and support for pupils, schools and families which includes but is not limited to:

Packages and Purchasing Information

Frequently Asked Questions