Behaviour Partnership

Welcome to The Acorn Centre and DSPL9 Primary Behaviour Partnership Page.

The DSPL9 Behaviour Partnership, Tiered Model for Primary Schools

• Children presenting with difficult behaviours (608KB)
• Transitioning into the school holidays (696KB)
• The Acorn Centre (864KB)
• Primary Behaviour Partnership Information Booklet (131KB)

Tier 1:

Each school to ensure clear, consistent behaviour policy, induction for new staff, identification of training needs etc.

Tier 2:

Each area: Watford, Bushey and Radlett, Croxley Green & Rickmansworth and South Oxhey has a ‘Hub’ school. This is a small team of teaching and support staff who have a range of resources to provide lower level generic behaviour support i.e. classroom environment, lunchtimes, positive language, peer to peer support, this will include a visit to hub school

Tier 2 Service Requests should be sent for the attention of Jenny Morley  to admin.acorn@warrendell.herts.sch.uk 

(Referral form in sidebar)

Tier 3:

Tier 4:

Children at risk of permanent exclusion

The Acorn Centre may offer an alternative environment for Primary aged children for up to 3 terms, Outreach Services may be offered in the school setting prior to this. Your Service Request will need to meet clear criteria; schools will share referral and evidence at an inclusion panel. This would be expected to include evidence of strategies used by school and impact, incidents, advice/support from other agencies – this may not always be Chessbrook – could be involvement by an EP, communication team, CAMHS or other appropriate service/agency

Tier 4 Panel Dates

2020/2021

Tier 5:

Children who have been permanently excluded – to ensure that children receive their statutory entitlement to full time provision from Day 6.

PLEASE NOTE: Admission of children from Tier 5 will always be prioritised but permanent exclusion will not always mean The Acorn Centre provision is appropriate for individual children.

Acorn Support & Procedures

The Tier 4 and Tier 5 flowcharts give insight into the referral process and onward journey of the child should their referral application be accepted with the Acorn Centre or Outreach Support. 

• Tier 5 Flowchart for Permanently Excluded Children (430KB)
• Tier 4 Process Flowchart (480KB)

As of Monday 22nd June, the Acorn Centre will be offering a consultation line for schools & professionals should they need advice surrounding family or behaviorial queries. 

FAMILY SUPPORT

Monday 9.30am – 11.30am

07950 900442

If your call relates to any of the below, our Family Advocate will be available for calls once a week.

• Self-esteem and confidence
• housing 
• debt management/ benefits 
• Anger and behaviour 
• routines 
• choices and consequences 
• emotional well being 
• mental health 
• bereavement 

BEHAVIOURIAL SUPPORT

Tuesday 12.00pm – 2pm

Lisa: 07375 443987

Thursday 12.30pm – 4pm

Nikki: 07946 266107

If your call relates to any of the below, our Provision Leads with be available for calls twice weekly.

• Risk Management Plans
• Return to School worries
• Anxieties
• Therapeutic Support
• General advice & strategies

Contact Us

The Acorn Centre, 29 Lincolnsfield, Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, Herts, WD23 2ES

Provision Lead: Nikki Lucas

M: 07946 266107

Contact: Kat Read – Acorn Administrator

E-mail: admin.acorn@warrendell.herts.sch.uk

T: 01923 800222

 Current as of September 2020

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