Children's Support Service
Outreach
Secondary Outreach
Our Mission
We support pupils in mainstream schools in the South of Essex, who face a diverse range of barriers to education and are at risk of permanent exclusion. Our goal is to re-engage students, enhance their connection to learning and help them to thrive in their school environment. Our purpose is to strengthen the support for mainstream schools in meeting the needs of children and young people with SEND, by developing staff expertise and confidence and ensuring high‑quality provision is in place.
What you can expect from us
In our tailored 12-step plan, we hope to achieve;
- An increased sense of belonging for your student
- An increase in staff confidence in supporting your students’ needs
- Improvement in the relationship between staff, students and parents/carers
- An increase in the student’s attendance to school and attitude to learning
- A decline in pupil suspensions and negative behaviour.
What you can expect for your young person
Our team will support your pupils with:
- Promoting positive relationships with peers and staff
- Building Resilience and problem-solving
- Improving Social skills
- Shaping a more positive attitude to learning
- Developing emotional regulation skills
How We Work
Our dedicated team will receive your referral, triage and allocate an engagement mentor.
A meeting will be held to discuss support, identifying challenges and concerns, and a programme of weekly sessions will be tailored to address emotional, behavioural and academic needs.
Over this period, reviews and observations will take place to ensure our support is having an impact on your student, and you are seeing this take effect.
Our mentors will be a guide to not only the students, but staff and parents will have their input, and guidance will be offered to all.
To access support from our knowledgeable and skilled professionals, please complete the CSS Outreach Referral Form found at the bottom of this page.
Our Partnerships
We work collaboratively with all staff from your school, including the SEND team, pastoral support & SLT.
We offer tailored SEND support, along with Trauma Perceived Practice informed guidance and provided Mental Health-inspired care.
We collaborate with the Local Authority, Schools Inclusion Partners and the Education Access Team at ECC.
Primary Outreach
In the South of Essex, CSS works in partnership with the enhanced SEMH provisions at The Arc, The Atrium and the Canvey Re-start Unit to provide tailored and measured support for children experiencing challenges with accessing mainstream education. To access support from our knowledgeable and skilled professionals, please complete the referral found within the link below:
Our Team
Request for mentoring, contact via email - mentoringreferral@css-essex.co.uk
Steve Phillips – Outreach Team Manager – steve.phillips@css-essex.co.uk
Georgie Hutton – Outreach Engagement Mentor Lead – georgie.hutton@css-essex.co.uk
Graham Gurr – Outreach Engagement Mentor – graham.gurr@css-essex.co.uk
Alicia Jones – Outreach Engagement Mentor – alicia.jones@css-essex.co.uk
Richard Davies – Primary Outreach Team Lead – richard.davies@css-essex.co.uk