SEMH Service

The Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) service is available to schools in Newcastle. We are a team of professionals supporting students and teachers manage SEMH needs. Our aim is to: 

  • support whole school improvement in provision for SEMH through intentional promotion of social and emotional competence
  • provide support and expertise around individual children through a comprehensive and systematic Assess, Plan, Do, Review process
  • improve coping and resilience – we all have SEMH needs
  • reduce need and therefore pressure on specialist SEND Services
  • support schools to successfully prepare children for the next stage in their education

You can find helpful resources and full details on what we can offer on our SEMH Service - Services to Schools page. 

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Outcomes for children

We want our SEMH service help children to:

  • describe feeling connected to themselves, to others and to the natural world.
  • experience success at school, know how to make age/stage appropriate decisions and have good relationships. (Competent, Autonomous, Related)
  • understand their strengths and needs, use a range of strategies to meet their needs and ask for help
  • feel confident they can change by taking small steps and can adapt to small and big changes successfully.
  • have and use the vocabulary they need to express their thoughts, ideas and feelings in a range of ways.
  • interact confidently, appropriately and flexibly with different people and in different situations.

Primary School Support from the SEMH service

The SEMH service offer the following:

  • Comprehensive support to implement Assess, Plan, Do Review cycle for individuals
  • Point of contact and regular check ins
  • Bespoke work to support individuals
  • Signposting
  • Staff training and support
  • Consultations and observations
  • SEMH project work
  • Solution oriented practice
  • Transition support
  • EBSNA support

Secondary School Support from the SEMH service

The SEMH service offer the following:

  • Point of contact and regular check ins
  • Staff training and support
  • SEMH project work
  • Solution oriented consultation
  • Comprehensive support for staff to implement Assess, Plan, Do Review cycle for individuals
  • Consultations and observations
  • Bespoke work to support individuals where the above has been exhausted
  • Signposting
  • Transition support
  • EBSNA support
Newcastle City Council SEND Support Services
Information from https://childrenandfamiliesnewcastle.org.uk/
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