Recover. Rebuild. Restart (360G-Walcot-0061E00001JYk03QAD)

Providing 1:1 counselling service to pupil premium pupils in Van Gogh Primary, Park Campus Academy, Elm Court and Kennington Park Academy.  3 of the 4 schools are specialist schools, taking children who have been excluded from mainstream or who are unable to cope in a mainstream setting due to their special needs. Talking therapies will be provided by a bank of qualified therapists with at least 5 years of experience each and where appropriate will involve regular joint sessions with parents/carers. The project will target those pupils whose ability to engage meaningfully in school is linked to their mental health and measure improvements in academic achievement, behaviour and additional engagement in extra-curricular activities as indicators of success. Following the successful roll-out of online counselling sessions during the lockdown, school refusers (and those with very poor attendance) will also be targeted for support virtually.