Page 12 - Course 7 Follow Up for Progress

Increasing Levels of Support (not degree of ‘in trouble’)

Stage Type of Support Purpose What’s the difference?

It’s a few seconds to help the child
1 Coaching Prompt Nudge to help a child get back on track. decide how they can feel and do
better (rather than telling them).

It is a 10-minute session where the
Support a child to plan how to feel and do better
Coaching child does most of the thinking.
2 next time (through scaffolding, not doing it for or
Conversation There may be an element of rehearsal
to the child).
– particularly for young children.

Support a child to plan how to do better next It is a 20 - 30 minute session. It will
time when a more serious incident or
3 Coaching Time likely involve a plan for protective
persevering difficulty where shorter Coaching measures and a plan for rehearsal.
Conversations have not had impact.

Plan with the child a more comprehensive plan
which addresses: It is a sequence of sessions and
▪ Unmet needs always includes specific plan for
4 Coaching Plan
▪ Neurobiology addressing unmet 5C Needs and

▪ Maximising of strengths building Executive Function Skills.
▪ Building and scaffolding of weaker skills.

Coaching Series of sessions linked to the above plan, It takes place over a series of weeks
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Programme particularly around skills and strengths. It may be within a group.

For children whose specific needs mean that
Bespoke This is not ‘extra’ but the daily diet for
6 they need a different environment and support
Curriculum that child.
on an ongoing basis.