SEMH Aware Settings
SEMH Aware Settings
SEMH Aware Settings
Elklan's Creating SEMH Aware Settings facilitates staff who have completed Elklan's Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People or Supporting Vulnerable 8-25s with SEMH and SLC Needs course to cascade essential knowledge and practical support strategies to the rest of the staff within your setting.
Creating SEMH Aware Settings is part of Elklan's Communication Friendly Settings programme. By completing the SEMH Aware programme, the whole setting receives an accredited award and will become an environment which supports the communication and wellbeing of children and young people.
Stages of the programme
For Early Years Settings
1
Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People
Two practitioners complete Supporting SEMH and achieve Level 3 accreditation and become Lead Communication Practitioners (LCPs).
2
SEMH Counts
LCPs cascade training to all staff, support the team and achieve Level 4 accreditation. SEMH Aware status is awarded. Accredited by Elklan and OCN London.
The cascade takes place through 5x one-hour sessions
3
Audit & Accreditation
SEMH Aware status is awarded.
Accredited by Elklan and OCN London.
For Primary, Secondary and Special Settings
1
Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People
or
Supporting Vulnerable 8-25s with SEMH and SLC Needs
1 SENCO, 1 Teacher and 2 TAs complete Supporting SEMH or Supporting Vulnerable 8-25s. TAs achieve Level 3 accreditation.
1 Teacher and 1 TA become Lead Communication Practitioners (LCPs)
2
SEMH Counts
LCPs cascade training to all staff, support the team and achieve Level 4 accreditation. SEMH Aware status is awarded. Accredited by Elklan and OCN London.
The cascade takes place through 5x one-hour sessions
3
Audit & Accreditation
SEMH Aware status is awarded.
Accredited by Elklan and OCN London.
SEMH Counts
SEMH Counts is a course which has been written by Elklan and is delivered by the Lead Communication Practitioners to the rest of the staff in your setting. The course is made up of the key information and strategies from Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People or Supporting Vulnerable 8-25s with SEMH and SLC Needs and delivered in 5x one-hour bite-sized sessions.
Each session has been tailored to be simple to deliver for the LCPs and easy to implement by the staff. Elklan provides all the resources for the cascade of SEMH Counts and the LCPs are supported by an experienced Elklan Tutor throughout this process.
The sessions cover:
Challenge Questionnaires
After each SEMH Counts session, the staff complete a brief questionnaire on how effective the cascaded knowledge and strategies have been when used with the children/young people that they work with.
This helps to embed the knowledge that is being shared and create a consistent approach to supporting the communication and wellbeing of the children/young people in your setting. The data from the questionnaires is summarised in concise reports giving a measure of the impact of the SEMH Aware programme on your setting.
Completion & Accreditation
Once the SEMH Counts course has been delivered, and the Challenge Questionnaires completed the final Audit and Confirmation Visit will take place to assess the changes that have taken place in your setting. Upon successful completion of the Confirmation Visit the LCPs will receive Level 4 qualifications and your entire setting is awarded with a whole setting accreditation and receives 'SEMH Aware' status.
SEMH Aware status lasts for 3 years before it needs to be renewed.
Cost
For settings which will complete the 5-week SEMH Level 3 course
Early Years Settings
£1580
plus VAT per setting with 10 or more staff members
£915
plus VAT per setting with up to 9 staff members
Primary, Secondary and Special Settings
£1940
plus VAT per setting with 100 or more pupils
£1095
plus VAT per setting with up to 99 pupils
For settings which will complete the 10-week Vulnerable 8-25s Level 3 course
Primary, Secondary and Special Settings
£2440
plus VAT per setting with 100 or more pupils
£1345
plus VAT per setting with up to 99 pupils
How do we get started?
If you wish to undertake Elklan's CFS programme, please contact us.
If you have any questions please book onto a Q&A Webinar
Settings which have completed level 3 training
Settings which have completed required Level 3 training and are ready to commence their CFS journey can do so by asking their Lead Communication Practitioner(s) (LCPs) to select one of the available level 4 Communication Friendly course options below. Please note that course places will not be confirmed until approved by a member of Elklan staff. Elklan may require confirmation of eligibility before proceeding.
Accredited Online Training
Please note these courses are only for those settings who do not already have their own Elklan tutor. If you have an Elklan tutor already, please contact them directly to discuss your next steps.
Q&A webinars
We'd welcome an opportunity to discuss how your setting can become SEMH Aware.
Elklan hosts regular Q&A webinars for schools and settings interested in gaining SEMH Aware status. Click on one of the dates below to book your free place.
If your setting has already achieved SEMH Aware status and you would like more information about the renewal process, please see the Renewal section (below).
CFS Gold
A new offering for CFS schools, CFS Gold membership enables schools to continue their Elklan journey in developing support for pupil’s language and communication. For the 3 years after gaining CFS status until renewal, Elklan’s new CFS Gold membership provides CPD for your school's LCPs and Level 3 practitioners in the form of Mentor Meetings and Workshops. These sessions will take place in local networks to strengthen local links and the sharing of good practice.
Find out more about Elklan's CFS Gold programme Book your free place on a CFS Gold Q&A webinarRenewal
SEMH Aware status lasts for 3 years from the date of completion.
CFS
Renewal
£250 * plus VAT per setting
CFS Renewal with
CFS Gold Membership
Free **
* Applies where settings have retained all original LCPs.
** Settings who have had a CFS Gold membership for 3 years will receive their renewal for free. If Gold membership is held for less than 3 years following CFS completion the renewal will cost £150 plus VAT.
If you have any questions, please contact us.