TRS provides education for pupils with health needs that prevent them from attending mainstream school. 

Referrals should only be made when all in-school strategies have been exhausted. The following criteria typically apply:

  • • Mental health needs supported at Tier 3 CAMHS level
  • • Physical health needs confirmed by a hospital consultant, paediatrician, or registrar
  • • Attendance has dropped below 50% due to illness

In cases of mental health need, TRS consults with NELFT to ensure that provision is appropriate and targeted.

All referrals will be considered on a case-by case basis.

🔗 Referral Information for TRS on KELSI

 

Suggested Pre-Referral Interventions

Before a TRS referral, schools must consult their own Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs Policy and consider the following strategies:

  • • Individual Healthcare Plan (IHCP) or pupil/parent support plan
  • • Reasonable adjustments, including quiet spaces, smaller groups or rest areas
  • • Temporary part-time/reduced timetable
  • • School-based mentoring or external agency support
  • • Mental Health Support Team (MHST) involvement
  • • Educational Psychologist / EBSA Pathway
  • • SEND Surgery
  • • Family Help or Family Support Worker involvement
  • • Alternative mainstream options, IYFA, DOS, where appropriate

A referral to TRS must be evidenced as a last resort.

 

Pupils with EHCPs or Special Educational Needs

TRS supports pupils whose primary barrier to education is a health need. Pupils with an EHCP will be considered on an individual basis.

If a health need emerges after an EHCP is in place, an early review meeting with County SEN must be held. TRS will require:

  • • Minutes from this meeting
  • • A proposed timescale for reintegration
  • • A copy of the updated provision plan

TRS aims to support short-term interventions and reintegrate pupils into mainstream or onward provision as soon as appropriate.

TRS is not a specialist provision and cannot meet the needs of pupils whose EHCP names a specialist setting.

TRS cannot be named as the main provider of education on an EHCP.

For referral enquiries, please email  TRSreferrals@trs.kent.sch.uk 

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