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See also...
Scenario Question
About Joshua - What might you need to know?
Tentative answers
The following list contains some the things that may prove helpful in dealing with the situation and in supporting Jason in the process. Knowing that any of these things is not significant can also be helpful.
- A brief history of Jason - what has been significant in Jason's education, life
- His current personal circumstances if likely to be significant (e.g., lives with grandmother)
- Patterns of incidents in which Jason has been involved recently
- Previous school, cluster and other agency initiatives to support Jason
- The school’s particular goals for Jason
- Alerts (if any) in relation to Jason
- Jason's abilities - will he be able to understand any agreement he signs?
- Special programs already in place for Jason
- Special timetable arrangements for Jason - should he be at school today?
- Other special arrangements currently in place
- Special needs that might impact on his capabilities, eg, Asperger's
- Medication - does Jason take medication and has this happened today?
- Any current or previous agreements that relate to Jason
- Documentation available
- Special contacts ( school or family) available to provide support
- And any templates that might useful
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All of the above can be managed by using the Support Planner as shown in the following account
What happened next?
Click here to find out more about how how the school arranged some support for Joshua