This includes the child’s health, family and social relationships, including primary attachment, and emotional and behavioural development. Some of the indicators will depend on the child’s age. These are guidelines to support practitioners in their decision-making. This is not intended to be a box’ exercise and practitioners should use their professional judgement. ‘tick Children with no additional Children with additional Children with complex Children in acute need. Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 needs whose health and needs that may be met through multiple needs who may need Require a referral to MASH is developmental needs will be met by the provision of enhanced targeted or specialist services. A indicated or direct the police universal services. universal provision or referral to the Early Help Hub or to where there is imminent danger. ‘early help’ where there are a the MASH may be required. number of needs identified - a referral to children’s social care is NOT required. The child’s education and employment developmental milestones met some developmental some developmental milestones developmental milestones are milestones are not being met are not being met which will significantly delayed or impaired. which will be supported by require support of universal services. targeted/specialist services possesses age-appropriate ability to able to understand and able to understand and organise not able to understand and understand and organise information organise information and solve information and solve problems is organise information and solve and solve problems, and makes problems is impaired and is very significantly impaired and is problems is adversely impacting adequate academic progress. under-achieving or is making seriously under-achieving or is on all areas of his/her no academic progress. making no academic progress development creating risk of despite learning support strategies significant harm. over a period of time.
This includes the child’s health, family and social relationships, including primary attachment, and emotional and behavioural development. Some of the indicators will depend on the child’s age. These are guidelines to support practitioners in their decision-making. This is not intended to be a ‘tick box’ exercise and practitioners should use their professional judgement. Tier 1 Children with no additional needs whose health and developmental needs will be met by universal services. Tier 2 Children with additional needs that may be met through the provision of enhanced universal provision or ‘early help’ where there are a number of needs identified - a referral to children’s social care is NOT required. Tier 3 Children with complex multiple needs who may need targeted or specialist services. A referral to the Early Help Hub or to the MASH may be required. Tier 4 Children in acute need. Require a referral to MASH is indicated or direct the police where there is imminent danger. The child’s education and employment developmental milestones met some developmental milestones are not being met which will be supported by universal services. some developmental milestones are not being met which will require support of targeted/specialist services developmental milestones are significantly delayed or impaired. possesses age-appropriate ability to understand and organise information and solve problems, and makes adequate academic progress. able to understand and organise information and solve problems is impaired and is under-achieving or is making no academic progress. able to understand and organise information and solve problems is very significantly impaired and is seriously under-achieving or is making no academic progress despite learning support strategies over a period of time. not able to understand and organise information and solve problems is adversely impacting on all areas of his/her development creating risk of significant harm.