Indicators of Need Matrix [Levels 1 - 4] Development of the baby, child or young person This includes the 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 Level 1 Children with no Level 2 Children with additional Level 3 Children with complex Level 4 Children in acute need. additional needs whose health needs that can be met through the multiple needs who need Require immediate referral to and developmental needs can be provision of help’ - a statutory and specialist services. children’s social care and/or the ‘early met by universal services. referral to children’s social care is A referral to children’s social police. NOT required. care is required. The child’s education and employment Developmental milestones met Some developmental milestones Some developmental milestones Developmental milestones are are not being met which will be are not met which will significantly delayed or impaired. supported by universal services. require support of targeted/specialist services The child possesses The child's ability to understand The child's ability to understand The child's inability to understand appropriate ability to understand and organise information and and organise information and and organise information and and organise information and solve problems is impaired and solve problems is very solve problems is adversely solve problems, and makes the child is under-achieving or is significantly impaired and the impacting on all areas of his/her adequate academic progress. making no academic progress. child is seriously under-achieving development creating risk of or is making no academic significant harm. progress despite learning support strategies over a period of time. The young person is in education, The young person is not in The young person refuses to employment or training (EET) education, employment or engage with educational or training (NEET) or their employment opportunities and are increasingly Indicators of Need Matrix [Levels 1 - 4]
Indicators of Need Matrix [Levels 1 - 4] Development of the baby, child or young person This includes the 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. Level 1 Children with no additional needs whose health and developmental needs can be met by universal services. Level 2 Children with additional needs that can be met through the provision of ‘early help’ - a referral to children’s social care is NOT required. Level 3 Children with complex multiple needs who need statutory and specialist services. A referral to children’s social care is required. Level 4 Children in acute need. Require immediate referral to children’s social care and/or the police. 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 met which will require support of targeted/specialist services Developmental milestones are significantly delayed or impaired. The child possesses ability to understand and organise information and solve problems, and makes adequate academic progress. The child's ability to understand and organise information and solve problems is impaired and the child is under-achieving or is making no academic progress. The child's ability to understand and organise information and solve problems is very significantly impaired and the child is seriously under-achieving or is making no academic progress despite learning support strategies over a period of time. The child's inability to understand and organise information and solve problems is adversely impacting on all areas of his/her development creating risk of significant harm. The young person is in education, employment or training (EET) The young person is not in education, employment or training (NEET) or their The young person refuses to engage with educational or employment opportunities and are increasingly Indicators of Need Matrix [Levels 1 - 4] appropriate
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