What is MAISEY? To have a approach to assessment Parental consent and planning. Information and Support To identify appropriate and timely Children will only be discussed in the Early Years) interventions, and highlight gaps in at MAISEY if parents/carers have services. given written consent. If a child has some additional needs it is To facilitate working with helpful if they can be discussed at reference to groups of children with If parents/carers like their child MAISEY. identified needs. to be discussed at MAISEY a parental consent Safeguarding. form needs to be completed In North Somerset there are many services To facilitate information with an Years professional from Health, available to children with additional needs. exchange. Education or Springboard. Monthly MAISEY meetings ensure that the Quality assurance of services for Early services and provision are looked at as a Years. Any actions relating to children (from whole by the professionals involved and are To celebrate success. The meeting) will be discussed with parents by coordinated around individual needs. the most appropriate professional. Parents do not attend. It is the place Who attends MAISEY? Further Information one service can discuss the MAISEY, North Somerset Council involvement of another service should the The MAISEY team has representatives from Vulnerable Learners’ Service parents wish for this to happen. many services including: Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare Children’s Centres BS23 1UJ MAISEY supports provision planning from Portage Telephone: 634 854 early identification of need until school Early Years Team entry, ensuring where possible that Springboard Opportunity Group transfers to pre-school and school are Disabled Children’s Team Further help and support from: successful for every child. Special Educational Needs Team Supportive Parents Community Paediatrics Telephone: 0117 9897725 Health Visiting Team Aims of MAISEY Email: support@supportiveparents.org.uk Occupational Therapy To ensure early identification of needs. www.supportiveparents.org.uk Physiotherapy To consider the of individual children Kids Speech and Language Therapy and their families within a multiagency Telephone: 0117 947 6111 Educational Psychology context. www.kids.org.uk Inclusion Advisory Teachers To plan, support and review Family Information Service Sensory Support Services provision. Telephone: 01934 426 300 And professionals as To streamline routes for requesting Email: necessary, eg Lifetime involvement from agencies. Local Offer To support transfer to pre-school and school.
What is MAISEY? Information and Support in the Early Years) If a child has some additional needs it is helpful if they can be discussed at MAISEY. In North Somerset there are many services available to children with additional needs. Monthly MAISEY meetings ensure that the services and provision are looked at as a whole by the professionals involved and are coordinated around individual needs. Parents do not attend. It is the place one service can discuss the involvement of another service should the parents wish for this to happen. MAISEY supports provision planning from early identification of need until school entry, ensuring where possible that transfers to pre-school and school are successful for every child. Aims of MAISEY To ensure early identification of needs. To consider the of individual children and their families within a multiagency context. To plan, support and review provision. To streamline routes for requesting involvement from agencies. To support transfer to pre-school and school. To have a approach to assessment and planning. To identify appropriate and timely interventions, and highlight gaps in services. To facilitate working with reference to groups of children with identified needs. Safeguarding. To facilitate information exchange. Quality assurance of services for Early Years. To celebrate success. Who attends MAISEY? The MAISEY team has representatives from many services including: Children’s Centres Portage Early Years Team Springboard Opportunity Group Disabled Children’s Team Special Educational Needs Team Community Paediatrics Health Visiting Team Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Speech and Language Therapy Educational Psychology Inclusion Advisory Teachers Sensory Support Services And professionals as necessary, eg Lifetime Parental consent Children will only be discussed at MAISEY if parents/carers have given written consent. If parents/carers like their child to be discussed at MAISEY a parental consent form needs to be completed with an Years professional from Health, Education or Springboard. Any actions relating to children (from The meeting) will be discussed with parents by the most appropriate professional. Further Information MAISEY, North Somerset Council Vulnerable Learners’ Service Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ Telephone: 634 854 Further help and support from: Supportive Parents Telephone: 0117 9897725 Email: support@supportiveparents.org.uk www.supportiveparents.org.uk Kids Telephone: 0117 947 6111 www.kids.org.uk Family Information Service Telephone: 01934 426 300 Email: Local Offer
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