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Schools

Person Centred Thinking and Planning is being used in nurseries and schools and throughout the transition process.

We are currently working with 7 schools in 6 local authorities across England in partnership with VPST and IBK Initiatives to develop ‘best practice’.

We are also planning to involve more schools in the programme in the very near future. Some of the areas that schools are exploring and developing are:

  • Person Centred Reviews with all children and young people
  • Person Centred thinking with all children and young people
  • 1 page profiles for all children and young people
  • Children and families making a contribution to the School Development Plan e.g. through whole school consultations and information gathered from young people through Person Centred Thinking Skills and Person Centred Reviews
  • Children and families influencing school curriculum through whole school consultations and information gathered from young people through Person Centred Thinking Skills and Person Centred Reviews. Person Centred Planning being integral to school/transition policy

Our understanding of best practice to date is described in the book Person Centred Approaches in Schools. There is also a mini-book which outlines Person Centred Thinking skills and a minibook you can use in schools and nurseries. Please email Ruth for copies of the person centred thinking in schools and nurseries minibook.


 

For more information:
Contact lorraine@helensandersonassociates.co.uk

Training and Consultancy for Person Centred Planning in Schools

Reading Room
Visit our reading room to download and read information about Person Centred Planning in Schools

Resources

  • Templates to use in planning sessions.
  • DVDs on person centred thinking skills.
  • Minibooks with key ideas and graphic reminders about how to use person centred tools