Educational Psychology Service telephone support line
Enfield Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is offering parents and carers the chance to speak to an educational psychologist about a concern or issue they may have about their child.
Educational psychologists are professionals concerned with the development, learning, social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. Issues we can help you to think about include:
- learning
- emotions (such as fears and worries, low mood and anger)
- transitions at school and home
- parenting
- resource seeking
- signposting to appropriate services
Calls can be booked between 9:30am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Book a telephone consultation with an educational psychologist
You can also call us on 020 8379 2000 to request a phone call.
We will do our best to respond to your request within 10 working days. A telephone consultation is not a formal referral to our service.
For more information, email eps@enfield.gov.uk.
Preparing for adulthood
Young people with SEND should start preparing for adulthood from the age of 14.
For information, advice and guidance, see our preparing for adulthood page and information booklet (PDF, 3156.48 KB).
Our preparing for adulthood online events offer support for parents and carers as their young person transitions to adulthood.
New free SEND school for children with complex autism
We have been successful in our application to the Department for Education to establish a new school providing at least 48 places.
For more information, see Special free schools.
Behaviour support drop-ins
Do you need help to prevent and manage behaviours of distress?
Would you like to talk to a Positive Behaviour Support practitioner and parents from Our Voice Parent Carer Forum for advice and support with your child's behaviour?
The next session will be held on:
- 6 September 2024
For information, view Parent and family behaviour support drop-ins (PDF, 93.89 KB).
Statutory decision notices – specially resourced provision
Oakthorpe Primary School
Enfield Council undertook a public consultation about a proposal for Oakthorpe Primary School to establish a specially resourced provision (SRP) for pupils with autism and complex needs from January 2025.
The proposed SRP will have 8 local authority places for pupils in Key Stage 2 with education, health and care plans.
For more information, see statutory notice - Oakthorpe Primary School.
Firs Farm Primary School
Enfield Council undertook a public consultation about a proposal for Firs Farm Primary School to establish a specially resourced provision (SRP) for pupils with autism and complex needs from September 2024.
The proposed SRP will have 8 local authority places for pupils with education, health and care plans, and 2 discretionary places for pupils who are currently on roll at the school.
For more information, see statutory notice of decision – Firs Farm Primary School.
Empowering families and networks in Enfield
The empowering families and networks in Enfield (EFNE) project is funded for one year, from April 2024 to March 2025, by the Department for Education’s Short Breaks Innovation Fund.
It aims to provide better support for children and young people with SEND, and their families, to prevent family breakdown and improve quality of life.
See more information about empowering families and networks in Enfield.
Statutory Proposal Notice – Honilands Primary School
Statutory Proposal Notice for establishing for Specially Resourced Provision February 2025
This statutory proposal is for establishing a Specially Resourced Provision (SRP) for pupils with autism and complex needs at Honilands Primary School from February 2025 within Enfield Local Authority.
The proposed SRP will have 8 Local Authority places for pupils in EY/KS1 with EHCPs and a further 8 KS2 places, in agreement with parents/carers. Local Authority places will be allocated by the LA’s SEN Service after formal consultation with the school.
One of the priorities within the council’s SEND Strategy (2023 – 2027) (PDF, 1657.19 KB) is to identify needs early and provide the right support, in the right place at the right time (Priority 2). This means making sure all our children and young people receive an excellent education, and their needs are effectively met in an education setting or environment that is right for them. Wherever possible, this should be in a local mainstream setting.
To support this, we are using our data and knowledge to accurately plan the right number of places, this includes increasing the number of Specially Resourced Provisions (SRPs) and Designated Units (Units) in mainstream schools to meet high demand for places. Further information about SRPs and Units can be found in the Position Paper for Specialist Provisions (PDF, 1463.91 KB).
The Local Authority SRP/Unit Panel, which is made up of different professionals within the SEN Partnership, has reviewed and approved the school’s application for the provision in principle and deems that the school has the expertise and facilities to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
If the SRP is established at Honilands Primary School, it will:
- support pupils with SEND and offer differentiated access to the mainstream curriculum
- increase the inclusion of pupils with SEND so that they can participate in school life and prepare for a positive future
- enhance the expertise of staff resulting in improved educational standards
- provide increased parental choice of provisions within mainstream schools
- raise achievement of pupils placed within the provision by providing specific, clearly targeted additional resources
- prevent the need for pupils to be allocated costly placements within independent and/or out of borough special schools
Implications of establishing an SRP for other educational institutions in the area:
- For schools with SRPs there may be increased competition for specialist provision places when vacancies arise due to increased parental choice, however this is not anticipated to be a problem as places within SRPs are quickly filled
- Increased options for parents/carers at secondary transfer and for those in other local schools where more specialist provision may be needed
The cost of establishing the SRP will be funded through the designated schools budget high needs grant.
This will be cost effective for the Local Authority as placements within SRPs allow pupils to remain in an inclusive mainstream school in their local community. This reduces the need for out of borough and/or independent special school places and associated travel costs.
The proposed date of opening the provision is February. Consultations for places will take place from February and will continue until all places are filled. Transition of pupils into the provision will be staggered to ensure that pupils are settled and can understand and follow routines before additional pupils begin to attend.
Anyone wishing to express their support/objection and comments about this proposal should complete the Statutory Proposal for establishing a SRP at Honilands Primary School form.
If you are unable to complete the form, email jeffreyjoib.mensah@enfield.gov.uk to express your support/objection and comments, with Response to Statutory Proposal in the subject line of the email.
All responses will be shared with the school and the Local Authority. The Local Authority SRP/Unit panel will be responsible for reviewing the responses and making a final decision about establishing the SRP/Unit.
This decision must be made within two months of the end of the representation period. The decision will be published on the school website within one week of the decision being made.
A copy of this proposal can be obtained by emailing the school office on headteacher@honilands.enfield.sch.uk.
The representation period will run from 25 November 2024 to the 10 January 2025.