At Holy Trinity and S. Silas, staff work closely with parents/carers, children and educational professionals to develop opportunities for all learners.
Meet The Inclusion Team
Kate Arnison – Assistant Headteacher/SENDCO
The Assistant Headteacher is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of SEND provision.
Ella Clayton and Camilla Mudge – ELSAs (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants)/Learning mentors
Our mentors work every day with children, offering mentoring support to enable them to overcome barriers to learning.
Helen Toplis – School Counsellor
Helen is a BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) registered counsellor. She works at HTSS every Wednesday, supporting children and staff with their well-being.
Chyenne McPherson – Occupational Therapist
The Occupational Therapy (OT) service for children and young people in Camden works with children, families and schools to promote health and well-being through engaging in meaningful activities and occupations to promote independence and participation in all areas of everyday life.
Occupation and participation for children and young people may include self-care (for example: getting ready to go out; eating a meal; using the toilet), being actively involved and productive at school (for example: in the classroom with school work; playing; and PE lessons), and leisure (for example: playing with friends; socialising with friends; doing hobbies or sports).
Watch this short video, by Camden SEND and the Occupational Therapy service, for children and young people at the Royal Free Hospital, in order to learn more about the role of occupational therapy in schools.
Click here to view the video at RoyalFree.nhs.uk
Rosie Everitt – CAMHS clinical child psychologist
Emma Willis – Art therapist (CATs: Creative Art Therapy, Tavistock CAMHS)
Andrea Butler – MHST well-being practitioner
CAMHS stands for Child, Adolescent and Mental Health Service. MHST stands for Mental Health Service Team.
The Mental Health team is committed to delivering and developing interventions and services that are evidence-informed, and use a variety of therapeutic models. They provide training, supervision and consultation for professionals from a range of agencies, and actively promote and encourage shared decision making to ensure collaborative working with children and their parents or carers. They support school staff in developing approaches and interventions that promote children’s well-being.
Speech and Language Therapy service, CLCS
Jacqueline Rose – Language and Communication Teacher, CLCS
Ciara O’Reilly – Speech and Language therapist, CLCS
The school’s Speech and Language therapist and Language and Communication teachers work for the Camden Language and Communication service (CLCS), based at Robson House. The CLCS provides specialist teachers and speech and language therapists to support children with language and communication difficulties, including specific language impairment and Autism. It provides direct work with children, training to school staff, and helps to set up programmes such as language groups and social skills groups. It also provides training and support for parents and carers and the wider children’s workforce.
Tiffany Nelson – Educational Psychologist
Tiffany works for the Camden Educational Psychology Service. This service applies psychology to promote educational achievement and the emotional well-being of children and young people. Camden Educational Psychologists work with children and young people, who attend Camden schools, using psychology and educational assessments and interventions. They also provide advice to school staff and parents on a wide range of issues relating to child development. Referrals are made through the school Assistant Head/SENDCO.
Alison Fish – SEMH Teacher, PLSS
SEMH stands for Social Emotional and Mental Health. Rosa works for the Primary Learning Support Service (PLSS), based at Robson House. The PLSS helps children, their parents and carers and staff who work with them. They provide assessments and specialist help for children with emotional, social, language, communication and mental health difficulties.
Early Help
‘Everyone needs a little help sometimes. If you’re feeling worried about your child, or you want to make a change in your life, Camden Early Help is here for you, your children and your whole family.’ Early Help is a service that offers: free support services for families with children aged 0-19 in Camden; practical and emotional support with a range of life issues; works with you and your family to help make changes; helps you and your family to feel connected in your community. Please watch this video to find out more information about the service: What is Early Help?
