• Replies 2 replies
  • Subscribers 66 subscribers
  • Views 3664 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

What is a caf?

Trying hard

Hi, my son is ten, we are currently looking around senior schools and wondering how he can slot into the environment. It isn't easy at all. He has a diagnosis of sad, and is being looked at for ADHD. The school aren't very helpful and keep saying he isn't bad enough to have any help. We have significant behaviour problems at school, but they say his levels are fine. Which we are questioning as they don't match up. 

Anyway we were referred to camhs for self harming and they have refused us but saying the school can do a caf leading to a tac meeting. I cannot find a guide about caf that's isn't a long document made for professionals. Could anyone help here. I'm trying to find out what it is about and what it will help my son with? 

Carli x

Parents

  • Going through something similar with my daughter who's 9. We're in the middle of an EHCP assessment now after the school kept saying she was 'managing fine' despite daily meltdowns. The Early Help Assessment (what CAF turned into) was actually really helpful - it got everyone in the same room and finally got things moving. Our SENCO coordinated it and we had an ed psych and family support worker involved. It basically documents all your child's needs in one place so you're not repeating yourself to every new professional. Definitely push for it if the school is suggesting it.

Reply

  • Going through something similar with my daughter who's 9. We're in the middle of an EHCP assessment now after the school kept saying she was 'managing fine' despite daily meltdowns. The Early Help Assessment (what CAF turned into) was actually really helpful - it got everyone in the same room and finally got things moving. Our SENCO coordinated it and we had an ed psych and family support worker involved. It basically documents all your child's needs in one place so you're not repeating yourself to every new professional. Definitely push for it if the school is suggesting it.

Children
No Data