Support First referral form You must have your exhibits (documents) ready to attach as a single PDF. No apostrophe, spaces or special characters in the filename. One form per child required for Support First, the exhibits must include: an up-to-date copy of the child’s attendance for this academic year and the previous academic year copy of FAM invitation letter and enclosures copy of rearranged FAM invitation letter (if applicable) and enclosures copy of Formal Attendance Meeting Record Sheet including Attendance Contract (if applicable) copy of the post FAM letters and enclosures (Parent legal information leaflet and copy of the child’s attendance printout) copy of any other letters sent to the family regarding the child’s attendance a communications’ log and Session Comments from the register parents’ correspondence and medical evidence explanations for use of all uncommon registration codes from the start of the process (this information can be inputted directly onto the online referral form under Question 12). Do not send the Signs of Safety and wellbeing (3 Houses) Form. Checklist reminder of what schools should have done before completing this form: Completed section 6 of the early help assessment with the child at the start of the intervention (no earlier than 6 months before the Formal Attendance Meeting) Offered early help during an informal meeting with parents or conducted a home visit if there was no response to the offer (no earlier than 6 months before the FAM) Included both parents if applicable Used #you’vebeenmissed for children absent due to emotionally based school non-attendance and referred to the STICK team if applicable Advised parents to take the child to the GP where there is frequent illness absence and sought consent for a referral to the school nurse (where attendance is below 85%), and referred if appropriate Ensured there is there at least one unauthorised absence after the Facilitate Support stage is completed before the FAM Given 7 days written notice for the FAM Fully completed the FAM document and asked the parents to sign the Attendance Contract Sent the post FAM letter to each parent separately to the correct address, and included a copy of the Attendance Contract (if applicable), the legal information leaflet for parents and copy of the child’s attendance printout Ensured there are 10 sessions of unauthorised absence within a 10 school week period (or no sooner than 7 days) after the date the Attendance Contract was signed (or the date the Attendance Contract was signed after being revised)
