Early Intervention Support for Schools & Partners
Early Intervention Support for Schools & Partners
Family Mental Fitness North East CIC works alongside schools, alternative provision, health and Early Help services, local authorities and community organisations to provide preventative wellbeing and targeted early intervention for children, young people and families.
We support children before difficulties need to reach crisis, creating opportunities to strengthen relationships, confidence, communication, regulation, engagement and resilience.
Our work can complement existing pastoral, SEND and SEMH provision through flexible individual, small-group, family and community-based support.
How We Support Schools & Partners
Support can include:
- targeted early intervention
- individual and small-group wellbeing programmes
- creative, play-based and relational approaches
- outdoor and nature-based interventions
- family and community wellbeing programmes
- commissioned projects developed around identified need
Our programmes may look different, but they share the same foundations:
Safe · Calm · Create · Connect · Grow.
We create opportunities for children and young people to develop positive relationships, express themselves, build confidence, navigate manageable challenge, solve problems and identify the people, places and strategies that help them feel safe and regulated.
Our Targeted Programmes
Sycamore Wellbeing
Six-week targeted early intervention
Sycamore provides structured wellbeing support for children who may benefit from additional help with emotional wellbeing, confidence, regulation, relationships or engagement.
Using relational, creative, sensory, play and nature-based approaches, children have opportunities to build trust, express themselves, experience success and develop strategies for navigating challenge.
Sycamore can be delivered individually or in small groups depending on the needs of the child and commissioning pathway.
Who We Commonly Support
We may be able to support children and young people experiencing:
- anxiety or emotional distress
- overwhelm or difficulties with regulation
- low confidence or self-esteem
- difficulties with relationships or social connection
- reduced engagement with school or learning
- difficulties navigating transitions or change
- emerging emotional or wellbeing needs
Support can be delivered across primary, secondary, alternative provision and community settings, depending on the programme and commissioning arrangement.
Referrals & Access
Referrals and enquiries can come from:
- schools and SENCOs
- health professionals
- Early Help practitioners
- social workers and local authority services
- community and voluntary organisations
- other professionals working with children and families
Access varies by programme. Some interventions can be commissioned directly, while others are available through specific funded or referral pathways.
We consider the child's needs, the purpose of the referral and whether the proposed programme is an appropriate fit. Where our provision is not appropriate, we will be clear about this.
What We Look For
Our work creates opportunities for children and families to:
- build and experience positive relationships and connection
- develop confidence, agency and self-worth
- practise coping with manageable frustration, challenge and uncertainty
- experience play, creativity and learning with enjoyment
- develop problem-solving, communication and perseverance
- identify people, places and strategies that help them feel safe and regulated
- experience positive interactions with parents, carers, peers and trusted adults
- strengthen supportive relationships and networks around them
Outcomes are considered in relation to the purpose of each programme and the individual needs of the children taking part.
Commissioning & Partnership
Schools and partner organisations can commission:
- individual or small-group intervention blocks
- Sycamore Wellbeing
- family wellbeing support
- school or community-based programmes
- outdoor and nature-based provision
- bespoke projects responding to identified local need
Delivery, frequency, group size and location can be agreed around the programme and intended outcomes.
Costs vary according to the delivery model. We will provide a clear proposal outlining the programme, delivery arrangements and costs before work begins.
Funded places may also be available through specific programmes and referral pathways.
Safeguarding & Professional Practice
Safeguarding is central to all Family Mental Fitness delivery.
Practitioners hold appropriate Enhanced DBS checks and work within our safeguarding, confidentiality, risk assessment and professional practice procedures.
Programme-specific eligibility, consent, information sharing and referral arrangements are agreed as appropriate to the work being delivered.
Working With Us
We welcome conversations with schools, health services, local authorities and voluntary and community organisations interested in referrals, commissioning or partnership working.
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