Referral process
Four clear phases show what school sends, how suitability is considered, what a placement involves and how progress is reviewed.
Refer and discuss
A school professional completes the short online form with the pupil’s key stage, attendance context, school connection, main barriers and support already in place.
A member of the team discusses the intended outcome and whether part-time support could add something useful alongside school.
Open the pupil referral form →Visit and agree
If Pathways may be suitable, the pupil, parent or carer and a school representative can visit together while the setting is quiet.
Attend and review
The pupil attends Pathways for two or three agreed days. English, maths, structured learning, targeted support and personal-project work sit alongside their continued time at school.
Pathways shares attendance each day, alongside engagement, welfare updates and progress against agreed targets. School information shows how the pupil is managing across the rest of the week.
Plan what follows
A final showcase can celebrate work and reconnect important adults around something positive. Exit planning then focuses on stronger, sustainable participation with the pupil’s main education provider.
Reviews consider school attendance, overall attendance, punctuality, participation, confidence and progress against the pupil’s individual targets.
See how progress is measured →Next step
The five-minute referral form gives us enough information to arrange an initial discussion.