This service offers personalised outreach support for pupils and schools experiencing challenges who need a greater level of support and guidance at a point in time.

The aim of the outreach service offered by The Rowans AP is to enable pupils to thrive in their mainstream setting, with effective adaptations made in response to recommendations by outreach staff.  There is a dedicated core staff; a highly experienced SENCO, and highly skilled outreach practitioners, all supported by extensive and specialist expertise from The Rowans AP Academy.

There are many underlying needs that pupils express through challenging behaviours, there are an increasing number of pupils who are unable to regulate their emotions and who lack emotional resilience.  Challenging behaviours pose significant challenges for schools - disrupting the learning of others, pupils being in emotional distress, anxiety and unhappiness, lack of academic progress and access to the curriculum has a negative impact on teacher and staff well-being.

The Rowans Primary outreach service has been running for three years and has become well respected and valued by our mainstream colleagues even securing us a Kent Teacher of the year award 2024 for Medway District, Team of the year.

We are a traded service accepting referrals directly to us, our charges are £120 for a half-day session and £240 for a day session and specialised SENCO support is also available at £50 per hour. 

We know that each situation is different, that each child will have specific needs and support packages must be tailored to meet these individual needs. We offer bespoke packages to cater to children who may need extra support in the classroom, outside of the classroom or offsite. We use evidence-based Interventions and outreach support that have been proven to be effective in behaviour support, staying up-to-date with the latest research and incorporate best practices into the outreach service delivery, remaining relevant, credible and in touch with the needs of schools and their pupils.

We have a menu of outreach which is available on our website as well as our Den Project which has been a tremendous success. This has made a big impact on the children who have been able to attend and has made a positive change to them.

We also understand the need for upskilling staff and ensuring that they feel prepared, trained and equipped to offer the support needed to the child themselves.  We are committed to working alongside school staff, modelling and upskilling colleagues to successfully manage the needs of the children.  This makes up a significant part of our outreach offer, we do however understand the value and importance of relationship and in order to work with a child we recognise the need for us to establish these relationships ourselves, taking the time to really work with a child and model how progress can be made, how a child can be taught to self-regulate and how the adults around them can successfully co-regulate.