The purpose of the PEP toolkit is to enable schools to secure good educational outcomes for children in care. Effective use of the toolkit will support schools in their recognition and management of children in care through clear identification of need and suggested interventions, thus assisting the Personal Education Planning (PEP) process.
Use the toolkit to support the summary of needs that are causing a barrier to learning.
Information from the care plan and health plan should be used when identifying needs.
Consider the questions within the toolkit in relation to the behaviours, actions, cognitions, skills, and emotions the pupil demonstrates. Note: the following are to be used just as a guide. The following areas of need are not necessarily fixed, and they may change depending on factors such as mood, the nature and quality of the relationship the child/young person is in and whether the child/young person is in a situation they find particularly challenging or anxiety provoking. When considering these questions, it may also be useful to contemplate situations where these behaviours do not occur, as these can be equally powerful when designing support and intervention.
We have split the PEP toolkit detail describing presentation and strategies into the seven sections below to make navigation more manageable. Each section is also accompanied by a PowerPoint with a voice over to support you.