A unique EP Service dedicated to working collaboratively with schools and families to understand and support children.
Our mission at Aroa is to:
- Work WITH you collaboratively;
- Create a working relationship that ensures seamless, personal support in the world of SEND.
- Be honest and transparent about our professional opinions;
- Ensure a thorough and holistic understanding of the child;
- Produce written reports that are purposeful, specific and accurately reflect the whole child, their strengths, needs, and the provision that they require.
Aroa in Maori means:
‘To Be Understood’
At Aroa, we ensure we have a thorough understanding of your child and what they need to enjoy and thrive in their educational journey.
Ways Aroa Can Help
Learning assessments and consultations
If a child is starting to show some delays or problems in how they are developing, one of our EP’s can work with you to carry out different types of assessments, observations, and consultations.
Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
If you’re applying for an EHCP, or your child needs more EP input, Aroa’s team are very experienced. They can carry out a range of psychological assessments and write clear, high-quality reports.
Working With Education Providers
Aroa works with schools to complete assessments, training, and offer advice to both parents and staff. Blocks of days can be booked each term so that support is given regularly during the school year.
All practicing Aroa EPs are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) which means Aroa are required to conform to certain “professional standards”.
Part of these Standards are to:
Establish the needs of the child or young person, the provision required to meet those needs and the outcomes intended to be achieved.
At Aroa, we guarantee that the resulting report:
- provides outcomes to be achieved
- Is sufficiently detailed
- identifies all the young person’s needs
- specifies and quantifies provision required to meet those needs
Who We Work With
We work with primary and secondary schools, academies, MAT’s, nurseries, parents and carers, home educators, SEND advocacy services, speech and language therapists, mental health professionals, occupational therapists, and more.
Aroa STET
If you have a child struggling to attend school, whose placement has broken down, or who is educated via EOTIS/C and in need of a therapeutic curriculum, visit our sister company Aroa STET, to find out more.
