Ysgol Iau Johnstown TAC Policy

Ysgol Iau Johnstown
TAC
(Team Around The Child)
Policy
LAC Co-ordinator: Mrs Nia Roberts
LAC Governor: Mrs Jo Goodchild (new to position Jan 2014)
Date of Last Review: April 2011
Date to be Reviewed: April 2014
Team Around the Child (TAC)
What is the Team Around the Child (TAC)?
The Team Around the Child in Wrexham is a way of organising extra help for children (or young
people of any age) who have a number of additional needs, but whose difficulties are not serious
enough to involve Safeguarding and Support (children’s Social Services).
Wrexham TAC Statement
“The TAC is a popular and successful way of getting children and young people the extra help they
need. It means that difficulties can often be addressed at an early stage, and not left to get so serious
that more specialist and intrusive services have to be called in. It is better for children, better for
families and better for the communities we live in if children and young people get support when
they need it most”.
Who might be eligible for TAC intervention?
The TAC can co-ordinate intervention when a child has input from more than two services e.g.
education, health, housing etc., but does not have a Social Worker. The TAC referral may come
from any of these services.
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The Six Steps of the TAC
The TAC has six steps and the child and parent are invited to be involved at each stage. The steps
are as follows:
Step 1:Someone who works with the child (e.g. teacher, health visitor, nursery
nurse etc.) will talk with the child and parent about their concerns. If
they agree, the worker will also talk to other people who work with the
child.
Step 2:Together, they will fill in a single assessment called the ‘Common
Assessment’ (CAF) on the child, so that people working with them have a
clear picture of what the issues are.
Step 3:A TAC Meeting is held involving the child and parent, and those people
who work with the child. These people form the TAC Team. An Action
Plan is drawn up and recorded to see what can be done to arrange some
extra help.
Step 4:Extra help is provided and the child and parent can chat regularly to the
Lead Professional (the Chair of the TAC Team), about how things are
going. The Lead Professional is the person identified to be the main point
of contact for the family and the agencies involved.
Step 5:The child and parent are invited to attend regular review meetings of
the TAC Team to discuss how things are going.
Step 6:When the extra help is no longer needed, the last TAC review is held and
the process finishes.
The TAC and Ysgol Iau Johnstown
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Members of the teaching staff have received TAC Training, and further training
is available for everyone who works with children and young people in Wrexham, free of
charge.
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TAC training details are displayed on the Professional Development notice board.
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Any member of staff may make a TAC enquiry or referral.
The child’s Class Teacher or ANCo will be the school’s representative in the TAC Team (with
other members of staff e.g. Teaching Assistants, also involved if appropriate).
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Meetings are usually held at the school.
Further Information
Further information about the TAC is available from the TAC website. To be registered to use
this site, contact [email protected]
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The telephone number is 01978 340 755
The email contacts are [email protected] or
[email protected]
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