Luton’s primary schools are organised into five primary improvement partnerships. They are grouped geographically – North, East, South, West and Central. St Matthew’s Primary School is part of the Central Area Partnership.
The Central Area Partnership (C.A.P.) comprises nine schools.
The Central Area Partnership, like all of Luton’s primary improvement partnerships, is focused on school improvement in order to improve outcomes and life chances for the children and young people in our area.
Next Steps Provision is a behaviour support provision based on St Matthew’s Primary School site. It was formed in 2014 and is funded collaboratively by the Central Area Partnership schools.
Next Steps supports children from CAP schools on a short-term basis, who are experiencing significant social, emotional and mental health difficulties causing a barrier to learning and putting them at risk of exclusion.
When a CAP school has exhausted all internal support and interventions to enable a child to access the learning environment safely, they will then consider, in partnership with parents/carers, requesting support from the Next Steps team.
Next Steps support is accessed through a robust referral system where all referrals are considered on a case-by-case basis, by a panel of five professionals. Support is then allocated based on a child’s level of need and the capacity available at Next Steps. All placements at Next Steps are provided on a part-time basis with children attending their mainstream school on the days that they do not attend Next Steps.
The overarching aim of Next Steps is to enable children to develop their ability to self-regulate their emotions and to develop their resilience, emotional literacy and communication skills. This will give children the skills they need to be successful in school and be able to face the challenges of day-to-day school life safely and with confidence.
You can download and print our Welcome Pack or read it on screen by clicking the following link: Next Steps Provision Welcome Pack.