Lyn Houghton is our pastoral and family support leader for Highfield Littleport Academy.

Her role is to offer support to parents and carers and to signpost relevant agencies and services.  She also engages families to work with our school and promotes student and family engagement.

As a school we run half termly parent class based events based around a variety of different topics.  Take a look at Class Dojo for the events coming up next.

Lyn maintains effective communication between home and school and offers information, support or advice around any issues that may arise. 

Please feel free to contact her on 01353 223301 or email her on lyn.houghton@highfieldlittleport.org if you feel she may be able to support you in any way.

 

Support for disabled children can also be gained through self referral to the Disabled Children's Referral and Access Team.

The aim of the Disabled Children’s Referral and Access Team (DCRAT) in Cambridgeshire is simple; to provide excellent services to the disabled children, young people and families that they work with. 

They enable disabled children and young people to develop the skills to Prepare for Adulthood, to access community activities and to also increase independence skills. This is achieved through an allocation of a personal budget that can be used for agreed activities or support. This support will provide the carer with a short break in line with the child's assessed needs. 

How DCRAT can help disabled children and young people aged up to age 18 

  • Promote social interaction, independence, learning and using life skills, new experiences and doing things they enjoy all through the personalised budget plan. 

  • Promote and support preparing for adulthood with children and young people.  The  Preparing for Adulthood – a parent’s guide and Preparing for Adult Life pages on the SEND information hub have lots of information about this that you might find useful.

  • Provide an annual personalised budget plan based on need, of up to a maximum of  £2000 for children and young people to use to access activities/care package to provide a ‘short break’ from their parents/carers/family home. This is for children and young people who meet level 2 on the Disability Social Care eligibility criteria. 

  • Referrals to other services and support such as, Young Carer’s, Sleep Support, CSS (Community Support Service) Families.

  • We also support children and young people who have been assessed at meeting Level 3 on the County Council's Disability Social Care eligibility criteria. 

Find out more information and how to make a DCRAT referral by clicking HERE.