Team Around the School (TAS)

Service Information:

TAS is a local network consisting of schools and other support services that meet on a regular basis to have a shared conversation about children and young people that they may be worried about and that early help and intervention may stop concerns escalating.

Practitioners from a range of different agencies work together to pool resources at a tier 2 level, to provide support to families that is outcome driven, focused on solutions and helps the family to become more resilient to prevent a child or young person requiring complex/acute (level 3/4) support in the future.

TAS provides a strong foundation which supports children, young people and their families by refocusing resources on prevention rather than crisis intervention. It also provides the infrastructure for agencies to continue to work together to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families from 0 to 25 years.

Service Criteria to include in the EHA:

The below information is required in each section identified in addition to the information already requested in the EHA.

Section 4:

• You must provide the child/young person’s current attendance.

Section 8:

• You must complete a Strengths and Difficulty Questionnaire for the child/young person and attach it to the EHA.

Section 9:

• Use the drop-down menu to select “Team Around the School”.

Contact Details:

Please email the completed EHA to the relevant TAS Coordinator for the child’s area.

TAS Cluster	TAS Coordinator	Email address
Ansford	Cassie Reynolds	Cassie.reynolds@ansford.net
Burnham / Highbridge	Beks Saunders	bsaunders@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Chard	Sarah Redington	sredington@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Cheddar Valley	Alison Luckins	ALuckins@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk
Crewkerne	Sarah Coombe	SCoombe@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Frome	Jane Richards	jrichards3@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Street / Glastonbury	Kerri Griffiths	Kgriffiths3@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Huish Episcopi	Claire Kelly	CLKelly@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Bridgwater	David Drew	DADrew@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Shepton Mallet	Ana Payton	apayton@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Taunton	Katherine Hollinghurst	KHollinghurst@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Wiveliscombe	Katherine Hollinghurst	KHollinghurst@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Wellington	Katherine Hollinghurst	KHollinghurst@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Wells	Bridget Cox	BCox@somerset.gov.uk
West Somerset	Elaine Detain	edetain@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Yeovil	Jacque McCarthy	Jmccarthy1@educ.somerset.gov.uk