Individual Needs Assistant Contract / Arrangement
Hi there,
I am working at a school where student support services are provided as part of tuition.
We are looking at the possibility of introducing an individual needs assistant in a parent-funded model.
Does anyone have experience with this? If so, would you be able to share:
how this is described in your student support handbook
sample contract between parents and school, and what the timeline of this might look like?
Many thanks in advance! Happy to connect 'offline' via email if that is easier.
Kind regards,
Megan
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Hi Megan,
I have worked in two schools where this role is called "one-to-one assistant" and is parent-paid. Parents pay the one-to-one directly. I support the families by helping them find a qualified person, providing training, supervision and a sample contract. It is tricky because while the person is paid directly by the parent, they benefit from being supervised by the school.. I have a sample contract attached. While there certainly are concerns with this model, I must say, in my experiences it has resulted in students being successfully included into school and getting the support they need. Without it, the school might not have accepted the student or been able to meet their needs.