Expressing needs and connecting
Support with speech, signs, visuals, AAC, understanding language, choices and meaningful interaction.
Personalised support, clearly explained
Support built around your child, not a label.
Compass brings education, communication, emotional wellbeing and everyday life skills together. We listen first, create the plan, match the right practitioner and keep families informed throughout the journey.
What we support
The main areas Compass can help with
Support can take place at home, in the community, through learning activities or alongside school priorities. The focus is always practical, respectful and personal.
Regulation, confidence and safety
Calm, child-centred strategies for anxiety, overwhelm, transitions, emotions and recovery after difficult moments.
Teaching that fits the child
Personalised teaching across subjects using the pace, interests, visuals and practical approaches that help the child engage.
Daily living and life skills
Routines, choices, mealtimes, community skills and manageable steps towards greater independence.
Learning through meaningful activity
Play-based activities, shared attention, turn-taking, confidence, interests, trips and supported community experiences.
Clear guidance and joined-up support
Families remain involved through feedback, practical strategies, dashboard updates and communication with the Key Worker.
How support works
One connected journey from registration to progress
Share your child’s needs, strengths, goals, routines and preferred support.
Compass reviews the information and identifies the most suitable level of support.
Your Key Worker creates the support plan, outcomes and agreed approach.
The right practitioner is allocated according to the support required.
Notes, feedback and progress are reviewed so support can develop over time.
Every session matters
Support that is delivered, recorded and reviewed
Compass plans the support. The practitioner delivers it, records what happened and reports back. The Key Worker reviews progress and updates the plan when needed.
Agreed activities and support
Observation and progress recording
Session notes
Parent or carer feedback
Dashboard updates
Key Worker oversight
The right support at the right time
Your perfect Compass family package
Families can choose the package they feel is right for them. Compass may evaluate the information provided and suggest a different package where we believe another level of support would be more suitable. We advise, explain our reasons and identify any limits, but the family decides whether to accept the recommendation.
Delivered by an Assistant SEN Practitioner
Everyday Support Package
For children who need supervision, participation and support with everyday activities.
- General supervision and wellbeing support
- Play-based activities
- Community trips and outings
- Routines and transitions
- Basic communication support
- Mealtimes and basic life skills
- Following the Compass support plan
- Observations, session notes and feedback
The practitioner follows the plan created and overseen by Compass.
Delivered by a SEN Practitioner
Targeted SEN Support Package
For children who need targeted developmental, educational and emotional support.
- Everything within everyday support
- Targeted communication activities
- Literacy and numeracy support
- Sensory and regulation strategies
- Independence development
- Social skills and participation
- Working towards agreed targets
- Detailed progress recording and feedback
Compass sets the targets and plan; the practitioner delivers and reports progress.
Delivered by a Senior SEN Practitioner
Advanced Teaching & Support Package
For children who require higher-level teaching, complex support or more specialist delivery.
- Everything within targeted SEN support
- Teaching across curriculum subjects
- Higher-level personalised learning
- Support for more complex SEND needs
- Delivery of agreed EHCP outcomes
- Advanced observation and reporting
- Support across home, school and community goals
- Guidance during more complex sessions
The Senior Practitioner delivers the programme planned and reviewed by Compass.
Your family remains in control
You may accept the Compass recommendation, request a review or choose a different package. Where a family selects a lower level than advised, we explain which elements may not be included and confirm the agreed support before any booking is made.
Important service boundaries
Compass provides educational, developmental and activity-based SEN support. Our practitioners do not provide clinical, nursing or regulated personal-care services.
- No administration of medication
- No intimate or personal care
- No medical procedures or clinical treatment
- No lifting, hoisting or manual handling requiring specialist care
- No unsupervised transport unless separately agreed and authorised
- No replacement for emergency, medical or statutory services
All payments are taken in full before a booking is confirmed. A session, trip or package change is not booked until payment has been received and confirmation has been issued by Compass.
Your named point of contact
Every family has Key Worker oversight
While Compass is a small team, the Director / Manager also acts as the family’s Key Worker and remains responsible for the overall plan and quality of support.
Reviews registration and assessment information
Creates and updates the support plan
Selects the appropriate practitioner level
Reviews session notes and progress
Communicates with families
Oversees quality and safeguarding
Coordinates schools and professionals where agreed
Reviews package changes over time
Not sure which package fits?
Register with the information you have. Compass will review it, explain the options and recommend the package we believe best matches your child and family.
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