Great Minds Together
A multidisciplinary wraparound team
supporting Families, Schools & Services
Great Minds Together
A multidisciplinary wraparound team
supporting Families, Schools & Services
NHS Autism Peer Education programme
Great Minds Together have recently been appointed by the NHS - Health Education England to deliver the first ever Autism Peer Education programme that treats the family as the workforce
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Welcome
For families
Great Minds Together FICS (Families in Crisis Support) Division is a not for profit, community interest company providing free mentorship and a free wraparound service from one of our Family Wraparound Co-ordinator's supporting families in need practically, emotionally and helps parents and carers of children with SEND and/or SEMH needs navigate the complex education, housing and social care system. This ensures an integration of services for effective sharing of information and better outcomes for children and young people.
For schools and local authorities
Great Minds Together provides prevention life skills workshops and intervention programs for children and young people with SEND and/or SEMH needs, as well as behaviour support programs for students at risk of exclusion, specific training for professionals in education and social care on a variety of relevant subjects speech and language therapy and training as well as free wraparound support for families in need where their child has SEND and/or SEMH needs.
Our team is made up of a paid multidisciplinary team, trained professional volunteer initiative and university graduate work-based learning scheme to provide professional mentor, training and coaching services to schools and local authorities in a cost effective way to ensure the support of more young people.
All commissioned programs are part of our 'pay it forward' initiative, which ensures that all surplus funds are used to support families in need for free, as well as a variety of parent-led groups and charities that support the empowerment of parents and the mental well-being and employability of young people.
Services we provide:
- Bespoke intervention programs for children and young people that may have SEND and/or SEMH needs
- Mental Health support for children, young people and their families
- Growth Mindset programs to increase engagement, attainment and self-confidence for students at risk of exclusion
- Child/young person's needs assessment
- Mediation, organisation and hosting of professionals and team around the child meetings
- Life story work for young people who have been adopted
- Supervised contact and family mediation services
- Speech and language therapy
- Art therapy
- Music therapy
- Social and Communication assessments
- Tradership and careers advice and guidance
- DSL Supervision
- Educational Psychologist support and assessments
- Training for professionals specifically relating to SEND and SEMH needs
- School assembly and school workshops - adopting a whole school SEND approach
- Free wraparound support for families which includes but is not limited to: practical and emotional support, co-ordination of services, housing advice, support with form submissions, representation at meetings, foodbank vouchers.
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Referral form
Speech & Language Therapy
Referral form
For schools
Speech & Language Therapy
Referral form
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
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Speech & Language Therapy
Our partners
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Our team
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We have been shortlisted: The Community Organisation Award
We are so proud to have been nominated for this award.
We have recently been notified that we are one of 126 organisations to have been shortlisted out of 64,000 nominations! It is so heartwarming to know that you all value our work. Thank you!