Adverse Childhood Experiences
MAST provides training and development to enable your school to respond proactively when pupils have undergone trauma.
The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) movement has gained enormous traction nationally, the and the developing trauma-informed schools network in Plymouth continues to expand.
MAST will continue to promote the proactive response to ACEs in schools through direct training and staff group development work. An additional charge will be required from participating schools (with a reduced charge for MAST subscribers).
Your questions around our services
How do I access your support?
You will need to talk with your child's school to consider if a MAST request would be possible and helpful.
What might involvement with a member of your multi-agency support team, MAST, look like?
Your first meeting with a professional from MAST might be to discuss your concerns, possibly with school staff present. You might also meet a MAST professional in a meeting with others involved, where your child's needs are being discussed and a plan of support is being put together.
How quickly would a member of MAST become involved with a child?
Following a request for MAST to be involved (made by the school SENCo in collaboration with parents/carers), a quick response to school within a week will be sent and soon after this a key worker from MAST will be allocated and make contact with you and school to assess needs and plan an appropriate multi-agency response as required.
Do we have to review risk assessments annually?
It is at your discretion to decide when a review is deemed necessary, but risk assessments are a working document and, as your activities, staff or other experiences change, this information should be recorded and updated. As a guide, it is recommended that risk assessments be reviewed on an annual basis.
What PLP's values mean for schools
Our MAST team are always ready to answer the call and step up when schools and their pupils need us.
Providing appropriate, non-judgemental support for pupils, families and school staff is at the heart of what we do.
We always reflect on our performance and are prepared to explore new ideas and approaches to help people.
Our success lies in the positive collaborations we nurture between diverse specialists and school professionals.
We'd love to support you
Please reach out to our friendly team at our office using the details below.