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Action
Use supervision, case tracking and quality assurance audits to verify multi-agency contact, recording, role clarity and progression of actions.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Require multi-agency information gathering and triangulation through updated practice standards and case-management guidance.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Implement the preventative, conversational Integrated Front Door model through phased test-and-learn activity, with operation planned by March 2027.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Train Targeted Early Help and Children’s Social Care staff in multi-agency working, information sharing, professional curiosity and contextual safeguarding.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Implement prompt, accurate recording requirements for significant discussions, contacts, decisions, actions and relevant personal information.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Train all staff in Signs of Well-being, restorative practice and trauma-informed practice as core practice models.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Introduce named Targeted Early Help link workers and structured consultation routes for every Barnsley school.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
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Strengthen Early Help–CAMHS coordination through direct contact, improved referrals, timely information sharing and joint planning.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Meet with Targeted Early Help senior management to explore improved joint working and timely information sharing.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Hold bi-monthly strategic reviews of CAMHS and Targeted Early Help joint working and consider developing a Memorandum of Understanding.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Provide Barnsley CAMHS training on information sharing and multi-agency working.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Train Targeted Early Help practitioners on CAMHS referrals and access to children’s mental health support.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Embed clinical frameworks covering the child’s voice, consent, engagement, crisis, discharge planning and risk assessment.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Consider a collaborative Trust and partner-agency response to the Act’s information-sharing provisions.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Establish daily Targeted Early Help attendance at the Branching Minds briefing.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Complete local actions addressing information sharing and multi-agency discharge planning.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Provide annual Targeted Early Help training, with additional sessions arranged at social care’s request.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Establish fortnightly CAMHS and Targeted Early Help case review meetings for coordinated working.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Implement a conversational Integrated Front Door through phased 2026/27 test-and-learn activity, with operation planned by March 2027.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Implement updated Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements defining cross-agency information-sharing, accountability, escalation and professional challenge.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Use management supervision to check partner contact, follow-up, recording and progression of communication actions.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Require practitioners to gather and triangulate information from education, health and other professional partners through updated practice standards.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Strengthen Early Help–CAMHS coordination through clearer referral, information-sharing and joint-planning pathways.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Establish case-management requirements for prompt, accurate recording of significant discussions, contacts, decisions, actions and reasons.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Introduce named Targeted Early Help link workers for every Barnsley school and structured consultation opportunities for school staff.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Invite CAMHS practitioners to relevant family, safeguarding and professional meetings, with follow-up and escalation when participation does not occur.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Audit multi-agency contact, role clarity and recorded communication, feeding gaps into management oversight, supervision and team learning.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Introduce CAMHS co-location within the Integrated Front Door during 2026–2027.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Train staff in Signs of Well-being, restorative practice and trauma-informed practice to capture children’s identity, wishes and lived experience.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Deliver multi-agency working, information-sharing, professional-curiosity and contextual-safeguarding training for Targeted Early Help and Children’s Social Care staff.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Record relevant pronoun and gender-identity information in Early Help assessments and case notes, and incorporate it into proportionate planning.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Require direct contact, role clarification, recorded outcomes and ongoing coordination when children are involved with Targeted Early Help and CAMHS.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Adapt escalation protocols so the school contacts the crisis team directly when students self-harm or may harm themselves.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Formalise safeguarding quality assurance guidance covering information-sharing audits and termly complex-case reviews.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Train safeguarding colleagues to routinely share relevant information with all agencies involved in multi-agency support.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Implement routine CPOMS auditing using trained safeguarding leadership, templates and a formal audit schedule.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Hold termly Compass Be liaison meetings focused on next steps for identified students with mental health concerns.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Train seven additional staff in Early Help processes and use an Early Help Practitioner as the school liaison.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source
Action
Use CPOMS profile pinning to identify agencies involved with students and improve communication oversight.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source See 36 more actions
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of communication and engagement between agencies involved in Ollie’s care
Wider context from the report “1) Poor communication and engagement between the agencies involved with Ollie including her school, CAMHS and targeted early help.
2) A lack of communication and engagement between targeted early help and CAMHS despite both agencies being aware that the other was involved. This led to a confusing picture and a missed opportunity for Ollie to remain open to CAMHS and receive psycho social intervention and continued support from CAMHS.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to act on Ollie’s stated pronoun preference
Wider context from the report “3) There was no record of important discussions that occurred between early help and the school and Ollie’s preference in relation to pronouns was not acted upon .
” Is this part of a recurring concern? No recurring-concern membership is currently published.
Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to record important discussions between early help and the school
Wider context from the report “3) There was no record of important discussions that occurred between early help and the school and Ollie’s preference in relation to pronouns was not acted upon.
” Is this part of a recurring concern? No recurring-concern membership is currently published.
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Use supervision, case tracking and quality assurance audits to verify multi-agency contact, recording, role clarity and progression of actions.
Verbatim wording from the response “Our practitioner supervision arrangements provide consistent management oversight of communication, managers routinely check that contact with key partners, including schools and CAMHS, has taken place, that information has been followed up and that actions are clearly recorded and progressed. This ensures that communication is not only expected but evidenced, and that any gaps or delay in information sharing are identified and addressed promptly.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Require multi-agency information gathering and triangulation through updated practice standards and case-management guidance.
Verbatim wording from the response “These improvements are reinforced through our updated practice standards, which explicitly require practitioners to gather and triangulate information from across the professional network, including education and health partners, rather than relying on a single service perspective. This expectation strengthens professional curiosity and ensures that assessments reflect a comprehensive and multi-agency understanding of the child’s lived experience.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Implement the preventative, conversational Integrated Front Door model through phased test-and-learn activity, with operation planned by March 2027.
Verbatim wording from the response “Further action is planned through Barnsley’s social care reform and Families First programme. Barnsley has agreed the move towards a preventative, conversational Integrated Front Door model, developed with partners across health, police and education. The model will prioritise professional conversations as the main route for triage and decision-making, with MASH-style safeguarding checks retained where risk is high or unclear. Its purpose is to improve information sharing at first contact, reduce unnecessary hand-offs, support more proportionate decisions and create a clearer single pathway between Family Help, Targeted Early Help, CAMHS and statutory safeguarding. Implementation is planned through phased test-and-learn activity during 2026/27, with the model due to be operational by March 2027.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Train Targeted Early Help and Children’s Social Care staff in multi-agency working, information sharing, professional curiosity and contextual safeguarding.
Verbatim wording from the response “Practitioner capability has also been strengthened through targeted training and development. Staff across Targeted Early Help and Children’s Social Care have undertaken training focused on multi-agency working, information sharing, professional curiosity and contextual safeguarding. This includes reinforcing expectations around engaging with education and health partners, understanding thresholds for CAMHS involvement, and contributing effectively to multi-agency meetings. This training supports practitioners to communicate with confidence, understand the roles of partner agencies and ensure that information is shared clearly, appropriately and in a timely way.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Implement prompt, accurate recording requirements for significant discussions, contacts, decisions, actions and relevant personal information.
Verbatim wording from the response “Our Practice Standards and case management guidance set clear expectations that all significant events—including professional discussions, key contacts, decisions, actions and the reasons for them—are recorded promptly, accurately and proportionately.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Train all staff in Signs of Well-being, restorative practice and trauma-informed practice as core practice models.
Verbatim wording from the response “There has been a sustained focus on practice development, underpinned” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Introduce named Targeted Early Help link workers and structured consultation routes for every Barnsley school.
Verbatim wording from the response “Within Targeted Early Help, communication with schools has been further strengthened through the introduction of named link workers for each school across the whole of Barnsley, which has created clear and accessible points of contact and a more consistent professional relationship. This has been complemented by more structured consultation opportunities, enabling school staff to routinely seek advice from Targeted Early Help practitioners at the earliest sign of concern. In practice, this means emerging issues relating to attendance, emotional wellbeing or family stressors are shared earlier, discussed jointly and responded to through coordinated planning, reducing delay and preventing escalation.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Strengthen Early Help–CAMHS coordination through direct contact, improved referrals, timely information sharing and joint planning.
Verbatim wording from the response “In parallel, communication with CAMHS has developed through a more integrated and coordinated approach to emotional health and wellbeing. Targeted Early Help practitioners are now more consistently involved in multi-agency discussions where children present with mental health needs, ensuring that information from CAMHS is understood within the wider family and environmental context. This has been supported by clearer pathways between Early Help and CAMHS, including improved referral processes,” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Meet with Targeted Early Help senior management to explore improved joint working and timely information sharing.
Verbatim wording from the response “On 8 June 2026, the General Manager for Barnsley CAMHS met with the Service Manager for the Targeted Early Help Service (TEHS) to explore opportunities for improving joint working and strengthening timely and effective information sharing between services. To further improve communication between CAMHS and TEHS, three key actions were agreed for initial implementation:” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Hold bi-monthly strategic reviews of CAMHS and Targeted Early Help joint working and consider developing a Memorandum of Understanding.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Bi-monthly strategic review
The TEHS Service Manager and the CAMHS General Manager will meet on a bi-monthly basis to review progress, evaluate the effectiveness of joint working arrangements, and consider the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This will be informed by learning from these initial actions.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Provide Barnsley CAMHS training on information sharing and multi-agency working.
Verbatim wording from the response “Having identified local learning from the case note review related to multi-agency communication and engagement, on 4 April 2025, training was provided to Barnsley CAMHS by the Trust Safeguarding Children Team on Information Sharing and Multi-Agency Working. The purpose of the training was to reinforce the importance of multi-agency working and information sharing to promote best practice. The Trust also has a Safeguarding toolkit which supports clinical staff on a range of practice areas including information sharing, and quality and accuracy of documentation.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Train Targeted Early Help practitioners on CAMHS referrals and access to children’s mental health support.
Verbatim wording from the response “Having identified learning related to multi agency communication and engagement in the case note review, on 28 January 2025 the Branching Minds Clinical Lead delivered training to Targeted Early Help Practitioners, who are children’s social care employees, in relation to the CAMHS referral process and access to mental health support for children and young people. The purpose of the training was to reinforce the multi-agency arrangements and set a clear expectation that communication between practitioners is active, timely, and accountable. This training is scheduled to be repeated in August 2026. In recognition of potential staff turnover within children’s social care, the Trust will be providing these training sessions annually, supported by additional sessions to be arranged at the request of social care services.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Embed clinical frameworks covering the child’s voice, consent, engagement, crisis, discharge planning and risk assessment.
Verbatim wording from the response “A Patient Safety Improvement Plan to address the system-based learning was developed and overseen by the CYPMHS PSOG. The Patient Safety Improvement Plan focused on embedding the use of the clinical frameworks that are in place within the Trust to support practice, including: Capturing the Childs Voice; the Consent to Care, Treatment & Discharge tool and Engagement & Communication of Care; and Crisis, Discharge Planning and Risk Assessment. The completion of the Patient Safety Improvement Plan actions was approved by the CYPMHS PSOG in October 2025.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Consider a collaborative Trust and partner-agency response to the Act’s information-sharing provisions.
Verbatim wording from the response “Finally, in April 2026 the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 received royal assent, and this includes the statutory duty for partner agencies to share information relevant to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young persons. This statutory duty is intended to apply from September 2026 and national guidance to support its implementation is in consultation process. We are currently considering this within the Trust and with partner agencies to ensure a collaborative and robust response to the information sharing provisions of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Establish daily Targeted Early Help attendance at the Branching Minds briefing.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Daily briefing attendance
A representative from the Targeted Early Help Service will join the existing daily briefing at Branching Minds. This will enable TEHS to share relevant information about children and young people (CYP) known to their service and facilitate timely consultation with the crisis team where required.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Complete local actions addressing information sharing and multi-agency discharge planning.
Verbatim wording from the response “The case note review identified areas of learning local to Barnsley CAMHS, including Information Sharing and Multi Agency Discharge Planning; the clinical quality of the Risk Assessment for Non-Engagement form (RANE); and the associated discharge processes. The local actions were completed by June 2025” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Provide annual Targeted Early Help training, with additional sessions arranged at social care’s request.
Verbatim wording from the response “Having identified learning related to multi agency communication and engagement in the case note review, on 28 January 2025 the Branching Minds Clinical Lead delivered training to Targeted Early Help Practitioners, who are children’s social care employees, in relation to the CAMHS referral process and access to mental health support for children and young people. The purpose of the training was to reinforce the multi-agency arrangements and set a clear expectation that communication between practitioners is active, timely, and accountable. This training is scheduled to be repeated in August 2026. In recognition of potential staff turnover within children’s social care, the Trust will be providing these training sessions annually, supported by additional sessions to be arranged at the request of social care services.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Establish fortnightly CAMHS and Targeted Early Help case review meetings for coordinated working.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Fortnightly case review meeting
An initial fortnightly meeting will be established between CAMHS and TEHS, attended by a CAMHS Team Manager and a TEHS Team Manager, to review cases awaiting allocation or intervention. This will support information sharing and identify opportunities for coordinated or joint working.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Implement a conversational Integrated Front Door through phased 2026/27 test-and-learn activity, with operation planned by March 2027.
Verbatim wording from the response “Further action is planned through Barnsley’s social care reform and Families First programme. Barnsley has agreed the move towards a preventative, conversational Integrated Front Door model, developed with partners across health, police and education. The model will prioritise professional conversations as the main route for triage and decision-making, with MASH-style safeguarding checks retained where risk is high or unclear. Its purpose is to improve information sharing at first contact, reduce unnecessary hand-offs, support more proportionate decisions and create a clearer single pathway between Family Help, Targeted Early Help, CAMHS and statutory safeguarding. Implementation is planned through phased test-and-learn activity during 2026/27, with the model due to be operational by March 2027.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Implement updated Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements defining cross-agency information-sharing, accountability, escalation and professional challenge.
Verbatim wording from the response “At a system level, Barnsley’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA) (updated April 2026) provide the framework that underpins this practice, setting clear expectations for timely information sharing, joint working and collective decision-making across all partners. The MASA arrangements strengthen accountability by defining roles and responsibilities between agencies, including education and health, and by supporting effective escalation and professional challenge where communication is not timely or effective.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Use management supervision to check partner contact, follow-up, recording and progression of communication actions.
Verbatim wording from the response “Our practitioner supervision arrangements provide consistent management oversight of communication, managers routinely check that contact with key partners, including schools and CAMHS, has taken place, that information has been followed up and that actions are clearly recorded and progressed. This ensures that communication is not only expected but evidenced, and that any gaps or delay in information sharing are identified and addressed promptly.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Require practitioners to gather and triangulate information from education, health and other professional partners through updated practice standards.
Verbatim wording from the response “These improvements are reinforced through our updated practice standards, which explicitly require practitioners to gather and triangulate information from across the professional network, including education and health partners, rather than relying on a single service perspective. This expectation strengthens professional curiosity and ensures that assessments reflect a comprehensive and multi-agency understanding of the child’s lived experience.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Strengthen Early Help–CAMHS coordination through clearer referral, information-sharing and joint-planning pathways.
Verbatim wording from the response “In parallel, communication with CAMHS has developed through a more integrated and coordinated approach to emotional health and wellbeing. Targeted Early Help practitioners are now more consistently involved in multi-agency discussions where children present with mental health needs, ensuring that information from CAMHS is understood within the wider family and environmental context. This has been supported by clearer pathways between Early Help and CAMHS, including improved referral processes,” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Establish case-management requirements for prompt, accurate recording of significant discussions, contacts, decisions, actions and reasons.
Verbatim wording from the response “Our Practice Standards and case management guidance set clear expectations that all significant events—including professional discussions, key contacts, decisions, actions and the reasons for them—are recorded promptly, accurately and proportionately.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Introduce named Targeted Early Help link workers for every Barnsley school and structured consultation opportunities for school staff.
Verbatim wording from the response “Within Targeted Early Help, communication with schools has been further strengthened through the introduction of named link workers for each school across the whole of Barnsley, which has created clear and accessible points of contact and a more consistent professional relationship. This has been complemented by more structured consultation opportunities, enabling school staff to routinely seek advice from Targeted Early Help practitioners at the earliest sign of concern. In practice, this means emerging issues relating to attendance, emotional wellbeing or family stressors are shared earlier, discussed jointly and responded to through coordinated planning, reducing delay and preventing escalation.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Invite CAMHS practitioners to relevant family, safeguarding and professional meetings, with follow-up and escalation when participation does not occur.
Verbatim wording from the response “Where CAMHS are actively involved with the child they are invited to family network meetings, child in need meetings, strategy discussions, child protection activity, or other relevant consultations. The right practitioner is identified so that contributions are based on direct knowledge, and where this does not happen, practitioners are expected to follow up and escalate.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Audit multi-agency contact, role clarity and recorded communication, feeding gaps into management oversight, supervision and team learning.
Verbatim wording from the response “Practice standards, supervision frameworks, and quality assurance activity reinforce the same expectations. Audit work tests whether there is clear evidence of multi-agency contact, role clarity, and recorded communication between services. Where this is not evident, the response includes management oversight, reflective supervision, and feedback into team learning and wider partnership discussion.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Introduce CAMHS co-location within the Integrated Front Door during 2026–2027.
Verbatim wording from the response “This will be strengthened further through planned CAMHS co-location within the Integrated Front Door during 2026 to 2027. This will support earlier shared discussion, faster information exchange, and better visibility of children whose needs sit across both emotional health and safeguarding systems.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Train staff in Signs of Well-being, restorative practice and trauma-informed practice to capture children’s identity, wishes and lived experience.
Verbatim wording from the response “There has been a sustained focus on practice development, underpinned” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Deliver multi-agency working, information-sharing, professional-curiosity and contextual-safeguarding training for Targeted Early Help and Children’s Social Care staff.
Verbatim wording from the response “Practitioner capability has also been strengthened through targeted training and development. Staff across Targeted Early Help and Children’s Social Care have undertaken training focused on multi-agency working, information sharing, professional curiosity and contextual safeguarding. This includes reinforcing expectations around engaging with education and health partners, understanding thresholds for CAMHS involvement, and contributing effectively to multi-agency meetings. This training supports practitioners to communicate with confidence, understand the roles of partner agencies and ensure that information is shared clearly, appropriately and in a timely way.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Record relevant pronoun and gender-identity information in Early Help assessments and case notes, and incorporate it into proportionate planning.
Verbatim wording from the response “Practitioners are clear about their responsibility to record relevant personal information that supports respectful and effective engagement, including how a child wishes to be addressed and understood.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Require direct contact, role clarification, recorded outcomes and ongoing coordination when children are involved with Targeted Early Help and CAMHS.
Verbatim wording from the response “Our current arrangements set a clear expectation that communication between practitioners is active, timely, and accountable. Practitioners are expected to make direct contact, be clear about why it is needed, and ensure that children known to more than one service are not supported through separate or disconnected activity.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Adapt escalation protocols so the school contacts the crisis team directly when students self-harm or may harm themselves.
Verbatim wording from the response “• As a result of CAMHS sharing the crisis flowchart with schools, Barnsley Academy has adapted its protocols around escalating concerns for students who have self-harmed or are deemed to be at risk of harming themselves (including suicidal ideation). Whereas previously, parents or carers would have been advised to take their child to A&E to seek support, school now contacts the crisis team directly.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Formalise safeguarding quality assurance guidance covering information-sharing audits and termly complex-case reviews.
Verbatim wording from the response “• In addition to training colleagues, Barnsley Academy has formalised its Safeguarding Quality Assurance and Supervision process guidance (Appendix 3) to ensure that specific reference is made to quality assurance of relevant information sharing across multiple agencies. Within the guidance the Designated Safeguarding Lead completes routine quality assurance audits (Appendix 4) to ensure efficiency and compliance in relation to CPOMs logs and to monitor the effectiveness of multi-agency working. Within the guidance, there is also clear reference made to quality assuring multi-agency working as part of termly complex case file reviews. Whilst the working practices have been in place for much longer, the formal guidance was updated on 5 June 2026 and outlines training commitments as well as quality assurance processes to ensure routine practice and accountability.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Train safeguarding colleagues to routinely share relevant information with all agencies involved in multi-agency support.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Barnsley Academy has completed regular professional development training with all safeguarding trained colleagues (DSLs/DDSLs) within the Academy, including most recently on Thursday 4 June 2026. The focus of the most recent training was around ensuring that where multi-agency support is in place for a student and their family, all relevant information is shared as routine with all agencies involved. Furthermore, particular emphasis was placed upon information sharing across agencies even when other stakeholders (e.g. a parent or Family Support Worker) state that they will share that information (Appendix 2).” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Implement routine CPOMS auditing using trained safeguarding leadership, templates and a formal audit schedule.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Following the findings in November 2025, the Designated Safeguarding Lead has been trained on auditing CPOMs logs and has been provided with an auditing template and guidance from United Learning (Appendix 4). Auditing is now in place as routine to ensure the quality of recording is consistent. Where any areas of inconsistency are identified, including around agency communication, it is followed up through training with individuals or wider groups of staff, as applicable. A formal auditing schedule is outlined in the Safeguarding Quality Assurance and Supervision process guidance (Appendix 3).” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Hold termly Compass Be liaison meetings focused on next steps for identified students with mental health concerns.
Verbatim wording from the response “Mental Health Services - The school has continued to hold link meetings once per term with a school liaison from Compass Be. However, as well as discussing whole school support, these meetings have become more focused to address next steps for specific caseloads of identified students, where mental health concerns have been raised.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Train seven additional staff in Early Help processes and use an Early Help Practitioner as the school liaison.
Verbatim wording from the response “Targeted Early Help - Within school, an additional 7 members of staff have received central local authority training around Early Help processes since March 2025. As well as increased capacity to support referral processes, this has further enhanced staff understanding of how targeted early help services work and has made communication more efficient through a strengthening of cross-agency professional relationships and networks. As forementioned, from July 2024, Barnsley Academy has been allocated an Early Help Practitioner within targeted early help services who acts as a direct school liaison and primary point of contact. This has led to more proactive communication and support between early help and school.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Use CPOMS profile pinning to identify agencies involved with students and improve communication oversight.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Following the updated guidance from the Department for Education’s Working together to improve school attendance in August 2024 (Appendix 1), school safeguarding leaders updated their approach to ease identification of agencies involved with students via the use of ‘pinning’ on CPOMs profiles. Whilst we recognise that this action was taken prior to Ollie’s death in October 2024, this has supported the ease and efficiency of communication with agencies and has provided a clearer oversight of their involvement for school leaders.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the lead agency for the wider Barnsley Children’s Reform Agenda response.
Verbatim wording from the response “All children’s services, including CAMHS, are involved in the broader Children’s Reform Agenda, which is a comprehensive plan aimed at transforming children’s social care and child protection policy, with a focus on improving multi-agency collaboration and enabling earlier, more effective support for children and families. BMBC are the lead agency of the wider Barnsley children’s services response to the Children’s Reform Agenda, and the Trust are committed to supporting the multi-agency response to the Children’s Reform Agenda. We understand BMBC have included a number of the initiatives, or proposed plans, in their response to the Regulation 28 report.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised. 18 1 Roll out Mental Health First Aid training to all Targeted Early Help staff in August 2026.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 2 Improve the clinical quality of Risk Assessment for Non-Engagement forms.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 3 Support the multi-agency response to the Children’s Reform Agenda.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 4 Develop crisis guidance for schools covering appropriate responses, support access and self-referral routes.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 5 Complete actions addressing associated discharge processes.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 6 Share Trust, council and academy learning among partner agencies to coordinate and formulate multi-agency pathway developments.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 7 Roll out Mental Health First Aid training to all Targeted Early Help staff in August 2026.
Stated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 8 Develop a vulnerability tracker to identify students whose wellbeing is at greater risk from contextual factors.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 9 Train the Student Medical and Wellbeing Officer in mental health practice and increase the number of mental health first aiders.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 10 Deliver multi-agency training for all staff on young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 11 Introduce a Peer Conflict Resolution Officer role with processes to monitor and track concerns.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 12 Engage with the Green Panel each half-term to share inclusion resources and multi-agency practice.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 13 Train staff to identify and share concerns and low-level behavioural patterns, including those related to gender questioning.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 14 Provide continuity of leadership through the appointment of a new Principal.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 15 Use the STEER Education platform to identify and track students at risk of hidden social-emotional difficulties.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 16 Train staff to record timely, factual CPOMS incident entries and document follow-up actions.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 17 Expand the Senior Leadership Team to strengthen leadership responsibility for character, personal development and behaviour.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source 18 Increase safeguarding capacity by recruiting an additional safeguarding officer.
Stated by Barnsley Academy Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 17 July 2026. View source Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action. 1 1 Responsibility for Mental Health Support Team training sits with the commissioned provider, not the Trust.
Stated by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Redirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action. View source
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PFD Monitor interpretation Roll out Mental Health First Aid training to all Targeted Early Help staff in August 2026.
Verbatim wording from the response “There is a planned rollout of Mental Health First Aid training for all Targeted Early Help staff in August 2026 which is part of a wider service update and practice refresh, ensuring that workforce development keeps pace with the increasing complexity and prevalence of emotional wellbeing needs among children and families. This training will strengthen practitioners’ confidence, competence and consistency in recognising and responding to emotional distress, self-harm and suicide risk, providing them with a clear, evidence-informed framework for early identification and appropriate intervention. For practitioners, this offers practical tools, a shared language across the service, and greater assurance in decision-making, reducing uncertainty and reliance on escalation where earlier help may be more effective.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Improve the clinical quality of Risk Assessment for Non-Engagement forms.
Verbatim wording from the response “The case note review identified areas of learning local to Barnsley CAMHS, including Information Sharing and Multi Agency Discharge Planning; the clinical quality of the Risk Assessment for Non-Engagement form (RANE); and the associated discharge processes. The local actions were completed by June 2025” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Support the multi-agency response to the Children’s Reform Agenda.
Verbatim wording from the response “All children’s services, including CAMHS, are involved in the broader Children’s Reform Agenda, which is a comprehensive plan aimed at transforming children’s social care and child protection policy, with a focus on improving multi-agency collaboration and enabling earlier, more effective support for children and families. BMBC are the lead agency of the wider Barnsley children’s services response to the Children’s Reform Agenda, and the Trust are committed to supporting the multi-agency response to the Children’s Reform Agenda. We understand BMBC have included a number of the initiatives, or proposed plans, in their response to the Regulation 28 report.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Develop crisis guidance for schools covering appropriate responses, support access and self-referral routes.
Verbatim wording from the response “Branching Minds is the single point of contact for emotional help and wellbeing support and is co-delivered by CAMHS and ‘Compass Be’ who are the Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST) commissioned provider for Barnsley. CAMHS developed crisis guidance for schools in June 2024 which described clinically appropriate approaches when supporting children and young people in times of distress. School staff were encouraged to utilise their ‘Compass Be’ senior practitioners for discussion and learning in the once per term link sessions held at their schools. The crisis guidance specified how to access support at the point of crisis and how children and young people and parents/carers can self-refer to Branching Minds.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Complete actions addressing associated discharge processes.
Verbatim wording from the response “The case note review identified areas of learning local to Barnsley CAMHS, including Information Sharing and Multi Agency Discharge Planning; the clinical quality of the Risk Assessment for Non-Engagement form (RANE); and the associated discharge processes. The local actions were completed by June 2025” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Share Trust, council and academy learning among partner agencies to coordinate and formulate multi-agency pathway developments.
Verbatim wording from the response “Following Ollie’s inquest, on 4 June 2026, a multi-agency meeting was held between senior leaders from the Trust, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) Children’s Social Care, and Barnsley Academy. The purpose of the meeting was to hold an open discussion regarding the concerns raised in the Regulation 28 report and to consider how the partners could continue to work together towards developing shared improvement actions. Subsequent to this meeting, a proposal was made and accepted by the Partnership Board for the respective learning identified by the Trust, BMBC and Barnsley Academy to be shared amongst the partner agencies in order to coordinate and formulate any multi-agency pathway developments.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation Roll out Mental Health First Aid training to all Targeted Early Help staff in August 2026.
Verbatim wording from the response “There is a planned rollout of Mental Health First Aid training for all Targeted Early Help staff in August 2026 which is part of a wider service update and practice refresh, ensuring that workforce development keeps pace with the increasing complexity and prevalence of emotional wellbeing needs among children and families. This training will strengthen practitioners’ confidence, competence and consistency in recognising and responding to emotional distress, self-harm and suicide risk, providing them with a clear, evidence-informed framework for early identification and appropriate intervention. For practitioners, this offers practical tools, a shared language across the service, and greater assurance in decision-making, reducing uncertainty and reliance on escalation where earlier help may be more effective.” Source location Response from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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PFD Monitor interpretation Develop a vulnerability tracker to identify students whose wellbeing is at greater risk from contextual factors.
Verbatim wording from the response “platform provides tools to measure, track and improve student wellbeing. In addition to this, we are also developing a “vulnerability tracker”, which will help us to better identify students whose wellbeing is at greater risk owing to contextual drivers within their lives.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Train the Student Medical and Wellbeing Officer in mental health practice and increase the number of mental health first aiders.
Verbatim wording from the response “• To further increase the impact of our mental health support within school, the Student Medical and Wellbeing Officer has attended a number of in-person and online mental health training events (both United Learning and others) to ensure we are engaging with best practice. We have also increased the number of mental health first aiders within school.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Deliver multi-agency training for all staff on young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Verbatim wording from the response “• All Barnsley Academy staff received a full day’s training from 14 professionals from a range of different agencies on 1 September 2025 (Appendix 7). This in-school training was aimed at further developing staff understanding of the challenges around emotional wellbeing and mental health for young people. This training also reflected our commitment to working effectively and proactively with external professionals.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Introduce a Peer Conflict Resolution Officer role with processes to monitor and track concerns.
Verbatim wording from the response “The death in October 2024 occurred during a period of change for the school; however, the focus since that time has been on ensuring sufficient capacity and consistency to sustain high-quality provision for all students. From September 2024, a new Principal has provided continuity of leadership and oversight, supporting the embedding of existing systems and expectations. Additional staffing, including the recruitment of a further safeguarding officer, has increased the capacity of the safeguarding team, enabling continued timely and effective responses. A Peer Conflict Resolution Officer role was also introduced to provide structured support for students in managing social interactions and resolving issues, with appropriate processes in place from September 2024 to monitor and track concerns.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Engage with the Green Panel each half-term to share inclusion resources and multi-agency practice.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Since May 2023, Barnsley Academy has engaged with the Green Panel, an Early Intervention Panel that meets once per half-term and is designed to share resources and best practice around inclusion intervention, with the aim of reducing suspensions and exclusions. This is an example of multi-agency collaboration and communication to support vulnerable young people. Membership of the panel includes schools, education psychologists, Compass, Education Welfare Service, Targeted Early Help, Youth Justice, Targeted Youth Support, CSC, Early Help services.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Train staff to identify and share concerns and low-level behavioural patterns, including those related to gender questioning.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Whilst we recognise that Ollie did not expressly request a name or pronoun change, the name Ollie was identified on and in some school exercise books after her death. This suggests that there may have been potential missed opportunities to record concerns relating to identity questioning by some members of staff. As a result, during safeguarding training in September 2025 (Appendix 5), all members of staff were provided with further clarification around identification of concerns and low-level patterns of behaviour and expectations around information sharing, including around gender questioning. This was followed up again within the safeguarding update training for key colleagues on the 4 June 2026 (Appendix 2) and again with all staff on 26 June 2026 during a whole school Inset.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Provide continuity of leadership through the appointment of a new Principal.
Verbatim wording from the response “The death in October 2024 occurred during a period of change for the school; however, the focus since that time has been on ensuring sufficient capacity and consistency to sustain high-quality provision for all students. From September 2024, a new Principal has provided continuity of leadership and oversight, supporting the embedding of existing systems and expectations. Additional staffing, including the recruitment of a further safeguarding officer, has increased the capacity of the safeguarding team, enabling continued timely and effective responses. A Peer Conflict Resolution Officer role was also introduced to provide structured support for students in managing social interactions and resolving issues, with appropriate processes in place from September 2024 to monitor and track concerns.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Use the STEER Education platform to identify and track students at risk of hidden social-emotional difficulties.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Since the start of the academic year 2024-25, we have used the STEER Education platform to improve our early identification of students at risk of hidden social-emotional struggles. The research-led mental health” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Train staff to record timely, factual CPOMS incident entries and document follow-up actions.
Verbatim wording from the response “• As part of the annual safeguarding training which took place on 2 September 2025, a focus was given to logging incidents on CPOMs in order to ensure their timeliness and the provision of high-quality factual information within all logs. Training was also supervised on ensuring consistent logging of follow-up actions to indicate how incidents have been addressed and to confirm that they have been fully resolved (Appendix 5).” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Expand the Senior Leadership Team to strengthen leadership responsibility for character, personal development and behaviour.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Senior Leadership Team has been expanded to support clear leadership responsibility, including a focus on character and personal development through PSHE and behaviour. The school’s achievement of the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award and the Association for Character Education Quality Mark reflects the continuation of its established approach to promoting a respectful and supportive environment. Overall, these measures are intended to ensure that existing good practice is consistently maintained and supported with appropriate capacity.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Increase safeguarding capacity by recruiting an additional safeguarding officer.
Verbatim wording from the response “The death in October 2024 occurred during a period of change for the school; however, the focus since that time has been on ensuring sufficient capacity and consistency to sustain high-quality provision for all students. From September 2024, a new Principal has provided continuity of leadership and oversight, supporting the embedding of existing systems and expectations. Additional staffing, including the recruitment of a further safeguarding officer, has increased the capacity of the safeguarding team, enabling continued timely and effective responses. A Peer Conflict Resolution Officer role was also introduced to provide structured support for students in managing social interactions and resolving issues, with appropriate processes in place from September 2024 to monitor and track concerns.” Source location Response from Barnsley Community Academy
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PFD Monitor interpretation Responsibility for Mental Health Support Team training sits with the commissioned provider, not the Trust.
Verbatim wording from the response “Additionally, and whilst not an action taken by the Trust, we are aware that on 12 February 2025 the Team Leaders for ‘Compass Be’ Mental Health Support Teams in Schools – MHST) delivered training to Integrated Front Door staff (children’s social care employees and first point of contact for children’s social care) in relation to referral process and access to mental health support for children and young people. The purpose of the training was to reinforce the multi-agency arrangements and set a clear expectation that communication between practitioners is active, timely, and accountable. The Trust are not responsible for the MHST training provision as this responsibility sits with the commissioned provider of that service.” Source location Response from South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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