Complete ELSA Referral Pack

ELSA Referral Pack - Staff Handbook, Guidance & Forms

This complete pack provides everything you need to establish a clear, consistent ELSA referral process in your school. Perfect for ALNCo/SENCo, wellbeing leads, and pastoral staff who want to ensure ELSA provision is purposeful, targeted, and easy for teachers to access.

What’s included:

Staff Handbook (Word): Explains what ELSA is (and isn’t), outlines focus areas of intervention, referral criteria, and the structure of interventions.

Teacher Guidance Notes: Do’s & Don’ts, with examples of vague vs strong referrals.

Referral Form (Word): Simple, teacher-friendly format with tick-box focus areas, space for background/context, and desired outcomes.

Referral Tracker (Excel): At-a-glance monitoring grid to track children’s focus areas, priorities, and review dates.

Why it’s useful:

Ensures staff know when and how to refer children.

Keeps referrals specific and measurable, not vague.

Provides evidence for ALN meetings, EP consultations, and safeguarding discussions.

Helps schools answer the key question: “What’s is this child’s ELSA focus?”

Format: Editable Word and Excel files - adapt with your own school logo and procedures.

Designed to be fun, clear, and practical for busy teachers, while giving leaders a professional system for monitoring provision.