Children and Young People (CYP) referred to Chapel House must be ‘medically unfit’ to attend mainstream school, either as a result of difficulties relating to illness, or as a result of difficulties relating to mental health.

If the child is medically unfit, the local authority (LA) has a statutory responsibility to provide education during the period of treatment. The LA, along with Kingfisher Academy, may determine that this education can be provided by our Chapel House provision.

If this is the case, the LA requires a completed referral from a medical practitioner which:

• States that the child is medically unfit to attend school
• Gives an indication of how long the child will be medically unfit to attend school
• Outlines the treatment plan
• Gives details of the current support provided by the LA's Inclusion and Attendance Team
• Gives details of support plans which are in place for the child.

The medical practitioner referral is the first step in the LA identifying that the statutory requirement to provide education should be planned and implemented.

In order for the decision to be made that Chapel House is statutorily necessary, the Head of Kingfisher Academy and the referrals team will consider the request from the medical practitioner. The referrals team includes representatives from Kingfisher Academy, CAMHS, Educational Psychology, Inclusion and Attendance, and SEND.

Medical practitioner referrals indicating a CYP is medically unfit to attend school should be sent to:

James Gibson
Executive Headteacher
Kingfisher Academy
Sheffield
S20 1NZ

kingfisher.referrals@nexusmat.org

If you are sending a referral via Egress, please send it to:

jgibson@nexusmat.org

Please find the referral form at the bottom of this page.