According to a Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) report: "Many schools say the Swift and Easy Access services are not adequate to meet the needs of their pupils."
The Extended Schools: Testing the Delivery of the Core Offer In and Around Extended Schools report found schools that identified children with emotional, behavioural and communications needs were often faced with long waiting lists to see child and mental health specialists and speech and language therapists. Schools in rural areas also reported difficulty in getting professionals to work with children on school sites.
Schools were found to communicate well with pupils and staff, but relationships between schools and external agencies - vital to the success of Swift and Easy Access - suffered because of poor communication.
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